Drunken Master - The Beginning

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Drunken Master - The Beginning

PG-13

1978

1h 47m

Action

Comedy

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Unable to see eye to eye with his father, completely broke and with nowhere else to turn, young Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) grudgingly accepts the tutelage of Su Hua Chi (Siu Tien Yuen), a notoriously intoxicated martial arts master. Su Hua Chi teaches Wong the techniques of Drunken Boxing, an unusually fluid fighting style. Wong is then forced to put his new skills to the test when his father is targeted by deadly assassin Thunderleg (Jang Lee Hwang), who has never lost a fight.

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Joey O'Bryan

Austin Chronicle

01/01/2000

4/5

Not unlike the silent films of Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd, or for that matter, the best pictures of Hong Kong's Seventies kung fu films, the genius of Drunken Master lies in its kinetics. Pure entertainment, and a true chop-socky classic.

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Sean Axmaker

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04/06/2024

The infectious mix of slapstick sequences and amazing martial arts moves breathes new life into the old school of Hong Kong action.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

11/07/2021

3/4

Fast and furious and frequently funny.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

08/29/2020

4/10

Setting the groundwork for Chan's subsequent pictures, this one boasts plenty of fast-paced kung fu.

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Me gusta el cine

04/13/2020

4.5/5

It shows why Chan deserved to become a world-class star. [Full review in Spanish]

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Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

12/29/2018

7/10

...the birth of a new legend.

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Nov 8

The best of Jackie Chans early work, the right balance of comedy and action. A must see for any fan of old school Kung Fu movies and Hong Kong cinema.

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Harrison B

@emailaddress Sep 20

You have to be either a prepubescent child or an idiot to enjoy any part of this other than the kung fu. Might as well have been called "kung fu scenes" because nothing else in the movie makes sense and there's a lot of cartoonish slapstick attempts at comedy. One star added for the great scene at the start where Jackie Chan gets his ass kicked by a mom.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 20

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é mais ou menos, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bacaninhas, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes.

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Lyle Zildjian G

@Northsack85 Apr 12

I respect to Jackie chan's film and why I am I big fan of Jackie chan

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Iman R

@irod78 Feb 8

Great early Jackie Chan that introduced the western world to his fresh new, hilarious slapstick style of kung fu. It's all here already on full display.

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The M

Feb 4

The story involves an arrogant cocktail young martial artist that has caused one too many ruckus and is forced to train with his great uncle to mature and break out of his wicked ways. The martial arts is a great motion of battle between characters and natural. The story dialogue has some cheese but also humorous and entertaining and action driven. This is a cultural and feels real in comparison to Hollywood flash move based films. Jackie brings his own pain and drive to his side of character and demonstrates how much he endures as we see his practices. Character keeps you focused and shows that Jackie's character morphs from child to master. It is recommended to see along with Drunken Master 2 (Legend of Drunken Master) this film doesn't disappoint.

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Unable to see eye to eye with his father, completely broke and with nowhere else to turn, young Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) grudgingly accepts the tutelage of Su Hua Chi (Siu Tien Yuen), a notoriously intoxicated martial arts master. Su Hua Chi teaches Wong the techniques of Drunken Boxing, an unusually fluid fighting style. Wong is then forced to put his new skills to the test when his father is targeted by deadly assassin Thunderleg (Jang Lee Hwang), who has never lost a fight.

Director: Woo-Ping Yuen
Producer: See-Yuen Ng
Screenwriter: Hsiao Lung
Production Co: Seasonal Film Corporation
Rating: PG-13 (Martial Arts Violence|Language)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2012
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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