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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019809979
Format: Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: The Weinstein Company
Manufacturer: The Weinstein Company
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: The Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 25558
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: 1965
Editorial Review:
Description:
Nearly four decades before Kill Bill, the groundbreaking Shaw Brothers classic Come Drink with Me set the bar for sword-wielding kung fu heroines. 'A revelation in martial arts filmmaking' (Ross Chen, LoveHKFilm.com), 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 leaders, she teams up with a hard-drinking martial arts mentor, who helps her to cut a path of destruction through her enemies. Featuring pioneering wire work, landmark fight scenes, and a stylized sense of cool far ahead of its era, Come Drink with Me 'may be the most influential martial arts film of all time' (David Walker, DVD Talk).
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great wuxia story with good DVD quality
This film, Come Drink with Me (Great Drunken Hero), is one of my favorite Asian movies, and I think it is perhaps comparable to Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai in terms of its contribution to the evolution of East Asian movies during the 1950s-1970s. I first saw this movie in either 1966 or 1967 at a movie theatre in the Far East, and recently I've seen it many more times on this DVD. The storyline takes place during the Ming Dynasty (either the 15th or the 16th century) in China's Two-River Province. ... Read More
Rating: - Come Drink With Yueh Hua...
"Pei Pei is wonderful in her role as Golden Swallow and Yueh Hua as the drunken beggar/martial arts master incognito is fantastic here. This film boasts the inspiration for what was to become martial arts cinema as we know it. Shaw Brothers productions make an all out attempt at realism. The villians are cruel, and very brutal, especially the White Faced Killer. The dialogue is extremely well thought out and the english dubbed translations may be a little better than the mandarin translations to english ... Read More
Rating: - ONE OF THE EARLY MARTIAL ARTS GREATS
Back in the early 80's a local TV station here in the Detroit area used to have something called Kung-Fu Theater every Saturday night. These were very cheaply made films with little plot and even less character development but it didn't matter...These were Kung-Fu films and young male viewers ate them up. It seemed they all had a Bruce Lee clone as the star and they even used variations of the late actor's name such as Bruce Lei or Bruce Le. It was all good stuff!
Come Drink with Me is an ... Read More
Rating: - I'll drink with her anytime
A gang of bandits ambush a small convey in an attempt to rescue their leader. They kidnap the son of an official to force a trade. In retaliation a highly skilled agent is sent to rescue him and force the group to surrender.
I'll start by pointing out the incredible job DD did on this DVD transfer. The picture is very clear and sharp. There isn't the slightest bit of grain and the sound is just as good. I had to watch this film with the volume at full blast. Simply because the music score is ... Read More
Rating: - From young to old
This is a good strong Chinese martial arts revenge movie. I was surprised to see a VERY young actress that plays one of lead roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon! See if you can spot her.
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