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Jackie Chan's First Strike
1996
In director Stanley Tong's action-packed film, martial arts megastar Jackie Chan (as a Hong Kong police officer named Jackie) battles on land, in the air, and underwater in his efforts to help both the CIA and a Russian intelligence agency retrieve a stolen Ukrainian nuclear warhead. Sent on an easy tailing job, Jackie gets .. Read more
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Chen Chun Wu, Jackson Lou |
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| Director | Stanley Tong |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Placing less emphasis on kung fu action (although it does feature an amazing fight involving a stepladder) and more on spectacular stunts, this Jackie Chan comedy thriller is a Bondesque romp shot on location all over the globe. The idiotic plot has Chan playing a Hong Kong cop who is hired by both the CIA and Russian intelligence to recover a stolen nuclear warhead. The chase to get the weapon and capture a rogue CIA agent winds up in Melbourne where Chan is framed for murder and adds the police to his list of adversaries. As ever, the storyline is a thin excuse to string together a series of breathtaking action sequences.
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A typical Jackie Chan action film, not to be taken seriously but to be enjoyed for the panache and daring of its stunts, which are many and spectacular.
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"...[A] combination of energy, invention and humor....There's also plenty of Chan's signature acrobatic martial-arts wizardry to satisfy fans..."
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
100% Jackie Chan.
Also known as Police Story Part Four, I must confess that this is one of my favourite J.C. films. It is an attempt to put Jackie into a James Bond kind of plot, and in a strange way it works. Funny in parts, with the usual quality stunts. This film has a stunning fight when Jackie takes on an ever growing gang with a step ladder as his only weapon/defence.
The underwater Kung Fu is clever and funny, and the part when he is trying to escape two giants (for want of a better description) is another highlight.
He is playing the same character as the previous Police Story films, but this one has a totally different pace. If you are more of an action rather than fight fan, this may be the perfect Jackie Chan film for you. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
classic Jackie
This is a good film to watch to catch Jackie in fine form. You just wonder how many times he injured himself filming the ladder sequence!
Made me laugh, made hubby laugh, plot not quite as obvious as I had expected but good fun. -
very exciting - what a clever stunt man Jackie Chan is. he makes it all look very easy and funny too. Quite a difficult combination to achieve i would imagine. well worth watching - but don't try the stunts at home folks!
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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Very Good
Excellent stunt man Jackie Chan. this film is very exciting, fast paced and funny in parts
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This is one of those typical Jackie Chan films - amazing scenes that he does the stunts for. It's fast paced throughout and is great entertainment.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
100% Jackie Chan.
Also known as Police Story Part Four, I must confess that this is one of my favourite J.C. films. It is an attempt to put Jackie into a James Bond kind of plot, and in a strange way it works. Funny in parts, with the usual quality stunts. This film has a stunning fight when Jackie takes on an ever growing gang with a step ladder as his only weapon/defence.
The underwater Kung Fu is clever and funny, and the part when he is trying to escape two giants (for want of a better description) is another highlight.
He is playing the same character as the previous Police Story films, but this one has a totally different pace. If you are more of an action rather than fight fan, this may be the perfect Jackie Chan film for you. -
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
classic Jackie
This is a good film to watch to catch Jackie in fine form. You just wonder how many times he injured himself filming the ladder sequence!
Made me laugh, made hubby laugh, plot not quite as obvious as I had expected but good fun. -
very exciting - what a clever stunt man Jackie Chan is. he makes it all look very easy and funny too. Quite a difficult combination to achieve i would imagine. well worth watching - but don't try the stunts at home folks!
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great film starring jackie chan, all his films filled with action and adventure, good story lines as well.
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This is one of those typical Jackie Chan films - amazing scenes that he does the stunts for. It's fast paced throughout and is great entertainment.
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Jackie Chan is just incredible
It always shocks me that it has taken so long for Jackie Chan to be making main stream Western films.
This however is one of his traditional Hong Kong cinema films of dubious dubbing / acting whilst blowing you away with incredible stunts and martial arts. -
fantastic
as usual one of jackies great movies
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[Highly rated reviewer]
100% Jackie Chan.
Also known as Police Story Part Four, I must confess that this is one of my favourite Jackie Chan films of recent years. It is an attempt to put Jackie into a James Bond style plot, and in a strange way it works. Funny in parts, with the usual mix of comedic fights, stunts, and deadly peril.
A highlight is the stunning fight sequence when Jackie faces an ever growing gang with only a step ladder to defend himself with. The underwater Kung Fu is clever and funny, and the part when he is trying to escape two giants (for want of a better description) is another highlight. Jackie plays the same character in this as he does in the previous Police Story films, but somewhere along the way this film lost the Police Story in the title.
If you are an action fan rather than a Kung Fu fan, this may be the perfect Jackie Chan film for you. Just don't ask him to park the car....
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- drunkenmaster from Merthyr Tydfil,
- Posted 18 Jun 2005 10:29
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[Highly rated reviewer]
Very Good
Excellent stunt man Jackie Chan. this film is very exciting, fast paced and funny in parts
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Can't beat..
Jackie Chan.
I love all of his films.
More so his older films to his newer ones, and Jackie Chans's First strike is no exception.
I loved this film from start to finish, with amazingly co-ordinated fight scenes.
This is a must see film for any Jackie Chan Fan.
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Placing less emphasis on kung fu action (although it does feature an amazing fight involving a stepladder) and more on spectacular stunts, this Jackie Chan comedy thriller is a Bondesque romp shot on location all over the globe. The idiotic plot has Chan playing a Hong Kong cop who is hired by both the CIA and Russian intelligence to recover a stolen nuclear warhead. The chase to get the weapon and capture a rogue CIA agent winds up in Melbourne where Chan is framed for murder and adds the police to his list of adversaries. As ever, the storyline is a thin excuse to string together a series of breathtaking action sequences.
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A typical Jackie Chan action film, not to be taken seriously but to be enjoyed for the panache and daring of its stunts, which are many and spectacular.
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"...[A] combination of energy, invention and humor....There's also plenty of Chan's signature acrobatic martial-arts wizardry to satisfy fans..."
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"...There's definitely more than three rings' worth of death-defying feats, high-flying slapstick and even a few well-trained animal acts..."
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A lot more fun than the Bond movies it gets into bed with, this sprawling action-adventure (nominally No 4 in Jackie... read more on Time Out
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"...Euphorically frothy....Talk about good, clean fun: here it is..."
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