Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)

Crappy film

A different way of telling a story

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

"Wolf Warrior 2" (aka "Zhan lang II") was definitely an action movie with a capital A.But that was also the entire extend of what the movie could manage. The storyline was incredibly flaccid and stereotypical if there ever was one in the action genre. And it didn't really help the movie one bit that the characters were every bit as pointless as the storyline and plot. That just made you have no care about the characters in the movie.My rating of five out of ten stars is based solely on the action and fighting in the movie, as there was absolutely nothing else to have here.This is not one of the most impressive or memorable action movies to come from the Asian cinema, and I can't really claim that having seen most of this movie has inspired me to go to watch the first movie. I gave up about an hour into the ordeal that is "Wolf Warrior 2". I just gave up from utter boredom, and I have no intention of returning to watch the rest of it.Actions movies should at least have something to keep the audience in aside from only action sequences...

It's what's on the cover and an average 5. Giving this an 8 is inflated. Then your up against Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A 5 makes this as good as The Last Jedi... But a Chinese protagonist (pr, propaganda take your pick) makes the movie. Replace the Chinese with Americans and this would be ... business as usual. But as it is this is educational.

Netflix in Australia must be clamouring for an audience with this garbage, would never have watched it otherwise. Bad CGI, bad acting and Frank Grillo is top billing even though he's only slightly in it and even then he just seems like he's there for a paycheck. (The crap an actor will do for $$$$) As well as China having huge pride in ridding the world of its endangered animals, it's human rights violations including illegal organ harvesting and its ability to convince the world they are peaceful I say no, stick your cheap movie where it belongs.

7/10 for the cast. 5/10 for CGI 8/10 for Action 5/10 for Plot/acting This movie is purely a chinese rambo film, it should be watch as one. This is better then the first one, specially the action part. Don't worry about what some people call propaganda in this. Unless one consider Black Hawk Down a political or Propaganda film, you would enjoy this just fine. Do turn your brain to half power just like Transformer-film or Fast and Furious Films!The film over all, bring to mind The Rambo 3. There isn't that much political and social message like in First Blood(rambo 1), well it is a chinese action movie. Action is ofc better now days, and for the most part Hollywood style, look's good, just don't think about it too much. And ofc just like Asian action movie in general, it has more Hand to Hand combat then Hollywood movies. CGI sucked. Most likely because they use all the money to get real "toys" to film. Which in many ways good. As all "toys" look's good.Cast and plot was as usual, nothing really that stand out if you watch this as Action films. Well, acting was better then Transformers, but hey, you go for giant robot on that one, and in this one, you come to see guns and tanks and alot fist flying. Don't expect much on this too parts!There is quite less of nationalistic over tone like the first one. I won't rate this even close to as a propaganda film, simple because it cast Chinese guy as good guy, and paint a "ok" but "savior" picture of Chinese military. Unless we also consider Rambo 3, Black Hawk down and most of Hollywood made action film are also propaganda films. But yes, there are few typical political message in it, about Chinese been the good guys here, but overall the nationalistic tone is much much less then what you expect from a war movies(And just like US war movie, if you want Military to help you make film, you can't really make military look like morons in it or make the country look bad). And also there are quite few chinese bad guys also in it. And no there is no anti-america sentiment in this movie. Only few line and one scene that may consider Anti-US, but even in those few lines, the dialog was made as joke not real Anti-US. "Why aren't US marine come to save you?",.... "How did you contact them? " "....By Tweeting them!". o.O