While the action was derivative of the Matrix, it struck me that the camerawork and choreography had more life and grace than in that film. Visually, though, Volcano High is tremendous. At the final confrontation, we were ready for a bit of visual hyperbole, and I was expecting something as mind-blowing as the finales to Storm Riders, or Swordsman II, but instead the film closed with a protracted and very dull punch-up. People flew around but no one really cut loose. For the first part of Volcano High's the action sequences were amiably ludicrous, but also fairly understated. But when the evil teachers turned up, and that naughty kid Ryang got beaten up (repeatedly), the film suddenly stopped moving. The plot was incoherent, but there was a sense of movement, and the tension was building well. I felt that the first half of the film worked pretty well. The main problem with Volcano High is that it is half an hour too long.
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