When it comes to Hong Kong kung fu stars, you may think of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and others, but there is one person that we cannot ignore, he is a generation of kung fu master Liu Jialiang, as the fourth generation of Huang Feihong's disciple, in addition to having a strong real kung fu, he has also made significant contributions to the development of Hong Kong cinema, and won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2010 in recognition of his merits.
Speaking of his works, most fans will think of "Drunken Fist 2", Liu Jialiang became famous earlier, was the first martial arts instructor to turn into a director, and there were a number of kung fu teams under Liu Jiaban. In the early days, he created excellent works such as "Hong Xiguan", "ShenDa", "North and South Shaolin", and "Crazy Monkey".
In the late 1990s, Liu Jialiang was ill and tortured, and had to reduce the production of the film, until 2002, when he accepted the invitation of Shaw Fang Yihua, he went out to the mountain again to direct "Drunken Monkey", which was also Master Liu's last directorial work, which can be described as the last singing.
The two brothers Wen Biao (Liu Jialiang) and Wen Bao (Zhang Zhenhuan) belong to the second and third bosses of the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, especially the second boss Wen Biao enjoys a high reputation in the jianghu. On a trip to the dart, he borrowed a horse from Hong Yihu (Liu Jiahui), and found out that his brother was smuggling opium, and vowed to send him to the government for questioning.
After all, it was his brother, and the family begged bitterly, so they forgave their brother. However, Wen Bao has a grudge in his heart, and the joint dart bureau boss Yu Haiyang (Qi Guanjun) frames Wen Biao, severely injures him, throws him into the water, and is later saved by Xiao Min (Yao Yao).
On the other hand, Chen Qiude (Wu Jing) and Chen Jiaye (Liu Yongjian) have been studying Monkey Fist for many years, hoping to carry it forward. Later, by chance, xiao min's monkey fist was discovered, and then found Wen Biao, and the two decided to worship the teacher.
When Hong Yihu returned to the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau, he was told that Wen Biao was dead, and he met Wu Jing on the street playing with boxing and found Wen Biao. When his younger brother Wen Bao learned that his brother was not dead, he sent someone to arrest Xiao Min and imprison him in prison, and forced Wen Biao and Hong Yihu to fight each other. In the end, Hong Yihu died to save Wen Biao and Xiao Min.
The next step is naturally that Wen Biao taught Chen Qiude and Chen Jiaye kung fu, and then together they sought revenge on Yu Haiwen Leopard, and finally successfully took over the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau.
The plot is really more old-fashioned, nothing more than following the kung fu films of the 70s and 80s, the clothes are relatively new and beautiful, this is also Master Liu's shortcomings, naturally can not let him be like Xu Ke.
Liu Jialiang's strength is kung fu, the real kung fu of the hard bridge and hard horse, the power of the four styles of one palm is extraordinary, not to mention the wonderful fight between Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiahui, fist to flesh, strong and powerful.
Monkey Fist originally relied on flexible body techniques to entangle with the enemy, but Master Liu's hard monkey fist let us see the fierce strength, beckoning close-quarters combat, and then drinking a few wines to highlight the power.
The first half of "Drunken Monkey" is the best, especially the bamboo forest battle, Liu Jialiang defeated the enemy with one hand in the case of being seriously injured, and the leg was particularly powerful, whether it was a side kick, an outside, or an inside, all of which were tigers and tigers, and the sending and receiving were free, and the fight was called a wonderful.
At present, kung fu films have no sense of reality under various special effects, but they make us miss works such as "Drunken Monkey" even more, although this film has many shortcomings, but it is enough to cause us to miss kung fu films. Moreover, with the departure of a generation of Grandmaster Liu Jialiang, the kung fu film of the hard bridge and hard horse is even more difficult to see.
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