User Reviews

A straightforward DRUNKEN MASTER copy that must have been knocked out in record time given the speed at which it was released after the Jackie Chan hit. This one sees the welcome return of 'Sam Seed', aka Yuen Siu Tin, playing EXACTLY the same role as he did in the Chan movie. The film opens with Yuen performing various martial arts training skills before moving quickly into the main plot in the first few minutes.

The film's protagonist is played by Li Yi-Min as a straight Jackie Chan clone although sadly he's neither as skilled or as funny as Chan himself. He trains for years under Sam Seed's training regime (and some of the stuff he has to do as a kid is eye-watering) before becoming a journeyman crusader, travelling the locality to look for work and combat evil.

Inevitably our hero ends up battling some thuggish goons (including one 'Iron Head') who get soundly beaten before complaining to their master. Li Yi-Min continues to beat the bad guys until he comes up against one who beats him in turn. At this point he goes crawling back to his master for further training, but unfortunately for him the Crippled Fist technique may only be taught to the disabled.

The rest of the plot plays out from there, and there's never too much to concern you with this straightforward comedy action flick. Sam Seed is on top form but gets too little screen time while the bad guys overact for all their worth. A cross-dressing female fighter is thrown into the mix and there's a small turn from Lo Lieh. The big fight climax is acceptable but not as exciting as some, although the film as a whole is watchable.