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Average Rating: 7.4/10
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Iron Monkey may not have the poetic lyricism of Crouching Tiger, it makes up for it in fun and energy.
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Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 1
Iron Monkey may not have the poetic lyricism of Crouching Tiger, it makes up for it in fun and energy.
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This kung fu classic weaving fact and myth earned a theatrical release in the U.S. from Miramax eight years after it was produced, following a successful retrospective screening at the 2001 Los Angeles Film Festival. Wong Kei Ying (Donnie Yen) is a master of the Hung Gar style of boxing in mid-19th century China. His son, Wong Fei Hung (Sze-Man Tsang), though still just a boy, will grow up to become a martial arts legend, a nearly mythical figure in Chinese history. When Wong Fei Hung is
PG-13, 1 hr. 29 min.
Oct 12, 2001 Limited
Mar 26, 2002
$14.2M
Dimension Films
All Critics (99) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (85) | Rotten (9) | DVD (22)
A crackling Cantonese action caper in the tradition of Robin Hood, Zorro, Batman et al.
Yuen tosses off nimble, elegantly witty solutions to life's most vexing problems regarding rooms full of bad guys who won't take thwak for an answer.
[Yuen's] fights are innovative and intense, whether they're a whirlwind one-on-one duel or one of many struggles featuring multiple combatants.
Think of Iron Monkey as the potboiling cousin of Crouching Tiger, rather than its most honoured forefather, and you'll be on the right wavelength.
A rollicking, comic-book Robin Hood plot and more furiously entertaining fight scenes than the ones in Ang Lee's solemn martial-arts art movie.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was like fusion food, Chinese for Western tastes. Now, get ready for the real thing.
Despite its seemingly constant action, the focus was way too light for my liking, resulting in a film that's often more corny than it is enthralling.
some of the finest martial arts displays imaginable, and it doesn't take itself seriously
The whole film is trivialized by a poor dub . . . .
Despite it's tonal split personality, Iron Monkey is a fun Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy that offers a heck of a climax.
Woo-ping is as unembarrassed by the hokiness of his narrative as he is by that of his unending combat enactments, which you can accept as intentional stylistic exaggerations.
While purists may balk at not getting Yuen Woo-ping's complete "vision" here, Iron Monkey manages to make its case, even within the mangled material provided.
Extras on the disc include an interview with Quentin Tarantino, who helped bring the film to North America, plus an interview with one of the movie's stars, Donnie Yen.
Some of the best fight sequences one can expect to see in this genre.
Sometimes it's nice to sit back and enjoy the fireworks, and this movie has lots of fireworks.
...quite possibly the best action film of the year.
Super fun times, just avoid Miramax hack version. They ruined the cantonese track with the overblown sound effects they added.
November 22, 2009
Super Reviewer
Hong Kong kung-fu madness with a Robin Hood themed story. Highly regarded by martial-arts fans, and yeah, the fight scenes are spectacular, as you'd expect from legendary action director Yuen Woo-Ping who has worked in both Asia and Hollywood orchestrating some of the most impressive action sequences ever recorded on
April 24, 2011
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