The Young Master (1980)

Date	User	Rating
Dec 30, 2022	Warden	66 _82nd
The ending fight is one of if not the longest martial arts fight i've ever seen. It's also one where the hero has taken the most damage i've ever seen. Other than that, it's a pretty good and funny martial arts film.
Sep 12, 2022	MontyCircus	60 _68th
Lots of great, playful, humourous, slapstick-filled fights that are sure to bring a smile to your face. As per usual for kung fu flicks, the plot is throwaway. Biggest disappointment is the final boss fight, which goes on for way too long and bores the entire time. Also the fights were all very "stop/start" and lacked the more impressive flowing moves of future fight films. Highlight was the fan fight early on.
May 27, 2022	Lonewolf2003	75 _60th
Jackie's sophomore directed movie shows he already had an excellent understanding of action direction, but struggled as storyteller. The action is highly enjoyable. The almost 20 minutes long final fight is the cherry on the cake of movie full of wonderful action. Alas the plot is so poorly told it's near incomprehensible. On the other side the breathtaking pace ensures it never bores. Of course one watches this for the beforementioned action, so these beginners mistakes are easily forgivable.
Apr 26, 2021	nobamba	85 _92nd
HK Theatrical cut. How have I never heard of this? Easily the best Jackie Chan kung fu movie. The plot is straightforward but not deep. People ragging on the plot haven't seen the really bad ones, especially with poor female characters in other contemporary films. This has tons of prop stunts which I love, plus Cantonese wordplay. I took a point off for the drawn out nonsensical final battle. Fav scenes: prisoner breaking out; JC's fan fight; sister's dress fight; JC's street fight vs 2 goons
Jun 02, 2020	WWallce4prez	82 _79th
Once you get past a clunky intro consisting of some quarreling brothers, Jackie Chan's sophomore directing effort shines in its energy. There is no typical training montage, so there is no time to catch your breath as Chan goes from one to set piece to another. From a great fan fight, to a bench brawl, getting schooled by Lily Li, and finally to its dusty conclusion, The Young Master just moves. Jackie Chan is nothing but humble, but the final showdown is a prime example of what punishment the a
May 18, 2018	Moribunny	48 _35th
Has some fun rough-and-tumble, espcially the Biao Yuen fight, and the grand finale, but you have to suffer through quite a lot of that virtually plotless, flat broad comedy, to get to it.
Sep 11, 2017	jordanraiden	18 _94th
10/8
Jan 14, 2013	eCitizen	50 _49th
Points for the martial arts fighting, and for some of the amusing points of the story, but in familiar fashion the plot was sometimes confusing to the point of nonsense. There were a few clever and funny scenes, but there is also a lot of poor story telling thinly wrapped around the central theme of Kung Fu fighting. Jackie Chan is entertaining and comical at times, but the last half of the ending fight sequence was pretty weird and detracts from the movie.
May 08, 2012	chmul_cr0n	73 _69th
fun(ny) chereographies, awesome fight at the end.
Feb 18, 2011	CatScandal	75 _85th
the action in this is every bit as good as the original drunken master. massively underrated.
Jan 06, 2011	rodrigoppb	77 _62nd
Good kung-fu movie. The fan scene and the ending fight are quite amazing, but the story could be much better.
Feb 06, 2010	lodolfo	76 _37th
Funny, but the story, which at first seemed to be interesting, was quickly put aside and forgotten. The last fighting sequence was really tooooo long...
Jun 27, 2008	joseywales	75 _73rd
Everything you'd expect from 70's Jackie Chan right down to the bad music. This film does everything right but nothing exceptional.
Aug 14, 2007	TheDenizen	99 _99th
The best of Jackie's early work, it features an awesome dragon dance and an insane final battle.

Average Percentile 57.79% from 187 Ratings