Post by Vits on Sept 1, 2020 16:28:46 GMT
醉拳一 (DRUNKEN MASTER PART I) is a very funny movie with stunts that literally left me with my mouth open. Fei-Hung Wong (the protagonist) is a jerk at the beginning. Sure, he helps someone, but he also beats his teacher up and he uses tricks to take advantage of a woman. The woman's mother defends her and he keeps insult her (it turns out that they're an aunt and cousin that he hadn't met). His father is tired of his behavior and asks a legendary fighter to train him. At some point, it becomes an underdog story where he has to defeat a villain. What?! Look, if you want to make a story with an anti-hero, fine... but don't try to show him as a traditional hero by decreasing the importance of his actions. Hell, that side of him is practically ignored by the end! His aunt and cousin disappear with no explanation, even though his aunt is one of the best fighters in the movie! Despite the inconsistency with the character, Jackie Chan's performance is very good. It was intriguing to see him playing a character like this, since he usually plays lovable clowns.
Best bad movie
There's no rule that says that every action movie has to be about the hero's personal journey, but if you make a movie like that and then its sequel is different, both the hero and the story lose the spark. That's why 醉拳二 (DRUNKEN MASTER PART II a.k.a. THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER) has a more consistent yet less entertaining plot. It's shorter, but it feels longer. Just like with its predecessor, the ending is too abrupt. Unlike its predecessor, none of the supporting characters are interesting. Both installments have clichés, but they were easy to forgive in a 1978 movie, not in a 1994 movie. There are still impressive stunts, but there are some moments where the opponents don't avoid something easily avoidable during a fight. In fact, there are 1 or 2 moments where they stand still only because the script says that they have to lose.
4/10
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Best bad movie
There's no rule that says that every action movie has to be about the hero's personal journey, but if you make a movie like that and then its sequel is different, both the hero and the story lose the spark. That's why 醉拳二 (DRUNKEN MASTER PART II a.k.a. THE LEGEND OF DRUNKEN MASTER) has a more consistent yet less entertaining plot. It's shorter, but it feels longer. Just like with its predecessor, the ending is too abrupt. Unlike its predecessor, none of the supporting characters are interesting. Both installments have clichés, but they were easy to forgive in a 1978 movie, not in a 1994 movie. There are still impressive stunts, but there are some moments where the opponents don't avoid something easily avoidable during a fight. In fact, there are 1 or 2 moments where they stand still only because the script says that they have to lose.
4/10
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