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Supercop

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When you buy this DVD, you're actually getting an "Americanized" version of Police Story III, a Jackie Chan classic. If you're really a Chan fan, you'd be better off searching for an import shop (or a certain auction site) and getting the original Hong Kong version of the film. Not only will it have the original chinese dialog (with english subtitles of course!), but it also has a few extra minutes of film that were cut from this "American" version.

The movie is ok but it is a superior film in Cantonese. The dubbed English is awkward and detracts from the film. I find the "dubbing" very annoying and would prefer the vintage Hong Kong Jackie Chan films marketed in the US be provided in the original language. Argggh!

I have seen some 20 Jackie Chan movies, and this one is close to the top of the list.

The movie is actually the third installment of the "Police Story" series. As with most Chan movies, the plot is not really important, but an excuse for the action.

While low on action during the first half, the movie have a superb ending, including a chase and a grand finale on a moving train. The best aspect about the movie is that Chan shares the action with Michelle Yeoh, who turns out to be an excellent match. I have found out that women usually like this movie, as the female lead is not a "girl in distress", but also a "Supercop"

*Supercop* (aka *Police Story III*) was the second movie released in the latest (and let's hope permanent) Jackie invasion. It's great that it will become affordable. I recommend it as the first movie to watch if you've never seen him before. One of the other reviewers mentioned that *Supercop* was not Chan's best effort to date. I agree, but *Supercop* rates fairly high in my opinion. The movie did serve as a comeback vehicle for Michelle Khan/Yeoh, so most 90s Chan films feature many more of his stunts. *Supercop*, US theatrical release, remained fairly true to the Asian *Police Story III*," unlike several others (notably, *Rumble in the Bronx*/*Red Bronx*). For this reason, *Supercop* is a good buy and serves as a fair representative of his work. Both casual viewers and fans will enjoy the insane action (especially Michelle Yeoh's motorcycle stunts!) through repeated viewings. Also, if *Supercop* doesn't make you hunger for more Jackie, then you probably won't like the two or three Chan films (out of several dozen) that might be consistently better. Also, I don't understand the R rating on this one; I've seen many PG-13 movies containing worse and/or more graphic violence than *Supercop.* Parents should be aware that Chan never glorifies violence, but *Supercop* contains more gunplay than most of his films.

Basically the 3rd movie in the Police Story series (First Strike is the 4th and last), Supercop has very little connections to the 1st 2 Poilce Story movies, which were very closely related. Jackie Chan returns as Kevin Chan, and his girlfriend Mei is still played by Maggie Cheung. I have seen Supercop numerous time, and each time its like watching it for the 1st. The story is better than many Chan films, and the action and stunts are easily amongst the best.

The story, takes itself a little more seriously than some Chan films, say compared to Mr. Nice Guy or Rumble in The Bronx. The humor is more of a minum because of that, but there's still a funny couple good moments. I think the plot is interesting and suspensful, taking advantage of Kevin Chan playing an undercover agent throughout the movie. His sidekick, or should I say boss, throughout the film is played by Michelle Yeoh, also undercover along side him, and gives an equally great performance in the film. The dubbing is far better than most films, and if you prefer Jackie Chan's own English voice, he provied his own dub in Supercop.

The action is used sparingly throughout the beginning of the film, making everything run a little slow. But the movie begins to progress more and more nicely throughout. The finale is huge. 15 minutes of straight all out action from fights to some of, if not, the best stunts ever done. Chan jums on and hangs from a helicopter ladder over the city, and Michelle Yeoh hangs off the side of a van for dear life and steers a motorcyle right up ontop a moving train. Its all real and its must see.

Fan or no fan of Jackie Chan, this is just an all out great movie. No its not recognized as a masterpiece, but in a slightly smaller world this is A++ entertainment.

This arguably one of his best! Incredible! Haven't seen a Kung-fu movie this good since Legend of the Druken Master or even Twin Warriors!

Among all of the American releases of Jackie Chan films, this one is the best. Though it is the third chapter of the "Police Story" series, the tone is much different from the first two. Jackie directed the first two and they are surprisingly really intense. Sure, there are some funny bits, but the action is razor sharp and Jackie gets really pissed off several times. In "Supercop" the tone is much lighter, maybe due to the direction by Stanley Tong. But don't get me wrong, this film is still great entertainment. Jackie and Michelle Yeoh (Billed as Michelle Khan) make a great team and trade stunts right and left. The final chase scene involving an armoured car, Chan hanging from a ladder of a speeding helicopter, Michelle jumping onto a moving train with a motorcycle, and the two of them taking down thugs on top of the train is something to behold. Maggie Cheung also returns again as Jackie's girlfriend.

Maybe I'm bias... of course with the 2 Miss Malaysias - the ravishing Datuk Michelle Yeoh (that's a Malaysian Dame equivalent) and Ms Samantha Schubert and the KL skyline well 5 Stars. Malaysia Boleh!

Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh rock in Supercop! Jackie plays as an undercover Hong Kong cop that must infiltrate a Chinese gang and stop their corrupt drug trafficking. With the help of Michelle Yeoh, who is also undercover with him, it's up to them to stop this gang and get their dirty money back and give it to their government.

This is an awesome film! The action is really great in this movie and of the first wave of the Jackie Chan movies that hit mainstream in the U.S. in the mid to late 90/s (RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, FIRST STRIKE and SUPERCOP), this is my favorite. It's also very funny as well. There's a good set of laughs throughout the movie. And of course, Jackie's patented outtakes in this one are REALLY Good (ie: helicoptor).

Check this one out and also check out some of Jackie's other greats like RUSH HOUR and RUSH HOUR 2, RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, WHO AM I and OPERATION CONDOR. Also check out Michelle Yeoh in CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON.

This film really should be called "POlice Story 3: Supercop" but anyway in this film Jackie's sidekick is Michelle Yoeh (James Bond's sidekick in "Tomorrow Never Dies"). Together they pose as bad guys to infiltrate the drug gang and go undercover to destroy the operation from the jungles of Thailand to the city streets of Malaysia. Jackie battles the bad guys in some of the most spectacular stunts yet! Jackie won a Best Actor Award. Highlight: when Jackie jumps from a building to a rope ladder hanging from a helicopter. Great film!