Drunken Master

Jackie Chan's kung fu/comedy classic turns a folk legend on its ear.

"...father sends him to be disciplined by the titular drunken master, an old beggar who teaches Fei Hung the..."

Aug. 18, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Drunken Master II

"...his worst enemy… himself. The fighting and stuntwork in Drunken Master II is absolutely incredible. The film delivers some..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Legend of Drunken Master

A classic chopsocky mixture of action and comedy, capped by a ferocious 20-minute finale.

"...[Originally released worldwide in Chinese under the American title Drunken Master II, this Jackie Chan classic has been renamed..."

Oct. 19, 2000 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Call Him Master

Fantastic Fest to honor legendary fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping

"...Not only will Master Yuen attend this year's festival, but two of his..."

Aug. 31, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Master

Academic horror puts Black women in the crosshairs of multiple perils

"...An arresting feature debut from director Mariama Diallo, Master gingerly walks the tightrope between outright supernatural horror and..."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Review: Master

Academic horror makes racism its thesis

"...An arresting feature debut from Director Mariana Diallo, Master gingerly walks the tightrope between outright supernatural horror and..."

March 16, 2022 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

That Obscure Stretch of a Master's Filmography

Cine las Americas presents Luis Buñuel en México

"...when you have a title this good? – two drunken Mexico City transit workers take the No. 133 streetcar..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

The directing debut of acclaimed kung fy choreographer Yuen also helped popularize the burgeoning “kung fu comedy” genre and it primary star, Jackie Chan.

"...his overall lack of ability. And just as in Drunken Master, which is basically a better, streamlined re-make of..."

Sept. 29, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Last Hero in China

"...pays tribute to Jackie Chan's seminal Wong Fei-hung parody Drunken Master with a wonderful fight sequence that affectionately echoes..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Forbidden Kingdom

There are plenty of comic moments and some seriously kickass fight scenes in this film that co-stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

"...and Chan, riffing on his own character of the Drunken Master of blotto-fu, play dueling Mr. Miyagis to Angarano's..."

April 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fist of Legend

"...Shanghai, the Jet must solve the mystery behind his master's death, while fighting the tyranny of local Japanese prejudice..."

March 10, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Wing Chun

"...her most memorable performances to date. Veteran director Yuen (Drunken Master) Woo Ping is a master at handling the..."

July 1, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Iron Monkey

"...shot Jackie Chan to stardom 15 years earlier in Drunken Master, and he does an excellent job here as..."

April 8, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Upgrade

Surprisingly smart techno-thriller goes for the brain and the jugular

"...in his own body, Upgrade achieves a kind of Drunken Master-esque physical poetry as a terrified Trace babbles his..."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Shanghai Noon

"...Opera pal Biao Yuen, and although adherents of Chan's Drunken Master theatrics will no doubt be less than impressed,..."

May 26, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Mask

"...Li's final knock-down, drag-out brawl with his former 701 mastermind, Black Mask is superlative HK action. Of course, it's..."

May 21, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twin Dragons

"...to please the contingent that maintains he's sucked since Drunken Master, has instead forged onward in perfecting his idiosyncratic..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Dragon Lord

"...rare Chinese antiques (a story Chan recently recycled for Drunken Master II) and decides that, like any good patriot,..."

Sept. 30, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

New Legend of Shaolin

"...Cheh (The Five Deadly Venoms) and Yuen Woo Ping (Drunken Master), this typical chopsocky effort is an awkward combination..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

King of the Sea

"...Wai Kwong, the super-kicking bad guy from Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II, teams up with ludicrously named Seventies trash..."

Sept. 9, 1994 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Stuff of 'Legend'

Words from wushu master Yuen Woo-ping

"...both "Little Tiger" Yuen and Hung in 1980's madcap masterpiece Magnificent Butcher. You can credit (or blame) the Shaw..."

May 13, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest: Yuen Woo-Ping Double Bill

The RZA and the Paramount kneel to the Master

"...whom RZA would take a knee, but Yuen Woo-Ping, master of martial arts choreography, is on that elite list...."

Sept. 26, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

True Legend

The great martial-arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping directs this saga about the inventor of Drunken Fist fighting.

"...which the hero Su Can (Zhao) becomes a depressed, drunken beggar until he masters the new martial art of..."

May 13, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beach Bum

Fear and loathing in Florida with Korine and Matthew McConaughey

"...of their daughter’s wedding, Moondog kills Minnie in a drunken car wreck … but that still can’t slow him..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Dan Gentile

Megan Leavey

A soldier and her PTSD dog

"...the K-9 unit at USMC Camp Pendleton after a drunken night out with fellow marines. Grieving for her recently..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Swordsman II

"...scenery-chewing actors. Jet Li, who was so good as Master Wong Fey-Hong in both Once Upon a Time in..."

June 18, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

Cane Toads

"...is a more than worthy effort. Like Jackie Chan's Drunken Master II, it brings modern pacing and stunts to..."

June 20, 1997 Screens Feature

Machete Kills

Robert Rodriguez once again unleashes manic, over-the-top mayhem.

"...Danny Trejo returns as the scowly, deadpan, musclebound master of edged weapons in this unruly, occasionally silly, but..."

Oct. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shaolin

In this rousing film, a compassionate Buddhist philosophy underpins what might have been just another Hong Kong period piece about power-mad warlords and their blood-spattered brinkmanship.

"...Former member of the Seven Little Fortunes, Corey Yuen (Drunken Master, The Transporter series), stages some stunningly crafted and..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Karate Kid

The remake of this kids' classic was filmed in China and provides a decent update for a new generation.

"...American film. It's not nearly as exhilarating as his Drunken Master turns or as goofily charming as his role..."

June 18, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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