Brilliant and touching

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his good name when the drug lords he is after frame him for the murder of a dirty cop. I know that a lot of people Jackie Chan's Police Story but personally i don't see why of course the stunts are amazing and out of this work, his performance is great but other than that? This is a wooden film with every single character with the exception of Chan either being a comic relief or just badly written. A cop pees himself, a girl follows Chan around and she's annoying and the overall film is very mediocre and unfunny and i couldn't take it serious at all of course the later installments like A New Police Story and Police Story: Lockdown were much more character driven dramas with Chan on the center punching and kicking his way out. (5/10)

Police Story is a quintessential landmark in Jackie Chan's filmography. The film is a perfect showcase for his immense talent, that makes him one of the greatest physical performers that has ever graced the silver screen. The plot of the film is fairly simple, Jackie is a police officer tasked with protecting a key witness from a mob boss, and his endless supply of henchmen. The script is essentially there to serve the action whilst keeping things moving at a brisk pace, which it does effortlessly.The main attraction of this film is obviously going to be the incredible action set-pieces, as-well as the astonishing stunt-work, which holds up incredibly well. The film features stunt-work that is absolutely breathtaking to witness, of which I can only commend Jackie and his team for what they have achieved. The sheer dedication to get every set-piece crafted to perfection is phenomenal. (And finally after decades Jackie has earned himself an honorary Oscar and long overdue recognition from the Academy Awards.)Police Story is a rip-roaring action masterclass, that also features scenes that are genuinely hilarious. The film opens up with an incredible bus chase and manages to maintain it's high-calibre intensity all the way though till the films incredible climax.

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

This is my first foray into the Hong Kong world of film. I have never seen a Bruce Lee film or any of the crazy Kung Fu films you hear so much about. So I don't know if Police Story is a representation of the genre. Apparently it was vastly considered one of the best Chinese films but there are certain aspects of this movie that are just bad bad bad. Granted the film is voiced over in English which is brutally awful but even still the film feels more like a comedy until the last 15 minutes or so during the final battle. There are a few good action scenes but there are far more ridiculous comedy scenes. I do greatly respect the stunts and acrobatics in the film. I have always known Jackie Chan was a brilliant martial artist, choreographer, and stuntman and certainly he does some insane stuff in this movie. That is really what makes these films is when there is action, it is amazing what they do. Police Story has a decent, typical story but it is completely marred by the ridiculous campy scenes and yet when the credits rolled, I'll be darned if I wasn't somehow drawn into the ridiculousness. After the harrowing final fight I wanted to jump into the sequel and despite how off balance the humour was, it seemed to work.Jackie Chan co-wrote, co-directed and stars in the film proving furthermore how talented he is. He certainly has a quality about him on screen and he's versatile because he pulls off the campy comedy but turns the end into a viable vengeance fuelled action scene. He is really the only character who gets any sort of development. Brigitte Lin is downright annoying (her voice over actress doesn't help) as the witness Chan has to protect. She is the personification of a helpless damsel in distress. Maggie Cheung plays Chan's girlfriend and really despite being top billed she has a very small role that only becomes significant towards the end. They have okay chemistry considering what a small role she has. Bill Tung and Kwok-Hung Lam are ludicrous as Chan's bosses on the police force. Lam looks like he is about 14 years old and yet is barking orders like a senior cop. Again, the voice overs for both of these actors is really bad which doesn't help but even their body language and expressions just make you laugh at them which maybe is the point I don't know. Yuen Chor is decent as our villain. I wouldn't say he's very villainous but he looks the role of a high powered mob guy and he makes a decent adversary and as with any good Kung Fu movie he has a legion of thugs to fight.I think I just don't understand the genre very well. I mean this film was a huge success in China, given all sorts of awards and I see it as a lesser than B-Movie. Its just so silly and campy and ridiculous but as I said when it was all over I was morbidly entertained and found myself thinking about the silliness and how enjoyable it was. Maybe I have found a new genre to look into. Its a bizarre way of film making because to me, coming out of mainstream Hollywood, the comedy is oddly placed and the film seems to change directions multiple times. When they do a stunt, it is a huge ordeal (the pole sliding stunt when Chan apparently hurt himself quite badly) is shown three times in succession because they are so proud of it. They destroy an entire village in the first fifteen minutes and yet then they go off on a comedy tangent that is too ridiculous to even make sense. I don't know if I loved this or hated it so I have to go up the middle. I think if you're a Hong Kong film lover than this is likely exactly what you're looking for. 6/10