Ip Man

[Dokuro]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Ipmanposter02.jpg

My Review
(based on true events)
My journey seemed fruitless over many years, but I have finally found the best martial arts movie I have ever seen. Ip Man has left me awe stricken and amazed by its realism and very touching story. For those not in the know Ip Man is a grand master of Wing Chun and fostered several talented disciples such as Bruce lee whose style, Jeet Kune Do was derived from Wing Chun. I wasn’t very familiar with the star Donnie Yen before this film, all I saw him in were supporting roles in older films but after seeing Ip Man I can’t deny his genius. This movie deviates from fictionally lavish kung fu films and portrays a gritty realism (save for a few acrobatic moves) rarely seen in this genre which greatly enhances the style of the film. One aspect that really caught my attention was the explosive strength and speed in his chain punches and his very heroic sense of benevolence which I havnt seen since the Wong Fei Hung films which is a hero archetype i really enjoy watching. The soundtrack plays very well with the setting and really gets you into each scene whether it is a touching scene of Ip Man spending time with his son or a brutal fight with ten black belts. Ultimately this picture will make you feel extremely proud to be Chinese even if you aren’t Chinese.

Trailer

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=959h-GXfeNc

Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_Man_(film)

Cast

Donnie Yen ... Ip Man
Simon Yam ... Zhou Qing Quan
Siu-Wong Fan ... Jin Shan Zhao
Ka Tung Lam ... Li Zhao
Yu Xing ... Master Zealot Lin
You-Nam Wong ... Shao Dan Yuan
Chen Zhi Hui ... Master Liao

My Rating

:star::star::star::star::star: (5/5)
Must See!!

[Shinyuki]

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=u9TjaZ-iGnc&feature=PlayList&p=1E90705DA1399CFD&index=0&playnext=1

English Subs. xD I haven't watched it yet. But it looks very interesting.

[Wolham]

Saw the trailer. It litterally made me shiver. God, I must watch that movie! O_o

[Dokuro]

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=u9TjaZ-iGnc&feature=PlayList&p=1E90705DA1399CFD&index=0&playnext=1

English Subs. xD I haven't watched it yet. But it looks very interesting.

Those are the Mandarin dubs, id highly recommend the original Cantonese version if you can find it~

<edit> http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=mqrKlsVUfFQ
i think this should be it~ but the quality on yt aint so great T_T

Saw the trailer. It litterally made me shiver. God, I must watch that movie! O_o

yeh i know right! When you watch the movie its either shivers or tears hahaa

[burnedalive]

Those are the Mandarin dubs, id highly recommend the original Cantonese version if you can find it~

<edit> http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=mqrKlsVUfFQ
i think this should be it~ but the quality on yt aint so great T_T



yeh i know right! When you watch the movie its either shivers or tears hahaa

Thanks doku~

[12ptFont]

You had me at hello.

[Reincanation]

Lol doku. Caught you talking about it in the SB with Karin the other day. So yesterday, when I was at a shop, I saw the disk and I just had to get it lol.

Really good movie~! A little bit too gruesome in some areas but overall, I really liked it! He reminds me a lil of Lelouch at the end lol.

[skots]

FUCK IT WAS A AWESOME MOVIE ...
A MUST WATCH...
(just watched it)

[Wolham]

Damn, forgot to post after watching the movie which was more than a month ago I think, bloody hell, but it was awesome, easily the best kung-fu film I've ever seen. D: Dad didn't like it though T___T Idiot! *kicks his ass using wing chun*