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Summary: Best Martial Arts film yet
Review: Great movie. Better than Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
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Summary: Tiger this, baby!!
Review: (...)Iron Monkey is for true 'kung-fu' fans!! The story is so colorful and rich both visually and substantially. There is great honor and dignity along with morals and a dynamic storyline! The action will get your heart racing, cheering for your favorite character, and realing with emotions!! You will be dancing to the sounds and furies of the characters who fight with passion and purpose! And people actually get hurt unlike Crouching Tiger! (Don't worry, it's just pretend hurt! ; ) There is so much great humor!! Even during serious scenes, you will be laughing like crazy!! I just think this is a wonderful movie for most of the family!! There is no nudity, but physical violence, and one 'EWWWW'-bloody scene. I couldn't help but connect with so many of the characters, and just really enjoy the movie!! So much so, that I am willing to see it again and again, with as many people that will go with me!! I already have plans to see it again at the theatres tonite!! Can't wait for the DVD!!! (Hopefully, before christmas?! ; ) ~HI-YAA!!
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Summary: One of the best Kung-fu movies I've ever seen...
Review: I really wanted to give this movie 5 stars. I loved this movie and I want to see it again. Imagine Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Now take out the love story. Replace with Robin Hood type plot. Throw in more action. Spice with even more action, and you have Iron Monkey. The movie is subtitled (which is worth mentioning since the theatre I saw it at said people were actually returning their tickets when they found this out, *sigh*). However, this is a good thing, because it serves to add to the credibility of this film where dubbing would have made the film appear campy. Anyway, the movie is not just a big fight scene. It does have a story about good, evil, honor, friendship, loyalty, generosity, discipline, and corruption. If you've ever enjoyed a kung-fu film, then see this because it's one of the best. If you haven't, this would be a good first endeavour.
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Summary: Why can't America make them like this? Talent. That's why.
Review: What an incredible display of motion on screen. That Iron Monkey has amazing fight choreography is a given but what amazes me many times in these movies is how even with all the non-stop action they still seem to get in some descent character development. Let's face it. You can have the best fights ever but if you don't care at all about the people it's only good for one viewing and we're here looking for multiple viewing, right kids! The chinese actors are incredibly adept at using few words and clever use of body language to convey as much in one scene that Stallone or Willis can't produce in an entire movie. The problem in the U.S. is that acting is not really infused with any real physical ability like in Asia. Often from a young age martial arts are a part of a performer or actors life. Some more than others. Someone in the US who has studied for the physical abilities probably can't act their way out of a paper bag because it hasn't been a part of growing up for them. The prime example being good ol' Chuck Norris. Just say thanks that we in the U.S. can finally get good access to these action masterpieces. This movie is Fist of Legend's equal in fight scenes but surpasses it in natural humour. If you want to experience another great HK movie that's in a modern setting and not a period piece try Tsui Hark's Time and Tide. Not as action orientated but with great characters and slightly more realistic sequences.
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Summary: A hearty meal of Shaolin Kung-Fu with all the trappings
Review: If you like the high-flying Shaolin style of Kung Fu flick, this film's for you. You'll marvel at Woo-ping Yuen's directorial sensitivity in extracting the nuance's of the genre in both the fight scenes and the plot. And of course, Woo-ping Yuen's martial arts choreography can't be beat. There are some truly beautifully scenes, focusing on things like classic brushwork and a Cantonese stir fry. The characters manage to express themselves through their faces and gestures, which makes up for what came through the translation as rather cartoonish dialog. True to the genre, the background scenes provide just enough motivation to make you cheer for the good guy in the fight scenes -- no more, no less. Plotwise, you get the masked good guy defending the peasants against a foolish and corrupt local court, a Northern outsider who blows into town and proves to be a Kung-Fu butt-kicker, a child of said kicker of butts who's being schooled in the Shaolin arts himself and provides a strong focus for everyone's affections (and though it's not apparent in the movie, apparently becomes a legend in his own right), the Florence-Nightingale-like love interest -- who mixes it up with the boys and holds her own, a few fistfuls of corrupt Shaolin monks, an ugly virgin who is both the butt of jokes and kicks some serious butt herself, a sprinkling of nasty imperial guards and a buffoon-like local constable who shows his heart and goodness in the end. The main departure from the genre is that there is no bad guy focus other than a corrupt system of imperial government. The embodiment of that government only makes himself known as the flesh and blood bad guy in the final third of the movie. His menace seems to lie mostly in his beard and nasty looks, but he turns out to have a few tricks up his sleeve (pun intended, but you've got to see the film). And in what may be a first, it takes two good guys to take out this bad guy. They accomplish this in one of the more spectacular fight scenes ever filmed -- all on poles reminiscent of a pier that's lost its boardwalk. The fight scenes seem to emphasize balance and mystical stance names over pure force. The women hold their own, and each warrior stops to comment on the skills of the other, with nods to their techiques, along the lines of "ah, the peasant sweeping the street", "ooh, he controls the angry chambermaid", "wu goes to market", and so forth. The boy's litany of positions during one scene is almost magical. Poison, fire, pole-arms, tricks, darts, traps, nets, and every other martial arts accoutrement gets its time in the sun, the moonlight, or candlelight. In the end, if you liked Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, you'll like this.
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Summary: great fightning scenes
Review: the mocvie in the plot was pretty lame, stealing for the rich and giving to the poor, but the fight scenes was preety good. even thought it was pretty fake, you will enjoy every moment of the scenes. so if you feel like reading the enlish at the bottom of the screen then go see it. but its cool
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Summary: STUNNING, MASTERFUL SCENES
Review: I had seen the commercial to this movie a couple of days ago, and thought: I've got to go see this! I AM SO GLAD I DID!! It was obvious everyone would try to compare this movie to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Which was also quite a wonderful film). This movie stands in a light of it's own and needs no comparison as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon doesn't either. They are both quite different. Some features are quite nostalgic to me, reminding of the 70's era, namely the fight scenes that took place while balancing on the heads of other fighters, and the appearance of the ninja figure which has been gone for quite some time and I miss very much. The ninja was a widely used character back in the days of yore, and it is good to see they still lurk in the shadows. The plot of this movie is funny, exciting, action packed, and throws some history into it with a little feminine touch. (However, the girls in this movie offer the sort of feminine touch you might not like... very painful). The shaolin monk was quite a wonderful attribute, and I must say that Yu Rong-guang (Dr. Yang)and Donnie Yen (Wong Kei-ying)are phenomenally gifted fighters. It is a wonder we don't see more films like these. Hopefully Yu and Donnie will grace us with more awesome work.
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Summary: WHOA!
Review: If you want one of the best fighting movies of all time buy this movie now, Its like they never stop, not even to talk.go buy iy NOW, you will love it trust me.
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Summary: the Optimal Kung Fu movie
Review: This movie rocks. Although Once Upon a Time in China may be as good as this movie, "Sleeping Tiger, Hidden Dragon" certainly was not. If I want to watch an optimal kung fu movie, this one is one of the shinning starts of the genre.
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Summary: why does it have to be compared to crouching tiger?
Review: there is a difference between a film with choreography by wo ping and a film directed by wo ping
he makes some crazy movies this is the second of his that i have bought and i am of course very satisfied with it
the first film of his that i bought was called the buddhist fist
it is very strange indeed and i would also recommend it what struck me first about iron monkey was how "old school" it seemed
i felt like i was watching a pumped up shaw bros flik
even the sound effects are similar to those wonderful old venoms flix
this movie absolutly rocks
everyone in it is great the fights are out of this world
WO PING RULES
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