Drunken Master (1978)
Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
After getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.
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What critics compared Drunken Master to
Paralleling Tony Jaa to a young Jackie Chan is a pretty fair comparison, once the fighting starts Jaa and his cast of stunt-fighters pull of amazing, vicious fight choreography, gleefully reminiscent of Drunken Master, and maybe even the best martial arts film ever made, Drunken Master 2. There are no wires, no CGI, and from what I can see no mats; just perfectly skilled performers executing intentionally ferocious, graphic moves.
From hundreds of movies based around Wong Fei Hung, including the Once Upon A Time In China series, Drunken Master and Iron Monkey films to accounts of Huo Yuanjia (Fearless) and San Te (36th Chamber Of Shaolin) , the references are too numerous to mention, but always dealt with in varying degrees of, shall we say, ‘looseness’ when it comes to facts.
Bruce Lee has Enter the Dragon , Jackie Chan has the Drunken Master , Jet Li has Once Upon a Time in China (both different takes on the same character) and now Donnie Yen can add his name to the list of memorable films with Ip Man.
You've never seen this kind of stylized action-brought stateside by Hong Kong fight coordinator Yuen Wo Ping ("Drunken Master")--this side of the pond.
Director Yuen Woo-ping came to some prominence in Hollywood during later years with his fight choreography of The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
* Drunken Master (1978): Before contributing his fighting finesse to The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and now Kill Bill, Master Yuen Wo-Ping choreographed and directed this hit for a pickled Jackie Chan.
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Minutes after Sam’s arms are numbed by an injection the doctor gives her, the party turns into a Drunken Master -style fight, with Gillan spinning herself on a swivel chair, throwing her body around, and kicking serious ass.