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The guy who plays the main villain was Jackie’s bodyguard for a long time before he invited him onto the stunt team. If you look for him he’s in pretty much all of his movies.
*Wong Fei Hung was a real historical figure, a folk hero comparable to Wyatt Earp. Like Earp, he lived to see the first movies based on his life. The first actor to portray him was one of his students. The actor associated with him the most is Kwan tak-hing who portrayed him in nearly 80 films from the 40's to the 80's. Jet Li's star-making role was as Wong in "Once Upon a Time in China." The biggest recent movie about him was "Rise of the Legend" with Eddie Peng (2014) *His father Wong Kei-Ying was also a famous martial artist. Donnie Yen portrayed him in "Iron Monkey" (1993) *One of his students was the folk hero Lam Sai Wing. The most famous portrayal of him is by Sammo Hung in "The Magnificent Butcher" *Fei Hung's drunken style master "Beggar" So Chan is also a popular figure in Chinese culture. The actor that played him in the original Drunken Master (1978) went on to portray him in three other movies. one of Stephen Chow's (Kung Fu Hustle) big early hits was "The King of Beggars" (1992). The most recent hit movie about him was "Master of The Drunken Fist" (2016)
I love Sam Seed/Beggar So soooooo much, "Dance of the Drunken Mantis" is one of my favorite martial arts films ever. I'd watched many of his films many many decades ago, & when I learned that renowned choreographer Yuen Woo-ping was his son, my mind was totally & completely blown.
Dreadnaught, starting Yuen Biao, as Mousey, also had Wong Fei Hung in it too (Kwan Tak Hing). And "Beardy" Leung Kar Yan played the other side-kick Ah Foon. Another great king fu flick. Fun fact about this one. It features a scene where Mousey is treating in eagle fist by doing his laundry. The scene was lifted and was performed by Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson in Batman Forever.
Bro good $hit for calling this out... As a kid watching every era of Kung Fu flick, I never realized until I was in my late teens that it was Wong Fei Hung... I saw Drunken Master 1 with the English dub and they called him "Freddy Wong" lol ...I saw this version of part 2 and that's when I made the connection to Jet Li's portrayals to Donnie's... Even Jet Li's version came out with the drunken fist in his film (when he dressed up as a rooster... Wow, never thought I'd ever say those words) and alluded to promising his father that he wouldn't drink in order not to unleash his drunken beast mode
i've read about him years ago. it was also told that the real Wong Fei Hung actually fought 30 cult members with a staff. He died by a gunshot to the back , if i remember correctly. and there is only one known photo of him ever existed. it's what Jet Li's version of wong fei hung was based on.
Just wanted to remind you, I still believe in what your doing and what you've created. Your kind and intelligent and humble in your demeanor. Thank you for being a peaceful light on RUclips.
Nah, fr. I used to skip your intros mister James but I realized how soulful, genuine and overall inspiring/uplifting vibration is incredible. You’re chill as hell and I love your personality man! Your little comments are hella funny aswell. I just love that you’re genuine
In a magazine interview years ago, Jackie shared this crazy story about how he and a friend got into a street fight in Hong Kong (I think) and ended up kicking these dudes' asses. He got stabbed in the leg, and had to push a piece of bone back into his hand near the knuckle. A few days later, his hand started to smell pretty badly so he went to the doctor. That piece of bone he pushed back into his hand? It was actually a tooth belonging to one of the guys from that street fight before. 😂
@@mrkwrbl Bruh. You know that thing when someone tries to be a smartass but only ends up making themselves seem a bit foolish? I tried to post the link a bunch of times but just search "Jackie Chan tooth in fist". Now, I have an excuse for getting a few details wrong because I read this more than 10 years ago. You just failed. Quite hard. :/
Great reaction as always! This is such a great movie and the fights are legendary! The actress playing the stepmother is Anita Mui. She was such a great screen presence as well as popular singer. Unfortunately, she passed away from cervical cancer in 2003. But, she left an incredible legacy. Anyways, keep up the excellent work!!
This is my favorite Jackie Chan film. When I first watched it, the themes of community and support were not at the forefront of my mind and I appreciate your insight to give me a fresh perspective and a new way to enjoy the film.
the main bad guy with the glasses and vary fast legs is actually Jackie Chan's real bodyguard In 1986, ken Lo met Jackie Chan in a disco in Hong Kong, where he was head of security, and Chan hired him as his own bodyguard. Lo not only became Chan's bodyguard but also acted in many of his martial arts films.
Love your appreciation and understanding of filmmaking in ALL its forms. I own this one and agree its a great ride. A gem we pull out for special friends.
The dude you mentioned that beats up his employees. Trip out, he’s the original Liu kang character from the MORTAL KOMBAT original game. A good friend of Jackie Chan. Glad you got to this movie. Classic for sure
This is absolute peak Jackie Chan. He was living legend by this point in his career and he still pushed further to become a living legend in Western cinema. Happy you got the version with the original ending that joked he took some unintentional internal/mental damage from the industrial alcohol in the final fight. I used to have the orginal version on VHS before they started to cut that last bit for U.S. releases. Drunken Boxing is a real style but like mentioned in the movie many practitioners would succumb to alcoholism or have severe damage like how American moonshine could potentially blind the person that drank it.
Not to take away from anything you said my friend, but bad moonshine only led to Blindness when not properly distilled. A direct consequence of Prohibition.
Man, watching this and I almost recognize all the old TVB Stars from Hong Kong and Jackie Stunt Team. Its amazing how many people he got in this movie.
Jackie’s movements are so rapid & flowing it always felt unreal like a cartoon. The actress who plays the mother is actually a huge international star for her singing, very multitalented.
Yoooooooo, you have to do The Foreigner. The first 10 minutes will knock you right in the feels. It's rare to see Jackie Chan in a serious action role, but he freakin nails it. You will NOT be disappointed.
Jackie Chan,Ken Lo and Anita Mui really made this an incredible film Fun Fact: Jackie Chan usually sings the ending credits to his films and has also had Anita sing with him. R.I.P. Anita Mui, she was a real class act. Top notch
"Snake in the eagles shadow" and " Wheels on Meals" are a couple movies that people who love Jackie films just seem to miss. Worth giving those a look. Particularly Wheels on Meals is a favorite of mine. One of the best choreographed movies of Jackie too in my opinion. But maybe it just had things that struck my fancy.
@@Superior_Productions I'm fond of basically all his films from before around 2005-2010 or there abouts. I'm particularly fond of his 80's and 90's films. His newer-ish stuff I can't say I enjoy them or not due to just having stopped seeing anything newer after Rush hour 3 and Shanghai Knights and bits and pieces of the newest karate kid.
If you've seen the first Drunken Master (1978), you'd know that Jackie's character uses the Eight Drunken Immortals technique. Which does carry over to this sequel w/ Fei-Hung naming each immortal as he fights. Unfortunately, it looks like these subtitles didn't bother translating those instances. While the English dub simply makes up random names for JC's moves. Which is a shame b/c part of the fun is recognizing how he interprets each mythical character through his movements: Lu Dongbin - the drunkard w/ inner strength Zhang (Chan) Gualao - the drunkard w/ the swift double-kicks Lan Caihe - the drunkard w/ the sudden deadly waist attack He (Ho) Xiangu - the drunken woman flaunting her body Li Tieguai - the drunken cripple w/ the powerful right leg Han Xiangzi - the drunken flute player w/ the powerful wrists Cao (Tso) Guojiu - the drunkard w/ the powerful throat lock Zhongli (Jun) Quan - the drunkard holding a pot in his arms Jackie also plays Lu in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) under the character's birth name.
@@viditjain2653 No, it didn't. The dialogue was changed to random names like "monkey drinks master's wine", "eagle carries wine bottle", "uncle stirs the barrel", etc...
The man Jackie is fighting in the opening scene is Lau Kar-Leung. The original director of the movie before fighting style differences made him pass on to Jackie. He is a martial arts (movie) legend. His martial arts lineage actually goes back to Wong Fei-Hung himself
Anita Mui, who is actually a singer, is Jackie Chan's Aunt in this movie. She died in 2003. And this is probably her funniest movie. She was in 'Rumble in the Bronx' and 'The Heroic Trio' with Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung.
The middle management boss guy who jumps down and starts beating up the workers is the actor-sprite for the original mortal kombat game. I thought that was so cool when I first found out. Legend.
I'm a immense JC fan....met him TWICE...and this is my favorite of his movies. In fact, I think this may have the greatest Kung Fu choreography of all time. And I give big props to you for watching the original Chinese version with subs, rather than the English dubbed edit.
I'm with you, the after credit bloopers are arguably the best part of all his movies because it shows the crazy amount of prep work and dedication it takes to do these scenes that only last for a second in the final film. (And they're often funny.) There's nobody in the world like Jackie Chan, and his whole stunt team is the best in the biz.
Jackie's ADR on the dub is hilarious, so give it a shot when you do a rewatch. I always give his movies a watch in both versions, especially when Jackie does his own dubbing. For some top comedic Jackie - Police Story 1-4 (3 is Supercop, 4 is First Strike), Operation Condor, and Wheels on Meals.
In my opinion this is the best martial arts film of all time. The movie is well paced, hilarious, and every fight scene can be can be considered a classic
Now THIS is the truth and definitely some top tier Jackie Chan cinema. I’ve loved this one since I was a kid. Jackie and his whole team really went all out.
If you like Jackie, you gotta check out the work of his "big Brother", Sammo Hung.. he used to have a US tv show called Martial Law in the 90s but hes really known as one of the best fight choreographers and directors in Hong Kong, as well as a legendary action star himself. He did a few movies with Jackie. Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever are must sees.
This film is not only iconic for the special fight choreography but also the beautiful composition of the shots. It's always been my favorite martial arts film. I also highly recommend 'The Heroic Trio.' (1993) ✌
It's so funny that Jackie Chan was like 42-44 years old when he made this classic. I was like 13-14 when I bought this on VHS. I watched it back to back and then took it by my "friends" and watched it again over there because I was that awestruck by this movie. I'm around the f'n age now that Jackie Chan was when he made this movie...WTF!?!?!? LOL, great reaction BTW! *Wow, I've never seen this ending before. I've seen a cut where the movie ends directly when he's blowing bubbles after the main fight & another ending when people come to his parents' house to congratulate him, but they say that he's "resting/recovering" from the whole ordeal, because he's mentally & physically damaged from ingesting all that industrial grade alcohol they were using at that processing plant/warehouse front. This ending was way more comedic, but the other version was very much the exact opposite because they said that "he might recover" giving it a lot more depth.*
American filmmakers thought doing 100 takes of anything was crazy, but it really makes all his stuff timeless. No matter how old you get the same "what?!" feeling.
Love this one, but my favorite Jackie fight comes from Dragons Forever. Now there is a movie that combines the talent of Jackie and his former classmates from the Peking Opera (where they all learned to do amazing moves, before transitioning to doing martial arts movies), with impressive camerawork. The final fight is just the absolute best display of Jackie's craft.
The international version of this movie actually changed the dialogue at the end so that it didnt appear that he had suffered brain damage. I actually think that fits more with the tone of the film, the original ending is dark as hell.
If you can find it, Jet Li's Fist of Legend is amazing as is Once Upon a Time in China. Phenominal movies. Man, I love Hong Kong cinema of the 80s and 90s. Hard Boiled being the greatest action movie ever made. Also, if you really want to have your mind blown by insane stunts, Sherlock Jr and Steamboat Bill Jr. Buster Keaton was next level.
This is definitely a personal favorite of mine. I was 8, My mom moved herself and I to Seattle, we needed new movies for a new home so she picked a few up from Hollywood video and one of 'em was this movie. We already had Mr. Nice Guy, Operation Condor and Who Am I? but this one stood out. I enjoy it, especially 20 years later. But after the scene with the father disowning his son, my ma can't bring herself to watch it. I get it lol but besides the amazing fight scenes, it's a solid story.
This movie is one of my favorite Jackie Chan movies. I was SO excited to see that you reacted to this film. absolutely amazing. Unfortunately this isn't the original sound to this movie. the original sound is VASTLY better. The sound over they have in this version makes it to fantastical. Sounds in places they shouldn't be.
One of the greatest martial arts movies of all time, period. I'm glad that you saw the original Hong Kong version with its fantastic music rather than the American version "Legend of Drunken Master".
What he drank is industrial alcohol. RIP to Anita Mui. She was an awesome lady and a good fighter as well. You should react to Dragons Forever and Wheels On Meals.
You gotta do a John Woo season man. Start with "Hardboiled." Probably the greatest action film ever. "The Killer" and "Bullet in the Head" are close runners up though. Love to see what you think of the man's work. Fingers crossed! 🤘
This is my all time favorite Martial Arts flick. I absolutely love the fight choreography. I have never watched the Chinese language/English subbed version of the film. I have always seen the English-dubbed version. I always find the English-dubbed versions to be funny for the poor translation. However, I think I will have to go back and find the Chinese language with English subtitles version of the film. I think that it would be 20/10 when compared to the English dubbed, which I already think is a 10/10.
James We have to give thanks to Jackie's mentor and friend, Bruce Lee because Bruce kept Jackie on after the studio fired all stuntmen that worked with Bruce Lee. Jackie played henchman on Bruce Lee's movies. Even today's stuntmen are shocked of Jackie's stunts.
Yeah, I think it was in his book that he said he doesn't film in sound. I think it had something to do with slowing down fight scene recording because I guess a lot of it was just looking at what they could do in that location and they didn't wanna have to move the audio crew around. At least early on. I'm sure there are instances of him recording audio, but that was a story that kind of stayed in the back of my mind. I haven't read his autobiography since about 1998 or 1999.
This movie made Jackie Chan my childhood hero, i mean that coal scene, the ace one and the kick where he makes fun of the boss are so dope (basically the entire last scene).
Wong Fei Hung is the single most portrayed character in film history. He was a real person, and became a folk hero in his lifetime, and hundreds of movies have been made fictionalising his life. It was Wong Fei Hung movies that got me into Chinese Martial Arts films. Particularly the "Once Upon A Time In China" series starring Jet Li as Wong, then "Iron Monkey" starring Donnie Yen as Wong Kei Ying, Wong Fei Hung's father. Then I saw this movie, which was branded as "The Legend Of Drunken Master", so I didn't know it was a sequel, but eventually I found Drunken Master 1. Other good examples: "Challenge Of The Masters" and "Martial Club" (Gordon Liu) "Rise Of The Legend" (Eddie Peng) "Last Hero In China" (A comedy starring Jet Li) "Unity Of Heroes" and "Warriors Of The Nation" (Zhao Wenzhuo, who replaced Jet Li in "Once Upon A Time In China" 4 and 5) "The Skyhawk", "Dreadnaught", "The Magnificent Kick", and "The Magnificent Butcher" (Kwan Tak Hing, who played Wong Fei Hung in over a hundred movies from the 40s through the 80s)
Easily his best movie, the action is insane, the comedy is really funny put the story still has real stakes and takes danger serious. The mom is my favorite supporting character that actress was hilarious.
Try Wheels on Meals if you haven't seen it yet. It has one of the best Jackie Chan fight scenes since Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon. For his more modern movies I would suggest the 2004 New Police Story, Gorgeous and Who Am I?
Classic for sure. First is great also, filmed in 1978. As a film maker, Jackie’s favourite movie he directed and starred in is called Miracles. One you’d enjoy liking film making 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Totally agree! Miracles aka Mr. Canton & Lady Rose" was absolutely a masterpiece of film making magic. Hard to believe it was made with such primitive equipment
this is probably the first jackie chan movie i ever saw. and still is definitely my favorite of his films. so glad i got to reexperience this with you. brought back a lot of good memories. thank you
The officer you see at the beginning of the movie shooing away the conductor is Andy Lau. My family used to watch him by my cousin recording the HK TVB series, Return of the Condor Hero which had 80 hour long episodes set in mythical ancient China where people fly and can shoot chi out of their hands.
One of the antagonists, Henry, played by Ho-Sung Pak, also played Liu Kang and Shang Tsung in the early Mortal Kombat games AND is friends with Robin Shou, who played Liu Kang in the live adaptation.
20:22 This is similar to an older movie where he threw a fan to himself and caught it and he said in an interview it was well over 100 takes to get it, but in China the studios let him eat into the timeline and the budget to get those extra cool shots, America doesn't allow him to do that. For reference, here's a clip from the interview. ruclips.net/video/Z1PCtIaM_GQ/видео.html
Just shows that his Hong Kong work is leagues ahead of his movies in America. Granted the only reason he could film the last fight scene which took 3 months to film is because they don’t have unions there and the studio supports him, the effort shows. Also I recommend another film who am I. It’s basically Jackie Chan as Jason Bourne before Jason Bourne
Had a blast watching the movie again with ya man, one of my top Favorites. They gave Rock Lee the drunken master style in honor of these movies. The first movie is also 👍
Wow, it's been eons since I watched this stuff, but loved it. Jackie's fight with Lau Kar-leung (one of the greats--I also chuckle remembering the trailer for his "Mad Monkey Kung Fu," in which he was the lead actor and director) under the train is just mind-blowing. I also recognize Ti Lung (one of my all-time favorite kung fu movies as a boy was "Five Shaolin Masters," and he was one of the five/heroes--incredible show-down/finale with the bad guys at a river) and Anita Mui here (sadly, I think she passed away a while back...)
This movie and Fearless Hyena are my fav Jackie Chan movies so you get an insta thumbs up before I even watch, I have a feeling you are going to love this
I would've broke every bone doing this...anyone remember the cartoon though?
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Same 🤣 Also, I’ve heard of the cartoon but never seen it, looks cool tho
If you haven’t could you please review judge dredd 2012 please!!! One of my all time favorite movies and I wish that they would make a sequel to it
I see that you did never mind 😊
How do you see this subtitled? I can only find the dub
yes, that /is/ the axe gang. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Axe_Gang
The guy who plays the main villain was Jackie’s bodyguard for a long time before he invited him onto the stunt team. If you look for him he’s in pretty much all of his movies.
That's Ken Lo, 7 time martial arts champion trained in Muay Thai and Taekwondo. He was already famous before becoming Jackie Chan's bodyguard.
@@XRenimages I know but before this movie I don’t think he was in the stunt team. After this he was in all his movies.
Such a classic. RIP Anita Mui!
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*Wong Fei Hung was a real historical figure, a folk hero comparable to Wyatt Earp. Like Earp, he lived to see the first movies based on his life. The first actor to portray him was one of his students. The actor associated with him the most is Kwan tak-hing who portrayed him in nearly 80 films from the 40's to the 80's. Jet Li's star-making role was as Wong in "Once Upon a Time in China." The biggest recent movie about him was "Rise of the Legend" with Eddie Peng (2014)
*His father Wong Kei-Ying was also a famous martial artist. Donnie Yen portrayed him in "Iron Monkey" (1993)
*One of his students was the folk hero Lam Sai Wing. The most famous portrayal of him is by Sammo Hung in "The Magnificent Butcher"
*Fei Hung's drunken style master "Beggar" So Chan is also a popular figure in Chinese culture. The actor that played him in the original Drunken Master (1978) went on to portray him in three other movies. one of Stephen Chow's (Kung Fu Hustle) big early hits was "The King of Beggars" (1992). The most recent hit movie about him was "Master of The Drunken Fist" (2016)
I love Sam Seed/Beggar So soooooo much, "Dance of the Drunken Mantis" is one of my favorite martial arts films ever.
I'd watched many of his films many many decades ago, & when I learned that renowned choreographer Yuen Woo-ping was his son, my mind was totally & completely blown.
Dreadnaught, starting Yuen Biao, as Mousey, also had Wong Fei Hung in it too (Kwan Tak Hing). And "Beardy" Leung Kar Yan played the other side-kick Ah Foon. Another great king fu flick. Fun fact about this one. It features a scene where Mousey is treating in eagle fist by doing his laundry. The scene was lifted and was performed by Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson in Batman Forever.
Bro good $hit for calling this out... As a kid watching every era of Kung Fu flick, I never realized until I was in my late teens that it was Wong Fei Hung... I saw Drunken Master 1 with the English dub and they called him "Freddy Wong" lol ...I saw this version of part 2 and that's when I made the connection to Jet Li's portrayals to Donnie's... Even Jet Li's version came out with the drunken fist in his film (when he dressed up as a rooster... Wow, never thought I'd ever say those words) and alluded to promising his father that he wouldn't drink in order not to unleash his drunken beast mode
i've read about him years ago. it was also told that the real Wong Fei Hung actually fought 30 cult members with a staff. He died by a gunshot to the back , if i remember correctly. and there is only one known photo of him ever existed. it's what Jet Li's version of wong fei hung was based on.
Just wanted to remind you, I still believe in what your doing and what you've created. Your kind and intelligent and humble in your demeanor. Thank you for being a peaceful light on RUclips.
Nah, fr. I used to skip your intros mister James but I realized how soulful, genuine and overall inspiring/uplifting vibration is incredible. You’re chill as hell and I love your personality man! Your little comments are hella funny aswell. I just love that you’re genuine
In a magazine interview years ago, Jackie shared this crazy story about how he and a friend got into a street fight in Hong Kong (I think) and ended up kicking these dudes' asses. He got stabbed in the leg, and had to push a piece of bone back into his hand near the knuckle. A few days later, his hand started to smell pretty badly so he went to the doctor. That piece of bone he pushed back into his hand? It was actually a tooth belonging to one of the guys from that street fight before. 😂
Ewwwwwmygawd!! Whoo, that's gnarly!
@@mrkwrbl Bruh. You know that thing when someone tries to be a smartass but only ends up making themselves seem a bit foolish?
I tried to post the link a bunch of times but just search "Jackie Chan tooth in fist".
Now, I have an excuse for getting a few details wrong because I read this more than 10 years ago. You just failed. Quite hard. :/
17:29 Like you said, this is a reference to the Axe Gang(the same guys in Kung Fu Hustle), they were an actual gang back in 1920s China.
Great reaction as always! This is such a great movie and the fights are legendary! The actress playing the stepmother is Anita Mui. She was such a great screen presence as well as popular singer. Unfortunately, she passed away from cervical cancer in 2003. But, she left an incredible legacy.
Anyways, keep up the excellent work!!
This is my favorite Jackie Chan film. When I first watched it, the themes of community and support were not at the forefront of my mind and I appreciate your insight to give me a fresh perspective and a new way to enjoy the film.
the main bad guy with the glasses and vary fast legs is actually Jackie Chan's real bodyguard In 1986, ken Lo met Jackie Chan in a disco in Hong Kong, where he was head of security, and Chan hired him as his own bodyguard. Lo not only became Chan's bodyguard but also acted in many of his martial arts films.
Love your appreciation and understanding of filmmaking in ALL its forms. I own this one and agree its a great ride. A gem we pull out for special friends.
The dude you mentioned that beats up his employees. Trip out, he’s the original Liu kang character from the MORTAL KOMBAT original game. A good friend of Jackie Chan. Glad you got to this movie. Classic for sure
This is absolute peak Jackie Chan. He was living legend by this point in his career and he still pushed further to become a living legend in Western cinema.
Happy you got the version with the original ending that joked he took some unintentional internal/mental damage from the industrial alcohol in the final fight. I used to have the orginal version on VHS before they started to cut that last bit for U.S. releases. Drunken Boxing is a real style but like mentioned in the movie many practitioners would succumb to alcoholism or have severe damage like how American moonshine could potentially blind the person that drank it.
Not to take away from anything you said my friend, but bad moonshine only led to Blindness when not properly distilled. A direct consequence of Prohibition.
Man, watching this and I almost recognize all the old TVB Stars from Hong Kong and Jackie Stunt Team. Its amazing how many people he got in this movie.
Jackie’s movements are so rapid & flowing it always felt unreal like a cartoon. The actress who plays the mother is actually a huge international star for her singing, very multitalented.
Yoooooooo, you have to do The Foreigner. The first 10 minutes will knock you right in the feels. It's rare to see Jackie Chan in a serious action role, but he freakin nails it. You will NOT be disappointed.
Jackie Chan,Ken Lo and Anita Mui really made this an incredible film
Fun Fact: Jackie Chan usually sings the ending credits to his films and has also had Anita sing with him.
R.I.P. Anita Mui, she was a real class act. Top notch
"Snake in the eagles shadow" and " Wheels on Meals" are a couple movies that people who love Jackie films just seem to miss. Worth giving those a look. Particularly Wheels on Meals is a favorite of mine. One of the best choreographed movies of Jackie too in my opinion. But maybe it just had things that struck my fancy.
Meals on Wheels is absolutely fantastic!
Dragons Forever and Thunderbolt are some other great ones that arent often mentioned
@@Superior_Productions I'm fond of basically all his films from before around 2005-2010 or there abouts. I'm particularly fond of his 80's and 90's films. His newer-ish stuff I can't say I enjoy them or not due to just having stopped seeing anything newer after Rush hour 3 and Shanghai Knights and bits and pieces of the newest karate kid.
Project A 1&2 are great too
Snake in the eagles shadow was actually my first jackie chan movie actually
If you've seen the first Drunken Master (1978), you'd know that Jackie's character uses the Eight Drunken Immortals technique. Which does carry over to this sequel w/ Fei-Hung naming each immortal as he fights. Unfortunately, it looks like these subtitles didn't bother translating those instances. While the English dub simply makes up random names for JC's moves. Which is a shame b/c part of the fun is recognizing how he interprets each mythical character through his movements:
Lu Dongbin - the drunkard w/ inner strength
Zhang (Chan) Gualao - the drunkard w/ the swift double-kicks
Lan Caihe - the drunkard w/ the sudden deadly waist attack
He (Ho) Xiangu - the drunken woman flaunting her body
Li Tieguai - the drunken cripple w/ the powerful right leg
Han Xiangzi - the drunken flute player w/ the powerful wrists
Cao (Tso) Guojiu - the drunkard w/ the powerful throat lock
Zhongli (Jun) Quan - the drunkard holding a pot in his arms
Jackie also plays Lu in The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) under the character's birth name.
the english dub did name most of these bro like Jackie dubbed his own dialogs so I'm sure he translated them into english
@@viditjain2653 No, it didn't. The dialogue was changed to random names like "monkey drinks master's wine", "eagle carries wine bottle", "uncle stirs the barrel", etc...
The man Jackie is fighting in the opening scene is Lau Kar-Leung. The original director of the movie before fighting style differences made him pass on to Jackie. He is a martial arts (movie) legend. His martial arts lineage actually goes back to Wong Fei-Hung himself
Hands down my favorite Jackie Chan movie. The part where he back crawls across burning coals, how can you beat that.
Anita Mui, who is actually a singer, is Jackie Chan's Aunt in this movie. She died in 2003. And this is probably her funniest movie. She was in 'Rumble in the Bronx' and 'The Heroic Trio' with Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung.
The middle management boss guy who jumps down and starts beating up the workers is the actor-sprite for the original mortal kombat game. I thought that was so cool when I first found out. Legend.
I'm a immense JC fan....met him TWICE...and this is my favorite of his movies. In fact, I think this may have the greatest Kung Fu choreography of all time. And I give big props to you for watching the original Chinese version with subs, rather than the English dubbed edit.
The restaurant fight scene with the bamboo... Underated Jackie fight!
I'm with you, the after credit bloopers are arguably the best part of all his movies because it shows the crazy amount of prep work and dedication it takes to do these scenes that only last for a second in the final film. (And they're often funny.) There's nobody in the world like Jackie Chan, and his whole stunt team is the best in the biz.
Jackie's ADR on the dub is hilarious, so give it a shot when you do a rewatch. I always give his movies a watch in both versions, especially when Jackie does his own dubbing.
For some top comedic Jackie - Police Story 1-4 (3 is Supercop, 4 is First Strike), Operation Condor, and Wheels on Meals.
It's the dubbing life for me!
This movie, IMO has a very good English dub. The mom is hilarious
Meals on meals is a must. Benny the Jet
Dude! I love this movie since it came out !... my favorite Jackie movie of all times .
In my opinion this is the best martial arts film of all time. The movie is well paced, hilarious, and every fight scene can be can be considered a classic
Now THIS is the truth and definitely some top tier Jackie Chan cinema. I’ve loved this one since I was a kid. Jackie and his whole team really went all out.
If you like Jackie, you gotta check out the work of his "big Brother", Sammo Hung.. he used to have a US tv show called Martial Law in the 90s but hes really known as one of the best fight choreographers and directors in Hong Kong, as well as a legendary action star himself. He did a few movies with Jackie. Wheels on Meals and Dragons Forever are must sees.
This film is not only iconic for the special fight choreography but also the beautiful composition of the shots. It's always been my favorite martial arts film. I also highly recommend 'The Heroic Trio.' (1993) ✌
Oh sick, this is one of my top 3 Jackie movies, don't see it getting enough love!
It's so funny that Jackie Chan was like 42-44 years old when he made this classic. I was like 13-14 when I bought this on VHS. I watched it back to back and then took it by my "friends" and watched it again over there because I was that awestruck by this movie. I'm around the f'n age now that Jackie Chan was when he made this movie...WTF!?!?!? LOL, great reaction BTW! *Wow, I've never seen this ending before. I've seen a cut where the movie ends directly when he's blowing bubbles after the main fight & another ending when people come to his parents' house to congratulate him, but they say that he's "resting/recovering" from the whole ordeal, because he's mentally & physically damaged from ingesting all that industrial grade alcohol they were using at that processing plant/warehouse front. This ending was way more comedic, but the other version was very much the exact opposite because they said that "he might recover" giving it a lot more depth.*
Wow some nostalgia right here. Thanks Jimmy, I love your channel ❤️
Whoa! What a pleasant surprise! One of my favorite martial arts flicks!
American filmmakers thought doing 100 takes of anything was crazy, but it really makes all his stuff timeless. No matter how old you get the same "what?!" feeling.
Love this one, but my favorite Jackie fight comes from Dragons Forever. Now there is a movie that combines the talent of Jackie and his former classmates from the Peking Opera (where they all learned to do amazing moves, before transitioning to doing martial arts movies), with impressive camerawork. The final fight is just the absolute best display of Jackie's craft.
Jackie's 'Three Dragons' era, with Sammo and Yuen, is some great stuff!
Jackie took action comedy to levels that will probably never be equaled.
One of my favorite takes on the martial arts folk hero Wong fei hung. Many of the popular Cantonese stories revolve around this character
The international version of this movie actually changed the dialogue at the end so that it didnt appear that he had suffered brain damage. I actually think that fits more with the tone of the film, the original ending is dark as hell.
You don't just that amont of 100% pure alcohol and not walk away with no brain damage
@@ghost656metal8 It was industrial alcohol, i'm sure that was poisonous methanol
He did that scene stumbling across the burning coals Twice, because he didn't feel he got it perfect the 1st shot. Crazy, right? Jackie is the best!!
If you can find it, Jet Li's Fist of Legend is amazing as is Once Upon a Time in China. Phenominal movies. Man, I love Hong Kong cinema of the 80s and 90s. Hard Boiled being the greatest action movie ever made.
Also, if you really want to have your mind blown by insane stunts, Sherlock Jr and Steamboat Bill Jr. Buster Keaton was next level.
I love the Legend series of movies
Definitely noting this! Sounds interesting
This is definitely a personal favorite of mine. I was 8, My mom moved herself and I to Seattle, we needed new movies for a new home so she picked a few up from Hollywood video and one of 'em was this movie. We already had Mr. Nice Guy, Operation Condor and Who Am I? but this one stood out. I enjoy it, especially 20 years later. But after the scene with the father disowning his son, my ma can't bring herself to watch it. I get it lol but besides the amazing fight scenes, it's a solid story.
Gotta watch Gorgeous, those fight scenes with Brad Allen (who was on Jackie's team and did Shang Chi, but passed away in 2021)...its amazing
Honestly, I don't think anyone has ever gone harder than Jackie Chan did in this movie. It's fucking legendary.
This movie is one of my favorite Jackie Chan movies. I was SO excited to see that you reacted to this film. absolutely amazing. Unfortunately this isn't the original sound to this movie. the original sound is VASTLY better. The sound over they have in this version makes it to fantastical. Sounds in places they shouldn't be.
Are you sure? It sounded like the Cantonese track. Although it was hard to hear at times.
The guy with the glasses is not only part of Jackie Chan's stunt team but also works as his unofficial bodyguard
I grew up watching Jackie Chan. This and Rumble in The Bronx are absolute classics.
YEEEEEEEES! This is my favorite JC movie. What a legend!
So glad you watched the original Cantonese version.
One of the greatest martial arts movies of all time, period. I'm glad that you saw the original Hong Kong version with its fantastic music rather than the American version "Legend of Drunken Master".
Where do you find the original version
AH yes, one of the greatest kung fu films I have ever seen!
The English dubbed version is crazy hilarious. The Stepmother’s is amazing.
Jackie in is MF prime is a sight to see must say....the final fight scene is a masterclass on fight choreography.
What he drank is industrial alcohol. RIP to Anita Mui. She was an awesome lady and a good fighter as well. You should react to Dragons Forever and Wheels On Meals.
You gotta do a John Woo season man. Start with "Hardboiled." Probably the greatest action film ever. "The Killer" and "Bullet in the Head" are close runners up though. Love to see what you think of the man's work. Fingers crossed! 🤘
24:06 Whenever I'm feeling down, I think of Molten Jackie Chan running thru his problems.
This is my all time favorite Martial Arts flick. I absolutely love the fight choreography. I have never watched the Chinese language/English subbed version of the film. I have always seen the English-dubbed version. I always find the English-dubbed versions to be funny for the poor translation. However, I think I will have to go back and find the Chinese language with English subtitles version of the film. I think that it would be 20/10 when compared to the English dubbed, which I already think is a 10/10.
Jackie's Father in the film is HK Legend Ti Lung who started out in Shaw Bros films.
Fun fact, guys with kicks was Jackie's bodyguard.
Thank goodness you watched this with subtitles.
This is my favorite Jacki Chan movie. So funny and the choreography is incredible.
I could watch Jackie do his thing all day and not get bored
The guy you said looks strong as hell.. the final boss.. he was jackie’s body guard in real life when the made this film.
"Snake in eagles shadow" is fun too & drunken master 1. Epic reaction
James
We have to give thanks to Jackie's mentor and friend, Bruce Lee because Bruce kept Jackie on after the studio fired all stuntmen that worked with Bruce Lee. Jackie played henchman on Bruce Lee's movies. Even today's stuntmen are shocked of Jackie's stunts.
Yeah, I think it was in his book that he said he doesn't film in sound. I think it had something to do with slowing down fight scene recording because I guess a lot of it was just looking at what they could do in that location and they didn't wanna have to move the audio crew around. At least early on. I'm sure there are instances of him recording audio, but that was a story that kind of stayed in the back of my mind. I haven't read his autobiography since about 1998 or 1999.
Homie drank so much gasoline in that last fight hes got brain damage now 💀 he definitely went nutso above the rim though
Man, i love Jackie Chan, his movies are so family, so tender, and comic, and dramatic....
23:16 That thumbs up, though...
This movie made Jackie Chan my childhood hero, i mean that coal scene, the ace one and the kick where he makes fun of the boss are so dope (basically the entire last scene).
I really wish JC was bigger in the states. Such a global treasure.
Wong Fei Hung is the single most portrayed character in film history. He was a real person, and became a folk hero in his lifetime, and hundreds of movies have been made fictionalising his life.
It was Wong Fei Hung movies that got me into Chinese Martial Arts films. Particularly the "Once Upon A Time In China" series starring Jet Li as Wong, then "Iron Monkey" starring Donnie Yen as Wong Kei Ying, Wong Fei Hung's father. Then I saw this movie, which was branded as "The Legend Of Drunken Master", so I didn't know it was a sequel, but eventually I found Drunken Master 1.
Other good examples:
"Challenge Of The Masters" and "Martial Club" (Gordon Liu)
"Rise Of The Legend" (Eddie Peng)
"Last Hero In China" (A comedy starring Jet Li)
"Unity Of Heroes" and "Warriors Of The Nation" (Zhao Wenzhuo, who replaced Jet Li in "Once Upon A Time In China" 4 and 5)
"The Skyhawk", "Dreadnaught", "The Magnificent Kick", and "The Magnificent Butcher" (Kwan Tak Hing, who played Wong Fei Hung in over a hundred movies from the 40s through the 80s)
Again your reaction is very interesting and good! Must watch Young Master, Jackie there is funny again and brilliant!
Easily his best movie, the action is insane, the comedy is really funny put the story still has real stakes and takes danger serious.
The mom is my favorite supporting character that actress was hilarious.
"What in the Indiana Jons"😂😂😂😂
So the dude in the last fight is actually Jackie's Bodyguard in real life.
Try Wheels on Meals if you haven't seen it yet. It has one of the best Jackie Chan fight scenes since Bruce Lee vs Chuck Norris in Way of the Dragon. For his more modern movies I would suggest the 2004 New Police Story, Gorgeous and Who Am I?
Classic for sure. First is great also, filmed in 1978. As a film maker, Jackie’s favourite movie he directed and starred in is called Miracles. One you’d enjoy liking film making 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Totally agree! Miracles aka Mr. Canton & Lady Rose" was absolutely a masterpiece of film making magic. Hard to believe it was made with such primitive equipment
It also served as a "so there" to a critic who questioned Jackie's directing talent.
this is probably the first jackie chan movie i ever saw. and still is definitely my favorite of his films. so glad i got to reexperience this with you. brought back a lot of good memories. thank you
Well, I read that he actually drank for the final fight scene and it took months to film that scene because both him and Ken Lo hurt each other.
The officer you see at the beginning of the movie shooing away the conductor is Andy Lau. My family used to watch him by my cousin recording the HK TVB series, Return of the Condor Hero which had 80 hour long episodes set in mythical ancient China where people fly and can shoot chi out of their hands.
One of the antagonists, Henry, played by Ho-Sung Pak, also played Liu Kang and Shang Tsung in the early Mortal Kombat games AND is friends with Robin Shou, who played Liu Kang in the live adaptation.
The Mother in the movie is former girlfriend and longtime friend Anita Mui who has worked in a few films with him. She died of cancer in 2003.
a masterpiece of a movie
20:22 This is similar to an older movie where he threw a fan to himself and caught it and he said in an interview it was well over 100 takes to get it, but in China the studios let him eat into the timeline and the budget to get those extra cool shots, America doesn't allow him to do that. For reference, here's a clip from the interview.
ruclips.net/video/Z1PCtIaM_GQ/видео.html
Definitely in my top 5 of favorite Jackie Chan films
The 1st movie is classic and the 2nd movie goes beyond being a classic.
No lie I usually go for the original audio but this movies English dub certainly adds to the charm of the film! Especially the moms parts.
How in the world did I miss that you've done this one o.0
Just shows that his Hong Kong work is leagues ahead of his movies in America. Granted the only reason he could film the last fight scene which took 3 months to film is because they don’t have unions there and the studio supports him, the effort shows. Also I recommend another film who am I. It’s basically Jackie Chan as Jason Bourne before Jason Bourne
Had a blast watching the movie again with ya man, one of my top Favorites. They gave Rock Lee the drunken master style in honor of these movies. The first movie is also 👍
On the final fight scene it took 3 months to film.. they’d get 1-2 seconds of footage per day on average.
Jackie had the cleanest fight choreography.
Wow, it's been eons since I watched this stuff, but loved it. Jackie's fight with Lau Kar-leung (one of the greats--I also chuckle remembering the trailer for his "Mad Monkey Kung Fu," in which he was the lead actor and director) under the train is just mind-blowing. I also recognize Ti Lung (one of my all-time favorite kung fu movies as a boy was "Five Shaolin Masters," and he was one of the five/heroes--incredible show-down/finale with the bad guys at a river) and Anita Mui here (sadly, I think she passed away a while back...)
Ken Lo, the main bad guy, was hired by Jackie to be his personal bodyguard prior to him acting in this movie. Great reaction!!!
This movie and Fearless Hyena are my fav Jackie Chan movies so you get an insta thumbs up before I even watch, I have a feeling you are going to love this
also of note Fearless Hyena is Jackie Chan's writing and directorial debut, if that helps convince you to check out that 1979 film :)
Jackie chan - miracles... set in mafia times....highlight is a massive fight....in a rope factory.....love it
I love this one. Super fun.
I love Jackie.