Tubi Thursday: Gen-Y Cops (aka Gen-X Cops 2)

 Action Films don't get enough love here at Mondo Bizarro Cinema.  I still need it to be weird though.

So let's see what we can get from...

The Film is all about modern technology- of 1999- and what it can bring us.

Chat Rooms- check.

Cell Phones- check.
Robots- check.

What else did we get in the 1990s?   Hmm...

A Police Robot is stolen in Hong Kong- since the Film was made there- and the FBI- led by Agent Ian Curtis- needs it back.

Is there a problem?

One member of the Gen-X Cops (since this is a Sequel) was partially-behind the theft (and the deaths during said theft), so he doesn't trust any of them.

And yes, that is Maggie Q.

So begins a game of Cat & Mouse...and Cat and other Mouse that involves the duo trying to find their partner, while he tries to find the bad guy- who set him up.

All the while, the FBI is after them.

And yes, that is Chris Tucker's Stunt Double from Rush Hour 1-3 on the right.

Can they find their friend in time?
Can their friend stop the bad guy?
Can the FBI bring them all in?

Will I use one Screen Cap without Paul Rudd in it without mentioning it (until now)?

To find out, stream the Film.

This Film sure is dated, but mostly in a fun way.  It's one of those Time Capsule Films.  You know, the kind where you see Cell Phones in their infancy or people answering their Pagers.  The kind where they can't just call their friends on their Cell Phones or even, gasp, text dick pics!

It's also got a very specific '90s feel as the Kung-Fu Excess is all there.  Slow-mo dives aplenty.  Flying kicks every few minutes.  Large, seemingly-unsafe explosions.  Goofy guy who can do Kung-Fu, but mostly does Kung-Fu.  And, in spite of Jackie Chan's name only being a credit here, we get the Famous Non-Kung-Fu Guy Tries to do Kung-Fu bit.  Seriously, Paul Rudd attempts to do Kung-Fu, sadly quite briefly.

If you needed more reason to see this, there's also late-90s CGI in the form of the Robot.  Yeah, they use a deadly robot very infrequently here- once in the escape and once in the finale- but it is some iffy CGI.  They had a real robot, but it clearly couldn't move, so enjoy that sweet, dated CGI.

I will say that the Tubi Version is Dubbed, so you miss the joy of seeing Paul Rudd speaking Cantonese (although you can see the clip on Graham Norton's Show via YouTube).  He was my main hook for seeing this Film, as I never saw Gen-X Cops.  

Speaking of Paul, can I sneak in one more Screen Shot of him?

I guess not.  Sorry, Ms. Q.

It's not a great Film, but it is quite silly.  When it delivers the over-the-top action (and not just humor), it's quite enjoyable cinematic cheese (or 芝士).