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Better Tomorrow II (A) AKA Ying hung boon sik II (1987)
Restaurant owner Ken Gor, twin brother of Mark Gor, teams up with police detective KitDirector: John Woo
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Bonus Trailers
- God's Army (1:47)
- Stone Cold (2:23)
- Double Impact (1:39)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1:22)
- Dellamorte Dellamore (1:27)
- Blast (1:23)
- Drive (1:36)
- Mars (0:56)
- The Substitute (1:37) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4012050408480
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Notes:Packaging mistakenly states the runtime as 100 minutes, the audio being surround, and being region 2 only.
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Extras:Biographies
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Subtitles:Chinese, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malays, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Mega Star release may have a DD5.1 soundtrack but reviews suggest it's not that effective.
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Extras:DISC ONE "A Better Tomorrow"
DISC TWO "A Better Tomorrow II"
* The Film
"Codes of Bullets: Part 2" featurette (8:44)
"Movie Stills" photo gallery
Photo slideshow (1:01)
Original theatrical trailer (5:56)
New Edited trailer (1:33)
Bonus trailers
- "A Better Tomorrow" (1:54)
- "A Better Tomorrow 3" (1:37)
- "Bullet in the Head" (1:52)
- "The Killer" (2:10)
DISC THREE "A Better Tomorrow III" -
Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese DTS 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Digitally remastered.
Only available in the "A Better Tomorrow Trilogy" boxset containing "A Better Tomorrow", "A Better Tomorrow 2" and "A Better Tomorrow 3" in a digipack case in a box.
Includes a handwritten letter by John Woo in Traditional Chinese and translated to Simplified Chinese.
The featurette is available in Cantonese and in Mandarin with optional Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional) and English subtitles.
Menus are available in Chinese and English. -
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Extras:Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer (2:56, in Cantonese with optional English subtitles)
International Theatrical Trailer (3:33, in English)
Talent Bios:
- actor Chow Yun-Fat (13 pages)
- director John Woo (14 pages) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the A Better Tomorrow I and II boxed set.
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Extras:Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus Trailers for "Nowhere to Hide" and "A Better Tomorrow" -
Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (3:23)
Cantonese Bonus Trailer
- A Better Tomorrow (4:02)
English Bonus Trailers
- A Better Tomorrow (3:47)
- A Better Tomorrow III (4:33)
- Hard-Boiled (3:11)
- The Killer (3:42)
- A Bullet in the Head (3:54)
- Once a Thief (1:16) -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the 3-film 3-disc "John Woo Collection Volume 1" Which includes "A Better Tomorrow", "A Better Tomorrow II" and "A Better Tomorrow III".
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Extras:Interview with producer Tsui Hark (22:22)
“Trilogy of Bloodshed” animated essay (4:25)
UK promo trailer (1:22)
Original trailer (3:09)
"A Better Tomorrow 3" preview (2:54)
Bonus trailers
- Heroes shed no Tears (1:01)
- Bullet in the Head (2:02)
- Once a Thief (1:55)
- The Killer (2:10)
- Dreadnaught (0:54)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE "A Better Tomorrow"
DISC TWO "A Better Tomorrow II"
* The Film
Code of Bullets part 2 (No English Subtitles) -featurette
Movie Photo Album
Photo Slideshow
Original Movie Trailer
New Edited Trailer
Bonus trailers: “A Better Tomorrow 1” and “A Better Tomorrow 3”
DISC THREE "A Better Tomorrow III" -
Subtitles:English and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese DTS 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Only available in a Box Set in a shape of a book along with “A Better Tomorrow 1” and “A Better Tomorrow 3”. The Box set also includes a set of 5 postcards and a booklet.
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OVERALL: Draw
The Hong Kong IVL release has good extras, an anamorphic transfer and DTS as well as the original mono.
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CUTS:
- R0 Germany- VCL - Yes - 3 minutes of cuts (97:42 PAL)
- R0 Hong Kong- Mega Star - No cuts
- R0 Trilogy Hong Kong- IVL - No cuts (104:09 NTSC).
- R1 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No cuts - export version prepared by German distributor Atlas International (104:11).
- R2 Special Collector's Edition Holland- Worldwide Cinema - No cuts (104:09 PAL)
- R2 Scandinavia- Scanbox Entertainment - No cuts (99:47 PAL)
- R2 Special Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Hong Kong Legends - No cuts (100:14 PAL)
- R3 Trilogy South Korea- Spectrum - No cuts (103:43 NTSC)
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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 17/10/02
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 08/06/21UPDATE LOG:
16/08/11 - Minor update to title.
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14/04/21: Added Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, ASINs.
08/06/21: Updated Anchor Bay.
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