So, I finally caught this the other night, and really, really enjoyed it. Liked it better than the first--which, unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to see until the DVD came out (missed it in theatres last fall). And I think I would have liked the first a lot better if I saw it in theatres--it just seems like it's one of those movies that loses something at home.
So, I'm hoping that both of them will be re-mixed and re-released theatrically, maybe later this fall.
And, how fun was Gordon Liu to watch as the ancient martial arts instructor, "Pai Mei"? That sequence was my favorite of the whole film, and I'm embarrassingly unfamiliar with any kind of Hong Kong/kung fu movies. I've spent a few minutes on Google, and only found one picture of this guy in character, and even that didn't work. Needless to say, they need to release an action figure of this guy.