Product Details

• Actors: Jet Li, Wah Yuen, Crystal Kwok, Jerry Trimble, Anne Rickets
• Directors: Hark Tsui
• Writers: Hark Tsui, Kee-To Lam, Tai-Muk Lau
• Producers: Hark Tsui, Anthony Chow, David Lo, Siu-Tin Lai
• Format: AC-3, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Cantonese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Mandarin Chinese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 27, 1999
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305371571
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,862 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Master" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Fans of Jet Li should check out The Master, an early movie by the Hong Kong action star. Li is the anti-Stallone, all sinew and smile. His boyish grace makes him seem almost weightless as he whips through his fight scenes in peak physical form. Though the story isn't as strong as the Once upon a Time in China series or Fist of Legend--the plot, about a student of kung fu (Li) from China who comes to Los Angeles to help his former master, is serviceable but generic--the action scenes are dynamic and give ample room for Li's sprightly charisma. Everything about The Master is a little cliché, but at the same time it's all much more enjoyable than you'd expect. The editing is brisk, the actors are enjoying themselves, and the direction (by dependable Hong Kong auteur Tsui Hark) keeps things hopping. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars CAUTION - Disappointment likely, May 3, 2000

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Phil Flores (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Master (DVD)

This movie definitely does not meet any expectations. The acting is horrible, the plot is simplistic, the action leaves a lot to be desired. Not Jet's best work. I would consider this a D movie, let alone a C or B movie.

Definitely check out any/all of the following: 1). Fist of Legend 2). My Father is a Hero (The Enforcer in USA) 3). Fong Sai Yuk 4). Once upon a time in China (all 4 of them) 5). Swordsman II

Some of his other descent works: Hitman, The New Legend of Shaolin, High Risk, Black Mask,

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very funny movie..really, August 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Master (DVD)

i know that a few people thought this movie didnt have enough fight scenes or what they were looking for. you cant expect fight scenes every 10 minutes in every single movie he was in. if you relax and just enjoy a good movie....then i think you can appreciate this movie for what it is. i thought it had a good amount of fight scenes with great humor. i laughed through out the whole movie. for those of you who does understand cantonese would probably understand the humor more....but to those who doesnt...there is english subtitles. the quality of the movie is not that great...it looked like it was transferred from vhs..because this is kind of an older movie. this movie is about a sifu(kungfu teacher)who gets challenged by his ex-white student who had no respect for his teacher and wanted to take over. when the sifu gets attacked....jet li. his student from hong kong comes to america and finds out what happened and teaches them a lesson. jet li is awesome as always. this movie really showcased some of his wu shu style...his real fighting skills that are masked up by newer movies like romeo must die, etc. i wish hollywood would make a movie with him showcasing his real skills to the american audiences who have never seen his real fighting abilities. i love this movie....and i plan to buy the dvd. i recommend to all to watch even if you dont plan to buy the dvd. jet li is hot as alway ;D

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This movie is too basic for the skilled Jet Li, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Master (DVD)

It was an interesting movie but lacked the Jet Li spark that I love so much. The story line was too straight forward and predictable. The fighting sceens were to basic and still Jet Li looked flawless as he proformed. If you are a big Jet Li fan then you should buy the movie but if you just a action fan you shouldn'n.