Reviews Movie

Drunken Master (1978)

Wednesday, August 14th, 2024

Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping

View on Letterboxd →
Drunken Master (1978)

This was a hard watch for me, something I admired without loving.

I came to this already a big Jackie Chan fan so I have seen him do many crazy and thrilling things. This felt more like a prototype of what was to come and seemed so very repetitive.

There were some fantastic fights - the match against his aunt, the restaurant melee, or the first Thunderleg fight where he gets humiliated. But that’s maybe 15% of the action in this?

You could make a 85 minute cut of this movie that would make film buffs weep but that I would love.


More Reviews (view all)