Jackie Chan’s Police Story and Police Story 2, two of the iconic star’s most-loved films, will be released on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time on 20th August 2018 in a Limited Edition (3000 copies) Hard Cased Box Set.
The 4K restorations are must-haves for Chan fans and the films features some of the most dangerous stunts ever performed on camera. A blend of gritty action cop drama and tightly choreographed martial-arts sequences, the movies were responsible for revitalising the Hong Kong action genre.
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The synopses for Police Story and Police Story 2 are:
Police Story stars Chan as āsuper copā Chan Ka-Kui, who goes up against a notorious crime lord in a series of escalating set-pieces that resulted in many of Jackieās stunt team being hospitalised.
Police Story 2 – Demoted to traffic cop after the events of the first film, Chan Ka-Kui is reinstated to the detective unit when a deadly gang of explosive experts blow up a building and threaten to blow up more if their demands are not met.
Both films are presented fully uncut and can be pre-ordered from https://amzn.to/2sje8JT
The special features on the release are:
- Special Limited Edition (3000 Copies) Box Set
- 1080p presentations of both films, sourced from immaculate 4K restorations including Police Story 2 in its full 2 hour version for the first time ever in the UK
- Original Cantonese mono audio track for Police Story
- Restored Cantonese 5.1 audio presentations for both films
- Optional English audio tracks
- Optional Mandarin audio tracks
- Optional English subtitles
- The Police Force version of the first film, originally re-edited for the US video market and featuring its own electronic score by Kevin Bassinson
- Police Story ā Deleted and extended scenes, including alternate opening and ending sequences
- Police Story 2 ā Outtakes
- Jackie Chan (40 mins) ā A documentary on Jackie Chanās early career from cult film documentary series, Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show
- Archival Interview with Jackie Chan (20 mins)
- Interview with Benny Lai (15 mins)
- Jackie Chan stunts promotional trailer
- Box set exclusive ā Collectors booklets for each film, featuring new essays and archival content