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Eye for an Eye 2 : Blind Vengeance is a fun subsequence in the new Taiwanese martial arts franchise heavily influence by Zatoichi and Lone Wolf & Cub .
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Eye for an Eye 2 : Blind Vengeanceis the sequel to the Chinese martial arts movieEye for an Eye : Blind Vengeance . It ’s nearly as good as the first motion picture , enough to turn it into a minor franchise , which is rarefied in Mainland Chinese characteristic films . Underrated soldierly artistry starXie Miaoreturns as a blind swordsman , and Cheng , a grumpy bounty hunter who ca n’t leave an injustice alone no matter how much he tries . This time , he ends up in that not - so - bang-up unwashed patch of " hero has to take charge of a kid , " which is emotionally manipulative from the start , butEye for an Eye 2gives it some teeth . The plot is a variation on the first film : a immature girl asks Cheng to protect her and get revenge on the evil officials who polish off her family . Only this time , the untried girl is a child . Cheng tries his best to first turn away , then leave her with people who can look her but more serious enemies show up to kill them and all hell give loose . That ’s ok , you do n’t see warlike art films for the plot , you learn them for the action , and peculiarly for theEye for an Eyefilms , the legal action fit are the big draw .
Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeanceis a Fun Combination ofZatoichiand,Lone Wol,f and Cub
TheEye for an Eyefilms are plain influenced by classical samurai films , especially theZatoichiseries made famous in the 1960s and seventies by starKatsu Shintaro . The majority of people in Mainland China have not seen samurai movie , but the makers of this unexampled franchise have in spades seenZatoichimovies , since this movie follows the same patch beats . After all , Zatoichihas been the only blind swordsman picture in picture palace history with riffs and rip - offs that followed , including possibly influencing the creation ofDaredevilin Marvel Comics in the sixties . The sequel adds a dash ofLone Wolf & Cubto the mix by adding the tyke , though she ’s not an infant but big enough to contribute to the legal action as she backs Cheng up with motility of her own . The engagement are blooming than inZatoichisince in samurai picture show conflict , a single strike is often lethal , particularly for a unsighted military man , so Zatoichi needed to hedge almost every blow . Here , Cheng is often cut and stabbed but keeps going , which is a vulgar trope in Taiwanese martial artwork films where the Hero of Alexandria will take collision during the course of a fight to up the stakes . As blind fencer movies go , this is as good as you ’re going to get aright now if you ’re crave one .
optic for an Eye 2 : Blind Vengeanceis now on VOD andBlu - Ray .
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