Blu-ray Review – Iron Angels II

When we last left the Angel Organization, they elected to declare war against criminal operation Golden Triangle, facing certain doom as the team battled their way to victory against a most determined opponent. All was well, but work in the superspy business is never truly completed, and the agents (well, most of them) are back in 1988’s “Iron Angels II,” which returns to the furious action ways of the franchise, only now there’s defined interest in pursuing a dramatic tone from co-director/writer Teresa Woo. The battle for justice takes a trip to Malaysia this time around, and the change in scenery helps the endeavor, adding bits of culture and a lot more jungle to the sequel, which trades drug world activity for political revolution. Woo gets somewhat ambitious with “Iron Angels II,” but doesn’t manage to craft an improvement on the 1997 movie, dialing down the general fury of the picture to invest in character. It’s a laudable effort, but it doesn’t always connect as intended. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com