THE Greatest Movie Ever Made!!!!!!
Before everyone starts tearing at my throat over the above statement, let me explain:
Off all the different movie genres, I believe the martial arts film to be the purest & most reliable. How come? It's simple: when you go to a horror movie, you aren't always scared; when you go to a comedy, you don't always laugh; when you go to an action movie, you aren't always excited; however, when you go to see a kung-fu flick, you KNOW that you are going to see some fights & that there will most likely be one really good one. With kung-fu movies the dialogue is usually mediocre at best, the plot is recycled sh*t & the actors aren't always great at...well, acting. All of this is forgiven & even overlooked, however, if the fights are good. You'll never hear anyone say, "That movie couldn't scare a newborn, but the way the characters talked was cool." For this reason I believe that, at a purely cinematic level, Drunken Master is THE greatest movie ever made. I went into this one expecting some killer fights & I was not disappointed. This was no "House of the Dead" (not scary) or "Pootie Tang" (painfully unfunny). Within the first half-hour, "Drunken Master" easily nestled its way into my immense love and admiration for the kung-fu genre.
If you don't agree with me or think I'm crazy...who cares?!