THE POLICE STORY TRILOGY 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray LIMITED EDITION [2022]

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Each film is newly restored in 4K from the original camera negatives in Dolby Vision. They come to 4K Ultra HD in 2.35:1 HEVC 2160p encodements. There are naturally incremental improvements from one film to the next given the improvements in production and the differences in age for the sources, but they all look generally good with mostly natural grain structure, outside of some occasional issues on Police Story 1 where there is some noticeable grain reduction and slight smearing, particularly early on in the film. Starting from Police Story 2, the detail, textures, and grain remain quite crisp and consistent from start to finish. The application of Dolby Vision is subtle at best, not necessarily adding lots of brightness or staggering amounts of dynamic range, but there is good specular highlight ‘pop’ to be seen in some of the neon signage and where there are explosions or any sorts of flames they looks very three-dimensional and have more color to them. The Audio

POLICE STOR Y 3: SUPERCOP (1992) 4K (2160p) UHD presentation of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut [96 mins] from a brand new restoration of the original film elements Aside from the quality of the action, the extra features in this box set are very impressive. Just about every audio option you could wish for is available as well as various different cuts of each movie, and a selection of deleted and alternate scenes, some of which are debuting in the UK for the very first time. Jonathan Ross: “The Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show” UHD presentation of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut [96 mins] from a brand new restoration of the original film elements \ 1080p HD presentation of the alternate US version [91 mins]POLICE STORY (1985) 4K (2160p) UHD presentation of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut [100 mins] I am perhaps unusual among Western viewers, in that I’ve only ever seen this film in its uncut version, which here receives its first English friendly release, to my knowledge, since the Hong Kong Classics VHS. It is better known simply as Supercop, in the US cut released by Miramax, which stripped it of the context of its connection to the series. Ultimately, that’s probably okay. Unlike the previous film, Police Story 3 doesn’t ask Ka-kui to deal with the ramifications of his last adventure, and it takes him out of his usual environment, sending him on a special mission to partner with Interpol superintendent Yang (Michelle Yeoh) and take down a major drug dealer on the mainland. Ska Martes on Believer 2 (2023) Review Disappointing but not surprising that this is just more useless Netflix conte… Reversible sleeve artwork for each film, featuring limited edition individual sleeve designs by R.P. "Kung Fu Bob" O'Brien If you need any convincing about how good Police Story 3: Super Cop is, then know that Quentin Tarantino ranks the movie as one of the greatest action epics of all time, and who could argue with praise like that? The plot has returned to a simpler, more direct style but, unlike the first movie, there is actually a plot here, and one that gives its two leads a chance to shine with their fighting skills and their acting.

Each disc in the set comes with two excellent audio commentaries from some familiar names like Frank Djeng, who is always enjoyable to listen and filled with knowledge on these films, as well as Arne Venema and Mike Leeder who have a great, casual banter together that make them very listenable. Additionally, there are multiple cuts of the films, from export cuts to original Hong Kong Cuts and more (the alternate cuts are all in HD). So, Eureka has come through once again with a must-have collectible set for these classics. With a reputation as the ‘supercop’ of the Hong Kong police force, Ka-Kui is sent to mainland China where he teams up with Red Chinese police Interpol director, Inspector Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh) to take down drug lord Chaibat (Kenneth Tsang). Ka-Kui and Yang go undercover and infiltrate Chaibat’s gang, gaining their trust and getting to the heart of the organisation. Hong Kong Theatrical Version – Brand new audio commentary with action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema UHD Blu-ray presentations of all three films across 3 Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs in Dolby Vision [HDR10 compatible] Andrew Hernandez on Believer 2 (2023) Review Wow. I know you’ve hated other movies before, but this is flat out contempt!…Police Story 2 is a rather strange beast at times. Pitching itself initially as a direct follow up, it leaves the consequences of the first film largely in the first act. A hard to swallow series of events mean that by the end of the first hour Ka-kui has been demoted, quit the force, been incidentally recruited to help out on a job and rehired to a plain clothes detective squad. It’s clunky, going round the houses to get somewhere it could quite easily have ended up with fewer convolutions. That said, the pace of the first act is good. Chan parcels out the action scenes well, and while he doesn’t treat the character of May any better, he finds a bit more for Cheung to do, including a stunt she does herself (the outtakes look painful). She also has a genuinely laugh out loud bit where she angrily follows him into the police station’s shower room. Hong Kong Theatrical Version – Brand new audio commentary with Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto Release Date: December 14th, 1985 (theatrical) ( Police Story) / August 20th, 1988 (theatrical) ( Police Story 2) / July 4th, 1992 ( Police Story 3) UHD presentation of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut [96 mins] from a brand new restoration of the original film elements