Supercop [Blu-ray]

It was a good one

I like his movies and get what I expect from it

This was the first in a series of movies Jackie Chan released and it is by far the best of the lot. It pairs Chan with Michelle Yeoh in an undercover mission to infiltrate a notorious criminal’s network and bring it down. What sets it apart from many of Chan’s other releases was that the story was much more serious. Yes they had fun but it wasn’t like many of his movies where they are just going to goof off the entire time.What’s so good about it is that the action and the comedy are some of the best that Chan did. For example right at the start they have some fun with the role as Chan has to pose as a Chinese national. He can’t remember his background and when they take pictures he starts messing around making faces for the camera. Right afterward Yeoh makes Chan spar with a police martial arts instructor.Michelle Yeoh early on in her movie career did all of her own fighting scenes and stunts and she really got to shine here. They would be put into all kinds of crazy situations involving a helicopter, a motorcycle and a moving train in the climax. Chan rarely had a female co-star who could stand up to him but Yeoh could.These are all reasons why Supercop is one of Chan’s best movies and is my personal fav.C

POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP features the dream team of Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh, the only instance in which these two Hong Kong icons really teamed up (no, commercials and cameos don't count). The plot involves the Royal Hong Kong Police's top cop Ka-Kui Chan (Jackie) and Interpol's frosty Inspector Yang (Yeoh) infiltrating a crime lord's inner circle while pretending to be brother and sister. Expect some dynamite kung-fu stuff and also the two stars' performing their own stunts. Cue Jackie's patented humor, and maybe the funniest bit has Ka-Kui - in unfamiliar territory and accompanied by the bad guys - scrambling to adapt to the fake family the police had come up for him at the last minute. And what's a POLICE STORY without cute Maggie Cheung (who plays Jackie's girlfriend) inadvertently throwing a wrench into the works? Jackie and Michelle are awesome together.I kinda figured this wasn't the uncut version when the real opening sequence didn't surface (the one with the big law enforcement conference in which the consensus was that it required a "supercop" to take on the vast drug dealing problem. I don't quite know why Dragon Dynasty went with this inferior version, when they went with the uncut editions for the first two POLICE STORY films. I blame broccoli.I don't know that Michelle ends up hijacking Jackie's film, but she most definitely holds up her end, and this after around a four year hiatus from cinema. She refers to herself as a "tough cookie" in her interview in the bonus features, and I think she undersells herself. There's a gratifying element in that her Inspector Yang goes from being this stern, self-controlled figure into a more playful character as she masquerades as Jackie's character's sister. Juxtaposing her smooth, flowing fighting style is Ka-Kui Chan's more unorthodox street fighting moves, but both methods work and I just bet both styles are equally felt by Jackie's stunt group in lumps and bruises.Maybe it's the purist in me but I wasn't entirely down with the Rambo sequence as Jackie and Michelle engage in a massive shootout in a renegade general's camp. I know that Michelle Yeoh, early in her career, played a bunch of gun-toting police officer roles, and Jackie's done similar roles, as well. But I say let Americans and John Woo characters do the gun thing. I'd rather watch Jackie wresting a gun away from a bad guy and then field stripping it in moments... Sorry, I can't help but feel that guns are beneath these two icons, and especially Jackie Chan.This Dragon Dynasty release comes with two DVDs. Disc 1 has the feature presentation and an audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema know-it-all Logan Bey (but his stuff's always worth listening to). Disc 2 has these 4 interviews: Jackie Chan reflects on POLICE STORY 3, on Michelle Yeoh, on working with other directors, what it was like dangling dizzyingly off that helicopter, and his befuddlement over his pictures getting the serious edit treatment for overseas release (00;19:21 minutes); Michelle Yeoh talks about her time in the movie, on doing her own stunts, and how she wanted to do the helicopter stunt herself until the director asked her - and I'm paraphrasing - "Michelle, if you do that, what in the world is Jackie going to do to be able to top that stunt?" so she settled for the motorbike stunt (but, first, she had to learn how to ride a motorbike; 00:23:11); an interview with director Stanley Tong (00:19:32); and an interview with Jackie Chan bodyguard/training partner/co-star Ken Lo (with English sub-titles, 00:21:44).As per norm, stick around for the outtakes during the closing credits. Michelle doesn't nail that motorbike stunt on her first try.For my money, I did like the one alternate closing credits version in which Tom Jones sings "Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting." But this isn't that version. Anyway, 5 stars out of 5 for the movie. 2 stars for the Dragon Dynasty presentation and for not having enough bonus material, all that averaging the thing to... well, I'm going with 3 stars.

Originally released in Hong Kong as Police Story III, Supercop teams up Hong Kong action god Jackie Chan along with Hong Kong action goddess Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) for a 90-minute match made in Hong Kong action heaven.THE STORY:Kevin Chan (Jackie), Hong Kong's recognized Supercop, is assigned on a special mission to team-up with a Red Chinese female cop, Jessica Yang (Yeoh), to infiltrate and take down a ruthless Southeast Asian crimelord.The story winds itself throughout all of Southeast Asia including Hong Kong, the Chinese countryside, the jungles of the Thai-Cambodian border and finally to the busy streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.If infiltrating the inner circle of a ruthless crimelord and not getting your cover blown is bad enough, things become just a bit more complicated for Chan and Yang when Kevin's girlfriend (Maggie Cheung), unaware that Chan is on assignment, shows up at the same location that the investigation leads them too!!!Overall it's the usual action tour-de-force you've all come to love and expect from the typical Jackie Chan flick and this movie does not disappoint with tons of shoot outs as well as the usual hand-to-hand combat. The real keeper in this movie though are the more outrageous stunts that are done, especially the movie-ending fight scenes on the train and a flying helicopter which features Chan going for a wild ride all over Kuala Lumpur.THE DVD:Well, if you're hoping for a pretty loaded DVD, you've come to the wrong place as this DVD features nothing beyond the chapter breaks and Spanish language subtitles. Easily, this is the most disappointing Chan DVD I've come across yet. The DVD is good strictly in the sense that this decent action flick is now preserved for digital posterity with a decent DVD navigation system.THE VERDICT:Overall, if you're into good action flicks, Supercop does the trick for you. While the actual fight scenes may not be as elaborate as some of the other movies Chan's had released in the US, this one does not disappoint. The story is pretty decent and the dangerous stunts at the end in K.L. are pretty adrenaline pumping. Overall, whether bought, rented or borrowed, this movie is definitely worth the watch.Recommended

well i was quite disappointed in this film. the special effects were brilliant. but in some places especially jackie chans role more like a slap stick comedy. not very good

The plot is simple, Kung-Fu, Kung-Fu & even more Kung-Fu. With Jackie's expert vision and mastery of his art, he weavers his way through the adventure finding out who the bad guys are then getting rid of them. His timing with the stunts he pulls are an entertainment of their own without the story and he lets us laugh at him while doing some very technical and difficult gags, (Stunts to the lay-person). I didn't appreciate his early work as I was not into badly dubbed Chinese movies, but over the years and seeing more of his work has made me appreciate how hard he works and his boyish comical trait that endears him to those that give him the chance to entertain you.

Blu-ray plays perfect and in English. Another great movie with Jackie Chan in. Supercop. Came a day early which was good. Thank you

Thematic underdevelopment notwithstanding, this is a fine display of veritable martial arts’ skills that passes the time extremely well.Michelle YEOH is both excellent and believable as a fearless supercop whose balletic grace and willingness to do her own stunts puts her in a class of her own.

Being an Hong Kong action fan i knew that i would enjoy this Movie even if it wasn't that great, and it was just as i expected, an OK Movie with some good action and fight scenes in it, but still not great by any means, a Martial Arts action fan like myself will enjoy it though so worth a watch.