"Men. I see one. I kill one." Produced by Ronny Yu, the sequel to the above cult classic picks up the plot several years after bride Ni Chang (Brigitte Lin) turned nasty, and accomplished editor David Wu's direction sets up the heroine of Yu's original as a tragically doomed arch-villain, and wicked witch of the east. With a cumbersome subtitle: The White-Haired Swordswoman, Bride 2 sees the title character destroying entire martial arts clans with powerful witchcraft, when she is harassed by vengeful warriors. Strangling attackers with her writhing locks and medusa-like braids, the 'white hair witch' is more formidable than ever. After dispatching most of her enemies, the ivory-robed bride descends on the bedroom of newlyweds Kit and Lyre, almost slaying the groom and kidnapping the girl, to be brainwashed into murdering her husband...
   An ultra feminist sect of beautiful bitch-babes acts as the bride's shock troops against male oppression, but the story's elements of demure romance and lurid horror clash together loudly, weakening all its dramatic force. Blood spitting gore and a particularly frenzied stabbing scene ensure an adult certificate, yet fans of the first movie may weep for this production's lack of the vividly baroque designs, startling use of colour, and the carefully attained balance of light and shadow that distinguished Ronny Yu's remarkable fantasy kung fu.