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The Young Master
1980
Youthful master Jackie Chan is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the lam. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail. The film is a highly entertaining action/comedy from Hong Kong superstar Chan. Read more
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Wei Pai |
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| Director | Jackie Chan |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
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The Young Master
Youthful master Jackie Chan is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the lam. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail. The film is a highly entertaining action/comedy from Hong Kong superstar Chan.
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Wei Pai |
|---|---|
| Director | Jackie Chan |
| Studio | Medusa |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Cantonese |
| Dubbed | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Dec 2002 Production year: 1980 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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Jackie Chan embarked on his first film for the famous Golden Harvest studio without a completed script and there's an inescapable sense of muddle and make-do throughout this comedy/action tale set in the Chinese city of Guangzhou in the early 1920s. Chan (who also co-wrote and directed the picture) plays a raw martial arts student who's forced to fight for the honour of his school after the defection of its most accomplished champion. It's pretty standard stuff, but the lively mix of slapstick, criminality and sentimentality and the flying fists of Chan, Wei Pai and longtime collaborator Yuan Biao ensure entertainment aplenty.
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An episodic movie with the emphasis on comedy, one of Chan's earliest movies as actor-director in which he is still developing his screen persona.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Very good fight scenes
An average movie in terms of its story. Standard old skool style. However the fight scenes are really very, very good. The end battle between Jackie and Yuen are incredible. Definately worth watching.
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Most recent members' review
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Poor Acting, Great Fighting
This really is a terrific fighting film, but thats about it. The acting and dubbing are poor as can be expected, but the fighting really, really does make up for it.
The action is brilliantly choreographed and amazingly well done. Some of the scenes are breathtaking and I had to restrain myself from doing the usual porn watching trick of forwarding past the tragic excuse for a plot in order to find the next fight, which to be honest is never far away. Although even after watching the whole plot I'm finding it hard to recall any of it. The fight scenes however will stick in your mind for years to come, forget the modern special effects rubbish, check this out for sheer brilliance, you won't regret it! -
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The Young Master
Youthful master Jackie Chan is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the lam. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail. The film is a highly entertaining action/comedy from Hong Kong ...
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