sequel be a capricious lot with most nowhere near the stature of the original . sometimes you find a sequel that be consider good than the original and some critic ( such a john charles ) have state that project a2 be well than the original and i disagree somewhat but this movie be still a worthwhile follow up and fit well in the output of brilliant hong kong action cinema in the 1980s as well a jackie own oeuvre . i do wonder how with such an awesome release of great film that his late film be not as good . he only have direct two film in the 1990s and none past that and but he have have much clout in many of the film where he be not officially the director . earlier in 1987 jackie have brain surgery follow a disastrous fall in the filming of armour of god . this encourage him to work on his next film close to home . this do not encourage him to stop risk his life and his stunt team for our amusement . what result be a smash hit at home that eclipse the original in box office tally ( 31 million hk dollar compare to 19 million for the original ) . jackie chan be once again police officer extraordinaire dragon ma and he be order to work with three wan superintendent chun ( lam wai and royal warrior ) who be the only chinese police officer allow to have a gun yet be think to be stag arrest to make himself look good and ignore the crime of a triad lord name tiger au ( michael chan wai man and dragon lord ) . apparently chun have too much power to be take down directly and but he be relieve of the sai wan district ( now he be two wan ) which dragon ma take over . this inefficient and corrupt office will soon get a makeover and there be a great scene where three officer and who do not know who they be deal with and attempt to assault ma to teach him a lesson about complain about police officer . he soon have that district ship shape and tiger au take care of . the fight choreography and stunt with tiger and his men be quite awesome . my favorite stunt be a beautifully brutal fall from the second floor into a large vase and that vase do not appear to be soft . meanwhile a couple of subplots be happen . there be pirate who have survive from the first film who be look for revenge and food . then there be revolutionary include maggie ( maggie cheung and in the mood for love ) and ( rosamund kwan and casino raider ) who be try to raise fund for dr. sun yat sen to overthrow the qing government as well a government operative who be try to find these rebel . throw in a mixture of corrupt hong kong and british cop as well a legitimate one and you have a stew that be get a bit too many ingredient and but yet still seem to coalesce . this work well when there be a marx brother influence scene ( the marx brother have do this type of scene a few time with the cocoanut ( 1929 ) be the first ) at maggie place where everyone be look for someone while hide from someone else . many week be spend on this scene alone and the effort certainly show . there be several fault with the film . there be a certain didactic nature that creep in the film that seem a bit out of place especially one small speech towards the end that jackie give when deal with the mainland revolutionary and the extremely easy conversion of the pirate that survive from the first film . female character be once again underused and under appreciate and especially maggie cheung . i be not a satisfy with the continuance of the plot as much a the first film either . the individual scene dominate my feeling for the film instead of thinking of this movie a a cohesive whole . i do not fault the film for not be able to have sammo hung and yuen biao like the first though ( i have hear the main reason behind this be that those two be film eastern condor and but i do wonder if jackie could have wait a small while to get them to perform in this they would work together for the last time the following year in dragon forever ) and but they be miss . i find this to be quite an enjoyable and well make film and it be rightfully regard a one of the good comedic action film of the 1980s . this film be also quite good in a few unexpected place . the art direction be superb ( eddie ma poon chiu ) and the costume be exquisite and the cinematography be good and the movie look quite authentic . but the stunt and comedy and the action be what i remember this film for . there be a chase involve a handcuffed dragon and chun that be superb ( part of the axe throw scene would be use in shanghai noon ) . the last twenty minute be full of awe inspire hit and fall and chili pepper a a mouth mace ( jackie write in his autobiography about how he use real pepper in this scene while you can see him in a lot of mouth pain during the outtake at the end ) and be a worthy conclusion to this movie . the most famous stunt from this sequence be his homage to buster keaton from steamboat bill jr. ( 1928 ) with the exception that there be no hole and only a weak section where his head pop through . fan of jackie and or or hong kong action cinema should consider this a must own and watch . i certainly do .