Come Drink with Me
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Movie Reviews of Come Drink with Me
Movie Review: Come See A Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Come Drink With Me is a masterpiece of Kung Fu cinema as well as a milestone for the modern day martial arts movie heroine. Without Hu's creation we may never have seen films like My Young Auntie, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or even Kill Bill; to say it is an important entry would be an understatement. The amount of style and work put into this film still shows to this day and hold's up just as well as anything sitting out on shelves.
The cinematography by Tadashi (Way of the Dragon) Nishimoto was quite good, choreography solid and the art design exquisite. All the elements present in this film worked together incredibly well but it was the captivating beauty and elegant grace of Cheng Pei-pei and the organic direction of director King Hu that have no doubt raised the film's significance.
Come Drink With Me is super cool, ultra stylish and quite slick; the characters are entertaining and the story is engaging. Pei-Pei is gorgeous as Golden Swallow and Hua Yueh turned in a truly amusing role as "drunken master," Drunken Cat. If you're a Kung Fu fan and you haven't seen this film yet you're really missing out on a landmark martial arts film, I can't recommend it enough. Dragon Dynasty have really done this film a great service and shown it the respect is deserves.
Movie Review: Singlehandedly Reinvented the Genre
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the greatest martial arts film of all time. Nearly four decades before "Kill Bill", the groundbreaking Shaw Brothers classic "Come Drink With Me" set the bar for swordwielding kung fu heroines. A revelation in martial arts filmmaking, it stars legendary fight queen Cheng Pei-pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as Golden Swallow, a deadly agent sent to rescue a kidnapped official from a bandit clan. To take down the clan's five ruthless tigers, she teams up with a hard-drinking martial arts mentor, who helps her to cut a path of destruction through her enemies. Featuring pioneer wire work, landmark fight scenes, and a stylized sense of cool far ahead of its era, "Come Drink With Me" may be the most influencial martial arts film of all time. This film inspired Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Cheng Pei-Pei looks stunningly beautiful in this film but, it was 4 decades ago. I wonder how she looks now?Movie Review: Shaw Brothers Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
Dragon Dynasty continutes to deliver great Shaw Brothers films one after the other. The 27th film to be released by Dragon Dynasty and their 6 Shaw Brothers release, you can't go wrong with this one. Widely considered to be one of the best Hong Kong films ever made, one can see why. It carries a great story along with awesome fight scenes and fantastic acting by Cheng Pei-Pei(commentary included with her and Bey Logan) and Yueh Hua.
Special Features include:
Feature Commentary with Bey Lognan/Cheng Pei Pei
King and I-Director Tsui Hark reflections on film
Come Speak With Me-Interview with Cheng Pei Pei
A Classic Remembered-Retrospective with Bey Logan
Return of Drunken Master-Interview with Yueh Hua
Trailer Gallery
Movie Review: The Great King Hu
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the most important and influential films in the history of martial art movies. There would be no "Crouching Tiger", "Hero or House of Flying Daggers" without "Come Drink With Me". King Hu was one of the greatest directors in Chinese cinema. Of the best sort lived directors King Hu stands among others like Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone and Orson Wells. Also see "Dragon Gate" Inn and his masterpiece "A Touch of Zen".Movie Review: Must Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
The cover says this movie is almost 40 years old, but you can't really tell from the cinematography. It is well filmed, has good plot continuity and is fun to watch. "Come Drink with Me" is a KEEPER!