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Legend of Drunken Master, The
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Legend of Drunken Master, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 74 Metascore out of 100
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8.0 out of 10
based on 27 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for violent content

Starring Jackie Chan, Chi-Kwong Cheung, Wing-Fong Ho, and Mark Houghton

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)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: King-Sang Tseng
Kai-Chi Yun
 
DIRECTED BY: Chia-Liang Liu  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: March 13, 2001 
Video: March 13, 2001 
Theatrical: October 20, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Hong Kong 
LANGUAGE(S): Cantonese (dubbed in English) 

What The Critics Said

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90
TNT RoughCut Andy Klein
May well stand as his (Chan) final word on true martial arts cinema.
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90
Dallas Observer Andy Klein
A six-year-old masterpiece, never-before widely seen in the U.S., is still a masterpiece.
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90
The New York Times A.O. Scott
Has enough going on to make it a classic. You'll want to own it.
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88
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Simply amazing.
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88
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
A pleasure, chock full of creatively choreographed fight scenes.
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86
Mr. Showbiz Larry Terenzi
Massively entertaining.
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83
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
May be the most kick ass demonstration yet, for the majority of American moviegoers, of what the fuss is all about.
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83
Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy
It's a film with a silly story, and it's been dubbed laughably into English. Yet it's a transporting bit of fluff, full of zest, miraculous physicality and cheeky humor.
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80
Film.com Gemma Files
Chan's glorious madness.
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80
Variety Joe Leydon
Well positioned to slake the thirst of action fans for world-class, slam-bang rough stuff.
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80
Washington Post Stephen Hunter
You have to see this to believe it.
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80
TV Guide Frank Lovece
If you've never seen a martial arts movie, this is a great place to start.
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80
Film.com Sean Means
Undiluted Jackie Chan, not the watered-down stuff he's been doing stateside.
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78
Austin Chronicle Joey O'Bryan
The film delivers some of the most spectacular and intricately choreographed martial arts fighting ever seen on film.
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75
Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
He (Lee) combines the daredeviltry of Buster Keaton with the devil-may-care of Errol Flynn.
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75
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Chan at his high-kicking best. Some sequences are simply amazing.
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75
Boston Globe Jay Carr
Intoxicating fun.
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75
Chicago Tribune Marc Caro
Enjoy this rare chance to catch Chan on the big screen at his near-peak mastery.
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75
Miami Herald Curtis Morgan
A mix of slapstick, melodrama and jaw-dropping stunts.
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70
Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Has a great deal of the unapologetically broad and silly comedy.
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70
Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
A fleet, enjoyable Jackie Chan romp.
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63
USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
After so much frenetic kicking and grunting, you may feel like you're in a stupor, too.
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63
Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Goes down easily enough.
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63
Baltimore Sun Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Vintage Chan, with amazingly well-choreographed fight scenes.
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60
Village Voice Jessica Winter
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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50
San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
Among Chan devotees, it achieved cult status.
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50
LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
A half-baked classic.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Amit R. gave it a 10:
This is the greatest martial art movie ever made, according to me.

[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
Absolutely brilliant!

The Perfect Soldier gave it a 10:
Simply put, this is tied (with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) for the greatest martial arts movie ever. It has a great mix of comedy (Jackie's step-mom is hilarious) and action (The fight scenes in this movie went unparalleld until Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I can't decide which o them is better). Jackie's kung fu is as closer to perfect than any mere mortal could achieve, and his "Eight Drunken Fairies" Drunken Boxing style is breathtaking. It even has a touch of drama and sadness to some parts of it, but it is in no way a tearjerker. Jackie's fight at the end with Hwang Jang Lee is one of the greatest he has ever done, surpassed only by his legendary bout with undefeated kickboxer Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, what has been called the greatest fight scene ever by a Martial Arts Magazine. This movie is a must see, as is "Wheels On Meals" (The movie with his fight against Benny Urquidez" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Martin M. gave it a 1:
If you're actually hoping for a story ... to go with the martial arts ... don't bother watching this mindless excuse for a movie.

J. K. gave it a 8:
As a DVD and after it was translated into English, the movie is only pretty good. The translation is horrible, the subtitles in the Chinese version are much funnier. And they didn't include the Chinese language version with its subtitles in the DVD. The ending is different from the original, too. Pick up the subtitled version if you can.

Shishquibo H. gave it a 10:
I love de movie.

Jeff gave it a 1:
This is a horrible American release. It is edited and chopped apart. my suggestion to everyone who wants to see this is to go to chinatown or online and get the real version of the movie. It is called "Drunken Master 2." If you thought this movie was horrible get the real one and you will change your mind.

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