Ging chaat goo si

Plot synopsis:
Inspector Chan Ka-kui has been demoted to highway patrol as the result of his handling of his previous case, which involved the violent arrest of crime lord Chu Tao and heavy property damage. The new duty pleases his girlfriend, May, who is glad that her boyfriend is no longer taking difficult cases and has more time to see her.
However, the happy mood changes when Ka-Kui is greeted by Chu Tao and his bespectacled right-hand man John Ko. It seems Chu Tao is terminally ill with only three months left to live, so he has been released from prison, and while he is still alive he vows to make life difficult for Ka-Kui. John Ko and some henchmen show up at Ka-Kui's apartment and intimidate him, baiting the policeman to attack. Later, May and her mother are beaten by John Ko and his men. Ka-Kui can no longer hold back, and he lashes out against John Ko and his men at a restaurant.
Ashamed of his behavior, Ka-Kui resigns from the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. He plans to take a trip to Bali with May, but while he is at a travel agency in a shopping mall, some police officers see him and report that the mall is under a bomb threat. Unable to resist the urge to get involved in police work, Ka-Kui tells the officers to sound the fire alarm and have the mall cleared, and agrees to take responsibility for the decision. A bomb does indeed explode, and the entire mall is leveled by the blast.
Ka-Kui is praised for his efforts, and he is reinstated and assigned to solve the case of the bombing. Ka-Kui plants a covert listening device in the mall property company's office to try to learn more about the bombers. This leads to a suspect who is a deaf-mute and is a fierce martial artist and explosives expert.
The bombing gang, aware that the police are on to them, plan a simultaneous bombing of the property company and the police headquarters. They double their ransom demand to $20 million and kidnap May, luring Ka-Kui into a trap in which he is strapped with an explosive vest and forced to pick up the extortion money from the property company. However, after picking up the money, Ka-Kui tells the gang that they are being followed and split up. Ka-kui, still holding the ransom, is able to drive his car into a tunnel so that the bomb he is wearing cannot be activated and he strips it off. He then goes to rescue May, who is being held in a warehouse full of fireworks. Ka-Kui again faces the deaf-mute man, who throws small firebombs at him. Ka-Kui then gains the upper hand and brutally retaliates against the mute man, finally throwing him off a third story catwalk onto a pile of plastic drums below. Ka-Kui then rescues May and departs the warehouse, just as it explodes in a huge ball of fire.

Tags: violence, comedy, action, murder, stupid

Review:
The Jackie Chan of Police Story would have REALLY amazed the world.Police Story may not be his best movie but it is possibly the one to watch to get an overview of his abilities and film-making style {one must not forget he directed many of his Hong Kong films}.It is a somewhat uneven but often exhilarating film which mixes cop drama,slapstick comedy and amazing action.
The climax features an incredible fight scene in a shopping mall which is a fantastic combination of martial arts,brawling and sheer destruction,and the final stunt-WOW!In between the film concentrates more on comedy,some of which slows the pace a little but is simply delightful to watch,such as a scene where Jackie has to answer lots of telephones at the same time {cut from the slightly poor dubbed version which also has a far inferior score},a very funny courtroom scene and even the old pie-in-the-face routine!
Two weeks later, after SBS had shown the 'Police Story' trilogy, I knew I had found my new favourite actor.Jackie plays Chan Ka Kui, a Hong Kong cop who busts a major drug-lord, Chu (Yuen Chor).
Things go bad - reaaaal bad - when Chu's case is dismissed and he decides he wants Fong and Chan dead.'Police Story' is one of the greatest action movies ever, and certainly one of my favourite Jackie Chan films.
For an action movie, the story is pretty good, and Jackie is a much better actor in this than he is in the acting & plot intensive 'New Police Story'.
When Koo is acquitted, he frames Jackie for the murder of a cop, forcing Jackie on the run to clear his name and get Koo.The first film in the successful Police Story series is a fair example of a Jackie Chan film for those who have never seen one - reasonable plot, great action, average acting (potentially bad dubbing) and the comic scenes.
Arguably Chan's Best Movie By Far. Jackie Chan is considered by many film and martial arts movie fans as one of the greatest action stars ever to grace the silver screen and Police Story cemented his reputation as the likely successor to the late, great Bruce Lee. If Enter The Dragon bared the so-called bench mark of Lee's greatness in the 70s, then the same can be said about Police Story and Jackie Chan in the 80s.Forget about the Rush Hour trilogy, or any of his US efforts- the one film that really typifies Chan's excellence, not to mention kick starting his status as a high kicking, bone-crushing kung- fu talisman, as well as his movie career was this, Police Story- the first in a series of successful cop films, set in mainland, present day Hong Kong.I've seen many of his efforts- likewise the US-based Rush Hour, Rumble in the Bronx, The Medalian and The Tuxedo to name- and frankly many of them pale into insignificance compared to Police Story.
What you see is what you get- and what you get with Police Story is a great Jackie Chan epic, full of action and pulsating stunts.It is miles better than Rumble In The Bronx, Rush Hour and all his other American efforts.Police Story is an excellent film and one I'd definitely recommend to anyone who is a novice Jackie Chan fan, but of whom are unsure which one they should watch first..
In fact, the only thing the dubbing has corrected is the court trialat the time, trials in colonial Hong Kong were conducted in English, while the original has this scene in Cantonese!Nonetheless, Chan's fighting style and the martial arts choreography inject humour where possible, so non-Cantonese audiences don't miss much.
This first version titled ¨Police story¨ directed by the same Jackie Chan is a perfect action film for enthusiastic of the genre; the following was ¨Police story 2 (1988)¨ also pretty violent and with abundant humor touches ; it's followed by ¨Supercop¨ directed by Stanley Tong ; after that it went on ¨Police story IV : Crime story and finally ¨New Police story¨.
My favorite Jackie Chan movie will always be "Drunken Master" (1978), followed by this film from 1985, "Police Story." In it, Chan plays a Hong Kong super-cop who busts a notorious crime lord and his gang, and is then assigned to protect the man's girlfriend (Brigitte Lin) so that she can turn state's evidence.
Like "Drunken Master," "Police Story" has many of the signature stunts and over-the-top martial arts/action choreography that Chan has become famous for, climaxing in a battle royal at a crowded shopping mall.
Police Story is arguably one of the best works by the master of action himself.Compared to other action films,Police Story makes Schwarzenegger and Stallone look like beginners.The stunt scenes are well cheorgraphed and the action scenes are superb.If New Line Cinema has any sense,they would release this in theaters..
Helping Chan to put things right is Chu Tao's secretary Selina (Brigitte Lin), but her presence doesn't sit well with the inspector's jealous girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung).Police Story is widely regarded as being amongst Jackie Chan's best films, but while it undeniably showcases some of the star's most incredible fighting and stunt-work—opening in spectacular fashion with the destruction of a hillside shanty town during a car chase, and closing with a jaw-dropping shopping mall showdown in which no pane of glass remains un- smashed—the simplistic plot and frequent Chaplin-esque comedy routines prevent it from being one of my favourites.
Some of the stunts here are among Jackie's best and most dangerous the whole mall fight finale is probably Jackie's greatest single fight sequence, more brutal and less comedic then say Project A or Drunken Master at the end of the fight you can almost feel the pain of the impact.But unfortunately the rest of the film doesn't hold up to this quality as it is a rather formulaic cop thriller with some comedy elements.
Having said that though this is still up there with Jackies best films due to the incredible stunt work and sheer spectacle.As usual with Hong Kong films avoid the English dubbed DVD version as it is truly awful stick with the subtitles.Great stunts, OK movie a fine starting point if you've not seen a JC movie before and well worth a watch for any movie fan 7/10.
Cue lots of action and comedy, culminating in a shopping-mall showdown which ranks as one of the finest hand-to-hand combat sequences in HK movie history.Chan and his stunt team (choreographed here by Chow Yun-gin and debut action director Wong Kwan) use their incredible gymnastic/balletic prowess to stage a series of furiously-paced fight scenes in which the gunplay of traditional Chinese crime thrillers is replaced by old-style martial arts in a contemporary setting.
Throughout, the film is distinguished by world-class cinematography (by Cheung Yiu-jo) and editing (Peter Cheung), the key technical components of virtually all HK action movies.Given the slew of crime dramas which have followed in its wake, POLICE STORY may have lost some of its novelty value over the years, but the film's influence on international cinema has been profound (beginning with the notorious 'bus' scene in TANGO & CASH).
By the time Police Story was released two years later, the extraordinary hype surrounding Jackie was reaching its zenith, and crowds flocked to see this frenetic blend of awesome stunts, brutal fight scenes and questionable comedy.
The movie starts on a high note with fast-paced action scenes and greatly choreographed stunts - however, parts of the plot that can be considered the second act, really change the mood of the whole film and never convey a sense of excitement.
The movie may be what brought Chan worldwide fame, making the actor a household name for outstanding stunt work, fast action scenes, and comedic elements - and deservedly so!
While I don't disagree with Jackie Chan viewing this as his best action film he ever made, the story in Police Story 1985 doesn't age well.First the bad.
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.
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.
His work is magnificent, the story-line is simple and its good, clean wholesome entertainment interspersed with an excellent script, comedy and those stunts from the man himself.It's a must see for anyone of all ages in a time when Hollywood began to spiral into a nose dive with Terminators, Predators and a general decline of cinematic entertainment, in the true definition of entertainment.If you've never seen films from around further afield, Jackie will be the best tour guide you'd need..
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.
I also viewed the film in the original Cantonese, and I much prefer this to the dubbed version (which is still great).All in all, a few bumps in story quality and acting hardly scratch the epic stunts and action in this wonderfully charming, funny and action packed film from the legend himself, Jackie Chan.
Police Story (1985) is Jackie Chan's s best classic action masterpiece from Hong Kong!
I grew up watching Police Story II (1988) as a child, which was my favorite best Jackie Chan movie.
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 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.
Police Story is one of Jackie Chan's best known and beloved movies and for a good reason.
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.
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.
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.
And the lovely Maggie Cheung is in the movie as well, just a shame that it was in such a small role.As with Jackie Chan movies in general, you will get an abundance of jaw-dropping stunts and nicely choreographed fight and action scenes.
I think it will never be out done.The STUNTS are on a whole other level, the ending stunt Jackie does down the pole is probably one of his most dangerous and most spectacular looking stunts ever captured on film!I found the comedy hilariousThe story is probably one of Chan's most interesting, each and every scene progresses the plot, there are some funny scenes that do slow each scene down but in my opinion it works like magic as it is always balancing out the serious moments with comedy and it continually switches up until the end.One thing you have to keep in mind, do not go into this film thinking its going to be hardcore action all the way, otherwise you may be disappointed.I will say if there is anything NEGATIVE about this film, its that the difference in tones between the action and comedy is quite literally between light and dayThe action sometimes is really serious, and then the comedy is very light hearted and carefree!
Review: After watching a few mediocre Jackie Chan movies, I finally reached a film which I throughly enjoyed, mainly because of the amazing, epic action scenes in the shopping mall at the end.
Fingers Crossed!Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: HK$26,626,760I recommend this movie to people who are into their action/crime/martial arts/comedies starring and directed by Jackie Chan.
In my opinion Police Story is Jackie Chan's best movie all around and mandatory viewing for anyone that considers themselves a fan of martial arts and action films.
As producer, director and star Jackie put his heart and soul into this production and by doing so he made the perfect movie vehicle for himself, as well as a classic action film that went through the roof at the box office in Hong Kong.
Police Story set the bar for the insane action and stunts Jackie would employ in his subsequent films.
Overall, Police Story (and its sequels) is always a fun film to revisit and like I said mandatory if you consider yourself a fan of Jackie's or the action genre.
"Police Story" opens with one jaw-dropping sequence (Chan chasing bad guys through dingy mountain side town) after another (double-decker bus chase), before settling into a standard, if compelling cops and robbers formula dealing with dramas, detective work and goofy humour before ending on a big note in a shopping plaza of acrobatic madness and fight-action.
Jackie Chan was so dissatisfied with his experience on the cop drama The Protector, his second staring lead in an American film that he decided to make his own Police Story under his underused vanity label Golden Ways Films Ltd. In Hong Kong, he would have much more control over script, stunt coordination and direction that if he was going to flounder it would be on his terms.
Police Story is one of Jackie Chan's classic films that helped shape the Hong Kong cinema.
There a good number of interesting and well played characters dispersed throughout the film as well.Overall police story is without a doubt one of the best action movies ever made.
Quebec Rating:13+(should be G) Canadian Home Video Rating:14AI have seen Police Story a couple of times now.In my opinion Police Story is Chan's best film from the 80's.He originally made it because he didn't like the other cop film he had to star in which was The Protector.I have not seen the protector so I cant compare.The acting isn't too bad and the plot is pretty good.I don't remember the plot well because I saw this film a while back but what I do remember is this film has lots of great action,stunts and comedy just what a good Chan film needs.If you can find Police Story and you are Chan fan then buy this film!
The plot in POLICE STORY is very simple but it is the action why this film was made in the first place.Jackie did of course all the stunts of his character by himself and also hurt himself pretty badly in couple of scenes, some of which are also in the completed movie like at the end in which Jackie hits his head (near the eye) through a very nasty looking sharp piece of glass.
Police Story 2 features more action but this film has good qualities too especially in stunts and fights.
Police Story and many other Jackie Chan films are pieces of work of a true entertainer who just goes all out and is very talented in what he can do.
If you have never seen a Jackie Chan film before than this fight will certainly amaze you (other than that, there is little as to say about Police Story).
The opening action scene in the village is incredibly inventive and entertaining, and the final fight sequence, in which Jackie Chan and some bad guys essentially destroy a large shopping mall, is one of the most superbly staged and choreographed martial arts scenes I've ever witnessed.
Later the criminal is bailed and sets about framing Chan for the murder of a police officer; this leads to more fights and a spectacular finale in a shopping centre.If you are looking for a decent story with some spectacular action and plenty of laughs this could be the film for you.
Jackie Chan does a great job in the lead role; it is of little surprise that he went on to make more 'Police Story' films as well as going on to become a global star.
jackie chan said that 'police story' is still his best movie for action, and im not going to argue with him, its one of my favourites.
Well, I would consider Police Story as one of Jackie Chan's best film.
Being a big Jackie Chan fan, and trying to watch as many martial arts films lately, I was looking forward to seeing Police Story as I have heard a lot about it being arguably his best film.
The thing that makes Jackie Chan movies stand out are not just the stunts but also the fight sequences.