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 Drunken
Master 2
Starring: Jackie Chan, Ken Lo, Anita Mui
Directed by: Lau Kar Leung
Running Time: 101 mins.
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitles: Chinese, English
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While traveling with his father on a train heading home, Wong Fei
Hung (Chan) decides to hide some ginseng in the luggage of some
British passengers in order to avoid paying taxes. Later, while
going to retrieve the ginseng, he catches a man stealing an identical
looking package and a fight ensues resulting in the inadvertant
swapping of the packages. Wong Fei Hung discovers that the package
he currently possesses contains the Emperor's Jade Seal.
The Jade Seal is just one of many priceless artifacts stolen by
the British foreigners in a plot to smuggle Chinese treasures out
of the country. Wong Fei Hung and his comrades uncover the plan
and plot to stop the round-eye devils. What follows are incredible
fight sequences, comedy, and a finale that is...well, HOT HOT HOT!
 
Jackie Chan was 40 years old when he made this movie and you would
never know it. In fact, this is one of Chan's best movies. The fight
sequences are extraordinary as we see some of the best Drunken Style
martial arts ever captured on film. The original Drunken Master--directed
by Yuen Woo Ping--is considered to be Chan's breakout performance
and this sequel, although having nothing to do with the first, is
just as good in every way.
Ken Lo (Chan's real-life bodyguard) possesses out-of-this-world
kicking abilities and his final fight sequence with Chan can be
described as nothing less than breathtaking. Every character in
this movie is wonderful, from Anita Mui as his comical stepmother
to Ti Lung as his stern father. Furthermore, martial arts fans will
enjoy a cameo from the film's director Lau Kar Leung, who is a genuine
disciple of one of the real Wong Fei Hung's students.
There is nothing bad that can be said about Drunken Master 2
EXCEPT that Miramax butchered it and released it domestically as
The Legend of the Drunken Master. Do not settle for the imitation
and get your hands on the original version with the original ending.
If you can only see one Jackie Chan movie in your life, then you
have a sorry life. Drunken Master II will make it a little better.
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