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17 August 2018

Eureka Video tells JACKIE CHAN'S POLICE STORY AND POLICE STORY 2 (review)

Jackie Chan hits the screen in front of and behind the camera in POLICE STORY and POLICE STORY 2, two eighties hits from the peak of his pre-Hollywood stardom in Hong Kong action cinema.  Chan is police officer Ka Kui who is catapulted into stardom as a super cop when he captures a corrupt businessman/drug dealer only to incur the wrath of the gangsters who threaten him and his fiancee (IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE's Maggie Cheung).

REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (UK) Region B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

 JACKIE CHAN'S POLICE STORY AND POLICE STORY 2 Blu-ray specs:
  • Disc One (POLICE STORY):
    • Original HK Theatrical Version (100 minutes):
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
      • Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 1.0 original mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and alternate English dub in LPCM 1.0 mono
      • Optional English subtitles
    • Japanese Extended Version (105 minutes):
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
      • Cantonese Dolby Digital 1.0 mono
      • Optional English subtitles (with original optical Japanese subtitles printed vertically on the right side of the frame)
    • American Home Video Cut (88 minutes)
      • 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
      • English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
    • Alternate and Deleted Scenes
    • "Jackie Chan Stunts" Promotional Trailer
    • Archival Interview with Jackie Chan
    • Original Theatrical Trailer
    • 4K Restoration Trailer
  • Disc Two (POLICE STORY 2):
    • Hong Kong Extended Cut (122 minutes)
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 widescreen
      • Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and LPCM 1.0 mono and Englsih DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
      • Optional English subtitles
    • Original HK Theatrical Cut (106 minutes)
      • 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
      • Cantonese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
      • Optional English subtitles
      • Audio Commentary by stuntmen Miles Wood and Jude Poyer
    • UK Video Version (95 minutes)
      • 16:9 anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen
      • English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (different dub from the extended cut)
    • “Jackie Chan: Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show" British TV special (41 mins)
    • Archival Interview with actor/stuntman Benny Lai
    • Outtakes
    • Alternate Outtakes
    • Original Theatrical Trailer
    • Alternate Video Trailer
  • Collector's Booklets for each film
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