New Police Story

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 09 Oct 2006, 14:26

Is this out on October 13?

I know Mark didn't like it but I'd still like to see it

Because of the impending release, Teletext did an article about it... bloody hell, it really seemed like most of the information was a cut and paste job with quotes/lines I knew by heart, the "My body is always in pain and I know I can't do this when I'm 63" line, and "My movies have 2 kinds of audience"

It even had the cheek to give credit to Rush Hour for giving him the money to make NPS, despite the fact Rush Hour is 8 years old.
It seemed to mix up NPS, Police Story (1985) and Police Story 2 (1988) as well

He said he prefferred making HK movies to Hollywood movies, but he says that every few years...

*Waits for Yi-long to say Jackie has not made a good movie since Drunken Master 2*

Nah j/k

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 09 Oct 2006, 14:35

Jackie hasnt made a good movie since DM2!

Anyway, didnt like this movie either. Won it in a competition, heard it was a nice old-skool Jackie Chan flick with a bunch of fights and some stunts... but it wasnt.

Bad crappy script, bad acting, bad action. Didnt care for it.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 09 Oct 2006, 15:30

hey,

had hopes after the opening reel but it derailed quickly after that. Forgettable.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 09 Oct 2006, 16:58

You guys aren't talking about DM2 are you??

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 09 Oct 2006, 17:06

Nope, about NPS.
DM2 is great. My favourite martial arts flick after Fist of Legend.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 09 Oct 2006, 17:11

hey,

we're not that fucking insane, Mark.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:44

Teletext haha

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:44

I'd rather shave my nutsack with my teeth than sit through New Police Story again. The film portrays Chan as a miserable bubbling weakling.

Keung · Post by **Keung** » 09 Oct 2006, 18:49

I don't see what's so bad about NPS. I found it very enjoyable and shall be going to see it on the big screen, as long as it's subtitled that is.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:10

hey,

it's a shame so many over the top choices were employed in what could've been a nice continuation of the mature acting seen in Crime Story. In NPS it spiraled all out of control.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:11

I presume you mean the HKL? I don't think so.

The R1 looks decent enough:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=21623

I'd probably opt for it over the HK DVD now, even though that has DTS and lots of extras (but none English friendly) but yep wait for the HKL.

romerojpg wrote:Teletext haha

p.s - I hope it's better than DM2

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:11

I'd like to see it too, so there

Who's in your avitar now? Diesn't look like Avril this time.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:14

It's out at the cinema on the 13th:

http://www.newpolicestorymovie.com/

Which means very little to me.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:18

It wont be near me, like Tom Yoododoeoeng Gooonn released in about 3 cinemas

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 09 Oct 2006, 19:35

LOL at the spelling, stick to Warrior King. Yeah agreed HKL films never ever get shown near me. 3 cinemas sounds about right.

Still you did see Ong-bak at the cinema.

Keung · Post by **Keung** » 09 Oct 2006, 21:01

grim_tales wrote:I'd like to see it too, so there
Who's in your avitar now? Diesn't look like Avril this time.

Tis the lovely Rosamund Kwan. Yum!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 09 Oct 2006, 22:44

Yeah, Rosie Kwan definately worth a bone.

I'm relieved you guys were talking about NPS; I didn't care for it either. But newbies from the Rush Hour crowd will think it's cutting edge Jackie.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 09 Oct 2006, 23:22

I enjoyed "New Police Story". It was great at the theatre when Jackie was here for the premiere. The theatre was packed with people and they laughed at so many of Nicolas Tse's scenes and that made me happy to be honest.

The first time I watched it was on the HK DVD, though and I have to say that although I enjoyed the film Jackie's whining got too much throughout the film. And the bad guys were too childish, too in my opinion.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Oct 2006, 02:17

Cutting edge Jackie was nearly 10 years ago (Who Am I - Isn't that considered his last great film?).

You guys really think you're going to see more DM2 material are in cloud cooku (sp?) land. Be happy with what he's now giving us and be happy I say.

Rush Hour or The Tuxedo? I know which I'd pick.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 10 Oct 2006, 04:09

hey,

I would just be happy if he made a good film and as NPS was designed as a film (not barely strung together plot in order for the action sequences to feel somewhat warranted), the failture is even more obvious. Again, Crime Story...

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Oct 2006, 07:29

You don't like Crime Story?
When you put it like that Brad, Rush Hour all the way. Tuxedo was awful.
Rush Hour works as a buddy comedy I guess, but certainly not a Jackie film and its not even the best buddy film. The likes of Lethal Weapon are head and shoulders above it.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 10 Oct 2006, 16:01

hey,

very much liked Crime Story and Jackie's acting choices was very in tune with the film. Not too broad and very suitably distanced from his usual screen persona. When NPS came around, everyone seemed to have forgotten the progress made in Crime Story.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 10 Oct 2006, 16:10

Oh right sorry, I thought you meant you didn't like it.
Crime Story is possibly Jackie's best film, or maybe Heart of Dragon, not sure. HoD is maybe a bit too sentimental in places but he does show he can act in both Crime Story and HoD

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 10 Oct 2006, 17:53

grim_tales wrote:but certainly not a Jackie film and its not even the best buddy film.

The thing is it is a Jackie film. It's the type of Jackie film he's been making for nearly 10 years.

The Jackie films you all love are long gone (aka - replaced).

Knetan wrote:not barely strung together plot in order for the action sequences to feel somewhat warranted

And that's not Police Story?

That wasn't a dis at PS just I'm sure the action scenes came way first.

Knetan · Post by **Knetan** » 10 Oct 2006, 18:06

hey,

did not say I minded the barely plotted action extravaganzas.

Differs from movie to movie....it's an artform really!