Iron Monkey

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Summary: BEST KUNG-FU TO DATE TO BE ON DVD
Review: This movie was a lot more entertaining than Crouching Tiger, which had a pathetic and ridiculous ending.
Iron monkey was funny and extremely exciting from beginning to finish. Unlike Crouching Tiger, the ending of Iron Monkey was one of the most awesome and exciting finale to be on film.
I left the theater thinking "Wow ! Damn, that was good!"
This movie is pure entertainment that deserves to be watched over and over again.

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Summary: entertaining kung fu flick
Review: this film was actually made back in 1993 prior to the matrix or crouching tiger but is not as well known. quentin tarantino's rolling pictures rereleased this film last fall in the theatres for us all thank god. iron monkey reminds me very much of an updated robin hood story in many respects but also brings back fond memories of old kung-fu films i used to watch on tv as a kid. while iron monkey is certainly more clever than most of the robin hood films i've seen, i believe the martial arts here are far more skillful than 99% of the films i've viewed in my lifetime. in fact, the fight scenes are so beautifully choreographed that one might be reminded of ballet at times. no kidding !!! although the best place to have seen this film in my honest opinion would've been the theatre, it will be interesting to say the least to see iron monkey on dvd.

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Summary: Is this the same version that was released in theatres?
Review: This is a crazy movie! The fight scenes are very exciting, and make you wanna get up and fly around the room 3 times. It's also pretty funny. A very fun movie....

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Summary: more like Wired Monkey
Review: This is wire-fu all the way. Lotsa flying, floating, & fighting. Yuen Woo Ping directs another good one with Donnie Yen looking cooler and acting badder(as in bad-ass badder, not bad-acting badder) then ever. Yu Rong Guang is dignified as our hero and the young Wong Fei Hung(actually played by a girl) character has her, I mean his, own fight scene. Most fights are fairly brief but exciting and fun. Some fights are sped up, but that only adds to the hyper and frenetic feel to the movie. Overall, a good movie, some great scenes, but I felt the much praised final fight on top of the wood poles was disappointing. I'd much prefer to see an all out straight-up fight...Btw, I would give this film 5 stars, but it's no Drunken Master 2 or Fist of Legend. Note: this review is for the HK subbed version that I saw. I have no idea how the US dvd version of the American release will turn out. I shudder at the thought. But hey, if you liked it in the theaters, then get the dvd here.

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Summary: Doesn't fit well as a Once apon a time in china prequel
Review: Disapointing. This movie has Huang fei Hong doing things with a pole he cant even do as an adult.

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Summary: action
Review: No one I know watches a martial arts film for plot and this one has as skinny a one as any of them. What it has loads of is action. The leads are amazingly athletic and the fight scenes call upon all their artistry. It is a feast for the eyes. Yes there is wire work - lots of it and done well.

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Summary: iron monkey
Review: Crouching Tiger meets Jackey Chan. Lotsa action in the old Saturday matinee style. A must see!

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Summary: Iron Monkey Reigns Supreme
Review: The movie rocks. Great story and acting. Fighting scenes are PROFESSIONAL quality. Buy the DVD. It is worth ever penny.

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Summary: your kung fu is very powerful
Review: Crouching Tiger, without the tragedy, this movie rocks. A kung fu blast with lengthly and very energetic fight scenes. Actors are dubbed. None of the beautiful scenery of Crouching Tiger this movie is a chinese robin hood set in a city. No awful violence just some good ... whupping until the final bad guy. Good fighting by the female heroine and kid.

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Summary: Fantastic movie.
Review: Another writer said to wait for the US version, but I would recommend against this. The US version has been re-edited by the morons at Miramax who seem to think that the fight scenes needed to be shorter. Yes, it has better sound and image quality, which is great. But when they cut the fight scenes down I would rather take poor subtitles, bad image quality, and not so great sound effects than an incomplete version. Tarentino ... you should be ashamed of himself for letting them touch it.