Review of Drunken Master (1978) by Chris W — 07 Aug 2007

Cool fight scenes, horrible dubbing, lame attempts at humor, what else would you expect?

This review of Drunken Master (1978) was written by Chris W on 07 Aug 2007.

Drunken Master has generally received very positive reviews.

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