Reviewed by: SimonYam.com Date: 12/23/2007 Summary: Nice try This hastily produced 'sequel' to the Jackie Chan film Lau Kar Keung was "let go" from directing has much the same look and feel of its predecessor but none of the magic. Highlights are the gorgeous Michelle Reis, Simon Yam's hilarious guest shot as a random gay kung fu psycho, seeing Gordon Liu and Andy Lau go at it... and Lau Kar Leung is always a delight to watch, especially performing drunken boxing. Despite some good ideas (abacus as skateboard/weapon, martial arts training on the rooftop..) Drunken Master III is only a mediocre entry in the genre. Reviewer Score: 5

Reviewed by: STSH Date: 04/04/2006 Summary: A disgrace ! The plotting and storyline is almost as rambling a mess as Chung_King_Express. I saw this one shortly after DM2 (one of the best action films ever made), and to say that DM3 suffers in comparison is an understatement of staggering proportions. Okay, there are a few good points. Michelle Lee sure does look great. Several entertaining and well-constructed stunt/action scenes (set pieces all, placed more or less at random). But, entertaining as the stunts are, they just aren't enough to distract from the awfulness, tedium and confusion of the rest. Drunken Fist, crucial to the story and idea, is talked about here, yet never used. At the end I was wondering, open mouthed, why they even bothered to release it, and that they chose to use or pinched the Drunken Master name in doing so. Insult compounded upon injury. In summary : If you have seen neither DM2 & 3 yet, and feel compelled to see both, watch DM3 first, then get blown away by DM2 and forget you ever saw this well-deserved flop. Reviewer Score: 1

Reviewed by: mrblue Date: 09/25/2003 Another take on the popular folk hero Wong Fei-Hung (played here by Andy Lau). This time, he's protecting a lovely princess-to-be (Reis) from the dealy White Lotus Sect while learning how to kick ass from a kindly old brewer (Lau Ka Leung). Simon Yam has a small role as a would-be attacker. Apparently, there was a major spat on the set of Drunken Master II between Jackie Chan and (then) director Lau Ka Leung. Chan wanted to use more wire fu, but Kau wanted to keep the fights more realistic. Eventually, Lau left the set and Chan finished the rest of DMII himself. So it could be said that Lau wanted to do DMIII as a kind of slam to Chan, as in "look what I can do." To his credit, Lau is a great martial artist and has appeared in a number of the classics of the kung fu genre. But this movie just stinks, at least compared to the previous Drunken Master movies. Andy Lau captures neither the schoolboy giddiness of Jackie Chan or the dead-on seriousness of Jet Li (as popularized in the Once Upon a Time in China series) and as such makes a weak Wong Fei-Hung. While there are some good fight sequences (particularly towards the end), it's a case of "too little, too late." By that time, the viewer is so confused (if they don't know some HK history) or bored (through useless meandering, including the dreaded mandatory romantic subplot) that they won't care if wires are used or not. And did I mention that Wong doesn't use the Drunken Fist style? That's right, this is a Drunken Master movie with no drunken fighting. Drunken Master III is a decent kung fu movie, but when held up to part 2 (which to me is the pinnacle of martial arts movies) or Lau Ka Leung's work on great movies such as Pedicab Driver, it's pretty horrible. It's worth seeing if you're a completeist, but the average viewer is mostly likely to be put off halfway through. I think someone on a newsgroup put it best: "it looks really great as part of a best of tape."

Reviewed by: pjshimmer Date: 03/11/2002 Contrary to what you might think, veteran director Liu CHia Liang CAN make (and has made this one) a bad movie. In addition to some of the worst action I've ever seen (I cannot believe anyone would think they were well-choreographed), Andy Lau is a revolutionist, Wong Fei Hung rollerskates on a wooden calculator, and Wong Fei Hung, Liu Chia Liang and Simon Yam have a wonderful fight in which they compete for who is the gayest man. Radical Radical Radical.... and Adam Cheng just doesn't work as Huang Chi Ying, making this the first role in which he and Ti Lung have both played, and the inferior performance is actually not from Ti Lung. [5/10]

Reviewed by: Inner Strength Date: 01/12/2002 Summary: TERRIBLE I'm suprised 'Sydneyguy' gave it such a high rating, his review is negative, and I TOTALLY AGREE. This is just another rip off, famous in HK, the only thing that suprised me is that someone like Wong Jing didn't make it. Some action is okay, but that's it. Nothing else. Rating: 1/5 (This rating is based on the year & genre, so don't think it's based as a comparison on new releases etc.)

Reviewed by: Sydneyguy Date: 05/08/2001 Summary: Ummm Nothing to do with the first 2!! Simon Yam once agains plays a gay character and plays it too well and stereotypially!! Action is ok but plot sucked!! 6.5/10

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 This is a movie chock full of action and wellchoreographed fight scenes featuring some very cool rooftop kungfu. Drunken Master 3 also served up a pretty interesting and likeable plot with alot of twists. Andy Lau dominates the opening scenes in his role as a rebel. The only drawback was the ending which didn't make a whole lot of sense. Overall though, it was a very enjoyable movie and definitely worth watching. [Reviewed by Anonymous]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 A disapointing film, especially when compared to it's predecessors. The highpoint is the performance and fighting of Lau Kar-Leung as the Wine shop owner who knows Drunken fist. Michele Reece is fun to look at, but just watching her doesn't carry a film. The fight scenes are good. but are not up to the standard of the first two films. I also couldn't understand why Wong Fei Hung barely knew any drunken fist and wanted to be taught more because he was so bad at it, and yet this film obviously takes place after the second film (the mother has passed away). The end is the worst part of the film. It didn't nead to be tacked onto the end of the film at all. [Reviewed by Anonymous]

Reviewed by: hkcinema Date: 12/08/1999 Makes as little sense as any movie I have ever seen, kung fu or otherwise. Do not even try to get involved in the story, because you will simply get frustrated. My recommendation is to sit there with remote control in hand, fast-forwarding to all the great fight sequences. The final fight is incredible; great, great "real" fu work by everyone involved. There aren't too many fight scenes choreographed as well as the fights in this movie, but man is the story nonsensical. Starts out comedic (a little too comedic), then suddenly and without warning shifts to absolutely, completely bizarre and weird. Just watch the fights. (8.25/10) [Reviewed by Dale Whitehouse]