Police Story / Police Story 2

“Okay, I’m gonna start off with Jackie Chan, Police Story and Police Story 2. Kind of the first movie star in our household, for obvious reasons, but, like, sort of your classic four-quadrant guy in the Yang household. And they don’t make movies like this anymore. I think superhero movies have, like, unseated these amazing martial-arts movies that could be hilarious. His body is a jack-knife.... He helped push forward the blooper reel at credits, which I always, always want.”

“I'll do a quick shout out to Police Story 1 and 2. This is very formative. My dad, his whole family, they speak in the language of old Hong Kong Kung Fu films. We watched a lot of Jackie Chan and Police Story 1 and 2 was like way too brutal for me as a kid but I really loved it. Like the finale in the mall where he's going down the pole and getting electrocuted and then you see in the end credits he literally has like second and third degree burns on his arms.”

“Wait, there was another Jackie Chan one. Yes. Police Story., yeah. These are the best movies. Both of them are amazing. Maybe the greatest sequence of action in one film ever. The end of Police Story is one of the greatest third-act action sequences ever in a movie.”

“I love that the Criterion Collection included the work of Jackie Chan. This is a box set of Police Story and Police Story 2. Oh, I’m on this. I completely forgot about this, actually. Yes, I’m actually on this DVD. But Police Story 1 is one of the greatest action movies of all time. And so he goes back to Hong Kong, he makes the first Police Story, and it really feels like Jackie’s Revenge. And the climax in the shopping mall is an incredible set piece.”

“Oh one of the great creators of all time Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton and Jackie Chan.”

“Jackie Chan Police Story is a movie that I shared with my kids when they were young. It's just fun, clever action. I love it, I love Jackie.”

“Jackie Chan’s the most talented living human being on the earth. He can do martial arts comedically and he’s, like, a multi-platinum-record-selling singer. Police Story. And I’m glad you guys got this, I’m excited to see his early stuff. He’s a ledge.”