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