Mopkin TheHopkin Police Story 2 is the second film in a series directed by, and starring Jackie Chan. It follows goofy Hong Kong ubercop Chan Ka Kui as he continues his policing career. In this film, a group of deranged bombers targets a large corporation for ransom, or else the bombers will commit act of terror on populated buildings they own. Chan, however, has been relegated to traffic cop, after his expensive and dangerous antics from the last film. He also has to contend with thugs hired by a drug-kingpin he has thrown in jail. To complicate manners, he has a falling out with his "charming" girlfriend. How can he solve all of these problems?? This film is a bit of a let down, after the incredible first instalment in the series. The action in Police Story 2 feels much less real and gritty than the first film. Action scenes even feel like they have punches and kicks sped up in post processing. The film also over-emphasizes the goofy comedy that the first film had. Although still charming at times, it feels forced in this instalment. For example, one character always has his glasses broken. Very high brow comedy, right? Chan's girlfriend May, played by Maggie Cheung, once again has a falling out with Chan over his over-zealousness at work. Again, this plot line feels as forced as some of the humour in the film, however it does lead to a few touching scenes as May and Chan grapple with their feelings as the terrorist threat heats up.Was this a great film? No, not really. It suffers from forced humour and drama, and some quite incomprehensible issues, like Wa-Wa man, for example. Some of the action feels artificial as well, which for me is the biggest let down. Even so, the film is fun and the action is often quite good. Although there is no "jumping from the top floor of a mall and sliding down Christmas lights" scene like in the first film, there are some great falls, fights and stunts that are worth watching. Jackie Chan is charismatic, funny and frighteningly loose with his stunts, which is he is so great on screen. All in all, a fun but flawed increment in the Police Story series of films.

Paul Magne Haakonsen As sequels usually go, then "Police Story 2" (aka "Ging chat goo si 2") wasn't fully as good and entertaining as the first movie. That being said, don't get me wrong, as part two is still a good movie. So why wasn't it quite as good as the first movie? Well, because it wasn't as action-packed as the first movie.Jackie Chan was, as usual, delivering impressive action and superbly choreographed stunts and fights. And it is, of course, spiced up with a hint of the usual Jackie Chan comedy."Police Story 2" is an entertaining action movie for sure, but it is not one of the top Jackie Chan movies. It is definitely an enjoyable movie if you enjoy Hong Kong cinema and Jackie Chan movies.I am rating it a six out of ten possible stars, and have seen it more than four times already. Oh, and the wonderful Maggie Cheung is also in part two, which in itself makes the movie worth watching, despite it being a support role only.

Tweekums Unfortunately I haven't seen the first film so can't say if this is better or worse, either way this film is a lot of fun. The story might not be the best every but that is okay when the action is so good. As one would expect from a Jackie Chan film there are lots of brilliantly choreographed fight scenes and some spectacular stunts.The film opens with Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) being demoted to a traffic cop because of the amount of damage he caused when arresting a major criminal. Unfortunately for him the criminal he arrested is released because he is terminally ill and his henchman is determined to make life difficult for Ka Kui and his girl friend May. This leads to him getting in a spectacular fight in a children's play ground which in turn leads to him being reprimanded by his superiors. He decides to quit the police and take May to Bali on holiday, of course things don't go according to plan as while he is buying the tickets there is a bomb scare in the mall, even though he has quit the police force he takes control of the situation and evacuates the mall before the bomb detonates. After this he is brought back onto the force in order to investigate the bombers who are demanding a ten million dollar ransom not to blow up another building. As he closes in on them they kidnap May in order to force him to collect the ransom for them, this leads to a explosive show down between Ka Kui and the bombers in a fireworks factory.While the film is dominated by the action there are also plenty of good comic moments such as when May follows Ka Kui into the changing room and harangues him in front of his naked colleagues. The acting was good, Jackie Chan has great comic timing and makes the action look easy, although the out takes shown during the end credits show that it was anything but easy. While there is a lot of action it is of a fairly slap-stick nature so it should be suitable for older children to watch, the main reason not to show it to younger children is that they might be tempted to try and copy some of the stunts such as the play ground fight.These comments are based on watching the film in Cantonese with English subtitles.

dee.reid It's a real shame that 1988's "Police Story 2" is more of the same from star/writer/director Jackie Chan because it could have been even greater than the classic "Police Story" (1985). The greatest of what "Police Story 2" suffers from is an uneven story and lack of trademark Chan fight scenes and stunts. "Police Story 2" has Hong Kong police detective Chan Ka Kui (Chan) busted down to patrolman because of the mall brawl fiasco in the first film. For those expecting an all-out stunt-fest like "Police Story," this first sequel in the series will be a disappointment. Although more character/story-driven (which is a plus for Chan and martial arts movies in general), those who came to see stunts and hard-hitting, slap-happy hand-to-hand combat action will be the ones feeling left-out or cheated. Now as a patrolman, Ka Kui finds himself at the mercy of girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung) and his superiors who are trying to keep him out of trouble. However, because Ka Kui is a Hong Kong super-cop in need of some action, the aforementioned trouble comes in the form of the gangster he locked up in the first film, in addition to more bloodthirsty criminals and a deaf, gonzo, high-kicking toymaker (Benny Lai) who has an aptitude for rigging RC vehicles with things that go BOOM. Like its predecessor, "Police Story 2" does have Chan battling criminals like any movie cop, but with a kung-fu vengeance. The action/fight sequences are few and far between, intermingled with comedic or dramatic scenes of Chan and company sorting through bureaucracy and political red-tape as they try to nab the bad guys, and many of these comedic or dramatic scenes seem to run on as you await the action. Perhaps it's a change for most martial arts movies, but an unneeded change for those accustomed to Chan's usual work. Albeit an entertaining and a conflicted and uneven tale, when it does come to action Chan doesn't disappoint. There are two early fights with hired goons, one in a restaurant and another in the park, and then there is also a truck chase that climaxes with Ka Kui diving into a window. Then there's the ending confrontation between Ka Kui and the criminals, with a deadly kung-fu brawl between him and the Toymaker, who has some pretty lethal moves of his own and proves to be Chan's most skilled opponent. It all ends with a huge display of fireworks.8/10