Filmmaker reacts to Police Story (1985) for the FIRST TIME!

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  • Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
  • Hope you enjoy my filmmaker reaction to Police Story. :D
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    Original Movie: Police Story (1985)
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  • @JamesVSCinema
    @JamesVSCinema  2 года назад +43

    Jackie Chan continues to impress me to this very day!
    Want to vote on what I should watch next? Click here! www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema
    FIRST TIME WATCHING JUJUTSU KAISEN Tuesday. Enjoy the day!

    • @davewolf6256
      @davewolf6256 2 года назад +2

      It's surprising, in retrospect, how many of these Hong Kong films always have multiple stars in them. Jackie's gf was played by Maggie Cheung, who starred in Hero but has also been in As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, The Actress, Project A II and In the Mood For Love.

    • @johncampbell756
      @johncampbell756 2 года назад +1

      Have you seen Shang-Chi yet? The fight scenes were choreographed by the late Brad Allen, formerly of Jackie Chan's stunt team. You can see the influence. And one of the stars is Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger) who is in this movie somewhere.
      There is a movie called The Storm Riders, based on a manga.. it came out around the time of The Matrix and set a CGI record.

    • @rocknroller7034
      @rocknroller7034 2 года назад +1

      Tony jaa!!!!!!! ONG-BAK!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @richarddimeck4578
      @richarddimeck4578 2 года назад +1

      My dude, really want you to watch armour of God 2. Jackie fights 4 black ladies at the end...or I should say 4 'black ladies'.
      You'll see when you watch it.thats the hong kong stunt industry for you haha

    • @markrenealvarado1043
      @markrenealvarado1043 2 года назад +1

      Do the Goonies (1985)

  • @muereteflanders
    @muereteflanders 2 года назад +125

    James man, so glad you are taking a look into the parallel world that's Hong Kong 80's and 90's cinema, it's a beautiful art scene on its own. Take a look into Chow Yun‑fat movies, specially "Hard Boiled" and "A better tomorrow", two incredible action flicks like no other. Cheers mate

    • @ChucknMcNuggets
      @ChucknMcNuggets 2 года назад +12

      and The Killer is dope too!

    • @HerbalHairbear
      @HerbalHairbear 2 года назад +15

      +1 for hard boiled

    • @diha2271
      @diha2271 2 года назад +12

      I've been begging for Hard Boiled for one year already 😅

    • @dualberetta2755
      @dualberetta2755 2 года назад +8

      Yeah, please check some hong kong john woo's movies man

    • @njemawut
      @njemawut 2 года назад +7

      +1 Hard Boiled & A Better Tomorrow

  • @JustinWillisDevil240Z
    @JustinWillisDevil240Z 2 года назад +49

    Oh wow when James said "the favela is an interesting setting if they decide to use it" and then they proceed to completely destroy the place with cars, that is the definition of a payoff.

    • @notlobparrot3057
      @notlobparrot3057 2 года назад +13

      I was almost giddy when he said that. "He has NO idea..." 🤓

    • @logandarklighter
      @logandarklighter 2 года назад +5

      @@notlobparrot3057 For real! Huge grin on my face! "Oh here it comes!!!" :D

    • @joits
      @joits 2 года назад +7

      It was copied by Michael Bay in Bad Boys 2... or at least he attempted to copy it.

  • @harrisonm9842
    @harrisonm9842 2 года назад +26

    Holy crap you’re reacting to possibly the best action scenes ever made!? This is why I love this channel.

  • @ChucknMcNuggets
    @ChucknMcNuggets 2 года назад +44

    You absolutely need to do a reaction to one of the BEST Hong Kong action films ever made. HARD BOILED by John Woo is not a martial arts movie, but has the most over the top gun action you'll ever see, and is also full of brutal stunts. It's one of the most influential action films ever made, and you will recognize where it has been borrowed from since it's release. The 80's and 90's HK films went all in. People died on those sets, and it was an honor. As for Jackie Chan, I think Supercop (Police Story 3), and the Drunken Master series are my favs. Please tell me you've seen the Rush Hour movies....

  • @lanagievski1540
    @lanagievski1540 2 года назад +20

    “Hard Boiled” and “A Better Tomorrow” are total must-watch films of Honk Kong action cinema

  • @majuli8420
    @majuli8420 2 года назад +11

    I love not only the stunts, the action, the choreography, that's all first-class. BUT: pay attention to the editing and cutting, it is truly in a league of its own. The way the action is edited is so clear, the audience can follow everything. Not like in Hollywood movies, where the editing of action scenes often is hectic and confusing. A big part for why HK flicks like this are superior is of course that all of the stuntmen and actors involved in the action are top-notch martial artists.

  • @goldtomlin3438
    @goldtomlin3438 2 года назад +82

    Arguably Jackie Chan's Best film! And he also directed it! All of the other Police Story films are great also! Definitely watch the other ones when you can!

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  2 года назад +13

      Fasho!

    • @cameroncimmerius1203
      @cameroncimmerius1203 2 года назад +6

      I'd argue the ladder sequence in First Strike puts that one over the top.

    • @Swampthing86
      @Swampthing86 2 года назад +2

      @@JamesVSCinema please react to some of favorite Jackie Chan movies
      Legend Of The Drunken Master (1994)
      The Hyena (1979)
      Mr. Nice Guy (1998)
      First Strike(1996)
      Rumble In The Bronx (1993)
      Here's some Jet LI movies for you to react to
      Once Upon A Time In China (1990)
      Fist Of Legend (1994)
      Kiss Of The Dragon (2001)
      The One(2001)
      Fearless(2006)
      Here's the 4 movie that Bruce Lee did
      Big Boss(1971)
      Way Of The Dragon (1973)
      Enter The Dragon (1976)
      The Game Of Death(1978)
      Here's three Tony Jaa movies for you to react to
      Ong Bak The Thai Warrior (2004)
      Ong Bak 2 The Beginning (2008)
      The Protector The International Cut (2005)
      Here's some more martial arts action movies for you to react to
      Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
      Hero(2002)
      House Of Flying Daggers (2004)
      Merantau (2009)
      The Raid Redemption (2011)
      The Raid 2(2014)

  • @jksgameshelf3378
    @jksgameshelf3378 2 года назад +20

    This was the first JC film I saw and it still blows my mind. I gotta rewatch the whole Police Story trilogy again ASAP. And I love that his girlfriend - the amazing Maggie Cheung - went on to do some fantastic films, including 'Hero', 'Irma Vep', and 'In the Mood for Love'.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 2 года назад +4

      There are more than three Police Story movies.

  • @niiling
    @niiling 2 года назад +8

    Jackie almost killed himself performing the big stunt in the mall, where he´s sliding down the lights. Until today it´s one of his most dangerous stunts ever. Amazing review as ever. And Yes - he did sing the song at the end.

  • @ethanholgate2512
    @ethanholgate2512 2 года назад +23

    22:15 yep extremely fucked up he actually swung down that pole full of electric shock lights and he actually saved the shot by just going for it cause he wasn't 100% sure when he had to go on the stunt he ended up burning his hands over it what an amazing stunt that he risked for this movie

  • @bighuge1060
    @bighuge1060 2 года назад +9

    James, you had me smiling ear to ear and anticipating your reaction to more of Chan's movies. My brother and I would literally sit in the movie theatre soaking up these movies starting with Rumble in the Bronx. Later we caught the rest of Chan's movies on VHS and DVD.

  • @alexanderwright1618
    @alexanderwright1618 2 года назад +10

    “Wheels On Meals”, “Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star” or “Supercop” must be your next Jackie movies. If you haven’t seen them already, of course.
    And the mall scene is my fave in this movie. Fantastic stuff.

  • @demonbuddy1
    @demonbuddy1 2 года назад +20

    Jackie Chan's "Who Am I" is a PERFECT representation of waking up and remembering nothing. However, my vote is going to lose to "Drunken Master" (but I love it also).

  • @Txouci
    @Txouci 2 года назад +6

    "What is he wearing!?"
    Reminder that Hong Kong was owned by the British until 1997 and so certain things were done in the British style...

    • @brettcoster4781
      @brettcoster4781 2 года назад

      Exactly, the lawyers and judge are all wearing British legal trappings (like they also do here in Aus). And some of the wigs are more than 100 years old.

    • @thecompletekaratekatas15
      @thecompletekaratekatas15 3 месяца назад

      Evisu sweater..

  • @DaveBoy
    @DaveBoy 2 года назад +6

    This is one of those pieces of art that demonstrates that determination, grit, skill, and a vision is a hell of a lot more effective than money and a popular intellectual property (although it's nice to have those too!).

  • @n0body550
    @n0body550 2 года назад +3

    I watched this at least 50 times before the age of 10 😂 my absolute favourite movie, this and miracles, were my absolute favourites

  • @maximillianosaben
    @maximillianosaben 2 года назад +8

    Jackie Chan and his stunt team did some legendary work. He was honored years ago at some event, and his whole stunt team showed up behind him, which touched him very much. They mean the world to him. (The video is up on RUclips.)

  • @richardkoch5941
    @richardkoch5941 2 года назад +6

    Beyond the amazing stunt work, Jackie Chan introduced me to real cinematic critique.
    Maybe 30 years ago, I saw him on Late Night with David Letterman. In that interview he talked about how much he loved old movies... specifically he mentioned a Fred Astaire movie where there was a dance scene he really liked and the scene went on for like 2 minutes without a cut. He derided modern movies where in a span of 30 seconds there's cut, cut, cut, cut between each action of significance. It opened my eyes to the difficulty involved with getting it right over such a long period of time. The choreography in movies like that is what drove his performances, and that inspiration worked very well for his craft.

  • @LeviBoldock
    @LeviBoldock 2 года назад +3

    A most unexpected reaction video from you, sir - but a welcome one! I met Jackie in 2018 and he signed my Police Story poster.

  • @Lopez341989
    @Lopez341989 2 года назад +9

    Much respect, just like anime, hong kong cinema has contributed so much to other branches. The use of camera angles, intelligent body movement and visually telling the action narrative.
    One more thing, police story is still one of my top Jackie Chan films for sure. Such a good mix of comedy and action.

  • @angellopez3202
    @angellopez3202 2 года назад +19

    Was legit just talking about Jackie Chan with my buddy 2 days ago & were talking about how great this movie & Rumble in the Bronx are!

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  2 года назад +7

      Still gotta check Rumble in the Bronx I heard awesome things about that one!

    • @protostark5860
      @protostark5860 2 года назад +1

      @@JamesVSCinema Go for it!

    • @darkerkyo
      @darkerkyo 2 года назад +1

      @@JamesVSCinema if you like this movie, you will love Rumble in The Bronx, Who Am I, The Legend of the Drunken Master.

    • @0ptimuscrime
      @0ptimuscrime 2 года назад +1

      I watched Police Story on Saturday. Crazy coincidence.

    • @tylerfoster6267
      @tylerfoster6267 2 года назад +2

      The stunts in Rumble in the Bronx are good but I would really like for there to be a new edition of it on Blu-ray with the original Hong Kong cut with subtitles. The Americanization of the widely-available versions of this and Jackie Chan's First Strike (actually Police Story 4) are a shame.

  • @leeleeisgay
    @leeleeisgay 2 года назад +3

    The scene where he slides through the xmas lights and crashes through that gazebo or whatever, Jackie Chan not only got electrical burns from the lights but he also dislocated his pelvis. The guy you see run off afterwards is a double. One of the most insane stunts in a film maybe ever

    • @paulo143PE
      @paulo143PE 2 года назад

      There was no stunt double in that scene. In Japan this film had a extended ending and a different behind-the-scenes credit sequence, where it shows Jackie sliding down the pole, crashing in the kiosk, then imediately gettting up, finishing the scene and celebrating afterwards (and then he probably fell to the ground in pain after the adrenaline settled down)
      The Japanese ending: ruclips.net/video/PT-grUXsdYw/видео.html

  • @Bagstard
    @Bagstard 2 года назад +5

    the stunts in this film are absolutely insane. I only recently saw this as I was trying to go back into Jackies films that I hadnt seen, and I was amazed by the things they were doing here.

  • @blueskies3060
    @blueskies3060 2 года назад +3

    Jackie did sing the end credit song and yes it’s incredible

  • @flakes1972
    @flakes1972 2 года назад +2

    Oh man! I've been waiting for this!
    The thing I love about Jackie is that he can and will show you things that you will never see again, from anyone.

  • @vincentjoyce5100
    @vincentjoyce5100 2 года назад +2

    I love Jackie. No one has ever given more to the art of cinema than he has. Definitely do Police Story 3 Supercop, the Drunken Master series. Glad you get it man. Merry Christmas!

  • @Cid_1
    @Cid_1 2 года назад +2

    Man I miss these old movies like this and Hard Boiled

  • @sasaha8389
    @sasaha8389 Год назад +2

    This movie is a must see for every action director. Jackie knew exactly what he wanted when he directed and made this movie.

  • @moosematson3892
    @moosematson3892 2 года назад +1

    I just woke up and open up RUclips on my phone and saw that you're reacting to police story I have stopped everything and I'm coming out right now to watch this episode! I anticipate that I'm going to love this episode! The hell with it I'm just going to hit like now before I even watch it!

  • @clearsmashdrop5829
    @clearsmashdrop5829 2 года назад +2

    I saw this for the first time on VHS at a friend's house back in like 89 or 90. I was open-jawed at the shanty town seen and split my side when the bus stops dudes fly out the front.
    This was during the Golden Age of HK Cinema. Kudos for watching this in Canto with sub-titles.

  • @Yelnats87
    @Yelnats87 2 года назад +4

    Dude... i swear Jackie and his crew were the OG "jackasses" Just make sure the camera's rolling and get the stunt! No matter what happens! Awesome reaction James! Yeeeewww 🤙

  • @GonkThePowerDroid
    @GonkThePowerDroid 2 года назад +2

    The guys falling from the bus were supposed to land on the car to break their fall. When the stunt had failed, and Jackie knew it, he stayed in character for a few seconds more so they would be able to use the shot knowing the stuntmen would be absolutely gutted if they wouldn't be able to use that take.

  • @swedishchef82
    @swedishchef82 2 года назад +5

    A classic. Still a fan of Drunken Master as well. Is it bad I always look forward to the end credits to see just how badly the stunts went? When you read his autobiography and see his injury list it's terrifying.

  • @LordVolkov
    @LordVolkov 2 года назад +3

    If you haven't seen Operation Condor, you need to find it. Jackie Chan meets Uncharted. Armor Of God is also part of the same series and is the film that Jackie came closest to death on.

  • @HalSchirmer
    @HalSchirmer 2 года назад +1

    I've got in-laws in Vancouver Canada, where "Rumble In The Bronx" was filmed. Third-hand, BUT: By the time filming ended every ER shift at St. Paul's Hospital & every ambulance crew in GasTown, knew Jackie Chan. ER staff didn't know he was an action film star, thought he was a gambler getting beat up for not paying and called the cops.

  • @paistefever
    @paistefever 2 года назад +2

    I grew up in the 90s and Jackie had pretty much about 2 movies per year then. I absolutely love them all, from action movies and non action comedies he’s done. But Police Stories 1-3 will always be my number 1. Still to this day, when he jumps down in the mall while holding the heated pole, still gets me. The guy was absolutely unlimited in his ideas for action movies, when the movies were done as-is. Absolute legend!

  • @faust3904
    @faust3904 2 года назад +2

    'Armor of God' and 'Wheels on Meals' are an absolute MUST for Jackie Chan fans. The last 20 minutes or so of 'Armor of God' is legendary.
    No lie, there are far too many to mention.

  • @Officer1774
    @Officer1774 2 года назад +4

    With your editing style and commentary, a perfect film to watch you react to.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  2 года назад +1

      Had a blast with this one!

    • @Officer1774
      @Officer1774 2 года назад +1

      @@JamesVSCinema will have a blast watching this!

  • @cherylcohen5700
    @cherylcohen5700 Год назад +3

    May I reccomend "Miracles" aka "Mr. Canton & Lady Rose" which was Jackie's version of the movie "Lady for a Day". In response to a critc who accused Jackie of not being able to direct anything but action, he pulled out all the stops for this movie....it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. The direction, action, cinematography, musical scores, etc. are unmatched even today with all the cg and computer editing now available. It also costars Anita Mui ( the actress you were so fond of from Legend of Drunken Master & Rumble in the Bronx...she reminds me of an Asian Lucille Ball)...if you are truely a serious film maker, you won't want to miss this movie.

  • @timvanbaelen9797
    @timvanbaelen9797 2 года назад +4

    I'm not too fond of the slapstick humor in a lot of HK films but the stunts and fight choreography is unmatched.

  • @VFX3008
    @VFX3008 2 года назад +3

    I'm big fan of Jackie Chan. For me the best fight scenes are with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez in Wheels on Meals, the one at the end of Drunken Master 2 and these ones in Police Story. But he has so many good movies and action sequences like in Armour of God, Operation Condor, Police Story 2 and 3, Dragons Forever,...

  • @JamesASharp
    @JamesASharp 2 года назад +3

    Oh wow! This film made Jackie Chan in cinema. Great choice and reaction bro! You're the 3rd person to react to this classic. 🔥🔥 Mad props to you!! 👍😎

  • @notlobparrot3057
    @notlobparrot3057 2 года назад +2

    GREAT choice! I hope this means you'll be getting to Police Story 2 at some point. They're all incredible.

  • @NEWmr180787
    @NEWmr180787 2 года назад +3

    So happy you’re looking at this one James! I hope you check out other Jackie Chan (and other Hong Kong) classics, plenty more awesome stuntwork where this came from! Armour of God 1 and 2, Wheels on Meals, Project A 1 and 2, Dragons Forever, Crime Story and Drunken Master 2 are standouts for sure!

  • @Erik78Johansson
    @Erik78Johansson 2 года назад +5

    This one and Meals on Wheels (1984) are the best "Kung-fu-Jackie-Chan-Movie" thats out there :D Keep up the good work!

  • @chrisinfiesto835
    @chrisinfiesto835 2 года назад +1

    The behind the scenes outtakes montage during the end credits r 💯🔥!!!!!!!

  • @SquigglyP
    @SquigglyP 2 года назад +4

    Jackie Chan is inspirational as a film maker, cause he's always been very adamant that what he doesn't isn't really that special. He's just really serious about getting the timing and choreography right. In interviews when he gets asked how he does all these crazy tricks and shit in his fights he's like "It's nothing. You could do it. You only see the one take where we got it right in the film. We do it 100 times, and it's only right one time and that's the one in the movie."
    If you watch some more of his older stuff, check out Wheels On Meals if you can get a copy. It's got maybe his best single fight scene as far as just him showing off how fucking fast and solid his fighting is in a straight-up fight. It's one of the few times in a movie where he actually doesn't use the whole set. It's just him and another guy going hard on each other for like ten minutes. It's fucking nuts how fast he is in that movie.
    As others have said, tho... You gotta see Some of the John Woo / Chow Yun Fat movies. The Killer, Hard Boiled and A Better Tomorrow are all legendary flicks. Hard Boiled has one of the best long-take action sequences in a movie where they have an action scene that destroys a set, get into an elevator for 30 seconds or so, and then get out of the elevator and have another scene-destroying action scene. It seems like it's a cool shot, but then you realize that it's a set in a movie and the elevator didn't go anywhere... They rebuilt the fucking set in 30 seconds just to destroy it again. It's fucking amazing.

  • @thenamesplissken3549
    @thenamesplissken3549 2 года назад

    Glad you finally seen Police Story bro👊🏻 you sir have a new subscriber, your notes and appreciation is spot on👌🏻
    Oh... And Happy New Year to you and family

  • @sntxrrr
    @sntxrrr 2 года назад +3

    Classic Jacky Chan is just so beautiful to watch and this is one of his best. That slide is legendary and that shanty town drive-through was copied/homaged by Michael Bay in Bad Boys II (2003) with more fireballs (because Michael Bay) but this version is still better.

  • @LordVolkov
    @LordVolkov 2 года назад +1

    Jackie is a great singer. Check out his work on the Chinese dub of Mulan. He was trained to be a triple threat at the HK acting school he went to.

  • @jessaw8160
    @jessaw8160 2 года назад +5

    Legend of the Drunken Master is my all time favorite Jackie Chan movie. It's so hilarious and awesome!

    • @Zeugnimodms
      @Zeugnimodms 2 года назад +2

      My nephews came into the room at the final act and I had them sit down with me for the rest

  • @josefgordon7712
    @josefgordon7712 2 года назад +1

    That main theme always gets my so HYPED!!!!

  • @Dechral
    @Dechral 2 года назад +3

    have you seen "Who am I?" it's a classic Chan movie, possibly under the radar. Stunts are amazing. Thx for sharing your reactions James!

    • @logandarklighter
      @logandarklighter 2 года назад +1

      Especially the rooftop fight and the slide down the building!!! :o

  • @MaxObra
    @MaxObra 2 года назад +9

    CAN"T BELEave it !! jackie chan !)) and one of the best police stories)

  • @DanJackson1977
    @DanJackson1977 2 года назад +1

    Bro, the recent CRITERION Blu Ray remastered version of this movie looks so much cleaner man. It's night and day. AND it includes Police Story 2.

  • @immortal_jairo88
    @immortal_jairo88 2 года назад

    18:59 I thought I was the only one liking the soundtrack. I'm glad you enjoyed Police Story, it was my childhood favorite action movie!!!

  • @HeavyRulezz
    @HeavyRulezz 2 года назад +1

    my VHS player were crying in 90s cause i always watched this movie when i was a kid xD For all my life hero is a Jackie

  • @ruth2141
    @ruth2141 2 года назад +7

    I love the stories about when Jackie started working on US movies and how surprised he was by all the safety precautions. I discovered his Hong Kong movies when I was in New Orleans in the 80's. There was a martial arts cinema near my office and anytime they were showing one of his movies I was there.

    • @zuriyel5368
      @zuriyel5368 2 года назад +1

      I heard similar stuff about Yuen Woo-Ping's experience when he went to work on The Matrix as fight choreographer and action director for the fight scenes.
      If I recall correctly, stuff that he suggested at first, while legal in Hong Kong turned out to be illegal in America, surprise that Americans used two wires instead of one and that the wires were made of metal.
      They were freaking hardcore in Hong Kong.

  • @Inukitsoq
    @Inukitsoq 2 года назад +1

    Just watched this for the first time last month, such insane stunts

  • @corbeauAnim
    @corbeauAnim 2 года назад +2

    It's one of my favourite Jackie Chan movies, and one of his best in my opinion. I love this type of movies. This mix of comedy and action, the beautiful choreographies and stunts. And I agree with you, the colours (and the fashion) of these 80's movies is really something.
    It's always a pleasure when I see a reactor watching it. And your reactions was really entertaining. ^^
    Thunderbolt is also one of my fav, (partly because I watched it many times as a kid) and Project A is very cool too. But there is so many of his movies I like though... It's hard to choose. XD

  • @jezlawrence720
    @jezlawrence720 2 года назад +1

    Your face when Jackie "arrests the bus" at the end of that opening sequence :D :D

  • @Vidyut_Gore
    @Vidyut_Gore 12 дней назад

    Grew up watching Jackie Chan and probably shortened my grandmother's life from trying stunts. lol. Got into karate (only martial arts available locally), got into fitness for life. Lapsed a few times, but just watching his films burn calories from nail biting tension and such brilliant inspiration. He's probably changed countless lives by just giving them martial arts dreams.

  • @Buggins
    @Buggins 2 года назад

    Oh my word! One of my favourites and a classic. What a fun time this movie is.

  • @darkerkyo
    @darkerkyo 2 года назад +1

    Fun fact: the person singing the ending song during the montage of the blooper reel is Jackie Chan himself.

  • @layedout778
    @layedout778 2 года назад +1

    One of my ALL TIME Jackie Chan movies! :) Great Reaction, bro!

  • @blueskies3060
    @blueskies3060 2 года назад +3

    Favorite action movie. Chan in this movie is unmatched in his commitment to stunts.

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  2 года назад +1

      Agreed!! Only person near him I know of so far is Tom Cruise.

  • @SkumbunnyPrime
    @SkumbunnyPrime 2 года назад +1

    Wheels on Meals would be a good follow up unless you plan on watching all of the Police Story movies first. I can't wait to see you cover Supercop!

  • @RavenHeadInn
    @RavenHeadInn 2 года назад +2

    When growing up in HK in the '80s you learned real quick there was no such thing as 'health & safety' lol

  • @woeshaling6421
    @woeshaling6421 2 года назад +1

    the abandoned channel every frame a painting put it best imo: his movies have rhythm. every beat hits

  • @zully8290
    @zully8290 2 года назад +1

    My personal favourite would be Crime Story (1993) for a few reasons. It was based on true story that happened in Hong Kong a few years earlier. It also involved the total destruction of the infamous Kow Loon Walled City. They put the real bombing scene in the movie. Real event that happened, historical value and action scenes in 1 film.

  • @justinpeck6015
    @justinpeck6015 2 года назад +1

    Yes, that is Jackie singing. He started sing when he got hurt. And was pretty famous for singing in China.

    • @cherylcohen5700
      @cherylcohen5700 2 года назад

      Jackie was actually trained to sing since he was 7 while incarcerated in the Peking Opera drama academy...and started recording in the late 70s early 80s the tracks for his movies which in turn led to over 20 albums & best foreign recording artist in Japan.

    • @cherylcohen5700
      @cherylcohen5700 2 года назад +1

      He has performed on stage to literally thousands of fans in Asia both alone & with other artist like the late Anita Mui. He has also sung the title songs & mudical scenes for the Asian versions of animated movies like Beauty & the Beast & Mulan.

    • @cherylcohen5700
      @cherylcohen5700 2 года назад

      Musical

  • @corc1992
    @corc1992 2 года назад +2

    My favorite Jackie Chan movie. This combines everything that makes Jackie Chan great into one movie. The ending where Jackie snaps on these bad guys and the rage in his face. When i first saw that, it completely changed my perception of him as an actor. I knew then and there there's more to him than just a martial arts.

  • @Yora21
    @Yora21 2 года назад

    13:35 Dude is rocking that Helmut Kohl look.
    Actually, all the outfits in this movie give me major flashbacks. And I was a kid in Germany, on the other side of the world.

  • @tylerfoster6267
    @tylerfoster6267 2 года назад +2

    Another really incredible and somewhat lesser-known Jackie Chan movie is Dragons Forever, which also includes equally legendary martial artists Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in a great team-up. Definitely recommend checking it out. You also mention Drunken Fist, which may or may not be different from Drunken Master and Drunken Master II, which are two of Jackie's most incredible martial arts showcases.

  • @josefgordon7712
    @josefgordon7712 2 года назад +1

    This needs a hundred likes from me. I have so much love for this film series.

  • @ThunderbackOG
    @ThunderbackOG 2 года назад +2

    When Jackie started with the Police Story Movies, Hongkong Crime Movies were very good already. But he, loving this genre with every fiber of his being, just wanted to push the limit of what was possible. Every Police Story Movie is good in his own right, even the later ones when he was older are great in a different way. I also recommend City Shark.
    I know Jackie is very humble, compared to the level of his achievements, fame and who he actually is. He would name some of his own heroes as the greatest stuntmen ever. But the level of skill and commitment he showed every day make him the GOAT. I worked with world-class stuntmen many times in my career (Including people like Donnie Yen) and they almost unanimously agree.

  • @evilalex87
    @evilalex87 2 года назад +6

    Amazing film, love the whole franchise, jackie chan made many great films specialy in 80s and 90s

  • @Jargolf86
    @Jargolf86 2 года назад

    I saw an Interview with Scott Atkins, were he said "In Honkong Movies, Stuntmen get really Hurt. The Regisseur dont give a flying F if they have Pain." You can really see that, there are some Scenes were it isnt possible to NOT hurt you.

  • @patetarr
    @patetarr 2 года назад

    Much respect for reacting to this film

  • @MIXPRO68
    @MIXPRO68 2 года назад

    YES THATS HIM SINGING.I SAW THIS ON VIDEO IN 1985 AND IT BLEW ME AWAY.I ALREADY KNEW OF HIM BECAUSE OF THE EARLIER CLASSICS(THE EAGELS SHADOW AND DRUNKEN MASTER).THIS MOVIE WAS HIS INTRODUCTION INTO MODERN DAY ACTION BECAUSE THE HOG KONG ACTION MOVIES WAS HEADING AWAY FROM PERIOD KUNG FU MOVIES INTO PRESENT DAY ACTION.THIS MADE HIM EVEN A BIGGER STAR. HE IS A TRUE LEGEND.

  • @Mviews-hb4ib
    @Mviews-hb4ib 2 года назад +3

    Apparently those lads falling out of the bus were ment to hit the car roof

    • @JamesVSCinema
      @JamesVSCinema  2 года назад +1

      Welp, their falls were not in vain!

  • @richard_n
    @richard_n 2 года назад +2

    This might be my favorite Jackie Chan movie. If someone wants to know what Jackie Chan is all about, you show them this film.

  • @putinscat1208
    @putinscat1208 Год назад

    I used to have a VHS copy of this with English dubbing. It was funny as hell. I haven't found another dubbed version or subtitles that I like as much. There is a Police Story 2, then the 3rd one is called Supercop with Michelle Yeoh.

  • @pnwajs3532
    @pnwajs3532 2 года назад

    Back in the early to mid 1990's when I was young I used to go to the Los Angeles Convention Center with my best friend every month and buy around 6 bootleg Hong Kong flicks on VHS. At the time Hong Kong films were not being released in the US in theaters or on vhs/dvd. This one vendor turned up every month with a 3 for $25 deal. I would drop $50 a month, picking a variety of Hong Kong action films every time. This was my first real obsession in film.
    I became a huge fan of Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Andy Lau, John Woo, Ringo Lam, Wong Kar Wai, and many others. Every couple months the convention would get the people I had just listed to make appearances and what a highlight that was.
    As for my defense of buying bootlegs, I also worked at a video/music store at the time and whenever any official US version of hong kong films released (thanks to the huge US success of Rumble in the Bronx), I bought everything over again for the better film quality & clearer subtitles than the old vhs bootlegs. :)
    Also got into the Japanese & South Korean film scenes in 1999 and there are a ton of great films from that period on. There was something special about these times. I was more into them that anything releasing in America. Felt like the peak eras of Asian cinema is when the US was having a huge creative dry spell and only a few great titles were releasing every year. Asian film-makers were so inspired by the western films they saw and just took it to new heights.

  • @King-Omega-
    @King-Omega- 2 года назад +2

    Hell yeah, Jackie Chan has some fantastic films. This one is a classic. My favourites are 'Who Am I?' and 'Rumble In The Bronx', those have some amazing fight scenes and the stunts are top tier.

  • @riofanl3638
    @riofanl3638 Год назад

    Indeed he did the song your hearing in the end credits hes a really good singer i believed he did singed in every police story movie he did

  • @cg.man_aka_kevin
    @cg.man_aka_kevin Год назад +1

    23:00, DAMN, I thought Jackie will punch and kick that dicot seeds! ( That balls... ) 🤣😆

  • @JuanAndres-fs7js
    @JuanAndres-fs7js 2 года назад

    There's a documentary here on RUclips called "Jackie Chan my stunts" where he goes into detail on all this stunts, well worth the watch

  • @SuperTigger1999
    @SuperTigger1999 2 года назад +1

    Wheels On Meals is also a great one, you should really check out a lot of his older stuff from Hong Kong cinema. He's able to do so much more as a martial artist is greato

  • @erict1628
    @erict1628 2 года назад +1

    If you didn't already know this, Jackie Chan started out his career as a stunt man for Bruce Lee's movies. That's why he always performs his own stunts in his own movies.
    In terms of martial arts movies, I would categorize them as the following:
    Jackie Chan - comedy martial arts with lots of stunts
    Jet Li - graceful martial arts
    Donnie Yen - lightning fast and mixed martial arts
    All 3 are great, but my favorite is probably Jet Li. I really love Jet Li's Once Upon a Time in China movies. His Fong Sai-yuk movies are also awesome.

  • @draskang
    @draskang 2 года назад

    I saw Police Story & I was like "James is gonna be just saying "what? how?" from the 1st scene on!"

  • @JezterTV
    @JezterTV 2 года назад +3

    You should check out "wheels on meals" next! It has some of the most insane stunts from Jackie!

  • @draganbosnjakovic7173
    @draganbosnjakovic7173 2 года назад +1

    To me police story has some of the greatest stunts in the history of cinema.

  • @jeremygeorgia4943
    @jeremygeorgia4943 2 года назад +2

    This is one of my favorites. Keep going with the series. In the third one, he teams up with Michelle Yeoh. It may also be found under the alias: Supercop. After this one, they start getting more serious, and it's more like a reboot. If you like Stephen Chow, he also did his own series called "Fight Back to School". Chow plays a cop, that goes undercover in a school - similar to 21 Jump Street. The third on is mostly a spoof/comedy, that is a parody of the entire law enforcement genre. You might also try Chan's "Thunderolt", for more car based fight scenes.

  • @tornoutlaw
    @tornoutlaw 2 года назад

    It's nice to have one's suggestions considered, doesn't matter if it was actually my comment that led to the reaction :D

  • @TheArchangel911
    @TheArchangel911 2 года назад +3

    If you love martial arts movies, you have to check out my favorite, Tony Jaa.
    The Defender has one of the best scene in martial arts history.
    One Bak is the other movie that really showcases his amazing abilities.

  • @ondrejvasak1054
    @ondrejvasak1054 2 года назад +1

    Police story is awesome, probably my favourite Jackie Chan movie. Police story 2 and 3 are also great, I hope you do them as well.

  • @Zitolos
    @Zitolos 2 года назад

    fam , this movie got me into filmmaking ! was out here in the 7th grade with a flip camera making fight scenes on a playground lol

  • @logandarklighter
    @logandarklighter 2 года назад

    Cartoon Uncle Voice: "One MORE thing..!!!" :D