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List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 196 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9711
Category: DVD
Actors: Jackie Chan, Ho Sung Pak
Director: Jackie Chan
Publisher: Dimension
Studio: Dimension
Manufacturer: Dimension
Label: Dimension
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 102 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
UPC: 786936151268
EAN: 0786936151268
ASIN: B000056VOK
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
Description
Jackie Chan return becomes and is able to fend off numerous attacks and perform incredible stunts. Aided by his hilarious stepmother and friends, Hong faces the challenge of protecting valuable Chinese history and saving his family honor.s to the role that made him a star in 1979's "Drunken Master." Chinese folklore hero Wong Fei Hong discovers a smuggling ring, orchestrated by the British Government, to transport valuable Chinese artifacts out of the country. Hong must use his unique style of martial arts, "Drunken Boxing," to fight the conspirators and salvage the Chinese treasures before it
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Customer Reviews: Read 191 more reviews...
 A FACT, MAYBE YOU DIDN'T KNOW April 16, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Most older Hong Kong films were shot without sound to save time and money. Jackie didn't record the original Cantonese track for the HK version of the film. But still, I was lucky enough to see the original HK version of the film in theaters and the American version isn't anywhere near as good as the original HK version. Even though the American release of the film does include Jackie's real voice for the English dub.
 Best actions scenes of his career! April 8, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Don't get this movie wrong because it's one of his older ones, because I know I did. I first saw it at home on a movie channel, passively, but it quickly got my attention, especially at the superbly choreographed fight scenes. There were plenty of them, and whilst I won't spoil it, the very last fight scene(s) were so thoroughly thought out with such creativity that I saw this is a *must* buy for any action and/or martial arts fan!
 And why does everybody say that THIS is their favorute jackie movies ever?` March 28, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
To everybody who says this, I ask, have you seen drunken and young master? Because these 2 are foar superior. I am not trying to discredit your opinion, but as far as modern movies go, this may be his best, at least since people in america have known who he is.
So the story is about jackie beating people up when they are trying to force workers to work overtime without getting paid, then they fire them when the job is done and they don't need them anymore. The director Lau Kar Leung(I think Jackie left his name on this, I mean he was freaking in it) plays a part of an officer who is investigating something that is going on with the factory with people smuggling ancient artifacts out of china. So in other words the story kinda sucks(at least in this cut version it really sucks) and the main thing to watch is the action. I kind of hate it when this happens becuae there is not enough fights to have this bad of a story. I can only think of like 6-7 good fights in this movie. Now once again we may not be getting all of the fights because this is the cut version. Character wise the only person who stands out to me is the late and great anita mui. She was BY FAR the best character and actor/actress in this movie. So at the end we do get a really spectacular fight, but my favorite one was where they hired the axe gang to take out jackie. Jackie is in absolutely top form here, not like he wasn't in the other scenes, they just didn't mix in stunts and fighting like they did in this scene. I KNOW that jackie had to break at least one bone shooting this scenes, I don't know this factually, but you watch this and tell me if there is any known actor in the world who can do this. And oh yeah, this is like 16 years after he made the real drunken master. Something that I don't really care about is the fact that they don't even mention the REAL DRUNKEN MASTER in this movie. The real drunken master was simon yuen, and his son yuen woo-ping did all of the crazy footwork. So there are really 2 drunken masters, except on screen they only show the old man as the DM. So, even though NOBODY can do drunken style like jackie can on screen, woo-ping could pull it off even better, but he's not an actor. So I am just saying that it would have really helped this movie if they at least mentioned the drunken master, but now everybody just knows jackie as the drunken master because they have not seen the original and have know idea who simon yuen is. And of course they KNOW who woo-ping is, they don't realize that it was his dad who pushed this movie over the top to become a huge blockbuster in china.
If anybody wants to see a far superior movie to this than make sure you check out the original and if you want to see a a movie that is slightly better than drunken master than you should check out the very unknown Dance of the Drunken Mantis. This movie brings back the real drunken master and introduces us to the northern drunken boxing champion. yes that's right, we get a drunken master that doesn't have to be doubled, Hwang Jang Lee. And I won't leave his sidekick corey yuen out either. Now this movie has Chief fox from iron monkey playing the jackie role, and this would easily have been a top 10 movie of all-time if they could have gotten jackie, or Lee yi-min, or the kid from 7 steps of kung fu. But instead we just get a top 50 all-time kung fu movie. And I will let you know right now, and seriously, BEWARE OF THE DRUNKEN MANTIS STYLE.
So yeah, the movie is pretty good, not the story and the action, and anita mui's delightful character gives it the 4/5.
Also the dvd quality has a great widescreened picture with the all-important french language track and english for those of us who wanna try to listen to it. I would definitely advise you to seek out the chinese verion if this really is one of your favorite movies, because this is almost as bad as the jet li dubs.
AND DRUNKEN STYLE IS A REAL GUNGFU STYLE FOLKS, IF MASTERED IN REAL LIFE YOU CAN BE JUST AS DEADLY AS JACKIE WAS. Kungfumagazine.com has some good articles on it if you are interested in martial arts.
 U.S release doesn't compare to the original March 10, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The U.S release is a far cry from the original,and more of an insult than anything else.I can tell everyone though,for a fact that the original theatrical release (spoken in original Mardrin&Cantonese&subtitled in English) is the S&^%!?*^!.It's not only entertaining and hilarious,the fight scenes are absoloutely INCREDIBLE.So,if you get the opportunity,buy the VHS tape.I did about 6 years ago,and although it's not dvd quality,it's still a fantastic film.I suggest checking out EBAY for it on DVD,you may be surprised and find the original out there?This is a MUST HAVE film for any Jackie Chan/Martial arts fan.It's a perfect blend of action and comedy.I suggest staying away from the editied/dubed U.S release,it's been butchered...find the original,it will be worth every penny even if it costs a bit more.
By FAR the best Jackie Chan movie ever... March 8, 2006
...but NOT the best kung fu movie ever, not even close (check out some of my other reviews for some kung fu movies that are superior to this one).
The TRUE title of this film is Drunken Master 2 (US distributors just love to change the names of chinese kung fu movies). While it is great to be able to see this film in the US, this DVD release is a TRAVESTY. There is no original language track to watch with english subtitles, only a TERRIBLE english dub. The ending has been cut, so that this version of the film ends so abrubtly it will leave you wondering what the heck just happened. A new score has also been added. Miramax is a company that takes great delight in chopping up foreign films for US release because they feel Americans are far too stupid to understand non-American concepts or humor. Harvey Weinstein SUCKS, plain and simple; thank god they got rid of him! However, unless you have access to Hong Kong DVDs (where you may obtain the complete version of Drunken Master 2), you are stuck with this DVD for now. Still, this is a great film, and really showcase Jackie's talents.
The fight choreography is most impressive, with the emphasis of course on acrobatics and comedy (this is a Jackie movie, after all). The story is particularly good for a kung fu movie, and will hold your interest throughout. I highly recommend this film to any kung fu or Jackie Chan fan.
As a service to anyone reading this, I will tell you the ending that was cut (and was judged too insensitive for you, a 'dumb American', to handle): *SPOILER ALERT*!!!!
As Wong Fei Hung's parents stand at the podium, the crowd is wondering where Fei Hung is. His parents say he is recovering from his fight. They then go back home. Upon opening the door, we see Fei Hung (Jackie) with a 'retarded' look on his face as he practices kung fu. They even say 'He's retarded!' See, during the end fight he drank so much gasoline it made him retarded. A typically lame Chinese slapstick humor moment, its not intended to be taken seriously. It most certainly is NOT offensive, and Harvey Weinstein should have his head examined. Now you know the real ending!
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