Jackie directed Police Story as a retort to The Protector. While the Protector made no effort to stetch Jackie's abilities (rather hinder them), Police Story is a punchy, gritty entry to the Chan encyclopedia. It's Jackie at the peak of his game and eager to please his audience by barely defying death. American films have borrowed a lot from this HK gem. Jackie's stunt crew also deserves a stand ovation for all of the bone-crunching falls they took for Jackie's vision. Particularly the scene where one of the bad guy's henchmen falls through a second story window and falls all the way to the ground totally unprotected and in one cut! In slow motion! PS also includes a rousing theme song sung by Jackie himself! 10/10