Chia Hui Liu, Chia-Liang Liu, Gordon Liu

When Wen Biao learns his brother has been engaging in illegal activities and using their security company as a front, a brutal confrontation between the two men ensues. Though he's left for dead by hi...( read more  read more... )s brother, Wen Biao's not done fighting yet. After recovering from the encounter, he faces off with his sibling for an epic showdown. Directed by Lau Kar Leung, this martial arts extravaganza stars Wu Jing Jason, Gordon Liu and Chi Kuan-Chun.

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R, 98 min.

Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu

Release Date: May 19, 2002

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007

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  • July 31, 2009
    Very fun and quite underrated offer from Lau Kar Leung, showing that he still can direct great action sequences. This is the type of roles that Wu Jing should be getting.
  • October 29, 2009
    If you have a soft spot for 1970's style kung fu flix where first rate martial artist fought it out on solid ground with little reliance on wires, then DRUNKEN MONKEY is the movie for you! If you've wondered what ever became of stars like Shaw Brothers' greats Chi Kuan-Chun, Liu ...( read more)Chia-Hui (aka Gordon Liu), and master choreographer Liu Chia-Liang now that the youngest of them is well into his 50's, then DRUNKEN MONKEY is the movie for you! If you don't object to some laughs with your martial mayhem and some nostalgia with your kung fu kata, then DRUNKEN MONKEY is the definitely the movie for you! Directed and choreographed by Liu Chia-Liang ( in pinyin that's Lau Kar-Leung) and starring him as well, DRUNKEN MONKEY is just plain old fun from start to finish, with plenty of great fights and forms thrown into the mix not only by our old favorites mentioned above, but also by the younger generation represented by Wu Jing, Lau Wing-Kin, and Shannon Yao. The plot centers on opium smuggling within Liu Chia-liang's delivery service, an operation somewhat like Wells Fargo. The smugglers are headed up by the hero's own brother who is in cahoots with the evil Chi Kuan-Chun. Seeing an old master like Liu Chia-Liang again is like a gift from heaven. Time seems to have completely passed him by; he's every bit as flexible, fluid, and graceful as he ever was--fast too. Chi Kuan Chun, who co-starred in many Shaw Brothers films in the 70s along side the late lamented Alexander Fu Sheng is still recognizeable although it may take a second or third glance. As a fighter he's still sharp as a tack. And everybody's favorite bald headed monk Gordon Liu Chia-Hui is no slouch either. He'll remind you how he became a household name in case you forgot. The younger generation in this film (Wu Jing, Shannon Yao etc.) is fine, but its the old guard that really makes this film worth seeing.
  • April 20, 2009
    not worth a second viewing, or a first really. my high hopes for it left me pretty disappointed. if you're willing to sit through anything just for a couple good action demonstrations, go for it.
  • September 6, 2008
    love it :) its so funny n :) now i know monkey can be so furious and drunk
  • August 10, 2008
    a very cool idea for a movie.. i am a big fan of drunken martial arts and although most of the ways in which they did their drunken styles was a lot like jackie chan's it was still very cool to watch. there was quite a bit of comedy in this movie also which even seemed more like ...( read more)a jackie chan movie. the main actors were very cool and played their parts perfect even if they weren the best actors. i liked how they ran a transportation company that was turned into a foreign exchange by the evil brother and his gang, which provided both sides somethign to fight for. i liked how the old man, also like in the drunken master movies by jackie chan, taught the over-anxious students how to perfect the drunken style. the bad guys in this movie were also pretty sick and the fight scenes with weapons and without them were very cool! the ringed arm brother was pretty intense and it took 3 of the good guys to fight him.
  • July 22, 2008
    An average martial arts that is rather cheesy at points and the acting is almost terrible. It's not all bad but nothing that makes this stand out from the others.
  • April 11, 2008
    Yeah.... It sucks.... Good cast... too bad
  • April 6, 2008
    Odd even for an asian martial arts film.
  • October 13, 2007
    this is alsoone of my fav martial art films, when i heard about it i just couldn't wait to watch it.

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