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THE LEGEND OF THE DRUNKEN MASTER, a re-cut release of Jackie Chan's 1994 DRUNKEN MASTER 2, doesn't score too terribly high on the Movie Hell Mar- tial Arts Meter. The formula: (number of breathtaking stunts or fights) / (believability of said sequences) - (amount of (wacky dubbing + dumb jokes + head-scratching plot points)) In the case of this switched- suitcase action-comedy, the typically meticulously choreographed fist- icuffs are (a.) relatively few in number and (b.) filmed using an ob- viously under-cranked (e.g. speeded-up) camera. The latter may be common practice, mind you, but, here, it's too damn obvious. Same with that thin, rubber-looking sword that Chan fights with near the beginning. Add broad-as-a-barn humor and the worst dubbing *ever* and you, too, might ask you for your money back after a mere 45 minutes. Maybe it's gets better in the second half... One question: is board- ing a train in peasant China *really* that chaotic? Or *was*, if this a period piece? Lau Ka Leung directs. Anita Mui, Ti Lung, and Lau Ka Leung also appear. (Rated "R"/87 min.) Grade: W/O Copyright 2000 by Michael J. Legeros Movie Hell is a trademark of Michael J. Legeros