Future Cops | Blu-ray (Eureka)
On October 21, 2024, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Future Cops, a 1993 all-star Hong Kong sci-fi actioner from director Wong Jing (Chasing the Dragon, City Hunter).
This edition will be an interesting release, as per the details that follow:
This release of Future Cops is presented from a studio supplied HD transfer that Eureka had no involvement in. Sadly the master is just below the level of quality that we would normally expect. Despite our persistent efforts, the studio would not allow us to restore the film. As this may be the last opportunity for this cult classic to get a physical media release in the UK, we have decided to proceed but on a very limited number. We don’t believe that the slight imperfections in the feature master will affect your enjoyment of this wacky martial arts extravaganza. Please note that this will be the only physical release of this film that we will issue, there will not be a standard reissue to follow.
Inspired by Capcom’s smash-hit video game sensation Street Fighter II, Future Cops is a mash-up of martial-arts action, comedy and science fiction directed by Wong Jing (God of Gamblers) and featuring an impressive ensemble cast, including Andy Lau (I Did it My Way), Jacky Cheung (Once Upon a Time in China), Aaron Kwok (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In), Chingmy Yau (Naked Killer) and Simon Yam (PTU).
In the year 2043, the evil crime lord The General (Ken Lo, Drunken Master II) has been imprisoned for his heinous crimes. His loyal followers Kent (Ekin Cheng, Twins Effect), Thai King (Billy Chow, Tai Chi Boxer) and Toyota (William Duen, Crime Story) have a plan to free him, though: they will travel back in time and eliminate the Judge who sentenced him. They are followed into the past by Lung (Kwok), Broomhead (Cheung), Ti Man (Lau) and Sing (Yam), “Future Cops” who intend to keep The General in jail where he belongs. But as both cops and criminals arrive in the year 1993 to search for the Judge – who back then was just a teenager – they find themselves embroiled not just in a battle for the future… but high-school drama, too.
Released in 1993 (shortly after City Hunter, another Wong Jing film that draws upon the Capcom franchise), Future Cops beat the first official adaptation of Street Fighter into cinemas by a full year. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in this special edition.
Features:
- Limited Edition Webstore Exclusive [1000 copies]
- Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [1000 copies]
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray
- Original Cantonese audio and optional English dub tracks (original mono presentations)
- Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
- Brand new audio commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) & F.J. DeSanto
- Brand new audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Super Street Culture Turbo – Brand new documentary by CFK (Crazy From Kong)
- Trailer
- A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver [1000 copies]
This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Watch the film’s classic Trailer:
Quentin should screen it as a double feature with Avenging Fist.
As long as they can fix the absolute sheetshow audio of the HK bluray then it will be a major improvement. These 24/96 upscaled audio tracks are crappy anyway but the audio for Future Cops literally sounds so thin and echoey with fake channel seperation its unlistenable
I think this sold out before the release date. The Eureka website says that it’s out of print now.
Yeah I remember Eureka posted about it selling out while it was still at the preorder stage.
I’ve finally watched this movie, and I’m glad I waited for a proper release. I had previously seen clips online with lousy picture quality and subs, so Eureka’s release is the way to view it!
Wong Jing really loves anime and tried his best to replicate the gags and general humor. He’s more successful with Future Cops than City Hunter, but he still hadn’t gotten all the way there. Naturally, the only people who will enjoy this film are those used to the zaniness of Asian films, and in my case, I was laughing out loud constantly while also yelling out “what the fuck!”
It’s pretty out of left field for one of the characters to become a knock-off of Goku from Dragon Ball Z. That would be like having an Ersatz Mortal Kombat movie where one of the characters becomes a knock-off of Terry Bogard from SNK!