Paradoxically, nearly every leap and spin is obviously performed on a wire. The sword fighting is raw and real rather than the pretty wushu-twirling style you might expect. There are lots of flashing and clashing broadsword blades, interspersed with arrows shooting at the screen. The action kicks off immediately with a spectacular raid by Su Can and his soldiers. It is only when his son is once again in danger, this time by Westerners out to shame the Chinese people, that an inebriated Su summons all his fighting skills to try and save the day, forging the legend of Drunken Boxing! Action Kill Bill star David Carradine as Anthony in his final screen performanceĮventually consumed by grief and alcohol, Su becomes a drunken beggar. Over many long and difficult months, Su recovers from his injuries and hones his craft with the help of a mysterious Old Sage and his apprentice, Lord Wushu, a monk with incredible martial arts skills. Su and his wife barely escape with their lives, but their son is now held captive by an increasingly psychotic Yuan Lie. Yuan attacks Su and his family as vengeance for a long and dark family history. Six years later, Yuan Lie returns from war consumed by the dark martial arts and armed with the deadly Five Venom Fist. Su dreams of perfecting the art of wushu and of one day opening his own school. Su asks the prince to make his envious step-brother Yuan governor instead, so he can retire from military life and return home to his beloved wife and their newborn son. The prince promises that the Emperor will make Su governor of Hu Bei Province. In the late 19th Century Qing Dynasty, war hero Su Can rescues a prince in a daring raid on an enemy mountain fortress. Taiwanese popstar Will Liu and wushu champion Jiang Luxia play a pair of deadly assassins. In what would be his final screen role, star of television’s “Kung Fu” and Bill from “Kill Bill”, David Carradine plays “Anthony”, a ruthless fixer of wrestling matches.Įagle-eyed martial arts film fans will also spot cameos from Gordon Liu (“ The 36th Chamber of Shaolin”) and Bryan Leung Ka-Yan (“ Knockabout”), along with popular UFC fighter Cung Le. Michelle Yeoh has had an admirable career as a capable actress and action star, often performing her own stunts in films such as “Police Assassins”, “ Police Story 3: Supercop“, “ Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon“, Reign of Assassins” and the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”. Popstar Jay Chou impresses in the martial arts departmentĪrguably the queen of Asian action cinema, Michelle Yeoh appears as “Sister Yu / Yu Shu Lien”, a wine-maker who gives Su Can a taste for life again. Su Can wants to retire from the army to be with his family Su Can fights with determination and ferocity Su Can asks that his step brother become governor
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He sang the end theme for Jet Li‘s movie “ Fearless“, and although not formally trained in martial arts, his dancing abilities have allowed him to pick up fight choreography for films such as “Kung Fu Dunk” and “The Green Hornet” with apparent ease. Chou’s fanbase in Asia is huge due to his music career. Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou appears as the “God of Wushu / Drunken God”. In 2012, Zhou made her Hollywood debut in the Wachowski’s “Cloud Atlas”. Hugely popular in mainland China, she has been called one of the “Four Dan Actresses”, a Chinese term referring to the four most bankable young actresses from Mainland China in the early 2000’s, that included Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wei, and Xu Jinglei. Andy On is best known for his appearances in “New Police Story”, “Invisible Target”, “Zombie Fight Club”, “Once Upon a Time in Shanghai” and “SPL II: A Time for Consequences”.Īward-winning Chinese actress Zhou Xun plays Su Can’s wife “Xiao Ying”. Andy On trained in martial arts with Nicky Li, of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, “ Fist of Legend” bad guy Billy Chow, and with his good friend, actor and fight co-ordinator Philip Ng.
He is best known for taking over the role of Wong Fei-hung from Jet Li in the “ Once Upon a Time in China” films, and for his heroic roles in the television serials of “Wong Fei-hung” and “Huo Yuanjia”.Īndy On stars as “Yuan Lie”, Su Can’s twisted step-brother. He was talent spotted by producer and director Corey Yuen whilst studying at the Beijing Sports University where Zhao was also a martial arts instructor. Zhao, who is often credited as Chiu Man-cheuk in his earlier films, is a former Chinese wushu champion, who is also proficient in Tai Chi. Vincent Zhao plays the legendary “Su Can / Beggar So”, immortalised in the 1970’s by Yuen Woo-ping’s father, Yuen Siu-tien in the original “ Drunken Master“. This was Yuen Woo-ping’s first film in the director’s chair since Tai Chi Boxer in 1996.
Originally presented in 3D, this is a martial arts action fantasy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Vincent Zhao and Andy On.
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