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The Legend of Drunken Master

The Legend of Drunken Master

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent movie
Review: I started watching Jackie Chan movies when Rumble in the Bronx came to theaters, i was amazed at Chan's fighting abilities. Then I watching First Strike: Amazed, Mr. Nice Guy: Amazed, Rush Hour: A little less amazed. But then came Drunken Master (which is Drunken Master 2) and I was FRICKIN' amazed! This was just a phenomenal movie! The drunken boxing fight scenes are laugh out loud funny as well as excitingly good. WATCH THIS MOVIE, If you love Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, any action movie, WATCH THIS MOVIE. Oh yeah and that women I forgot what her name was (was in Rumble) is good as well.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Unfortunate release of one of Jackie's best movies to date
Review: Where to begin... It's difficult to put into words the disappointment I felt after watching the first few minutes of this US release of Drunken Master 2 (The Legend of Drunken Master).

Having seen the original movie on the big screen (and also being the proud owner of a VHS copy), I was looking forward to this release on DVD. Unfortunately, I feel this US release destroys what must be one of Jackie Chan's top 5 movies.

The translated dialogue is terrible. Not just the translations, but the voice actors they recruited sound like Chinese actors speaking bad English. If this was a real US release of the movie for US consumption, why not make the dialogue intelligible? As someone who speaks both Cantonese and English, I found the dialogue difficult to follow and just blatantly wrong. They rob the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) comedy which runs through the entire movie. If they couldn't get good script writers to translate it properly, at least they could have used people who spoke with an American accent. I would almost go as far to be insulted by the chop-soky English used in this release.

The soundtrack is also noticably absent. By robbing the fight scenes of their original score, they remove the excitement and drama from the entire movie. You may not always appreciate how much a soundtrack does for a movie, but this US release truly underscores this point.

Believe me, I wanted to like this movie. I was just so disappointed with what they had done to this movie.

I hope you do not buy this DVD. You should look for either the Hong Kong release of the VHS, Laserdisc, or DVD.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Would Someone Please Kickbox His Stepmother?
Review: YES, Jackie Chan movies are fun, and YES, this movie has the best fight sequences I've ever seen; but won't SOMEONE agree with me that his stepmother's role was the most annoying thing they've ever endured? I can't help but feel that there's something RACIST in the way westerners are falling all over themselves to give this film 5 stars, like, "isn't it cute the way those Hong Kong actors really can't act, and isn't it kind of sweet that they don't bother with an interesting or plausible script?" I've heard reviewers compare Jackie Chan films to those of Fred Astaire, and I agree, you watch them for the fight/dance sequences and merely endure the story in-between. Well, that's fine, but if you can put those great fight sequences in a better movie, well, you'd have a better movie.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: great hong kong action,subpar transfer
Review: I bought this dvd today and it is a great hong kong action film, so many jackie chan movie's that are older are hardly whorth a rental much alone a purchase, but not this one it is great and full of wonderful action and stunt's that we have all come to expect from mr chan. The problem I have with this and it is a small one is the qaulity of the tranfer particile's are evident thourghout the movie and in a few place's black blocth's would show up. I wish the studio would have taken a little more time with the tranfer, but don't let this little problem keep you feom purchasing this great hong kong action film.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Brilliant and inspiring even in English
Review: Having seen both the orginal Chinese version of the film and the newly dubbed version, I recommend either. This newly redubbed version of the 1994 film serves Chan well ( a tasteless final shot depicting Chan is a questionable state was thankfully removed from the english version of the film). This film stands as a testament to what a human being is capable of. Though The Legend of Drunken Master is not as good a film as many of Chan's earlier ones (Project A, Police Story, Mr. Canton and Lady Rose), it has an energy rarely seen in films. The fight scenes are non-stop and breathtaking. For example, Chan and the director Lau Kar Leung fight a gang called the Axe Gang in a restaurant. After about 20 minutes of non-stop fighting, Chan and Leung dispose of the entire gang, which easily has a hundred members. Highly recommended!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of Jackie's best
Review: When I heard that one of the Drunken Master movies was going to be in theaters, my friend and I rushed down to the cinema to watch it. This is actually "Drunken Master II", and it is jam-packed with great action and comedy. I don't think you've seen Jackie at his best until you see that last fight scene.

If I remember correctly, this originally came out in 1994, and was a sequel to the 1979 "Drunken Master". It features a redone dubbing that is probably better than the original dubbing available. Jackie Chan did his own voice, if I recall. My one complaint is that this version probably will not feature a subtitled edition (with the original Chinese audio), and the company that did release a subtitled version no longer holds the rights to release it. It is a shame that so many great Asian films are not available in their original, uncut format. Nevertheless, this is still a great film, and a must for any Jackie Chan, Hong Kong cinema, or action fan.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Drunken Master is the master!!
Review: Although they deleted the actual ending to the original Drunken Master 2, this is still a great movie. It has some of the greatest fight scenes and I think this is Jackie's best choreography ever. The end fight scene is amazing, especially in widescreen format. I've seen three different versions of this movie and each version is different in small ways. If you are looking for a great Jackie Chan film, I recommend this one over any other.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: THE BEST HK FILM EVER MADE
Review: A must see for anyone who likes these films. But I warn you it will spoil other films in that there are no better for dure amazing stunts with no wires, stand-ins or cut-aways

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: there should be more than 5 stars
Review: first of all: drunken master 2 best movie ever. second...go back to the first. i saw this and i was like what!??! up until viewing this i thought that the best chan movie was gorgeous or rumble in the brox. no i was wrong drunken master 2 takes the cake. buy and and put it in a a shrine. its just that damn good. great fighting AWESOME fighting i should say. stunts..ok when jackie chan does a crab walk on hot coals!! thats stunts for you. more? jackie gets drunk=fights better. there is so much to love about this movie and its quite hilarious too

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Didn't like it?
Review: If you didn't care much for this movie, join the club. The club of emotionally unbalanced, taste deprived half-wits. What's wrong with you? Have you no decency or affluency in your cinematic reviewing? I suggest that you take two recourses: seek professional therapy (preferably one which offers mood-altering medication), and never watch any movie other than "102 Dalmations" for the duration of your existance. You might like that one.


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