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16 October 2024

88 Films swashbuckles with Jackie Chan in THE PROJECT A COLLECTION (review)

In the first of his big-budget directorial and starring works PROJECT A, Jackie Chan plays a member of the water police battling pirates.  When the unit is dissolved, he must join the land police only to discover a plot from within to leave ships and their cargo vulnerable to plundering.  In the even bigger sequel, Chan leads another elite unit against even more dangerous pirates.  Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Maggie Cheung, and Rosamund Kwan star.

REVIEW LINK: 88 Films (US) Region ALL 4K UltraHD/Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE PROJECT A COLLECTION 4K UltraHD/Blu-ray Combo specs:

  • Disc One - Project A (4K UltraHD):
    • Hong Kong Cut: 
      • 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
      • Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
      • Optional English Subtitles 
      • Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
      • Audio Commentary by film historian Frank Djeng 
    • Extended Taiwanese Cut: 
      • 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
      • Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
      • Optional English Subtitles 
    • Lunar New Year Introduction Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer English Export Trailer
  • Disc Two - Project A (Blu-ray):
    • Hong Kong Cut: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
      • Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
      • Optional English Subtitles 
      • Audio Commentary by film historians Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
      • Audio Commentary by film historian Frank Djeng 
    • Extended Taiwanese Cut: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
      • Cantonese Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono Mandarin Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
      • Optional English Subtitles 
    • NEW interview with Jackie Chan's stunt double Mars Cheung 
    • "Dancing with Danger" interview with stunt god Mars 
    • "Master Killer" interview with grandmaster Lee Hoi-san 
    • "The Elusive Dragon" interview with actor/stuntman Yuen Biao 
    • "The Pirates Den" interview with actor Dick Wei 
    • "Can't Stop the Music" interview with composer Michael Lai 
    • "Project Collector" interview with Paul Dre and Matt Routledge 
    • "Plan B — Writer Edward Tang on PROJECT A" 
    • Outtakes 
    • Japanese Version Ending 
    • "The Making of PROJECT A" behind the scenes footage 
    • Lunar New Year Introduction 
    • Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
    • English Export Trailer 
    • Stills Gallery
  • Disc Three - Project A Part II (4K UltraHD):
    • Hong Kong Cut: 
      • 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
      • Cantonese Dolby Atmos, Original Hong Kong Mix and newly-remixed DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, Cantonese (Japanese Theatrical Mix) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, and newly-remixed Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
      • Optional English Subtitles 
      • Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
    • Export Cut: 
      • 2160p24 HEVC 2.35:1 Widescreen (Dolby Vision/HDR10) 
      • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
    • Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
    • English Export Trailer 
    • Tai Seng Video Trailer
  • Disc Four - Project A Part II (Blu-ray):
    • Hong Kong Cut: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
      • Cantonese Dolby Atmos, Original Hong Kong Mix and newly-remixed DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, Cantonese (Japanese Theatrical Mix) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, and newly-remixed Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
      • Optional English Subtitles 
      • Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto 
    • Export Cut: 
      • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
      • English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono 
    • NEW interview with filmmaker historian Anthony Carpio 
    • "The Big Boss" interview with actor Chan Wai-Man 
    • "Someone Will Know Me" 1988 stuntman documentary 
    • Japanese Version Ending 
    • Full-Screen Jackie Chan Recording Session 
    • Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
    • English Export Trailer 
    • Tai Seng Video Trailer 
    • Stills Gallery
  • Comes in a rigid slipcase featuring new art by "Kung Fu" Bob O'Brien, six double-sided collectable art cards, double-sided foldout posters for both films, double-sided artwork for both sleeves featuring new art by "Kung Fu" Bob O'Brien & original Hong Kong posters, and a 100-page illustrated collectors' book featuring "Labor of Love: Jackie’s PLAN A Worked Out" by Thorsten Boose, "Project A, No Plan B: A Look into how Project A I & II defined the Jackie Chan 1980s style" by Paul Bramhall, as well as "Someone Will Know Me" an interview with assistant director Roberta Chow.

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