It’s funny, but as much as Jackie Chan’s “New Police Story” has been talked about here on The Movie Blog over the last year, I’ve never actually seen the trailer. Well… now I have, and I can honestly say I’ve never looked forward to seeing one of Chan’s films this much.
Haven’t heard of New Police Story? The good folks over at MovieWeb give us this little synopsis:
One year earlier. A band of young thieves takes down a large bank. When the police arrives on the scene, the robbers shoot them down in cold blood. Inspector Wing’s elite unit is put on the case. Acting on a tip, they storm the thieves’ hideout. They’re stepping right intro a trap. The place is a labyrinth, rigged as a giant video game. Wing must watch helplessly as, one by one, his team is brutally slaughtered by the audacious gangsters.
It looks like the first Jackie Chan film in a while where the tone seems to be a darker one instead of comedic… which is a good thing. As much as I like Jackie Chan, I’ve found his North American Comedy films to be quite taxing (except perhaps for Rush Hour 2).
You can get the trailer for New New Police Story here.
