Indeed, I was turned onto Jackie by a double feature of Drunken Master and Snake in the Eagle's Shadow a few years ago. Wonderful movies those, chock full of joy. Police Story I and II are my faves, with the second possibly edging out the first.

Speaking of joy...

Fired this up in the HT tonight. The video transfer as noted on lddb has some aliasing issues, but after tinkering with the TV settings like the good ol' days of VHS it isn't as bad. Color is nice and like the tapes of childhood, somewhere between the DVD and Blu-ray versions.

But of course, the audio is the big draw. And it's easily one that can be cranked loud. Nearly identical to the DVD 5.1 derived from the 70mm audio, this LD features what I'm sure is the original Dolby Stereo mix, as it shares the same inherent defects of matrixed audio vs. discrete channels. Dialogue and effects are both clearer due to a lack of codec compression and a lack of dynamic range compression. However, due to the Dolby matrixing some lines and effects are muddied and somewhat buried in the mix. The DVD has more defined highs and lows obviously.

But for sheer presence, the LD wins, especially in the score and mixing. I love the way the audio will unfold and fold back into mono at the center channel. Instead of general panning across the front there is a general sense of rising through the sides and surround.

BTW, when you have it quite loud, sometimes the trademark punches can be felt. ;)