This movie had a lot of corny jokes in it, more than were really necessary. The fighting was kind of sparse and only decent. The main character only used one style of fighting, and that was the one taught to him by his constantly drunk master, the last person to know a certain form of drunken kung fu. There's a neat little intro to the movie that mentions the Shaolin monks who organized the different styles of kung fu into 96 or so different techniques. It said that kung fu was first used to imitate different animals around a cave fire, and that a kung fu expert used all of his power in his fingers. This was very helpful for explaining why so many fighting techniques are centered around one knuckle or the fingertips.
This movie's plot was kind of weak. It was another of the "we are looking for this guy we thought we killed a number of years ago, but his style is showing up in a few places, so we will kill anyone involved." It has a protagonist who doesn't know any kung fu until his drunk master takes him in as his student, and in one month learns much more than most people would, even though he leaves his master from being tired of his strenuous exercises. He then manages to hold his own against formidable opponents, even using a bit of Jackie Chan urban weapon fighting, using barstools, benches and gambling rods to hold off attackers. The antagonist of the movie, though thought to be the guy with the dark sombrero hat, is really the girl's father, supposed head of the local evil group (every king fu movie has got one).
Moderate dubbing, moderate plot, moderate fighting, moderate characters... only an moderate movie. An annoying master, and annoying and cheesy friend of the protagonist made the movie all the more moderate. I suggest you watch it if you can find it just for the experience in cheesy king fu movies. Good day gentlemen.
-Scott-
This movie's plot was kind of weak. It was another of the "we are looking for this guy we thought we killed a number of years ago, but his style is showing up in a few places, so we will kill anyone involved." It has a protagonist who doesn't know any kung fu until his drunk master takes him in as his student, and in one month learns much more than most people would, even though he leaves his master from being tired of his strenuous exercises. He then manages to hold his own against formidable opponents, even using a bit of Jackie Chan urban weapon fighting, using barstools, benches and gambling rods to hold off attackers. The antagonist of the movie, though thought to be the guy with the dark sombrero hat, is really the girl's father, supposed head of the local evil group (every king fu movie has got one).
Moderate dubbing, moderate plot, moderate fighting, moderate characters... only an moderate movie. An annoying master, and annoying and cheesy friend of the protagonist made the movie all the more moderate. I suggest you watch it if you can find it just for the experience in cheesy king fu movies. Good day gentlemen.
-Scott-
