![]() ‘Armour Of God II: Operation Condor’ features Jackie Chan at his very best. In another breath-taking finale, Condor is once again called on to use his considerable fighting skills to battle against the mercenaries and get out of the base before it self-destructs. Eventually, however, the heroic band discover the location of the German base where the gold is hidden and are forced into an intricate confrontation with their rivals as they explore the abandoned base to find their goal. Through the course of the assignment, Condor is helped and hindered by his assistants and comes into contact with the ruthless enemies and other perils of the desert. Such a huge horde of gold though has attracted the interest of numerous parties including a pair of somewhat inept Arabs and a far more sinister band of mercenaries who are far more willing to use physical violence than the others. Aiding him in his mission is a Chinese desert expert (Cheng), the grand-daughter of the German officer who hid the gold and a small crew of hired helpers for the journey. ![]() This time Condor is given the task of finding and then recovering a horde of gold stolen by the Nazis during World War 2 with the probable location of this bounty being in the middle of the African desert. Following this pre-credit fracas, Condor is handed the details of his new assignment from the Duke he befriended in his earlier adventure and is once again thrust into an action-packed scenario. The film opens in a similar way to the original ‘Armour Of God’ as Condor (known as Asian Hawk in ‘Armour Of God’) is shown in familiar action when he hunts down relics to steal from a distant tribe. Taking in more exotic locations and creating bigger set-pieces, Chan’s box-office smash sequel attempted to better the original in every department, something which he achieves splendidly. Therefore, in 1991, audiences were given a Chinese New Year treat with the most expensive Hong Kong film made up to that point, Jackie Chan’s ‘Armour Of God II: Operation Condor’. With this particular avenue proving successful, it was then a logical step to make a follow-up to the globe-trotting ‘Armour Of God’ and once again see if he could wow audiences around the world with the results. ![]() After the international success of his 1986 blockbuster ‘Armour Of God’, Jackie Chan followed up with two excellent sequels to two beloved classics, ”Project A Part 2′ in 1987 and ‘Police Story 2’ in 1988.
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