Cobra nero 2 (1988)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Stelvio Massi

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Chicago cop Robert Malone (Fred Williamson) finds himself in The Philippines, ostensibly to learn the techniques of Interpol...

Plot Keywords:

Philippines | Pickpocket | Sequel | Numbered Sequel | Blaxploitation

Cast

Fred Williamson	...	Lt. Robert 'Bob' Malone
Nicholas Hammond	...	Lt. Kevin McCall
Emma Hoagland	...	Peggy Mallory
Najid Jadali	...	Asad Cabuli (as Majib Jadali)
Ned Hourani	...	Mustapha
Edward Santana	...	Capt. Marton
Kristine Erlandson	...	Mary McCall
Oscar Daniels	...	Eddie Mallory
Jonathan Sorenson
Rey Solo
Chantal Manz	...	Newscaster
Mike Monty	...	Brennan
Leopoldo Salcedo	...	Inspector
Philip Gordon	...	Detective (as Phil Gordon)

Also Known As:

The Black Cobra 2 (USA)

Runtime:

Germany:94 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Immagine S.r.l.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Detective Malone (1990)

Stinks, but better than Black Cobra #1

Malone (Fred Williamson) is back (good gawd!).

The intro/beginning of this film is actually pretty funny. See a crummy car keep up with a Suzuki racing motorcycle looping through a parking garage! See a harrowing 2 MPH motorcycle crash! See the running bad-guy actor slow down to let a winded Williamson catch up to him - several times!

After Malone blasts this evil motorcyclist into oblivion, he gets shipped off to the Philippines until Chicago cools down. Apparently to help Interpol (huh? wha?). At this point the film becomes incomprehensible and boring like BC#1. Malones wallet is pinched, there are some sinister Iranians, microfilm, then there is a surreal hostage taking/rescue which belongs in a DADA performance art happening rather than in an action film.

Fred Williamson is a bit more awake in BC#2 than he is in BC#1. His acting is a little better, more relaxed, more focused. There are more laugh-out-loud lines in this film.

The soundtrack is better than BC#1. Decent Jan Hammer/Miami Vice ripoff sound. The film is also full of whacky 1980's artifacts. Williamson is constantly wears a powder blue Members Only jacket with the sleeves rolled up. Leather pants, The women in the film have some pretty scary haircuts. The sets/props/hair-do's blend seamlessly with the cheese-ball soundtrack.

Even with all the faults, if the pacing was better this could have been a watchable flick. Unfortunately the film is clunky and boaring at points when it needs to be exciting. Worth watching just the goofy intro and then F.F. to some of the more absurdist scenes.

Apparently there is a Black Cobra #3.