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      Project A

      PG-13 1983 1h 40m Action List
      77% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is a lieutenant in the 19th-century Hong Kong marines. Pirates have been terrorizing local waters, with assistance from the corrupt authorities. Dragon Ma hopes to defeat the evil pirate clan led by Sanpao (Dick Wei), but his plan is short-circuited. Ma then teams with a navy admiral (Hak Suen Lau), a police captain Tzu (Biao Yuen) and a crafty thief (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo) in a new round of high-seas battles with Sanpao and his pirates. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 20 Buy Now

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      Derek Adams Time Out Famous for the scene in which the acrobatic Chan, cornered by pirates, is left hanging by a clock's minute hand, this is a rumbustiously entertaining caper set in Hong Kong at the turn of the century. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Chan's flair for creative tussles knows no bounds. Rated: 5/10 Sep 7, 2020 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse I consider "Project A" Jackie Chan's best movie and as I said before, the quintessential Hong Kong action movie. Dec 1, 2019 Full Review Film4 Considered by many to be Chan's best picture, this action-comedy-adventure successfully mixes elements of Bruce Lee and Buster Keaton. Jun 1, 2010 Full Review Nicolas Lacroix EnPrimeur.ca Rated: 3/5 Sep 12, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      noah g really fun movie with cool stunts Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review Petros T One of the finest Jackie Chan vehicles, "'A' gai wak" is very entertaining from start to finish. It's not only relentlessly action-packed, but the pitch-perfect fight choreographies and life-threatening stunts are downright insane and very memorable; the talent, creativity and badassery on display is off the charts, and the cherry on top is the laugh-out-loud humour. Sure, there are flaws in the film that keep it from being overall great, however what it sets out to do it does incredibly well. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/23 Full Review Jimmy P This was the film that proved that Chan could make any sized film he wanted and it would be great. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Matthew B Best of Movies/TV Series Collection Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/22 Full Review derek l Jackie Chan along with Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung certainly know how to deliver the martial arts within a fun and humorous story. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Project A has a clock tower stunt in it, but Jackie Chan had not seen the films of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd when he made this movie, as they were not available on home video. He saw this as the evolution of comedy, action and martial arts that he'd been working on since The Young Master. This movie and Dragon Lord were the first films since Jackie came back from his initial failed time in America and he had something to prove. Sergeant Dragon Ma (Chan) is part of the Hong Kong Marine Police, which is battling both pirates and their Hong Kong Police rivals. After one fight oo many, the Marine and regular police have to join forces. Beyond Dragon Ma, Project A also has Sammo Hung as Zhuo "Fei" Yifei and Yuen Baio as Inspector Hong Tin-Tzu. In time, they all join together to face pirate lord Lor Sam Pau (Dick Wei), who is smuggling guns directly from the cops. Up until Project A came out, Hong Kong movies didn't have the large sets and attention to period detail that other movies did. It's also a film that isn't all fighting, but instead a mix of action and combat. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Dragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is a lieutenant in the 19th-century Hong Kong marines. Pirates have been terrorizing local waters, with assistance from the corrupt authorities. Dragon Ma hopes to defeat the evil pirate clan led by Sanpao (Dick Wei), but his plan is short-circuited. Ma then teams with a navy admiral (Hak Suen Lau), a police captain Tzu (Biao Yuen) and a crafty thief (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo) in a new round of high-seas battles with Sanpao and his pirates.
      Director
      Jackie Chan
      Producer
      Raymond Chow Man-Wai
      Screenwriter
      Jackie Chan, Edward Tang
      Production Co
      Buena Vista (Walt Disney)
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 40m
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