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Drunken Master - The Beginning

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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. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 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. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/07/2021
3/4
Fast and furious and frequently funny. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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] Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood The Retro Set 12/29/2018
7/10
...the birth of a new legend. Go to Full Review
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Petros T @PetrosTserpelis Dec 31 Admittedly, the fight choreographies are pretty impressive, although far from the more exciting style of Jackie Chan's future films. Elsewhere, "Jui kuen" is largely a disappointment. The humour is awkwardly exaggerated, from the overbearing voices and acting to the old-fashioned and rather inane jokes, and the plot is basically a collage of fight scenes, with hardly any beats in sight: the film trudges aimlessly from one scene to the next, and it all feels inconsequential and rather boring. See more MercersLaw 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. See more 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. See more 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. See more Lyle Zildjian G @Northsack85 Apr 12 I respect to Jackie chan's film and why I am I big fan of Jackie chan See more 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. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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