Project A
Project A
PG-13 | 22 December 1983 (USA)
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In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.

Reviews
Radomir Ivanov

A combination of action and fun in a fast-paced film is a real joy to the eye. The masterful display of choreography and martial arts is impressive and outstanding. The stunts are so many and very challenging to perform but they are executed in a most precise and stylish way.The chemistry between the main actors is clearly visible in their dialogue delivery and their presence on screen is easily felt. The film has it own atmosphere and characters amaze with their wit. The story is catchy and interesting to follow.The film is very enjoyable and holds your attention from the very start.

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mrrockey

Project A is in my opinion the three brothers best work(Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao). It features great fight scenes, jaw-dropping stunts, well-played tongue-in-cheek humor, and a fun, complicated plot full of misunderstandings and amazing coincidences. It's just awesome and I'm gonna tell you why.Firstly, the story. Now since this is a Jackie Chan film, you don't expect to see a well-layered, complex story with poignant messages about the horrors of war and why should you? Jackie Chan's films are just made for entertainment. They aren't made to make you think about "what it means to be human" or "what is the definition of evil", they are films made to entertain and in that regard, Project A MORE than succeeds. The plot here is full of misunderstandings, amazing coincidences, and extraordinary cases of people being in places they shouldn't have been, and it's a lot of fun! While this movie, like a lot Chan's films, is really just goofy, slapstick humor after fight scene after goofy, slapstick humor, after fight scene, and repeat that pattern 100 times more, the plot here is so tongue-in-cheek and fast-paced, it'll keep you entertained the entire time. So yeah, there's certainly not a whole lot to talk about as it becomes very complicated if you try to describe it and there's no real character arcs or themes, I'll say this. The plot here is perfectly fun and entertaining and it'll keep you interested till the very end.More importantly, how are the fight scenes and stunts? They are GREAT! The fighting here is the usual Jackie Chan fighting style, people punching and kicking each other repeatedly without a whole lot of grace or obvious choreography integrated with Three Stooges-esque comedy, and a clever use of props as weapons. While the fights are just punches and kicks with no real gore, the various falls and hits that the stuntmen take do feel very real and brutal at times which is cool, as it makes the fights feel more real. Something lacking in his American films. Jackie here, is in his physical prime. He does some truly daring and creative stunts in this film without mentioning the most famous of which, the clock tower drop. While Sammo and Yuen don't do nearly the amount of hardcore stunts as Jackie does, their talent for comedy and screen fighting make up for it. Speaking of Sammo and Yuen, how's the rest of the cast? Well, since this is HK comedy, everybody does kinda play their part in an exaggerated manner. But with this sort of film, it works and the entire cast got me laughing at least once so I can't say they did particularly a bad job but I would say, that the villain, Pirate Lo, really should've gotten more screen time. They built him up the whole movie to be this big bad pirate but yet, when we meet him, he's just a very generic villain. But other than that, the cast is pretty solid and entertaining.There are some flaws with this film. While most of the film is light- hearted and tongue-in-cheek, there's some really dark and unsettling moments on occasion that are meant to be funny, but feel out of place. There's a scene where Yuen Biao orders one of his police cadets to be EXECUTED for laughing in class! Wow, that's just WAY too dark for this kind of movie and it makes Yuen look like a psychopath. Though, the guy fainted before they could shoot him so he changed the punishment to washing the bathroom instead. Still, a complete tone-killer for what's supposed to be a fun, breezy film. There's also scene where Jackie tries to get information from some pirate associate how to meet Pirate Lo but for some reason, Jackie gets SO mad at him, he starts beating the crap out of him with a baton! Seriously, was that necessary? I know he's supposed to be a righteous, compassionate guy who would never let bad things happen but was that really necessary? It's just too brutal for this type of film.But overall, it's a very funny, exciting film that showcases the three brothers'talent best out of all their collaborations. I recommend it to all martial arts fans.

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aidenthomson73

Project A is a 1983 Hong Kong Action Film directed by "Sammo" Hung Kam-Bo. The film stars Jackie Chan (Dragons Forever), Sammo Hung (Winners and Sinners), Yuen Baio (The Iceman Cometh) and Lora Forner (Wheels on Meals).This film may have awful acting and horrible dubbing (even in it's original language) but the film is soon rescued when Jackie Chan deserts his role as a policeman to fight with a gang of pirates. This film features stunning physical comedy with Kung-Fu superstars Yuen Baio (The Iceman Cometh, Knockabout) and Sammo Hung (Winners and Sinners, Martial Law). This unmissable film has inspired many video games such as Pop'n Music and parodies such as Purojekuto A-Ko!

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long-ford

Another completely over the top Jackie Chan adventure but fairly enjoyable if you are into this sort of thing.Jackie and his brothers fight pirates (!) off the coast of Hong Kong. That's the basic (nonsensical) plot which allows plenty of martial arts and overwrought Asian melodrama.Sadly Jackie is forced to share the limelight with other actors, who can't match his charisma or sheer athletic ability. The film is not as polished as his Police Story efforts or his recent Hollywood stuff (Shanghai Noon, Shanghai Knights), but makes for a decent home viewing choice.overall 6/10

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