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.

Top-notch outing from director and star Jackie Chan at the peak of his powers, offering a plot which allows Chan to create a well-acted and likable character, superb action sequences - I mean, they really are the best here I've ever seen - a memorable supporting cast, and excellent production values. The film opens with a major fast-paced shoot-out, which is followed by an amazing stunt involving a number of vehicles rolling down a hill and demolishing a shanty-town in the process; for sheer visual spectacle this takes some beating. The set-piece is followed by a chase involving a bus which has a nice pay-off. Finally the action finishes and the viewer can take a breather whilst the plot evolves.Like most modern-day successful Chan films, the film takes the structure of having a major action event followed by some plot furthering, then of course the physical and fast-paced humour that Chan always inserts into his films. Most of the comedy here comes from Chan being given the job of Brigitte Lin's bodyguard, and the scrapes and pitfalls he falls into as he tries to win her affections. The light-hearted, good-natured humour is fun and pleasant to watch, which makes a change from the cruel and often offensive humour seen in modern cinema. Then suddenly we're back into the thick of the action, with Chan doing some amazing stuff like taking on a gang of bad guys, kicking people through car windscreens and hitting someone so hard with a car door that it flies off! Things eventually become more serious when Chan finds himself framed and is forced to take his own superior hostage to escape. Then the action moves to a shopping mall, where you better hold on to your hat because the conclusion is one of the best ever filmed. An action-packed odyssey of incredibly dangerous back-breaking stunts, physical humour, super-fast martial arts moves, and more breaking glass than you can shake a stick at. POLICE STORY definitely holds the record for "most glass broken in a film, ever" and the bone-crunching finale is the stuff that action fans' dreams are made of. The lack of special effects and the work of the stunt team add to the excitement, putting you into the thick of the action so that you really feel every blow.Chan is, as I mentioned before, at the peak of his game and his character a real revelation. He plays a straight-forward, occasionally bumbling everyday kind of character and this is a major strength for the film, because you end up feeling closer and more in league than if he was some kind of superman a la Schwarzenegger. The supporting cast is strong and blessed with memorable performances, especially the overacting superiors and the two girls caught up in the fray, Brigitte Lin and the beautiful Maggie Cheung, who has a smaller supporting role and is a little wasted (by that I mean in terms of her role, not that she's on drugs). Once again there are memorable stunts (the famous "pole slide" being the best, quickly followed by the bus routine) and all kinds of physical movements which are delightful. A magnificent action-cum-comedy-thriller which taught Hollywood a thing or two, but which stands light years ahead of most contemporary American fare.

Thanks to the efforts of "Inspector Chan Ka Kui" (Jackie Chan) a notorious drug lord named "Chu Tao" (Chor Yuen) is apprehended along with his personal secretary "Selina Fong" (Brigitte Lin). Requiring more evidence than they have Selina is tricked into becoming a witness for the prosecution and Inspector Chan Ka Kui is assigned to protect her. However, in all of the excitement he fails to tell his girlfriend, "May" (Maggie Cheung) that he is bringing Selena to his apartment for the night. This creates all kinds of headaches for Chan Ka Kui who still has to also worry about assassins trying to kill Selena before she can testify. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this film is tailor-made for viewers who enjoy lots of action with some comedy thrown in for good measure. Of course, whether or not this film is Jackie Chan's best movie ever made is certainly open to debate but I will say that this particular picture spawned a number of sequels which definitely enhanced the bottom line. In any case, I found this movie to be somewhat enjoyable and have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

If you like some beautiful fighting with real moves this is the one for you! Chan directs and acts amazingly here making the entire movie very realistic and believable... well, all fights are actually 'real'. No stuntman, Chan actually got hurt several times making this movie.There isn't much to talk about here, the entire movie is based on crazy moves. There are tons of bad guys flying every where destroying ridiculous amounts of fake glass. For a police movie there isn't much shooting, but then again you are watching a fighting movie. A good thing here is that you will get to know who is Jackie a lot more, I expected a lot less from him and the action here proved me wrong.... really wrong.The plot isn't that solid, nor are the characters but that is not why you are searching a Jackie Chan, huh? So go enjoy this old but gold piece, and have some fun with friends while listening to those old guns effects that sound like laser and some incredible real moves.