Year: 1994
Plot: It's a close call, but this follow-up project just edges out 1978's original Drunken Master. A refreshing return to very traditional martial arts cinema after years of Hollywood-informed bluster, it follows Chan's alcohol-fuelled experiments with the ancient 'Drunken Boxing' style.
Better when tipsy but useless when smashed, Chan's character must battle the British Consul to stop them smuggling priceless heirlooms out of China, all the while maintaining just the right level of inebriation to perform. A bit like us on a Friday night really, but without the priceless heirlooms bit.
Trivia: Roger Ebert once wrote of the climactic 20-minute scrap-fest (shown above) that "it may not be possible to film a better fight scene." In it, Chan's adversary is played by Ken Lo - his own former bodyguard.
Check out the Total Film page on Chan's latest, The Karate Kid (2010), over here.
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Serrano
Jul 30th 2010, 16:24
Fantasy Mission Force is easily my favourite Jackie Chan film. I am not kidding.
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Hadouken76
Aug 1st 2010, 10:03
Armour of God 1 & 2, Snake in the Eagles shadow. Classic Chan.
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hago1
Aug 1st 2010, 10:47
No mention of Shanghai Noon/Shanghai Knights?
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Carl1984
Aug 1st 2010, 23:13
I am a self proclaimed massive fan of Jackie's I have every one of his films (some more then once), I also have his Hong Kong albums, books, magazines, posters ect anyway about this list I agree with some of the worst ones for instance Police Woman (A.K.A Rumble In Hong Kong) and Fantasy Mission Force deserve to be in the wost list completely also sorry to say so does The Tuxedo and The Medallion if them two had a better story they wouldn't be there. The other three Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu, Master With Cracked Fingers and Battle Creek Brawl (A.K.A The Big Brawl) don't deserve to be there. You've missed a few off the best list i.e New Police Story, The Myth, Rob-B-Hood and Shinjuku Incident. As for Drunken Master 2 it does deserve to be in the best list but the only thing that annoys me is it has never been released in the UK and I've never found a reason why.
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