The late King Hu's "Come Drink with Me" is among the best martial arts movies made by many critics account. I saw it as a little kid in the 80s and recently saw it via Netflix courtesy of Dragon Dynasty.
It lives up to its name. The action is not like ones of today. But its very balletic. Like a well tuned dance. The action is heighten by the music and pauses.
I remember Cheng Pei Pei in the 80 as this super mom on channel 18 (KSCI). Cheng Pei Pei had a cooking show and did various things with her daughters. I didn't really know who she was. My mom told me that she was a movie star.
The 19-20 Cheng Pei Pei has strong features and shows why she became a movie star during that time period.
From the Dragon Dynasty DVD, there are three interviews that are excellent and give a good context to the importance of the movie.
Highly recommend this movie if you want to see the roots of modern martial art movies. But if you're expecting Bruce Lee, Jet Li, or Jackie Chan action, look elsewhere.
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