China O'Brien 2 (1990)

"It's tough sometimes, being a woman." - China

This time China's defending the town from a deadly fugitive.
Starring: Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Harlow Marks, Frank Magner

Link to IMDB

It's been a few years since China became sheriff and cleaned-up all the organized crime in her hometown, and with help from her friends, Matt and Dakota, the peace has been easy to maintain. The serenity is about to be destroyed though, as a dangerous escaped convict named Charlie Baskin and his gang of loyal thugs are on a rampage of revenge across the country, and Baskin's next target is China's very own small town.

Baskin's reason for coming to town is to find a local man named Frank, who owes Baskin a lot of money, but Frank is now a simple family man and can't protect himself. As Baskin's men start tearing-up the town looking for Frank, it's time for China to start kicking ass.

"I'm gonna personally kill that bitch!" - Baskin

China                                         Matt                                   Dakota

Baskin is a military trained expert with weapons and explosives at his disposal, and since he's not leaving town until he gets what he came for he takes hostages to prove how serious he is. Even with help from the FBI, this might be a job too dangerous for China, Matt and Dakota to handle before their town is turned into a war zone!

Frank                                         Baskin

Overall, this wasn't quite as good as the first one but it's still a solid sequel. The story wastes no time with pointless filler, it establishes the bad guy's motives and sets everything into motion right away. It's not profound drama or anything, just good old fashioned late 80's action.
Once again, the fights are really good despite sometimes being a bit basic, since China's usually just fighting average goons in denim. There's still some cool stunts to see, though.

Sprinkled throughout the movie are a few moments of comedy which is a bit clumsy, but since it usually serves to show how badass China is, I'm not complaining. Some levity is good here, because Baskin does bring a lot of intense villainy in the later half.

One odd thing with the version I watched was that the fights were very slightly sped-up. The effect was not in the original movie itself, so I have no idea why the uploader would edit the movie like that, but it's only a minor annoyance.

Be sure not to miss:
- Billy Blanks has a small cameo.
- The first movie was all about flannel, but this one has more denim than you could imagine.
- Among all the redneck thugs, a strange assassin with Wolverine-style claws makes an appearance. His presence is never explained.

Internet review:
"This welcome sequel is a load of unsophisticated action fun." - Skeates

Should I watch it?
Definitely worth watching if you liked the first one.

Where can I find it?
Here on YouTube.

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