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Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

  • Starring: Ho-Sung Pak, Jackie Chan
  • Summary: When Chan mixes up his luggage during a train trip, he finds himself at odds with evil foreigners trying to steal sacred imperial treasures. Never before have such elaborate, acrobatic fight sequences been captured on film. (Dimension Films)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. 90
    A six-year-old masterpiece, never-before widely seen in the U.S., is still a masterpiece.
  2. Reviewed by: Gemma Files
    80
    Chan's glorious madness.
  3. Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    80
    If you've never seen a martial arts movie, this is a great place to start.
  4. 60
    The uncertain plot somehow concerns ginseng and stolen objets d'art; the main thrust is acrobatic slapstick with a decided antipatriarchal twist.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. HelpU
    7
    Wait.... I thought this was Drunken Master... Not the Drunken Master 2 released in America as The Legend of the Drunken Master. Well they certainly made everything less mysterious and more childish. Honestly, if you think this is the best kung fu movie ever made, your brain will explode if you watch Drunken Master the original and there are a lot better kung fu movies than that, that don't constantly resort to slapstick without a moment of seriousness. Expand

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