Product Details

• Actors: Yuen Cheung-Yan, Yuen Yat Choh, Chu Hai Ling
• Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Cantonese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Crash Cinema Media
• DVD Release Date: August 31, 2004
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002OXUV0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,465 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS DVD TODAY!!!!!, December 8, 2006

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morgoth "we lamas are traditional enemies of ... (omaha, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taoism Drunkard (DVD)

Now first of all the picture quality is very good. Not remastered but the print was not damaged at all, just some scratches and speckling. The subtitles are actually ALL readable. After seeing the first person's review I was expecting not to be able to follow the story at all but I literally was able to read all of the subtitles except for the occasional word that was cut off by the sides. But since the movie is close to being perfectly letterboxed that issue only happens about 9 or 10 times.

Now the movie is a super wierd taoist flick that was a series of 3 movies that Yuen Woo Ping did. This movie was actually directed by Yuen Cheung-Yan. I haven't seen 'Miracle Fighters' but I can say this movie is not quite as good as 'Shaolin Drunkard'. The action is actually better but the story drags a lot more than 'Shaolin Drunkard'. Yuen Chat-Yor once again plays the young Taoist master and lives with his Grandma in their trap filled house. The Old Devil(Yuen Shun Yi) is on the loose and Chat-Yor is going to become the head priest and take down Old Devil. Yuen Cheung-Yan again plays the Taoist Drunkard who has got all kinds of tricks up hsi sleeve. So basically the story does struggle quite a bit but manages to remain fun and clever throughout the movie. The final battle with Old Devil definitely tops it off well. Don't expect great kung fu, just great weirdness. And of course beware of the Watermelon monster or whatever that thing is.

5.0 out of 5 stars jeez, January 10, 2012

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Arroz (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Taoism Drunkard (DVD)

Don't sleep, the funniest kung fu flick if all tiiiiiiime! Get involved ASAP, you will not be dissapointed. This is an awesome flick by the Yuen brothers, including Yuen Wo-Ping, of Matrix fight choreography fame.

5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars is not enough!!!, December 17, 2009

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Christopher J. Ream "XDelusion" (XDelusion) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taoism Drunkard (DVD)

This review is copies from badmovies DOT org. I could put it in my own words, but this review says it all! Also you'll want the old DUBBED VHS edition of this film, as the subtitled one on DVD isn't quite as fun without the hilarious english voice overs.

The Characters:


(Work with me here, there were NO credits)
Cha Le and Jun - Virgin boy who is becoming a monk, she is the girlfriend who won't give it up.
Old Devil - Powerful evil spirit, he has this cannonball which spits out mini cannonballs. Rat Face and Cha Le finally defeat him.
Rat Face - Alcoholic with a face like some rodent, he uses very powerful Kung Fu though.
Granny - Cha Le's grandmother, she is a powerful martial arts witch. I think the actor was a man. Killed by Princess.
The Watermelon Monster - This thing is a riot! It's a giant toothed cannonball!
Princess - Cult leader, very pretty and her sash is deadly. Ends up enslaved to Old Devil and killed by Cha Le.
Fat Chick and Shining Knight - Princess' cultists, Fat Chick has this weird "antenna" hair style.





The Plot:




I was entirely unprepared for this movie, it is a confusing but hilarious roller coaster of Kung Fu mayhem! Words can hardly describe the number of crazy kicks, punches, and special weapons you are treated to. And now for the equally absurd plot. Rat Face is tasked with finding a virgin male born on the 15th of August to perform a temple ritual. Cha Le (a virgin born on the 15th of August) is learning the art of being a martial arts using witch from his manly grandmother. He must retrieve the "secret document" from a hidden room, reaching it involves many dangers, and The Watermelon Monster guards the script. Princess and her cult often collect money from people, they can be very violent about not contributing. Old Devil wants the "secret document" to gain more power or something. The situation comes to a head at the temple ceremony where Rat Face and Cha Le must battle Old Devil. Confused? Watching it won't help - but you will be laughing and asking, "What just happened?" over and over (keep the remote handy for rewind). Never in my life have I seen so many people being pulled or suspended by wires, or stuffed dummies being thrown against walls, etc... ...and The Watermelon Monster, who in the heck thought this thing up? You really have to see this movie my friends, even if you don't like fu flicks.


Things I Learned From This Movie:


Kung Fu defies all laws of physics, Einstein knew E=whatever the Shaolin monks decide.
Paper is a terrific insulator against fire.
Fat women fight by spinning or falling on you.
Asian girls say, "I want to cuddle." instead of, "Hump my brains out." but the result is the same.
Ladies: don't have sex in your deceased husband's tomb with the new boyfriend.
Getting a wine gourd jammed up your ass hurts.
Wearing a penis suit does not increase your fighting prowess and is likely to result in bodily harm.
Kung Fu requires ventriloquism.
People need their teeth in the afterlife.
Alcoholics never make it as wine tasters.
The Devil is susceptible to being smacked with 4X4's. (As in a piece of wood.)