Rating: 5 out of 5
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen
Year: 1978
Plot:
A simple story unfolds with this kung fu film. A young
Jackie Chan plays a mischievous son of a dojo owner, who keeps finding himself
in trouble. He is so out of control that his father decides to get a master of
Drunken Boxing to teach him discipline. We are then thrown into training
montages, fights, and more with Jackie going through increasingly difficult tasks
in order to master the martial art. There’s a lot of comedy along the way, and while
the story seems thin at first, it has a great deal of kung fu action along the
way. Jackie Chan’s fame really shines here, and if you have the blu ray, you
get more information on plot, importance, and more of this kung fu classic.
Thoughts:
The first thing that you’re going to notice about “Drunken
Master” is that the picture quality is really good. No matter how you decide to
see this movie, it looks great. It especially looks good if you have the Blu
Ray, which features the fully restored film with commentary, the original language
track, and good English dub. Purists will no doubt want to see this in the
original language, but for those that want to see it dubbed, this movie boasts
a good dub.
There’s a lot of great humor in this movie, signature Jackie
Chan follies of course. Aside from the comedy, you get some incredible stunt
work, and kung fu. The drunken boxing is fascinating to watch, and the cuts are
very good overall. You’re going to find that there is a lot of action found
here with a good mix of comedy and story, which all pieces together and flows
nicely. For those that aren’t big fans of kung fu movies, you may want to show
them this one, as it features a mixed bag of entertainment, not just fight
after fight. Sure the fights progress the story, but there’s so much humor that
breaks it up, that anyone can enjoy it.
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