Drunken Monkey

2002 kung-fu movie

Rating: 8/20

Plot: Master Bill, a Federal Express manager, is betrayed by his employees who stab him in the abdomen and kick him in the head several times just for fun. Later, he trains a pair of morons and a woman so that they can fight like drunken monkeys. Opium is somehow involved.

There are better 'drunken' kung-fu movies and better 'monkey' kung-fu movies than this 'drunken monkey' movie. These modern attempts at traditional martial arts stuff pale in comparison to the late 60's and 70's stuff although it is pretty cool to see the nearly 70-year-old Chia-Liang Liu jumping around and showing off some agility. He also directed. The fight choreography in this one isn't bad at all, but the story lacks depth and all attempts at comedy, mostly of the slapstick variety, makes things really stupid.

Here I am enjoying chocolate licorice: