History YMMV / DrunkenMaster

* NarmCharm: The first film is due to an overabundance of cliches, an incredible LargeHam villain and a bit of strange humor. The second film averted it, since it was created already during the "serious" period in Hong Kong cinema.

** At the end of Drunken Master II, [[spoiler: Wong is shown blinded from consuming industrial alcohol during the film's climactic fight scene]]. This scene, while played for laughs in the Cantonese cut, was removed for the American version as it was not considered funny over there. Oddly enough, a scene where Wong Kei-Ying ''[[DomesticAbuse canes his wife and son]]'' is left in.

** At the end of Drunken Master II, [[spoiler: Wong is shown blinded from consuming industrial alcohol during the film's climactic fight scene]]. This scene, while played for laughs in the Cantonese cut, was removed for the American version as it was [[DudeNotFunny not considered funny]] over there. Oddly enough, a scene where Wong Kei-Ying ''[[DomesticAbuse canes his wife and son]]'' is left in.

** The original had a rendition of the Chinese folk tune 'Under the General's Orders'. It was so well-made, it became permanently associated with Wong Fei-Hong and Kung Fu training in general.

* Sequelitis: Most viewers, including Jackie Chan fans, have not heard of ''Drunken Master III'', and for good reason. It is considered a InNameOnly sequel, made after Jackie Chan had a falling out with the director of ''Drunken Master II''. And it barely features drunken boxing to boot.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Due to some SocietyMarchesOn, the marketing for ''Drunken Master II'' includes an all-new theme song sung by Jackie himself. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZOk9Ul63Dc And it is epic.]]

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Due to SocietyMarchesOn, the second movie tries to depict excessive drinking in a negative light. When Fei-Hong accidentally attacks his own father, it's sad. When he's left vulnerable and strung up by the bad guys, it's heartbreaking. Then he starts chugging industrial alcohol and it gets ''ridiculous.''

** At the end of Drunken Master II, [[spoiler: Wong is shown blinded from consuming industrial alcohol during the film's climactic fight scene]]. This scene, while played for laughs in the Cantonese cut, was removed for the American version as it was not considered funny over there. Oddly enough, a scene where Wong Kei-Ying ''[[DomesticAbuse canes his wife and son]]'' is left in.

* ClicheStorm: The first film is full of this, but this only adds to it the charms.

* CounterpartComparison: Although Film/YoungMaster is not fixed in any fighting style and is shot more seriously, you will find a lot of intersections between him and this film because of Jackie Chan and the settings of "BrilliantButLazy protagonist becomes a strong fighter and defeats the incredibly cool and apparently unbeatable LargeHam villain".

* CounterpartComparison: Although Film/YoungMaster is not fixed in any fighting style and is shot more seriously, you will find a lot of intersections between him and this film because of Jackie Chan and the settings of "BrilliantButLazy protagonist becomes a strong fighter and defeats the incredibly cool and apparently unbeatable LargeHam villain" .

* ValuesDissonance: At the end of Drunken Master II, [[spoiler: Wong is shown blinded from consuming industrial alcohol during the film's climactic fight scene]]. This scene, while played for laughs in the Cantonese cut, was removed for the American version as it was not considered funny over there. Oddly enough, a scene where Wong Kei-Ying ''[[DomesticAbuse canes his wife and son]]'' is left in.

** There's an injike of sorts when Fei-Hong and TheDragon are locked in a grapple, and the bad guy deliberately shoves his chin into Fei-Hong's eyes, nodding to how the actor is already known for his lantern jaw as well as his martial arts. Then Fei-Hong returns the favor by shoving ''his nose'' into the bugger's eyes, basically acknowledging how Jackie's GagNose is the most often mocked part of him (even in Japan where he's practically ''[[PeripheryDemographic deified!]]'')

* EnsembleDarkhorse: In the second movie, Fei-Hong's stepmom played by 80s pop diva Anita Mui steals every scene she's in.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Y62DGkyXw The Eight Drunken Gods scene.]] Wong gets a bit stuck when he comes to mastering the fighting style of [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the one female member of the Eight Gods]] - and then decides to [[CampGay get his camp on.]] He earns a DopeSlap for it.

* ValuesDissonance: At the end of Drunken Master II, [[spoiler: Wong is shown blinded from consuming industrial alcohol during the film's climactic fight scene]]. This scene, while played for laughs in the Cantonese cut, was removed for the American version as it was not considered funny over there.

* ValuesDissonance: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler: Wong is shown blinded from consuming industrial alcohol during the film's climactic fight scene]]. This scene, while played for laughs in the Cantonese cut, was removed for the American version as it was not considered funny over there.

* ClicheStorm: The first film is full of this, but this only adds to it the charms

* TropeCodifier: For the DrunkenMaster and Hong Kong MartialArtsMovie, whose tropes film lovingly reproduces and creates the perfect product.

* CounterpartComparison: Although Film/YoungMaster is not fixed in any fighting style and is shot more seriously, you will find a lot of intersections between him and this film because of Jackie Chan and the settings of "BrillandButLazy the protagonist becomes a strong fighter and defeats the incredibly cool and apparently unbeatable LargeHam villain" .

* NarmCharm: The first film is due to an overabundance of cliches, an incredible LargheHam villain and a bit of strange humor. The second film averted it, since it was created already during the "serious" period in Hong Kong cinema.