DRUNKEN MASTER (Masters of Cinema) BLU-RAY
SYNOPSIS
Hong Kong action pioneerĀ Yuen Woo-pingĀ (The Matrix; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and martial arts superstarĀ Jackie ChanĀ burst onto the scene in 1978 with a one-two punch of kung fu masterpieces, and it was the second of these,Ā Drunken Master, with its Keatonesque slapstick and flawlessly choreographed fight scenes that would leave the biggest impact.
Jackie Chan plays Wong Fei-hung (a legendary Chinese folk hero who has also been portrayed on screen by Jet Li, Gordon Liu and Donnie Yen amongst many others), who is punished for his frequent troublemaking by being forced to study under the martial arts master Su Hua Chi (Yuen Siu-tien), notorious for his drinking as much as he is for leaving his students crippled. Wong proves himself an adept pupil, but his new skills are soon put to the test when his own father is targeted by a brutal assassin (Hwang Jang Lee,Ā Snake in the Eagleās Shadow).
Frequently ranked as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time,Ā Drunken MasterĀ revolutionised modern action cinema, and theĀ Masters of CinemaĀ Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Definitive transfer from 4K digital restoration
- The original complete Cantonese soundtrack, rarely heard on home video
- Alternate Cantonese, Mandarin and English dubbed audio options
- Newly translated English subtitles, as well as a variety of alternate subtitle options
- Audio commentary by Hong Kong film experts Ric Meyers and Jeff Yang
- Video interview with Jackie Chan
- New video interview with film scholar Tony Rayns
- New video appreciation by director Gareth Evans (The Raid film series)
- Deleted scene
- Original trailer
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SYNOPSIS
Hong Kong action pioneerĀ Yuen Woo-pingĀ (The Matrix; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and martial arts superstarĀ Jackie ChanĀ burst onto the scene in 1978 with a one-two punch of kung fu masterpieces, and it was the second of these,Ā Drunken Master, with its Keatonesque slapstick and flawlessly choreographed fight scenes that would leave the biggest impact.
Jackie Chan plays Wong Fei-hung (a legendary Chinese folk hero who has also been portrayed on screen by Jet Li, Gordon Liu and Donnie Yen amongst many others), who is punished for his frequent troublemaking by being forced to study under the martial arts master Su Hua Chi (Yuen Siu-tien), notorious for his drinking as much as he is for leaving his students crippled. Wong proves himself an adept pupil, but his new skills are soon put to the test when his own father is targeted by a brutal assassin (Hwang Jang Lee,Ā Snake in the Eagleās Shadow).
Frequently ranked as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time,Ā Drunken MasterĀ revolutionised modern action cinema, and theĀ Masters of CinemaĀ Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Definitive transfer from 4K digital restoration
- The original complete Cantonese soundtrack, rarely heard on home video
- Alternate Cantonese, Mandarin and English dubbed audio options
- Newly translated English subtitles, as well as a variety of alternate subtitle options
- Audio commentary by Hong Kong film experts Ric Meyers and Jeff Yang
- Video interview with Jackie Chan
- New video interview with film scholar Tony Rayns
- New video appreciation by director Gareth Evans (The Raid film series)
- Deleted scene
- Original trailer
