SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Sean Newgent I'm torn on this movie because I found that it was enjoyable, containing some of the silly moments and a lot of the great martial arts action we've come to expect of Jackie Chan, but it's also overlong. The greatest fight in this movie is making it to the ninety minute mark, and that begins with an overlong football sequence that goes nowhere and doesn't establish much of anything. Then the story kicks in, Jackie plays Dragon, who lives with his father and winds up losing his best friend over girl troubles, only to regain him later when they discover a plot to smuggle all of China's greatest treasures. Then, the film puts in an overlong shuttlecock match to pad things out before moving toward the finale.What tore me was that the football match was needlessly long but the shuttlecock match was actually kind of entertaining. It showed off some of Jackie's athletic prowess and was shot well enough to keep me interested. Filler is filler and good filler is still filler, but I don't think that the match took away from anything.The final battle between Jackie and the half-blind smuggler is what you're here to see and it is a glorious fight, one of Jackie's best.I think Dragon Lord is a pretty good film and manages to cover all the Jackie Chan bases while not falling into the "typical" category most Jackie movies tend to. It stands out as a good, entertaining movie.

ebiros2 An old school kung ku comedy starring Jackie Chan. He's also the director of this movie.This is bit like continuation of the Young Master. Jackie Chan reprises his role as the Dragon. The actor who portrayed the teacher in Young Master returns as Dragon's father. Although the production is more polished, the story isn't compelling as the Young Master. The format is old school kung fu movie where things happen in earlier days of China. Actions are also old school although there's more comedic elements in this movie than other kung fu movies.Some clues to the future Jackie Chan movies are seen in this movie, such as using the 2nd floor balcony to stage a dramatic fight sequence. This is the last old school kung fu movie Jackie Chan starred in. With the success of Project A, his movies starts to take different direction in the future.

Guardia "Dragonlord" sees Chan returning to his role of "Dragon" from "The Young Master". Not much has carried over from the first film though. "Tiger", his older brother, is nowhere to be seen; neither is the Marshall, his daughter or his son played superbly by Yuen Biao in the original film. Dragon does have the same master though - presumably all the other students have moved on to other things. (Dragon's laziness at training is portrayed heavily in this film, so maybe he's still studying!) Originally titled "Young Master In Love", this film sees Dragon (for the first sixty minutes at least) pursuing a villager girl in various idiotic and slapstick ways. His rival for her affection is his friend (inappropriately named "Cowboy") played comically by the longtime Chan Stunt-team member Mars. We see various scenes where their silly schemes backfire. It is one of these scenes that we (thankfully) find "Dragon" in over his head.This film is notorious in that it failed expectations at the box office. That said, I'm sure the expectations were pretty high, and I feel that this film has never had a fair judgment based on it's own merits. But even when I try to do this, I still feel that there is a problem with the film. It seems quite unfocused, sometimes rushed, and I think the action is too sporadic and not as brilliant as Chan's other work from this period.The thing that really saves the film is the ending sequence. As in "The Young Master", there is a fantastic final reel that it full of incredibly exhausting action - you really feel every blow. And again, Chan goes up against the same rival from "The Young Master" (is it the same character?), and the timing and energy here is brilliant. Chan's style of using every last bit of his environment to help defeat his opponent - not just relying on pure physical ability - is as apparent here as anywhere else. The barn they fight in is full of clever little prop gags and improvisations. This is an absolute highlight of the film and one of Chan's incredible career.It's not necessary to see the prequel before seeing "Dragonlord", in fact, it might even raise more questions than what it hopes to answer. But it must be said that the original film is the superior film, and "Dragonlord", with it's focus on girl-chasing and team-sports does seem baffling. Luckily, the few fight scenes it offers (plus a fantastic shuttle-cock scene) push it over the line as a must-see film in this genre.

Andrei Pavlov The movie is great: funny, crazy, violent (though with minimum gore), and all the way energetic to the core. Enjoyed every single bit of it. No computer effects, no extensive use of wires - just a solid good old kung fu flick that shows how physically apt a man can be. The final brawl deserves praise. And the "Chinese football" play at the beginning of the movie is completely nuts with dozens of actors doing insane dangerous tricks. And it is just a little Hong Kong cinema made for fun, not pretending to be "Star Wars".Having a DVD with English soundtrack is not a problem with this movie. It does not spoil the atmosphere to me.Can't help mentioning a very neat theatrical play. Some of you, suppose, won't like it. As to me - it's amazing. Have a look at the Dragon's friend who is talking in a brave manner to the criminals and all of a sudden gets a fist punch in his left side of the head. His face expression changes into something whimsical and he comes up to Dragon with a baby expression. And take a look at the menacing size of his mouth - it's nearly from one ear to the other long when he makes grimaces.This movie deserves a higher rating and a thousand comments from people all over the world. If you want to see Jackie Chan in full blossom and flourish - do not miss this little known treasure.A total 10 out of 10 - a legendary movie in its genre and a good piece of family entertainment with substance (do not rob your own country) and style (just have a look at the final battle). Thank you for attention.