Police Story 2 (Special Collector's Edition) |  | Director: Jackie Chan
Actors: Maggie Cheung, Jackie Chan
Studio: Weinstein Company
Category: DVD
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 11239
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: Chinese (Original Language), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 122 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: GEPD79925D
UPC: 796019799256
EAN: 0796019799256
ASIN: B000KX0IMW
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Release Date: February 13, 2007
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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 02/13/2007 Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Before making a name for himself in Hollywood with the Rush Hour franchise, Jackie Chan was already an international superstar, thanks to Hong Kong films such as Police Story and its sequels. While not quite up to par with that film, Police Story 2 (released in 1988) still manages to pack quite the punch, picking up where Police Story left off. Chan's Ka Kui has been demoted from detective to traffic cop, something that depresses him but is a source of relief for his gorgeous girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung, Hero), who is hoping that they can live in peace. But hell hath no fury like a Triad member scorned, and Ka Kui finds himself a hunted man when the gangsters he locked away seek revenge. While the plot is familiar, the impeccably choreographed action sequences are a work of art. Exhibiting both strength and grace, Chan who also directed and co-wrote the screenplay as well as performed all his own stunts) is both heroic and comical as he fends off hordes of villains. He's in fine form, whether he's beating up his opponent or about to get bullied by a waif of a handicapped man. Chan is famous for including a blooper reel at the end of his movies, and while the bloopers for his later films appear almost forced--as if he had to scrounge around to come up with good material--his earlier pictures conclude with gasp-inducing mistakes that make the viewer wonder how one man's body can endure this kind of physical punishment. The DVD offers both the Cantonese version with English (and Spanish) subtitles, as well as a cheesy English dubbed treatment. Opt for the subtitles: The action will more than speak for itself. --Jae-Ha Kim
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 Its ok February 1, 2010
J. Page
Its ok, the first movie has a better story, but I like this one too. Great action sequences
More action, less plot December 4, 2009
M. Herzog (chicago)
I loved the first police story, but was a little let down with the second. Though the action was amped up, the story was toned down (presumably to allow for more action). Also, it was a little too similar to the first in terms of tone and presentation. There girlfriend who always does silly things, still did silly things, and is still constantly complaining about jackie. Jackie himself still played a nice guy, who has to save the day doing amazing stunts. The film even ends with the same song playing over outakes as was in the first. Overally, it was a entertaining flick, just not that unique. If you liked the first police story, you'll probably be happy. If not, there's nothing to change your mind this time around.
 Not Chan's Best "Story" May 19, 2009
Mike Schorn (APO, AE United States)
"Police Story" wasn't my favorite Jackie Chan movie, but nobody short of a blind person can deny that its action, humor, and stunts were enough to raise both eyebrows. Alas, much of what made the original film memorable has been undone in the sequel, to the point of there being almost no comparison between the two. It's still a pretty good action film by most standards, but nonetheless a disappointing follow-up to one of the genre's most appreciated masterpieces.
The story: Ka Kui (Chan) is still a policeman, but his unorthodox practices and exploits of the previous adventure have gotten him demoted from hero to zero. On top of this, the villainous Mr. Chu (Chor Yuen) has been released from prison and promises to make life miserable for him and his unstable girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung, In the Mood for Love)...all whilst the police department is faced with a case involving the robbing of $10 million from building owners by demolition-savvy terrorists.
The movie switches between an action vehicle and a police thriller more than once, with wire-planting and surveillance scenes taking precedence more than once. Frankly, I don't watch a Jackie Chan movie for stuff like that, and when it starts going on for half-hours at a time, I started losing interest. Granted, it all comes back to some good martial arts scenes, but for the most part, the film takes itself much too seriously (the original also did, but at least it could make up for it on a more regular basis). The only non-action aspect of the film that I really enjoyed was the continuation of Jackie's and Maggie's onscreen relationship, which peaked in a hilarious scene where Maggie shouts Chan through a shower room filled with naked, embarrassed policemen and corners him in a bathroom stall. Besides that, though, there's less physical comedy from Jackie, and that's not cool.
I shouldn't complain too much, though: there is a lot of cool action to fall back on...it's just not as cool as that of the original film. Chan has four hand-to-hand fights: the first one is against Chu's thugs in a restaurant, and while still very entertaining, it's nothing we haven't seen out of Jackie before (although there is a cool move where he breaks an open drawer with a man's face); the next is a more inventive follow-up fight in a park where Chan takes on an even larger group of attackers wielding metal sticks; he then has a brawl with two CID agents that too short to warrant interest; the movie ends on a high note with Chan taking on the three terrorists in a fireworks factory - this includes the vast majority of the film's stuntwork (comprised of Chan the bad guys falling from very high places) and a rather impressive fight between Ka Kui and Chan-movie veteran Benny Lai as a deaf-mute pyromaniac.
Dragon Dynasty did a reasonably good job with this release, though they apparently shared all of the good stuff with the prequel: included are two Cantonese audio tracks (stereo and mono) and one English one in which Chan does not do his own dubbing, feature commentary by Brett Ratner and Bey Logan, a 33-minute tribute to the Jackie Chan stunt team, alternate outtakes, a location guide, and a Ratner/Logan interview...but no personal words from Chan himself. Alas, even the special features of the original film are better than the sequel's. This general uneven comparison shows that even Hong Kong has its problems with having sequels live up to their predecessors, and not even director Chan could shatter that stereotype. If you're a fan of Jackie's, you'll already own this, but newcomers to Dragon Dynasty should start somewhere else, regardless of the name recognition.
Police Story 2 March 11, 2009
Shyann (Sonora,Ca)
Not a bad Jackie Chan Movie. It has the typical Jackie humor and great stunts which are always entertaining. Grab some Popcorn and start kicking the air! :-)
 My least favorite police story December 22, 2008
Timothy Maxwell
Of the four good police stories (new police story wasnt that good), this is my least favorite. Not because the movie lacked anything in any way, but just because I like the other three that much more. This one seemed to have the least daring stunts and the least amount of fight scenes.
Having said all of that, this movie is AWESOME!
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