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Drunken
Master II
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Country
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Hong
Kong |
| Year: |
1993 |
| Genre: |
Kung
Fu |
| Format: |
VCD
/ DVD |
| Running
Time: |
1H42 |
| Distributor: |
Mei
Ah Laser Disc CO., LTD |
| Date
reviewed: |
01/01/2000 |
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| Producer: |
Lau
Kar-Leung |
| Director: |
Lau
Kar-Leung |
Cast: Chan Jackie, Cheung Chi-Kwong,
Chin Kar-Lok, Ho Wing-Fong, Lau Ka-Yung, Lo Ken Wai-Kwong,
Mui Anita Yim-Fong, Ti Delon Lung, Tuan Wai-Lun, Tung
Bill Piu, Wong Gabriel Yat-Shan, Wong Felix Yat-Wah |
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Story:
Drunken Master 2 is a kung fu classic about factory
workers being mistreated by their boss who works for
the British. In the meantime Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan)
comes in possession of a rare Chinese artifact that
the British want. With the help of a local fishermen
and his friends, Fei-Hung allies with the factory workers
to stop the British from exporting china's historical
artifacts. During the process Fei-Hung has problems
with his father who does not approve of his actions
nor his excessive drinking.
Review: With a simple story what makes Drunken
Master II a classic is the mind blowing kung fu choreography.
Jackie Chan does drunken boxing with style, his movements
are flawless. In addition to his use of drunken boxing
Jackie Chan employs several other styles of kung fu,
including the famous bench fighting. There is also
a fight in the movie where Fei-Hung and his friend
must face a hundred enemies, its truly an amazing
sight to watch. The final fight with Fei-Hung against
the factory boss is one of the finest we have seen
(trust us, we have seen a lot of kung fu movies).
The characters are simple but Fei-Hung's father is
the exception, his character is extremely well played
and you'll easily get attached to this character.
Most of Jackie Chan fans consider this film as his
best performance, we have to say we agree. If you
like Jackie Chan movies be sure to check it out, you
wont be disappointed. One slight negative point is
that the subtitles were not so good on the Mei Ah
version.
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DVD
[ NTSC, All Region
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Finally a version on DVD with decent English subtitle.
The image quality for this version (Thakral Entertainment)
is very good, well for an HK DVD. Unfortunately the
aspect ration is incorrect, yes it's letterboxed but
slightly cropped, but don't worry you wont miss that
much of action. As for the audio you have a good Dolby
Digital 5.1. The English sub are excellent and are
also removable. For the extra you have: Chapters selection
and 3 extra trailers: Thunderbolt, Big Bullet and
Future Cops. The extra trailers start right away when
you play the DVD but you can skip them by pressing
Menu on your controler. Also the menus are in Chinese
but you don't have that much options so you wont be
lost. Even if this DVD is not perfect, it's the only
one with English sub and completely uncut, this is
probably the best version you can find right now,
but don't spend a fortune on it.
Reviewed
by Peter Zsurka
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Entertainment |
Subtitles |
Overall |
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4 |
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5 |
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