julesdil Young master 1980 I got the platinum edition which is remastered well for a old film. Jakie is in a story of fighting against people in a martial art school with a hard master the film is traditional with semi realistic elements in it , Jakie gets involved with a rivalry clan who step by step threat the school of his , the film is funny as its a comedy and the fighting is not present only now and again .the young master is a dull film and takes on too much humor and less arts this could have been better if it was a classic but its same in its boring formula but the trademark of Jakie takes on several funny characters like yuan Biro which adds fun as the film doesn't get better then and Somme hung would make these films better . The scene which makes this a film to view is a one on one fight with hang in Sui who does some nice hapkido , this is the only fight of Jakie's so far that's a different and fun fight to watch but it isn't really great as Jakie takes inhuman punishment .The young master is only worth viewing for its funny scenes and the rare surprise of hapkido after all its nothing that's worth paying loads a money out for like I did its a pain to get these films and a pain to get the best versions and even to get them at a reasonable price .

Christos Kim Jong Liao (christos200) First, if you like Comedy Kung Fu movies and Jackie Chan, then this is a must see for you. Second, if you expect very good acting or a serious plot (By serious I do not mean a Plot that is not a comedy, but a plot that...well is a real plot and makes sense, then this movie is not for you.Now that we said those things, I can start the review of the Young Master. The Young Master is a Kung Fy Comedy, Jackie Can style. It has lot of action and funny moments.The story has to do with Jackie taking part in a lion dance against an other school. The one who was supposed to be the lead, was Jackie's brother (Tiger), but he faked an injury so he could fight for the other school. This leads to Tiger's exile.Tiger meanwhile joins the other schools and helps them free a criminal who is a very good Kung Fu fighter. Tiger freed the criminal using his White Fan.Back in Jackie's school, after a dramatic scene where all students blame Jackie for all the trouble and he thanks his master, his master allows him to search for his brother. Jackie Chan also has a White Fan like his brother, which makes the police think that he is the one who freed the criminal and so Jackie must fight the police and at the same time to try to find his brother................While the first half an hour makes you think that this is a dramatic film and has a good plot, the rest of the movie is a comedy with almost no plot. The plot seems to serve the role of connecting the Action and Comedy scenes. The fights are very well done. The last fight lasts 15 minutes, the longest in any Kung Fu movie and Jackie is beaten again and again. The comedy scenes are awesome and make you laugh hard. The acting is very good (For Kung Fu standards, of course).Hwang In-Sik is awesome as the criminal while Shih Kien is very good at the role of the policeman.Now the rating: Plot: 2/5 Comedy: 5/5 Kung Fu scenes: 4/5 Scenery: 3/5 Acting: 4/5 So this is rated 8/10. It is an awesome movie and everyone should see it.

ebiros2 Golden Harvest has been working on fresh ideas that while done in classic kung fu movie format, had elements that made their movies more modern and entertaining. This is one of their greatest movie starring Jackie Chan.Two kung fu schools competes in a lion dance contest. It's a very unusual lion dance with lots of amazing acrobatics. School Jackie Chan's in loses, and his brother takes the blame, and is dismissed from the school. The opponent school bullies Jackie's school, and the teacher takes it out on the students. Jackie is an orphan with his brother who's been raised by the school's master. He apologizes, and decides to leave but asks the master to not to take it out on the other students. Jackie then goes on a journey to search for his brother, and meets other experts that helps him to grow into a new master.Mixtures of story and kung fu is superb in this movie. It's old school, but there's also Jackie Chan element in it. He's showing the type of techniques that became signature Jackie Chan fight sequences. The quality is definitely higher because of Jackie Chan's involvement. If anyone else did this, this movie would have been just another kung fu movie.Defining Jackie Chan movie along with the "Drunken Master" that established him as the super star.

jzathajenious Young Master was JC's first directorial effort and it is definitely a classic amongst his films from his golden age. Full of action (and incredibly impressive action for its time) and great comedic scenes, it's not laden down with too much unnecessary filler; the drama is kept to a minimum and there's no token romance. JC just looks in his prime, an astonishing physical specimen, and his fight/stunt work puts this to great display.As with most classic kung fu cinema, there is a grand finale fight with the main baddie, and young master certainly doesn't disappoint on this aspect...in fact it could arguably be called the best climactic fight in all of HK cinema! The master hapkido kicker Wong In-Sik is more than a match for Jackie's skills, and thus ensues an epic fight that approaches 20 minutes.Whilst not JC's best film in my opinion, it is certainly in his top 10 and will always be a pleasure to re-visit on multiple viewings.