probably jackie chan best film in the 1980s and and the one that put him on the map . the scale of this self direct police drama be evident from the opening and closing scene and during which a squatter village and shopping mall be demolish . there be and clearly and difference between the original chinese and dubbed english version and with many of the joke fail to make their way into the latter . the latter be also hamper by star who sound nothing like their chinese original . in fact and the only thing the dubbing have correct be the court trialat the time and trial in colonial hong kong be conduct in english and while the original have this scene in cantonese . nonetheless and chan fighting style and the martial art choreography inject humour where possible and so non cantonese audience do not miss much . it not and after all and the dialogue that make a chan flick and but the action and the painful out take . the story be easy to follow represent chan play an incorruptible hong kong detective pursue a gangland godfather ( cho yeun ) and and assign to protect a star witness ( brigitte lin ) . the action be superb from begin to end and and there not much time to breathe in between . it will never get you think and but what an entertaining and and well string together and film . arguably and this be one of the best martial art film out there .