“Hard To Die”, “Dragon Forever”, “City of Violence” – and that was almost it. Jackie Chan doesn’t have many more FSK-18 films in his filmography, which includes well over 100 films. After all, the action superstar is known for his entertaining and fun martial arts spectacles, which – unlike sprawling combat records such as ‘The Raid films’ – are intended to please young and old and are therefore aimed at the widest possible audience. Exceptions confirm the rule. And such an exceptional film will soon celebrate a very special debut:
Because the unabridged version of “Mega cop“ has been on the index in Germany for 25 years – was given the green light in 2021 and has since finally been allowed to be openly advertised and sold. Some time ago, Cargo Records took the opportunity to re-release the action thriller, also known as “Supercop 2” and “Police Story IV”, on DVD in two limited editions.
Although these are currently still available – for 15 euro* like 17 euros* – it will soon be worth it to spend a few more euros and be able to experience “Mega Cop” in better quality. Because The film will be released completely uncut on Blu-ray in Germany for the first time on March 29, 2024:
For the author of this article, as well as many, many other martial arts enthusiasts and action fans from Hong Kong, this means a highly anticipated HD premiere that you simply cannot avoid – one of many right now. Chan fans only got to watch the Blu-ray premiere of what is arguably his best film in 2023 “Drunk Master”* I’m glad Michelle Yeoh is making it available in high definition for the first time “Wing Chun”* crack and also John Woo’s classics such as “The murderer”*, “Hard Boiled”* And “Bullet in the Head”* are gradually getting contemporary upgrades in their home theater.
Anyone who wants these types of films in their collection finally has the option to put the Blu-ray on the shelf. Some of the films just mentioned are also available digitally as video-on-demand here and there – but who knows for how long. Christopher Nolan and the author of this article prefer not to take any risks:
Starring Michelle Yeoh and Jackie Chan: This is “Mega Cop”
At the center of ‘Mega Cop’ is police officer Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh), who hunts criminals in Hong Kong – making her debut alongside Jackie Chan in ‘Supercop’, also known as ‘Police Story 3’. In the spin-off of the police saga, which is still impressively brutal today, she now plays the title role, while superstar Chan only appears in a small guest role.
Unlike several home theater evaluations that use Chan as a selling point and feature him large on the cover, be prepared to see the crowd favorite only in a (wonderfully funny) cameo. Anyone who approaches “Mega Cop” with these expectations may be surprised Spectacular action thriller full of breakneck stunts – something you can look forward to Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”), one of the biggest female martial arts stars in film history lets loose. When it comes to action, the spin-off ‘Police Story’ doesn’t have to hide from the big Jackie Chan hits.