Jackie Chan's Breakout Hits! - 4K Blu-ray Review

[Michael Scott]

Jackie Chan's Breakout Hits!



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WARNING: THE SCORES ABOVE ARE A COMBINED SCORE FROM ALL SIX FILMS, THE INDIVIDUAL SCORES ARE CONTAINED BELOW IN THE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS OF THE REVIEW
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With Arrow, Shout! Studios and 88 Films in full swing with Hong Kong films the last several years, I feel like we’re in another golden age of home video for those of us who love Hong Kong Cinema. And while I love all generations of it, the golden age of Hong Kong action movies was definitely the 80s and 90s with the rise of Golden Harvest, Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, and Jackie Chan. And with Shout! And Arrow releasing so many Jackie Chan films lately, I was really hoping that we would get something from his 1990s rise to stardom. You know, that period where the American market was suddenly overrun with a million Jackie Chan films, and the Chinese action star became an international superstar overnight. And thankfully, with Arrow diving deep into Warner’s catalog archives,s all those New Line Cinema films that he did suddenly are open to them, resulting in a killer 4K UHD boxset featuring the six original films that shot him up to the heights that allowed him to make the Rush Hour and Shanghai series a few years later.

And what makes this set special is not that we got the films I grew up watching on VHS back in the 90s, but that we finally get the uncut versions. Back in the 90s, New Line Cinema was adamant about cutting the Hong Kong films for run time, re-editing them with new dubs, new scoring, and hugely altering the flow of the films to try and make them light and breezy for American audiences. Some of the movies (Mr. Nice Guy, Thunderbolt) had minimal changes, while others in the set (Rumble in the Bronx, Who Am I?, First Strike) had massive changes that made them almost completely different films. Thankfully, Arrow has given us a massive set here, including the New Line Cinemas International cuts, as well as the Hong Kong cut (and sometimes an additional Japanese cut) of ALL six films in the set.

For individual reviews of the films, you can follow the links below to access the full breakdown.

Mr. Nice Guy - 4K Blu-ray Review

Drunken Master II - 4K Blu-ray Review

Rumble in the Bronx - 4K Blu-ray Review

Police Story 4: First Strike - 4K Blu-ray Review

Who Am I? - 4K Blu-ray Review

Thunderbolt - 4K Blu-ray Review




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Various




Video:

For a breakdown of the individual video scores for each movie, you can follow the links below to access each film's analysis

Mr. Nice Guy - 4K Blu-ray Review

Drunken Master II - 4K Blu-ray Review

Rumble in the Bronx - 4K Blu-ray Review

Police Story 4: First Strike - 4K Blu-ray Review

Who Am I? - 4K Blu-ray Review

Thunderbolt - 4K Blu-ray Review





Audio:

For a breakdown of the individual audio scores for each movie, you can follow the links below to access each film's analysis

Mr. Nice Guy - 4K Blu-ray Review

Drunken Master II - 4K Blu-ray Review

Rumble in the Bronx - 4K Blu-ray Review

Police Story 4: First Strike - 4K Blu-ray Review

Who Am I? - 4K Blu-ray Review

Thunderbolt - 4K Blu-ray Review










Extras:

Mr. Nice Guy

Disc One - Hong Kong Cut

• Commentary by James Mudge
• Breakout! Part 5: Mr. Nice Guy .
• Nice Thoughts
• Alternate English Credits
• Textless Outtakes
• HK Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery

Disc Two - International Cut

• US Theatrical Trailer (HD; 1:38)

Drunken Master Two

• Hong Kong Version
• International Version
• U.S. Version
• Commentary by Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto
• Before the Breakout
• Breakout! Part 1: Drunken Master II
• Deadly When Drunken
• Tipsy Tribulations
• Period Postures
• Drunken Defiance
• Behind the Master
• Mandarin Version Excerpts
-- Mandarin Opening Credits
-- Alternate Mandarin Drinking Scene
• Textless Outtakes
• Chinese New Year Messages
• Theatrical Trailers
• Image Gallery

Rumble in the Bronx

Disc One: Hong Kong Cut

• Commentary by Frank Djeng & FJ DSanto
• Breakout! Part 2: Rumble in the Bronx
• Rumble Recollections with Kathy Hubble
• Textless Outtakes
• Alternate Footage
-- Additional Footage from US Cut
-- Alternate "Kiss My @ss" Shot
-- Image Gallery

Disc Two: International Cut

• Additional Scenes from TV Version
• EPK Interview with Jackie Chan
• US Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spots

Police Story 4: First Strike

Disc One: Hong Kong Cut

• Commentary by Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto
• Breakout! Part 4: First Strike
• Textless Outtakes
• Image Gallery

Disc Two: International Cut

• Additional Scenes from TV Version
• Striking Out
• US Theatrical Trailer

Who Am I?

Disc One: Hong Kong Cut

• Commentary by James Mudge
• Breakout! Part 6: Who Am I?
• From Drunk to Slam Dunk!: Jackie Chan in the New Millennium
• The Making of Who Am I? i
-- Part 1: Jackie's On Set Diary
-- Part 2: A Leap of Faith and Sweat
-- Part 3: Heroes Revealed
• Alternate English Credits
• Textless Outtakes
• HK Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery

Disc Two: International Cut

• Who, When and Where with Ray Wong
• Jostling with Jackie and Glory Simon
• US Video Trailer

Thunderbolt

• Commentary by Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto
• Play Japanese Cut
• Breakout! Part 3: Thunderbolt
• A Thunderous Presence
• Textless Outtakes
• Alternate Export Credits
• International Trailer
• Japanese Jackie Trailers
-- Drunken Master II
-- Rumble in the Bronx
-- Thunderbolt
-- Police Story 4: First Strike
-- Mr Nice Guy
-- Who Am I?
• Image Gallery

Final Score: ​

There are a few minor quirks in this set (notice the video score sections of Rumble in the Bronx and Who Am I?), but overall this is an incredible set. Arrow had done a great job remastering the films, and including the original Hong Kong cuts AND the New Line Cinema cuts that we grew up with here in the States was a great choice. Audio and video are killer all the way around, and the extras are superb. My only “kick the dog and pout” moment was realizing that we didn’t get the Rush Hour films, as they were right around this same time period. My only hope is that Warner is saving that for their own 4K UHD boxset, as those were massive earners for them. But I digress. If you’re a Jackie Chan fan who has been lamenting the lack of his 90s films in 1080p or 2160p, then this will be right up your alley.


Technical Specifications:

Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Michael Wong, Richard Norton, Anita Mui
Directed by: Various
Written by: Various
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 HEVC
Audio:
Drunken Master II - Cantonese, Mandarin, English LPCM Mono
Rumble in the Bronx - Cantonese LPCM 2.0, English LPCM Mono
Thunderbolt - Cantonese, English LPCM 2.0, English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Mr. Nice Guy - English DTS-HD MA 5.1, English LPCM 2.0
Who Am I? - English DTS-HD MA 5.1, English/Xhosa/Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1, English LPCM 2.0
Police Story 4: First Strike - Cantonese, Mandarin, English LPCM 2.0, English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, English (English only for Mr. Nice Guy, and Who Am I?)
Studio: Arrow
Rated: NR / PG-13 / R
Runtime: 642 Minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: June 30th, 2026

Recommendation: Highly Recommended

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