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Though it wasn't Jackie Chan's first film, Drunken Master is the film that cemented his stardom. Jackie plays the rebellious son of a kung fu master. To teach Jackie the value of discipline, his father apprentices him to another master named So Hi, who has a unique "drunken" fighting style. Jackie chafes at So Hi's rigorous exercises and runs away--only to be brutally humiliated at the hands of a hired killer named Thunderleg. Chastened, Jackie becomes So Hi's devoted student. He soon discovers he will need everything he's learned when Thunderleg is hired to kill his father. In Drunken Master, Jackie is only beginning to cultivate his mixture of action and comedy; here the emphasis is on kung fu acrobatics. But the kung fu is astounding. The final fight is dizzying and amazingly choreographed by director Yuen Woo-ping (now famous as the fight choreographer for The Matrix). --Bret Fetzer
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Some gaps in the original Chinese-language track have been filled by an English-language track.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The original and the best Jackie Chan movie ever made!,
By SHINGETTA (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drunken Master (VHS Tape)
This movie RULES!!! warning:IM NOT KIDDING!Im telling you the true! this movie is not like the other Kung-Fu movies that were made in the 70's like Fearless Hyenas, Five Fingers of Death, Shaoling Collection and the Bruce Lee's movies. THIS one have cool cimematoghraphic, AWESOME fight choreography, good story and storyline and it have MANY long fights. I repeat: AWESOME fight choreoghraphy!!! you won't be disappointed. P.S: I like the sequel than this original movie but the two of them are a MUST BUY, I can't believe that the second one was originally made in 1979 (one year after the original), I guess that nobody can underestimate the 70's. Sayonara,adios,goodbye.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Worst transfer to dvd ever,
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This review is from: Drunken Master (DVD)
yes its a kung fu classic and Jackie Chan's personal favorite movie, but the video and audio quality are unwatchable, seek out the remastered edition and skip this one.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Jackie's Best,
By J. Pinkerton Snoopington (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Drunken Master (DVD)
"Druken Master," the film that cemented Jackie Chan's stardom in Hong Kong, is still one of his best. This veeery broad kung fu comedy has a goofy, relaxed atmosphere to it that makes it enjoyable to watch. Also, the fight scenes (admittedly what really matters in a movie like this) are expertly choreographed, and a genuine thrill to watch. The melodramatic (if almost non-existant) conflict between Chan and bad guy Hwang Jang Lee only adds to the fun. Plus, Simon Yuen as the old master was never better.The DVD from Columbia is in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, after many years of faded pan-and-scan videos. The picture is a tad scratchy, although it's without a doubt the best this movie has looked in a long time. Thankfully, in addition to the English dub, the original Cantonese language track is included (although sections that were apparently lost have been replaced by the English). As a special feature, an absolutely fascinating commentary by Hong Kong film historian Rick Meyers and Jackie Chan's autobiography co-author Jeff Yang is included. It covers just about everything one could possibly want to know about "Druken Master."
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