Legend of the Drunken Tiger

Audience Reviews

View All (1) audience reviews

Audience Member In 1900 foreigners were beseiged in the Beijing's Legation Quarter. An eigth nation alliance worked together to end the siege. "This is a somewhat disappointing Taiwanese effort that tries to cover too much ground with too few resources. The film is more of a throwback to vintage Shaw Brothers style kung fu with poorly executed wirework thrown in. The plot in the first half of the film meanders between Cheung San's courtship to Miss Wong, his displays of drunkenness over the loss of six reformists, and a ongoing grudge with the man responsible for their deaths. The second half shifts the focus to the foreigners, horribly played by blonde wig-toting Asians as San and Wong attempt to help the people of Peking after the officials have fled... Hong Kong veteran, Kara Hui gives an enjoyable performance with good displays of martial arts. The performance by Hsu Chi-wai as the 'Drunken Tiger' is also fun to watch yet neither can save the sub-standard quality of the film. The flow of the story is choppy with obvious absences of transition scenes. You can easily spot wires swinging characters around in a frequently unnatural fashion. While the locals, including use of the The Great Wall add a bit of grandeur, the attempt to chronicle the Boxer rebellion reduces the film to a high cheese-factor... Old school kung fu fans may enjoy this one if they disregard any pretense of taking this film seriously." - Mark Pollard, Kung Fu Cinema Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Legend of the Drunken Tiger

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW