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Legend of Drunken Master, The
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 27 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 11 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
King-Sang Tseng
Kai-Chi Yun
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 20, 2000
DVD: March 13, 2001
Running Time: 102 minutes, Color
Origin: Hong Kong
Summary
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)
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What The Critics Said
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TNT RoughCut Andy Klein
May well stand as his (Chan) final word on true martial arts cinema.
Read Full Review >Dallas Observer Andy Klein
A six-year-old masterpiece, never-before widely seen in the U.S., is still a masterpiece.
Read Full Review >The New York Times A.O. Scott
Has enough going on to make it a classic. You'll want to own it.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
A pleasure, chock full of creatively choreographed fight scenes.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Variety Joe Leydon
Well positioned to slake the thirst of action fans for world-class, slam-bang rough stuff.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Frank Lovece
If you've never seen a martial arts movie, this is a great place to start.
Read Full Review >Film.com Sean Means
Undiluted Jackie Chan, not the watered-down stuff he's been doing stateside.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Joey O'Bryan
The film delivers some of the most spectacular and intricately choreographed martial arts fighting ever seen on film.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
He (Lee) combines the daredeviltry of Buster Keaton with the devil-may-care of Errol Flynn.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
Chan at his high-kicking best. Some sequences are simply amazing.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Marc Caro
Enjoy this rare chance to catch Chan on the big screen at his near-peak mastery.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Curtis Morgan
A mix of slapstick, melodrama and jaw-dropping stunts.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Has a great deal of the unapologetically broad and silly comedy.
Read Full Review >USA Today Susan Wloszczyna
After so much frenetic kicking and grunting, you may feel like you're in a stupor, too.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Vintage Chan, with amazingly well-choreographed fight scenes.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack
Among Chan devotees, it achieved cult status.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Help U gave it a7:
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.
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.
