Hong Kong cinephiles seized a rare opportunity this week to see a hometown classic on the big screen, a reminder that martial-arts films dating back a half century continue to influence today's filmmakers.

'Come Drink With Me,' about a swordswoman who teams up with a drunken kung-fu master to battle bandits holding her brother hostage, mixes the traditions that are now standard martial-arts-movie fare: stylized fight scenes, assassins scurrying over rooftops under a full moon, gravity-defying leaps and a touch of humor. (The Chinese title,