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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 02/02/2023

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Police Story 2 (1988)

Directed by Jackie Chan

Crime | Action | Thriller

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Overview

The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.

Rated PG-13 | Length 105 minutes

Actors

Jackie Chan | Maggie Cheung | Lam Gwok-Hung | Bill Tung | Mars | Kenny Ho | Johnny Cheung Wa | Lung Tin-Sang | Wu Ma | Guan Shan | Yeung Chak-Lam | Teddy Yip Wing-Cho | Wong Wai | Lau Siu-Ming | Lisa Chiao Chiao | Ben Lam | Benny Lai Keung-Kuen | Danny Chow | John Cheung Ng-Long | Lau Ching-Wan | Michael Chow Man-Kin | Dennis Chan | Wong San | Ken Lo | Tai Bo | Charlie Cho | Chor Yuen | Billy Lau | Andy Tai Chi-Wai | Wong Man-Ying | Anglie Leung | Crystal Kwok | Ann Mui Oi-Fong | Yip San | Elvina Kong | Louis Roth | Chris Lee Kin-Sang | Wan Fat | Chan Tat-Kwong | Rocky Lai | Chan Chi-Fai | Chen Chi-Hwa | Mai Kei | Lee Jun-Git | Kiki Sheung | Kwok-Wai Gam | Ng Sing-Fat | Kwan Kin | Seung-Goon Yuk | Lee Pooi-Ling | Mak Tin-Yan | Anthony Carpio | Christopher Chan Sai-Tang | Tai Wan-Wai | Jim James | Chim Bing-Hei | Hui Sze-Man | Lee Wah-Kon | Mak Shu-San | Pedro Ernyes | Pang Hiu-Sang | Kwok Bei-Dak | Louis Keung Kwok-Wah | Lai Sing-Kwong | Wong Man-Chun | Lui Kim-Kwong | K. K. Wong Ka-Kui | Nicky Li Chung-Chi | Hon Chun | Chung Chi-Yung | Szeto Yue-Wa | Hau Woon-Ling | Charles Chan Chi-Ping | Yeung Kim-Man

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Viewing Notes

This extended edition at 2+ hours, I can feel the runtime esp. with the stuff that really doesn’t move the story along or just feels unnecessary. I wonder if I have seen this “long” version prior to this; maybe I had just seen the HK release which runs twenty minutes shorter. Pretty sure that’s what I’ve seen previously.

Bugs me even more what they do to May in these films but Maggie still manages to make more out of a thankless role. The story and a good portion of the movie is about a 6 but the few stellar action sequences pushes it up. That final setpiece is still incredible.

First time I noticed that Lau Ching-Wan has a small part as one of the cops that tries to arrest Chan’s Ka Kui. Wondered if this scene is in the standard 100 minute release so I guess I’ll have to revisit that sometime soon.

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