BLACK CAT is Hong Kong rip-off of Luc Besson's LA FEMME NIKITA. The first movie is quite good with the amount of great action scenes and character development of Black Cat aka Erica. BLACK CAT 2 squanders the character by making her a controllable cyborg supporting character with only the action scenes and some glimpses of ideas they fail to expand on. BLACK CAT sets up a La Femme Nikita rip-off where the sequel makes the most interesting main character a less interesting supporting character and wasting an opportunity to have an even better fight climax after a few good action sequences that make BLACK CAT 2 not being a total waste.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Both films feature English and Cantonese audio tracks, but I recommend you stick to the English language tracks which seem to be the original audio for the movies.

Audio commentary for BLACK CAT by author and historian Samm Deighan

Brand new interview with actress Jade Leung (14 minutes)

Brand new interview with martial arts director Benz Kong To-Hoi (17 minutes)

COPYCAT?: BLACK CAT AND ITS INFLUENCES- a video essay by author and historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (17 minutes- a detailed essay on both movies which you should watch after you watched BLACK 1 AND 2 since it spoils both plots

Trailers for BLACK CAT and BLACK CAT 2 in English and Cantonese

Still galleries for BLACK CAT and BLACK CAT 2

FINAL ANALYSIS: Both BLACK CAT movies have some great action sequences, but the first BLACK CAT has a better story and character development. The extras are good for the release. The package art is good along with the way the hardcase slip slides off the blu-ray case.

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