![]() ![]() From on top of those very buildings, a powerful quintet of masked marauder-murderers are lurking before breaking into one for a big heist. The stage for this movie’s style is set from the beginning with a fancy CGI-rendered shot of Hong Kong Island’s already fancy skyline. ![]() Chan’s movies in the genre (which is saying a fair bit). And with the big-name series, big-name actors and big-name backers at hand here, it’s equally unsurprising to find out the project would be the glossiest and most deliberately crowd-pleasing of all B. So it was natural if not outright destined that the two would end up making an entry together in HK’s most famous police movie franchise (and arguably franchise of any kind): 警察故事 Police Story. ![]() In honour of the forthcoming release of the late Benny Chan‘s Raging Fire, we look back on his career and the genre for which he was best known.īenny Chan dedicated most of his career to police action/thrillers while Jackie Chan worked with him more than any other director in the last few decades (besides Stanley Tong and umm, Jackie Chan) and starred in more than a few in the genre himself. The two great Chans on either side of the camera in their most explosive collaboration, even if literally so…
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