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Mar 6, 2018 · Powered by JustWatch. Jackie Chan 's “Police Story” is one of the great 1980s action films. It’s also one of the most 1980s action films. It’s a bundle of cop-on-the-edge clichés that climaxes with Chan’s Hong Kong policeman hero at war with both his by-the-book superior officers and the crime lord villain who remains stubbornly ...
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Michelle Yeoh’s 1992 performance as Jessica Yang in Supercop was so acclaimed that the Hong Kong inspector got her own spin-off, Supercop 2 (with the alternate titlesOnce A Cop andProject S). For Supercop 2, Yang teams up with her ex-boyfriend Chang (Yu Rongguang) to battle a Hong Kong crime ring. Though future Gunpowder Milkshake star Michelle Yeo...
The latest entry in the Police Story franchise, Police Story 2013 continued the theme of Chan venturing into dramatic roles with dashes of martial arts action scenes and dives into even darker territory than New Police Story did. Chan plays Beijing cop Zhong Wen, whose rift with his daughter is forced to take a backseat when the two find themselves...
2004’s New Police Story acts as a very literal title, telling a completely new and much darker story. Chan plays Hong Kong cop Chan Kwok-wing, who falls into depression and alcoholism after failing to save a group of his fellow offers from a gang of Hong Kong youths. Eventually, Chan is pulled back into the Hong Kong police force to apprehend the g...
If the 1996 release of Rumble in the Bronx finally opened the doors to Hollywood for Jackie Chan, the Bond-Esque Police Story IV: First Strike made sure they stayed that way. Released in the West as Jackie Chan’s First Strike, Chan returns as the franchise’s protagonist, Hong Kong Inspector Chan Ka-Kui, tasked with an assignment from the CIA to sto...
For the third Police Story movie, Chan Ka-Kui teams up with Chinese Interpol officer Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh) to bust a Hong Kong drug operation. Supercop was the first Police Story movie to bring in Chan’s affinity for adventure, taking the story from mainland China to Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. While Chan has always avoided playing villains,...
Jackie Chan was at the height of his powers in Police Story, both leading and directing the movie with some of the most daring stunt work he’d ever done (up to that point). When Inspector Chan Ka-Kui captures Hong Kong crime boss Chu Tao (Chor Yuen), Chu’s secretary Selina Fong (Brigitte Lin) is his best shot at putting him behind bars. However, in...
Chan upped the ante with Police Story 2, with the movie tackling bigger action sequences, wilder stunts, and packing a surprising level of emotional pull for a movie that’s as comedic as its predecessor. In Police Story 2, Chan Ka-kui has tried to scale back the more dangerous assignments of his job after the first Police Story. However, after mana...
Maggie Cheung. May. Bill Tung. Inspector Bill Wong. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. A kung-fu policeman (Jackie Chan) must protect a female witness (Brigitte Lin) from a Hong Kong...
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May 9, 2022 · By interweaving the subtle satirical parallel between unchecked consumerism and brazen criminal behavior, Chan solidifies Police Story as equal parts brain and brawn without sacrificing the...
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Since its release, Police Story has been frequently listed as one of the greatest action films of all time. It is also considered one of the best martial arts movies of all time. [4] [5] In 2016, Police Story was voted the fifth best action movie of all time in Time Out ' s poll of film critics, directors, actors and stunt performers . [6]
Mar 9, 2018 · Los Angeles Times. May 18, 2019. A brazen mix of head-through-the-glass violence and pie-in-the-face slapstick, with a dash of Capra-esque working-class comedy for good measure, Police Story is remarkably seamless in tone and execution. Read More.
133 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. stunt-filled Hong Kong action-comedy. AlsExGal 5 November 2017. Jackie Chan directs this film in which he plays a policeman who, at the film's start, is part of a massive raid that captures a major crime lord.
