Showing posts with label Lau Kar-leung. Show all posts
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Friday, August 28, 2026

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%

(Image from Amazon)

Friday, August 15, 2025

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

aka The Master Killer

Even if the Wu-Tang Clan hadn't named their debut album after The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, the movie would still be on the Mount Rushmore of kung fu flicks. It's just that good. What's the plot of the movie? That's besides the point. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is all about the training sequences. If your favorite part of a martial arts movie is the training montage, then The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is your Citizen Kane. And even though we only ever get to see ten of the promised chambers, no one goes away from this movie disappointed. 

Rating: 82%

(Image from Wikipedia)