A corporation sends in an extermination squad to rid of the Bronx’s undesirables but the gang leader aren’t leaving willingly.
Hot off the hells of The New Barbarians (1983) director Enzo G. Castellari returns with a sequel to his 1990: The Bronx Warriors. Jarringly (but common place for Italian films) the same actors return as different characters from its predecessor. It’s a pity, neither Fred Williamson nor Elisabetta Dessy return. This aside, the late Mark Gregory reprises his role as Trash, handling the action just as well. Henry Silva is his usual great self having plenty of fun as unhinged Floyd Wrangler. The supporting cast includes the likes of Massimo Vanni, Antonio Sabato and Timothy Brent as Strike. Alessandro Prete is Strike Junior, thrown in for that essential child actor Mad Max vibe. The late Moana Pozzi also appears. Actor Enio Girolami returns but this time as the President. Carla Brait reprises her role as Iron Men Leader and aside from Trash is only other returning character.
Under the outlandish action scenes to writers Tito Carpi and Castellari’s credit it has a social commentary running through it echoing the time in which it was made about people being removed/relocated from their homes (by any unscrupulous means) to make way for new developments.
The score this time is by Francesco De Masi is a fitting, along with Blasco Giurato on location cinematography which both (while not as good) still capture the feel of the original Bronx Warriors. To Castellari’s credit it’s novel to get a sequel and not another standalone cash-in. With fights, flamethrowers, explosives, shootings, stabbing and electrocutions to name a few it’s wall to wall mindless 80s over the top action… with all the dodgy costumes, bad dubbing you’d expect. But that’s what makes this so good, with its own charm. It’s arguably not as entertaining as 1990: The Bronx Warriors, but it’s just as much exploitative fun.
Ultimately, as a sequel it’s an Italian B-film high, it’s just a shame Gregory never reaped the rewards of his cult status. Recommended.
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