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This is Jackie Chan's homage to the film that made him a star, 1978's Drunken Master. In this epic about the Chinese folk legend Wong Fei Hung, Chan pulls out all the stops and gathers every ounce of his never-ending creativeness. Set in the turn of the century, the extremely loose plot deals with embassy workers stealing Chinese artifacts. Jackie Chan proves that he is the greatest screen fighter in the history of cinema (sorry, Bruce Lee). Since the fights and stunts are the main attractions in all Jackie Chan movies, this is no exception. The fights in this movie are more intricate, creative, and astonishing than any other Chan film to date. Chan's character has amazing combat abilities that increase ten times when Chan is drunk, hence the title. This premise gives way to an incredible scene where Chan's character must get drunk as he is battling with some thugs. The finale is a twenty minute war between Chan and his real life body guard Ken Lo. This fight scene contains the most complex choreography in any one on one fight in the history of movies. Both agile combatants flip, kick, spin, and jump around the warehouse setting trying to destroy each other. This finale leaves viewers breathless and in awe of Chan's abilities to amaze us. Any skeptics of Chan's genius who have not seen this scene must prepare to be proven wrong!

Genius action director John Woo creates the ultimate action adventure cinema has ever seen. Chow Yun Fat, who plays hard-boiled cop Tequila, gives a magnetic performance that erupts with confidence. Woo creates a ballet of violence turning seemingly brutal gunfights into perfectly choreographed beauty. The final 45 minute climax in a hospital may very well be the single most amazing piece of action movie making ever. Woo's ingenious angles and camera movement take the audience into a sea of stylized violence topped off with outstanding use of slow motion to capture the essence of Hong Kong action.

This may be the most entertaining Jackie Chan experience ever. Filmed all over the world with a huge budget and abundance of energy, Armor of God 2 is a fast, funny, thrilling film. Despite the obvious Indiana Jones plot, Chan amazes us once again by risking his life so we can be entertained for two hours. Chan's directing skills are almost as exceptional as his physical skills in the way he captures the action from brilliant wide angles that display the danger of his action. A scene where Chan flees on motorcycle from the villains through the cramped city streets is one of the most exciting chase scenes on film. Chan gambles with his life in every stunt and action sequence making for an exuberant film that must be seen to fully appreciate Hong Kong action cinema.