Andy On, Ka Tung Lam, Louis Koo
The post-1997 world of Chinese rule means that even the long-established Wo Shing Triad Society must change its ways and think north. But after the brotherhood was fractured by the ruthless grip of Ch...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 18, 2007
Stats: 307 reviews
hardcore sequel to johnny to's election, even more brutal and bloody and every bit as badass. the heir apparent to john woo and hk gangster classics, minus the sentimentality
much better than the 1st part. you can understand it all!!! gripping, violent, sublime! i think the action and the elements of story are well paced compared to the 1st also. we have a little story then a little bit of action and then some story, some action... yes, i think the tw...( read more)
It's no surprise that director Johnny To is a fan of Francis Ford Coppola, but the influence is used wisely in the sequel to Election about an underground society maintaining a balance and order among the brotherhood.
There are quite a handful of characters in the film, so som...( read more)
In Triad Election's most memorable scene, a kidnapped gangmember is beaten to death with a sledgehammer by members of a rival gang, then delimbed with a butcher knife, put through a meat grinder, and fed to caged dogs. After this long, sickening ordeal, Johnnie To cuts to ...( read more)
Is this a sequel?? Sequels have a reputation for being a bit undone after their predecessors, but in true Godfather fashion, instead this is a marvelous continuation of the story, a sequel worthy of the first.
Two years have passed, and a new election is looming. Jimmy Lee (Lou...( read more)
Straight up, badass. More cruel than action and more political than anything else, it raises issues of Hong Kong in such a grisly fashion that it probably makes more than one of 'em come out feeling queasy at the whole thought. I found this great and the leading lady, not so lead...( read more)
FIlm number 2 and I follow it with the sequel.
Not much to say except that it is more of the same.
Usually, that isn't a good thing but when you have a cast that is as interesting as this and so many possibilties with all of them, it would be a shame to not explore their world a...( read more)
this was better than the 1st one. but still there is not been fierd one singel gun-shot during all theese movies. its hard to image a gangster movie without some being killed by a gun!
Second part of the ambitious 20th century majesty of To,a humongous presumption of events occurs 2 years later.Triads are coming to an end (fictional that is,hehe).What better way to celebrate it by swaying in a brilliant choreography of little scenarios and exceptional violence?...( read more)
I think I was expecting something scores more dramatic but this is a solid Triad film. Louis Koo is so handsome, I'm glad he was in this and that he's still working.
Triad Election is slow-burning and sedate, even dull in stretches. But it deserves credit for presenting such a courageous critique of the Chinese system, which combines the worst aspects of official ... full review
Warning for the newly released Tartan Asia Extreme version, I've read that the subtitles are about 5secs behind the voice. So the next person is talking before the last ones dialog is shown. Really a shame for such a higher profile release.
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