The Legend of Drunken Master

aka Drunken Master II

After attempting to get around paying customs on some ginseng, Wong Fei-hung stumbles into a plot to smuggle valuable artifacts out of China. Using his drunken boxing skills, Wong Fei-hung tries to put an end to the cultural theft and fight for the rights of some local steel mill workers. How is the smuggling related to the labor dispute? Don’t worry about it. All you really need to know is that this movie is full of great fight sequences. It's nearly 80% action set pieces, with each one getting a little bit bigger than the one that came before. For example, if fighting an axe gang isn’t enough for you, how would you feel about a big showdown over hot coals?

Rating: 82%

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Warriors of the Deep

After an encounter with a military drone, the TARDIS arrives at an underwater missile base. Before the Doctor can get started on repairs, the base is attacked by Silurians and Sea Devils. With the base’s forces outgunned, the Silurians and the Sea Devils begin their countdown to the complete destruction of all life on Earth. Warriors of the Deep plays like a Second Doctor “base under siege” story, only bleaker. Despite a strong script, Warriors of the Deep struggles in the special effects department. It’s pretty clear that all of the actors playing monsters are having a hard time moving around in their costumes. The Sea Devils have been redesigned, with them now wearing Samurai armor for some reason. Warriors of the Deep is a good story overall, even with its dark and abrupt ending.

Rating: Perfect. Almost%

Meatballs Part II

There’s trouble at Camp Sasquatch when the camp across the lake, Camp Patton, threatens to revoke Camp Sasquatch’s access to the lake. What’s a Summer Camp without a lake? Going for a Hail Mary, Coach Giddy strikes a deal Colonel Hershy, whichever camp wins the Champ of the Lake boxing match at the end of the Summer wins the rights to the lake. After Camp Patton takes out Boomer, Camp Sasquatch’s boxing hopeful, it’s up to a juvenile delinquent counselor-in-training named Flash to save the day. Spoiler alert: he gets some help from a visiting alien named Meathead. Meatballs Part II is a goofy 80s comedy that wants to be edgy and raunchy at times but never crosses the PG line. The cast includes Richard Mulligan, Kim Richards, John Larroquette, Paul Reubens, Archie Hahn, Jason Hervey and Donald Gibb. Meatballs Part II is a dumb movie filled with tons of gags, many of which have not aged well, but it maintains an easygoing charm.

Rating: 61%

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Fun Fact: In one scene, some of the campers are seen watching director Ken Wiederhorn's 1977 Nazi zombie movie Shock Waves.