Police Story | 
 enlarge | Actors: Maggie Cheung, Charlie Cho, Yuen Chor, Hark-on Fung, Hing Ying Kam
Studio: New Line Home Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 35304
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0780622030
UPC: 794043464430
EAN: 9780780622036
ASIN: 0780622030
Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 1987
Release Date: June 15, 1999
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Condition: VHS. Ex-Video Rental with Original Artwork/Coverbox. Some coverboxes may be cut and inserted in a clear plastic case. Guaranteed to play.
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Amazon.com essential video
This classic Jackie Chan picture opens with one of the wildest police action set pieces ever filmed, an extended chase that includes the total destruction of a hillside shanty settlement, as fleeing crooks and pursing cops crash down through it with their vehicles. Overall, however, the picture is an awkward mixture of clashing elements. At first it is a little strange seeing Chan playing it (mostly) straight in a hard-edged police thriller. The fights are all extremely ferocious and real-looking, without the lighthearted slapstick stylization that leavens his best period vehicles, like Project A, Part II. The comedy elements (especially a recurrent cake-in-the-face gag) seem to come out of nowhere; they are no longer integral to the spirit of the movie. But there are wonderful set pieces, stunts, and action scenes, including Jackie struggling to answer a dozen jangling phones at once, when he's left alone at the police station, and the all-out, glass-smashing fervor of a climactic battle royal in a shopping mall. --David Chute
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Jackie Chan has become a genre unto himself, and watching Police Story, you'll understand why. The plot is minimal: Chan is a hero cop involved in a raid that goes wrong. He's assigned to guard a witness, the kingpin's attractive female secretary (Brigitte Lin). For the rest of the film, Chan's protecting himself from the secretary, from the gangsters out to silence her, and from his own jealous girlfriend (Maggie Cheung). But watching Chan for plot is like watching porno for existential themes. While most modern action films steal cues from Westerns, Chan condenses those open mesas into the dense throngs of modern Hong Kong--and tosses in Buster Keaton slapstick. For example, when the opening raid goes haywire, there's an unbelievable car chase through the steep huddle of a hillside shantytown. That's through. No roads, just shacks. Flimsy shacks. As the film progresses, Chan scales a speeding bus using an umbrella, uses cow dung as an excuse to break into some Shaolin moonwalking, and transforms an urban shopping mall into a demented gymnasium (think clothes racks, escalators, and lots of plate glass displays). Chan is amazingly versatile both physically and emotionally--and he's a secure enough star-director to let his costars shine, too. --Grant Balfour Amazon.com essential video
This classic Jackie Chan picture opens with one of the wildest police action set pieces ever filmed, an extended chase that includes the total destruction of a hillside shanty settlement, as fleeing crooks and pursing cops crash down through it with their vehicles. Overall, however, the picture is an awkward mixture of clashing elements. At first it is a little strange seeing Chan playing it (mostly) straight in a hard-edged police thriller. The fights are all extremely ferocious and real-looking, without the lighthearted slapstick stylization that leavens his best period vehicles, like Project A, Part II. The comedy elements (especially a recurrent cake-in-the-face gag) seem to come out of nowhere; they are no longer integral to the spirit of the movie. But there are wonderful set pieces, stunts, and action scenes, including Jackie struggling to answer a dozen jangling phones at once, when he's left alone at the police station, and the all-out, glass-smashing fervor of a climactic battle royal in a shopping mall. --David Chute
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 POLICE STORY December 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
JACKIE CHAN'S 1 OF HIS 1ST MOVIES HAS A PLOT BUT STILL CAN TIL IT IS DONE N JAP.
NO WIRES - NO FAKING IT - ONE OF HIS BEST August 20, 2008
This is one of the best JC movies in history. Some, such as Brett Ratner who in on the DVD bonus footage, say if you only see one JC movie, this is the one to see. It may well be his best, but I enjoyed so many of his earlier movies it's hard to pick a favorite. I might pick Armour of God as the best ever (marketed as Operation Condor 2 in the US). Not much to add that hasn't been said by everyone else. I would say that you must understand this movie was made in Cantonese (so you can expect bad dubbing) and a handful of jokes may seem inappropriate to US audiences. But it's a great, raw, movie with real stunts that put JC's neck on the line. Of course he was injured in this movie, but he almost died filming Armour of God if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, I'm still a fan of JC, though I wish he had not become commercialized In the US. After the Rush Hour movies he did something I wish he never would have done. He did movies using WIRES!!! Such as in The Tuxedo for example (which was also just a ridiculous movie). That's why I don't like Jet Li. Jet Li is nothing without his fake wire stunts. JC I always admired because there were no wires - just real stunts and real danger. When he started doing movies with wires, that's when I became less of a fan. But I still think JC is THE MAN.
Jackie Chan's Classic February 10, 2008
This is one of Jackie Chan's Classic movie and one of the best. This is the movie that put Jackie on the world best stunt artist. A most buy and a most see. Enjoy
Whether you like Chan or not (and who doesn't really?)... you gotta see this! September 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
At least once, although after seeing it... once is never enough! So this is the action/martial arts hybrid movie that has set the gold standard for all the others to come. Many have tried to duplicate it and few have rarely even come close(even it's sequels pale in comparison). Jackie stars and directs masterfully pushing the limits of exciting camera work and of course action and stunts. There are plenty of scenes here worth mention but I think it's best to go in without any forewarning of what's to come. Dragon Dynasty has put out another great DVD(although the picture is a little grainy) with some fantastic bonus features. One of Jackie Chans finest moments, and in a career full of them, this is a can't miss.
police story 2 September 2, 2007
it has lot of action never a dull minute. if u have missed seeing police story 1, u need to see it too.. police story 2 is an excellent choice for your jackie chan collection.his movies keep u on the edge of your seat.
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