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Future Cops (1993)
Directed by Wong Jing
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Overview
In the year 2043, an evil crime lord is trying to take over the world. Only one government official stands in his way, and plans to send him to prison, so The General and his minions Kent, Thai King, and Toyota travel to the year 1993 to kill the official before he has a chance to get into office. During a battle with The General’s minions, the Future Cops Lung, Broom Man, Ti Man, and Ah-Sing hear of their evil plan and devise a plan of their own to travel back in time to protect the official.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin | Andy Lau | Jacky Cheung | Simon Yam | Chingmy Yau | Winnie Lau Siu-Wai | Charlie Yeung | Andy Hui Chi-On | Ekin Cheng | Ken Lo | Billy Chow | William Duen | Kingdom Yuen | Richard Ng | Aaron Kwok | Dennis Chan | Fanny Leung | Lam Foo-Wai | Newton Lai | Pak-Cheung Chan | Lee Siu-Kei | Sam Hoh Choi-Chow | Tat Chiu Lee
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/11/2022 | TV | Streaming | TV | 6 stars |
| 01/08/2015 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Holy shit. My buddy Stephen Scarlata turned me onto this when he posted a video clip showcasing a brawl between several of these “Street Fighter II” characters. Was excited when I saw it was on Amazon Prime Video! Finally watched and damn this is insane.
First I’m shocked at the cast they assembled for what is crazy time travel video game adaptation slapstick action comedy. I have a theory that with The Triad’s involvement in HK cinema someone’s son was a big fan of Street Fighter II so this movie was financed. Merely a theory but I can’t imagine how this came to fruition. Also there was no credit to Capcom for the use of the characters, which I’m very curious how they pulled this off.
That said this is still a better adaption of that video game than the JCVD vehicle from 1994. They actually use all the primary characters and their attack moves. Overall it’s a mishmash of comedy bits and stunts with some decent practical FX. Not a very good movie but certainly entertaining, esp. to see these actors portraying these video game characters. They definitely treat the material seriously.
This is one movie where I’d love to know more about and how it came together. How they skirted around Nintendo (there is Mario Bros. sequence too!) and Capcom is quite a feat. So many questions!
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