1983 · action · comedy · martial-arts
Project A (1983)
Directed by Jackie Chan1h 45m1983
In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Coast Guard officer Dragon Ma is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.
Our read: Project A (1983) (1983) reads as a cosy, breathless, grounded action · comedy · martial-arts entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Cosy, breathless, extreme action / comedy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- cosy
- kinetic
- extreme
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How Project A feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao stunt joy with pirates.”
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