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InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

a_chinn I wasn't going into this film expecting much, especially after all the rather dull films Jackie Chan he'd been making in Hollywood, but Jackie can still deliver some solid Hong Kong style action when he's put in control. The first three Police Story films were nothing great in the story and character department, but they were jaw droppingly amazing when it came to the action and particularly the stunt work. The fourth film was fun, but felt like it was trying too hard to be more of a western style of action film, which is not at all why you watch a Jackie Chan film. However, this film does harken back to those first three films in the Police Story series. The story is pretty contrived, overly dramatic, and honestly not all that good, but the action is terrific and almost non-stop. Jackie delivers some good stunt work, though nothing as insane as some of his earlier films, but cut the guy a break. He was 50 years old when he made this film. There is one fight sequence that takes place near the end of the film in a Lego store that could rival the best fight scenes between Jackie and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez. Overall, this film isn't one of Jackie's best, but it does harken back to his earlier films in a way that he hasn't done so in Hollywood for quite some time.

david-sarkies This film obviously was released after what was known as the classic period of Hong Kong Cinema, and though it is an interesting action film, it simply does not come anywhere near the old style of Hong Kong movies. The main gripe that I had (at least with the version that I watched on DVD) was that the movie was dubbed in English, which is quite annoying to watch (though some parts seemed to have been filmed in English). As an action movie it is okay but as a Hong Kong action movie it is simply passed it's prime. It was much more American and in many cases reminded me of Point Break.The movie is about a police officer, Senior Inspector Wing (Jackie Chan, and no connection with Chan's character in the original police story) who goes after a terrorist group and ends up losing all of his men to a series of traps, so as a result resigns and becomes an alcoholic (not a very original beginning). However another police officer comes along and manages to convince him to rejoin the police force and finish off the job that needed to be completed.As mentioned, this movie is similar to Point Break. The movie involves a gang of teenagers that rob banks while wearing masks. Also, they don't do it for the money, but that is where the similarity ends. The main character does not infiltrate the group, and the group are not committing crimes simply for the adrenalin rush, but rather because they have a problem with the police and are going out of their way to make the police suffer. There is a very good reason for this which is explained in the film, but I will not reveal it here just in case some of you actually wish to watch this film.The New Police Story is a movie good on action and gun fights, as well as the trade marked stunts of Jackie Chan (who does all of his own stunts and has the outtakes at the end), but it is hardly original, nor is it anywhere near the classic Hong Kong cinema.

Thomas Tokmenko The movie fluctuates its tone repeatedly, going from a gritty cop redemption tale and shifting gears into a mismatched buddy cop movie. The antagonists of New Police Story are a team of teenagers who at some points are presented like ingenious super-villains, then at other points like just stupid meandering kids. The problem is there are some incredibly unbelievable moments sprinkled-in which dissolve the impact of realistic and emotionally heavy scenes. To clear my perspective up, I do mean unrealistic within the realm Hong Kong standards. The original trilogy of Police Story movies felt balanced with the inclusion of comic relief, although for New Police Story the material at hand may be set-up too serious for such classic Jackie Chan antics. The whole warehouse scene for example was handled in the style of a cartoon. Considering how tragic the events that unfolded there were, I felt it very bizarre the antagonists were treated like comical super-villains. There is atrocious product placement in here as well, the worst offender being Lego which shows up abruptly, misplaced, and for too long. In all honesty I am nitpicking though, the movie is an extremely fun ride it's just too reminiscent of a careless Hollywood blockbuster than akin to a Hong Kong feature of this genre. The stunt work is absolutely top-notch, with many eye-popping moments that Jackie and his team are known for. The action sequences are especially well done and authentic to the original Police story Series, a must watch if only to see Mr. Chan do what he does best. Once again although New Police Story is a very fun ride, there are many elements which feel as if they either don't fit or don't belong. -6/10

proletarian-1 There you go, a bunch of chumpy rich kids, robbing banks and killing cops like old-time Rambo. HK police are so lame and unprofessional that they let an impersonator walks in and out the police headquarter like an Wal-mart. Oh, did I mention that they also let the lead antagonist walk in the police headquarter with a bomb in his hand, so that he can give it to Jackie's girlfriend and subsequently disfigure her. And you got corny melodramas. Tons of them, actually, mainly about Jackie weeping over his dead peers, and lead villain's profound hate for his police commissioner dad. And I don't even want to recall more about this terrible flop. Shun it, avoid it like plague.