CompleteMartialArts.com - World of Drunken Master
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Manufacturer: Ground Zero
Starring: Lung Fei, Yuen Siu Tin, Jack Long
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0694795409126
Format: Color
Label: Ground Zero
Manufacturer: Ground Zero
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Ground Zero
Region Code: 0
Release Date: 2002-09-24
Studio: Ground Zero
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
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Summary: Beggar Su gets hooked on the sauce.
Comment: The director and cast of "7 Grandmasters" try and tackle Drunken Boxing in this amazingly dumb, yet dumbly amazing movie. The film begins with a voice-over prologue that sees Simon Yuen practicing on the beach as Beggar Su, the character he made famous in "Drunken Master". Then, off he goes, never to be seen again.
After some pretty sweet opening credits, we forward to Jack Long as Fan Ta Pei, and a couple of challengers for HIS drunken style. Then, in a flashback that takes up the bulk of the film's length: Fan Ta Pei (Mr. Long again, sans beard) is a young hooligan, in cahoots with Li Yi Min as the young Beggar Su. They get into some trouble, and somehow end up learning the drunken style from some cool dude that beats people up with his pipe; then both of the young men fall for the master's niece. Then we forward again to their reunion, a revelation, and the finale, featuring Mark "Ghostface Killer" Long.
Now for the one thing I neglected to mention in the previous paragraph... the fights: There are lots of 'em. LOTS of 'em. They start well and keep getting better. I debated on the rating, because it's so silly, but I really enjoyed watching this. With this many fights at this high a level, some great acrobatics and sound-effects, it's an old-school fan's dream.
Part of Ground Zero's "Eastern Heroes" collection, the full-screen presentation is a bit of a disappointment, but it doesn't lose a lot of picture, and the quality is quite good for not being remastered. Night shots leave something to be desired, but there's not a lot of them. All in all, I'd have to recommend it. In fact, I can't wait to watch it again. English dubbed.
1979. aka: "Drunken Dragon"
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Summary: old "skool" kung fu
Comment: I expected a lot more from the hype,,,but still worth the watch. Great addition for the collection.
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Summary: Who wasn't in this movie?
Comment: This is definitely having as part of your collection if your a MA fan. The other reviewer did a good job of telling the story.
The only reason I gave this movie a 4 was because the flashback scene lasts WAY too long, and the final fights are way too cut-up. The really good fights have about a cut a second, it's pretty sad. If it didn't have all the cuts, I would have to give it a 5/5 even with the bad storyline.
Also- the version of this movie that I have is from Tai Seng and is a VERY good picture widesceened and with dual languages.
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Summary: Drunken Masterpiece
Comment: The cast of The Mystery Of Chess Boxing and Seven Grandmasters (Jack Long, Lee Yi Min, Mark Long) returns for another great non-stop kung fu flick. If you have seen the two previously mentioned films then you know that this movie will be nothing short of awesome. It is one fight after the next displaying many different styles, but mostly the mastery of drunken boxing. It also ranks side by side with both of Yuen Woo Ping's films, Drunken Master and Dance of the Drunk Mantis. Briefly, the story is of the northern and southern masters of drunken boxing, Beggar Su(Lee Yi Min) and Fan Ta Pei(Jack Long), being reunited after 30 years and recalling their meeting and training of the drunken style. Most of the film is a flashback of when they were young.
Jack Long and Lee Yi Min are amazing as always, performing with great style and speed. Throw in a final fight scene with Mark Long, the Ghostface Killer in The Mystery of Chess Boxing, and this movie could not get much better. There is as much, if not more, drunken style performed here than in any other film I've seen. Although, it does lack a little of the style that is in Yuen Woo Ping's directed performances(Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang Lee).
As for the DVD itself, the picture is full screen but filmed well enough to not cut off much of what is in the scene. The film quality is average for an old school kung fu movie that is not digitally remastered. At least it doesn't claim to be remastered like nearly all others that really are not. The audio is english dubbed only and again is average.
I recommend this movie to any martial arts collection, and also The Mystery Of Chess Boxing and Seven Grandmasters. If you like one, you'll like the others.
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