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Police Story (1985)

December. 14,1985
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7.5
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PG-13
| Action Thriller Crime

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

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Aiden Melton
1985/12/14

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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Keeley Coleman
1985/12/15

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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Anoushka Slater
1985/12/16

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

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Ella-May O'Brien
1985/12/17

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

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MisterWhiplash
1985/12/18

For a movie that I thought had a damn-serious reputation as a tough cop action drama... Well, there's also a moment where Jackie Chan does the moonwalk to unsuccessfully get poop off his shoe.This movie is incredible entertainment. Police Story isn't a grand masterwork of cinema, but they don't all got to be that (side bar, I watched this after a double-shot of Ozu and it was the equivalent of having a really healthy full course meal, and then getting the best ice cream sundae or piece of over the top cheesecake at the Cheesecake factory, but I digress).In this case, Chan has a total, consummate and complete dedication to being the kung-fu goofball of cinema. Obviously you see his magic (and what else can you call it) in the big set pieces - with the bus early on and especially at the mall at the end (he EARNS having his slide down the pole through those thousands of lights three times) - but its in the little moments, if one can call them that, when he is interacting with the woman his cop character is supposed to be keeping an eye on.Itd be easy to just make this a standard potboiler and there are a couple of scenes where that's evident (ie the cop friend winds up, gasp, double crossing 2/3rds in), but Chan subverts that by being so silly or, more to the point, he makes it so that wild things happen to him, like in the courtroom, but the humor isn't mean or in poor taste either. And then when it *does* suddenly turn dramatic in the latter part of the film, whether you think it earns it or not (and I thought it mostly did), Chan commits to that as well and shows how he realty could do it all. If he had adapted Macbeth he would have been one helluva martial arts mad Scottsman! Police Story especially is a small treasure for action fans (if a little rough over 30 years on), and its clear that it's not only in the stunts but in his entire persona, how he interacts with people and especially women, that a character like this is SO Buster Keaton too. I'm almost surprised he didn't have a top hat.

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calvinnme
1985/12/19

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. The crime lord's secretary (Brigitte Lin) will be forced to testify against her boss, so the police have Jackie keep watch over her until the trial. That doesn't sit well with Jackie's girlfriend (Maggie Cheung).What seems like a cute romantic comedy gets a bit darker as the crime lord's henchmen set out to kill both Brigitte and Jackie. There are so many amazing action set-pieces that it's hard to pick which is the best, from cars driving full-throttle downhill through the middle of a shanty town, to Jackie using an umbrella to hang on to the outside of a double-decker bus driving at full speed, to bone-crunching jumps and falls, and a huge action sequence inside a shopping mall.If the overall story had been a bit more engaging, this might have gone down as one of my all-time action faves. As it is, it's highly recommended for action fans or those who want to know why Jackie Chan spent two decades as one of the world's biggest superstars. This was a huge commercial hit all over Asia, and won multiple awards, making it one of the premiere films in Jackie Chan's career. It has spawned multiple sequels.

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OllieSuave-007
1985/12/20

This is a high-energy and awesome cop flick starring Jackie Chan, who plays Hong Kong Detective Kevin Chan. He is framed for murdering a fellow cop by a drug lord and, while having to clear his name, Kevin goes on a mission to capture the druggie while, at the same time, keeping his girlfriend.Chan displays some of his best martial arts action in this film, with incredible stunt work, daredevil jumps and butt-kicking action. It's good old-fashion fighting skills with no wires and CGI.The plot is pretty simple, nothing too suspenseful, but it's fast-paced with a mixture of humor and drama. And, the acting is pretty good - fun stuff and dialog coming from Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin. Cheung displays the tenderness in her character while Lin displays more of a feisty personality. And, Bill Tung as the Chief is a lovable and hilarious character.Highly recommended action film!Grade A

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ivo-cobra8
1985/12/21

Police Story (1985) is Jackie Chan's s best classic action masterpiece from Hong Kong! I love this movie to death and It is one of my favorite best action flicks this one and part II are classic and the best one In the series. This film is fearless action packed filed with spectacular incredible, insane action scenes. I grew up watching Police Story II (1988) as a child, which was my favorite best Jackie Chan movie. Watching this on Blu-ray few days ago I must say this is the original and the best action movie from the 80's of all time. This is Jackie Chan's the best finest action movie of all time, which I really do believe that it is a classic masterpiece! This is my favorite Jackie Chan film which is his best one. Police Story is the finest police action movie of all time. And, yet, believe it or not, it's not the action in the film itself that makes this be the case. This is especially odd in a movie with only a $26 million budget (in 1985!), with multiple real fights, realistic stunts used in the film, Jackie Chan making his own stunts. The acting is believable, the movie is fast paced and highly entraining and it has a humor in it. This movie is what it is, a perfect 10, because it takes the vision of one of the most imaginative directors on Earth, and realizes them almost perfectly with all the tools that fit the task - real stunts used in the film, realistic injuries, Jackie Chan is crazy making his own stunts but that does the man a legend. I don't think Bruce Lee would have done better stunts than Jackie Chan did; on the bus, shop mall, or in the car. Running barely foot down hill for the bus, Jackie is climbing onto the bus using the umbrella, as he reaches around the side of the bus we see the handle of the umbrella is clearly bent, the scene was really crazy and spectacular. Police Story is one of Jackie Chan's best known and beloved movies and for a good reason. It does have a bit too much comedy but the action is just spectacular. My jaw was hitting the floor during the opening sequence when the cars are driving downhill through a shanty town, which interestingly enough was totally ripped off by Michael Bay in Bad Boys II. Tango & Cash (1989) Stallone and Russell's action flick ripped off the scene from the bus. The movies are just ripping off Jackie Chan's films stop doing that. Why would Jackie Chan making two reboots is beyond me? This movie just did not need any sequels. Police Story II and Supercop were great sequels but than the series should have just stop making films. One of Jackie Chan's biggest selling points is that he likes to do his own stunts and Police Story has some of the best you'll ever see. There are scenes which will make you wince as it looks like people are genuinely injured during some of the stunts. During the end credits of this we get some out takes and we see that Jackie and some cast did indeed hurt themselves for their art. Such dedication should be lauded and is why Police Story is one of Chan's finest hours. The music is a little dated now and the humor overload does take away a lot of the tension and excitement but there are a lot of classic moments. The finale in the shopping mall is action-packed and Chan is just ferocious towards the bad guys. The stunts are completely insane in scale (at one point, in the mall Jackie Chan jumped on a Christmas tree pole lights who were plugged into the wall; and he fall on a glass house.) The mall pole slide also nearly paralyzed Jackie Chan after nearly breaking the seventh and eighth vertebrate in his spine. He also dislocated his pelvis doing it and he sustained a real burns on his hands. There was a moment during the opening scene which is something we rarely see in an action movie; one of the police officers gets really scared during a shoot-out and ends up wetting himself in fear which really adds to the scene's realism. I'm pretty sure if you are in a shoot-out in real life you will be terrified so it was something that was a nice addition. The music is a little dated but as the film was out in 1985 then we can let that slide. The film is realistic and Jackie Chan did one of his best acting performances of his life, I have ever seen on a screen.Overall, Police Story is action packed spectacular essential for any action fan. It is Jackie Chan's classic action packed masterpiece and I love this movie to death I love it so much. Police Story (Chinese: 警察故事; pinyin: Jǐngchá Gùshì; Jyutping: Ging2 caat3 gu3 si6) is a 1985 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the lead role. It is the first of the Police Story series featuring Chan as a Hong Kong police detective named "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui.10/10 Grade: Bad Ass Seal Of Approval Studio: Golden Harvest Media Asia Group, Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd. Starring: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Chor Yuen, Charlie Cho Director: Jackie Chan Producers: Raymond Chow Leonard Ho Screenplay: Jackie Chan, Edward Tang Rated: PG-13 Running Time: 1 Hr. 41 Mins. Box Office: HKD $26,626,760 (Hong Kong)

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