Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.
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"The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee."
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.
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Another martial arts epic for the ages, though this time Donnie Yen takes the lead, and deservingly so. Ip Man is a great movie, though not 100% accurate, but enjoyable and heartfelt as it tells the story of one of China's most revered Masters who later creates one of the world's...( read more)
A fantastic martial arts film that puts it's genre ahead of the historical facts. This isn't a bad thing, as it produces one of the best Kung Fu films of recent memory. The first half is an introduction to Ip Man. It's fairly lighthearted and has some great lines. The son on his ...( read more)
Donnie Yen beating the crap out of a bunch of people, that's all you need to know. Pedestrian but workable story, good suporting cast. Great coreographies by Sammo. Nice to see Siu-Wong Fan working in something these days.
Beatin ppl to a pulp - Donnie Yen's forte. All credit for keepin his shirt on this time! Simple story. The Lynn Hung girl was wasted, though.
Great movie. Donnie Yen never ceases to amaze. This is a great story about the man who trained Bruce Lee. It tells of his life when Japan invaded his town in China and he is forced to strike a blow back against the Japanese. The martial arts and story in this film are some of the...( read more)
Wait? Another movie about a Chinese Kung-fu master kicking ass during the Sino-Japanese war? Another hero that goes from riches to rags? It does seem so, while this might be seen as a carbon copy of 2006's Fearless, the movie does excel in similar ways too: the choreography and t...( read more)
excelent movie and it's in process ip man 2 for 2010 I hope it will be as good as this one.
Once in a while, a Cantonese movie blows my mind in how good it is. Ip Man is that movie. This is the "Cinderella Man" of Wing Chun and Chinese Kung Fu. Has the same cinematic feel, and maybe even goes beyond, when you get into the depth of the actors' performances and mix that w...( read more)
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