Sixteen years after Jackie Chan had a career-making hit with the kung-fu comedy Drunken Master in 1978, he returned to the part of hooch-happy hero Wong-Fei Hung in Drunken Master II. Chan was still youthful enough to pull off the part of the man who becomes an invincible fighter when fortified with fermented fluids; and to prove that he hadnt lost a step, both the stunt work and the juicing were supercharged in the sequel. The resulting concoction turned out to be nothing less than the greatest alky action picture ever produced. Wong turbo-charged himself with industrial grade alcohol for his final clash with bad guy John (Ken Lo) at the end of the film. This is the equivalent of Hulking out for Chan, who quickly overwhelmed his hapless opponent with a bizarre mix of traditional martial arts and his trademark goofball kung fu. Drunken Master offers a sense of both fun and skill in its fight choreography. Stop for a second and consider just how difficult these stunts were executed in the name of comedy, as much as action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEt4B1poOfM
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