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Biao Yuen, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung

For people who've discovered Jackie Chan through his American hit Rush Hour and want to learn what his Hong Kong movies are like, Project A is an excellent place to start. Chan plays a s...( read more  read more... )ailor in 19th-century Hong Kong; pirates have been terrorizing the seas for months, and all efforts to combat them have been sabotaged by the corrupt chief of police and a criminal gang, who are in cahoots with the pirates. But the plot is hardly the point--a Jackie Chan movie is about astonishingly acrobatic action sequences and breathtaking stunts, and Project A has plenty. Of particular interest is a bicycle chase that is more suspenseful than any car chase you've ever seen. Chan is joined by Sammo Hung (star of TV's Martial Law) as a shifty con man who comes through when the chips are down. Project A also features Yuen Biao, a frequent costar in Chan's movies, who's yet another astounding martial artist. But what separates Jackie Chan movies from other kung fu flicks is his sense of humor; every fight scene is punctuated by something--a clever use of a prop or sudden reversal of your expectations--that will make you bark with laughter. Sometimes it's just so exquisitely choreographed that the entire movie seems to float on a cloud of giddy delight. Purists may object to the movie being dubbed, but given the overall hamminess of the acting, it's not particularly intrusive. Jackie Chan is often compared to the classic silent comedians for his grace and timing--he lives up to it. --Bret Fetzer

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PG-13, 85 min.

Directed by: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung

Release Date: December 22, 1983

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DVD Release Date: November 4, 2003

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  • RiderOfTheStorms
    November 3, 2009
    RiderOfTheStorms
    This film is jokes and da fight scenes are fuckin awesome.
  • DragonEyeMorrison
    October 20, 2007
    DragonEyeMorrison
    My hat off to the good ol glory days of Jackie and the HK film industry. Before Nicholas Tse and other assorted of canto-pop kids were doing their crappy films there was Jackie, Sammo and Yuen Biao doing fun as hell films like this one.

    Great stunts, great humour, great fights...( read more), what else you might need to know? One of the jewels on Jackie's filmography, the type of films that made him a martial arts icon. Sammo and Biao are of course equally impressive here. Rad villian too, could have been in more scenes.
  • garyX
    March 26, 2007
    garyX
    Period martial arts fun that unites Jackie Chan with a slim-line Sammo Hung, battling pirates and corrupt policemen in 19th century Hong Kong. The usual slapstick and beautifully choreographed fight scenes make for hugely entertaining chop socky fun. But once again, it's dubbed!
  • KhrisP
    July 25, 2006
    KhrisP
    Classic! A jackie chan gem - the clock tower fall was one of a kind!!!
  • shannylee38
    November 23, 2007
    shannylee38
    One of Chan's best Hong Kong films! If you dont admire his American films, maybe try this one out!
  • Sakunelaj
    October 6, 2009
    Sakunelaj
    I love Jackie Chan and I love the humor he brings to his movies as well as the action. I'm also fond of the fat dude in the movie as well....good times...
  • YoJay
    June 28, 2009
    YoJay
    Everything you expect from JC's film. Good action and comedy.
  • gravityandgrace2003
    December 23, 2008
    gravityandgrace2003
    Just a great, great movie from the three brothers of HK action cinema. This is enough to almost make me sad that Chan hasn't done anything close to this caliber of movie in over 25 years.
  • y2j2580
    October 19, 2008
    y2j2580
    it is very funny...Sammo hung, Jackie Chan ad Biao Yuen are the action super stars in Hong Kong in 80's
  • jha1235
    September 20, 2008
    jha1235
    A!!!!!!!!!! no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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