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Director:
Chia-Liang Liu
Writer:
Wing Siu (writer)
Release Date:
2 July 1994 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action
Plot:
Set around the turn of the century in China, the White Lotus Society plots to put the next Emperor on the throne... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Not great but not as bad as some say more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Andy Lau ... Yeung Kwan
Michelle Reis ... Sum Yu
Willie Chi ... Wong Fei-Hung

Simon Yam ... Gay Man on Bus
Chia-Liang Liu ... Uncle Yan
Adam Cheng ... Wong Kei-Ying
Chia Hui Liu ... Gov. Li
Ka-Kui Ho ... Yuan Shi-Kai
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Giorgio Pasotti
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Drunken Master III (Hong Kong: English title)
Drunken Master Killer (USA)
Zui quan III (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
Hong Kong | China
Language:
Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:AA (Ontario) | UK:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Due to creative differences with 'Jackie Chan', Chia-Liang Liu quit _Legend of the Drunken Master (1994)_ and made this movie. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Jui kuen (1978) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Not great but not as bad as some say, 23 May 2006
6/10
Author: Chung Mo from NYC

The story of this production and the film it lives in the shadow of tends to color many opinions. Yes, this is NOT the Jacky Chan Drunken Master and, yes, director Liu Chia Liang appears in that film also. Whatever the issues that lead to Liang quitting the Chan production and starting this one in defiance really doesn't make a difference since the films are radically different.

This film is a farcical take on the time of the democratic revolution of Sun Yat Sen. Apparently the return to power of the Manchu emperor hinges around the possession of a Jade Ring. The Manchu's are supported by the mystical White Lotus gang which is run by a white guy who looks all of twenty years old. Anyway a princess is kidnapped by the revolutionaries so that the jade ring doesn't return to the monarchists. She is sent to the countryside to keep her hidden from a Manchu general played by Liu Chia Hui (Gordon Liu). She and the guy assigned to guard her end up in a wine making factory / unwed mother home (!) run by a kung fu master played by director Liu Chia Liang.

The story, if the description isn't clear, is all over the place. The whole production, while excellently photographed, has a very rushed feel to it. The martial arts, which in a Liang production are usually of high quality, are, unfortunately, not very sharp. Some scenes work very well but there's little to distinguish this from other martial art films of the same time. Regardless the film is well paced and easy to watch. The comedy is not very good but also not annoying. The whole film has a cheerful feel to it, like everyone was enjoying themselves. The only major problem is the abrupt ending. It seems like they ran out of money and had to stop the final fight scene. There are some strange incongruous things in the film such as the evil cult leader who looks like he was found at a martial arts tournament in an American suburb. His haircut is really bizarre.

If you are not looking for the Jacky Chan film and are familiar with the low-budget comedy kung fu film of the early 1980's, this might not be a bad way to spend 90 minutes.

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