It was filmed before A Better Tomorrow (1986) but not released until after, by a studio hoping to cash in on the director's newfound popularity. Unless you're a Woo die-hard, it's probably best avoided because it's little more than a series of action set pieces in need of a plot. The scenes are presented as 'movie' action, but are nevertheless still shockingly violent and graphic.
A connection is established between one of the anti-heroes/mercenaries and a barbarous Vietnamese general that the group randomly chance upon, but it's underdeveloped and overshadowed by Woo blowing LOTS of shit up.
2 expensive breadcrumbs out of 5
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