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• Tsubaki S

  
  Super fun times, just avoid Miramax hack version. They ruined the cantonese track with the overblown sound effects they added.

• Lee ?

  
  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… More
  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 film. It's easy to see the influences this film had on the likes of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The story and dialogue are very basic though and it's a script a 10 year-old could easily come up with. It's worth watching just for the action.

• danny d

  
  yuen woo-ping is the man. another masterfully choreographed film - the kung fu in this film is just mind blowing. i love watching donnie yen on screen and the scenes featuring a young wong fei-hung were incredibly believable. i loved this kung fu robin hood/superhero story. one of… More
  yuen woo-ping is the man. another masterfully choreographed film - the kung fu in this film is just mind blowing. i love watching donnie yen on screen and the scenes featuring a young wong fei-hung were incredibly believable. i loved this kung fu robin hood/superhero story. one of my favorite films.

• JY S

  
  Yuen Woo-ping shows that he is not only an action choreographer, but also a director as well.<p>At just over 80 minutes, <i>Iron Monkey</i> is non stop fun from beginning to end. The characters and story elements have a quirky feel to them, while also the right… More
  Yuen Woo-ping shows that he is not only an action choreographer, but also a director as well.<p>At just over 80 minutes, <i>Iron Monkey</i> is non stop fun from beginning to end. The characters and story elements have a quirky feel to them, while also the right amount of seriousness to go along with it. The sound effects are playful, as well as the dialogue, and both fit the style of the film nicely. This picture really does just fly by.</p><p>The wire work martial arts comes in bunches with some great choreography, while the editing, as well as the high speed camera shots give the fights that hyperactive edge. There are also a variety of martial arts styles and moves to keep the film interesting.</p><p>Donnie Yen and Yu Rongguang carry this film with their acting and martial arts segments. Tsang Sze-Man and the beautiful Jean Wang also impress in the same departments.</p><p><i>Iron Monkey</i> is a film that succeeds on many levels and is a martial arts picture that is easily enjoyable.</p>

• Khris N

  
  Fun and enjoyable - despite the high wire kung fu - a good movie!!

• Dean M

  
  Donnie Yen as Wong Fei Lung's father and Yu Rong-guang as the Iron Monkey are fantastic team-up to fight against the evil Monks. Great non-stop action and wire-enhanced acrobatics.

• Caesar M

  
  Martial Arts films are always memorable if done right, and Iron Monkey is a great Martial Art film that delivers on story and fantastic choreography. A doctor fights the corrupt authorities as a masked Robin Hood hero, even while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt for… More
  Martial Arts films are always memorable if done right, and Iron Monkey is a great Martial Art film that delivers on story and fantastic choreography. A doctor fights the corrupt authorities as a masked Robin Hood hero, even while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt for him. The story, though mostly humorous, has enough drama in it for any Martial Art fan to take it seriously. Though, the only misstep in it story is the humor removed some of seriousness of the dramatic scene for me, this is both good and bad. Overall the story written and told well. The action is spectacular, both with wires and non-wire action sequences are here. The action is fast, fun, and enjoyable to watch. As anyone who seen this movie will tell you, the last battle in this movie is spectacular, i've never seen anything like it and is unlikely that anyone will ever come close to making anything like it. Iron Monkey is a great movie that i'll recommend to any Martial Art fans, with a terrific and memorable fight sequences. There no reasons why you should skip out on this.

• John B

  
  Another fun film. I didn't have popcorn but wished that I did in seeing this action packed film. Great action sequences.

• William G

  
  Loose and fun wire-fu romp with hearty slapstick and asskicking.

• Doctor S

  
  <i>Iron Monkey</i> closely resembles the Robin Hood legend while set in 1850s provincial China. Dr. Yang attends to the poor and needy at his clinic by day and robs from the cruel and greedy governor by night, returning the riches back to the local population.… More
  <i>Iron Monkey</i> closely resembles the Robin Hood legend while set in 1850s provincial China. Dr. Yang attends to the poor and needy at his clinic by day and robs from the cruel and greedy governor by night, returning the riches back to the local population. There's even a local sheriff determined to capture him, although the corrupt Chief Fox makes for an interesting character who sometimes shows sympathy for those who fall under the governor's wrath. And when renowned martial arts expert Wong Kei-Ying shows up with intent to claim the bounty on Iron Monkey, loyalties are tested after he develops a friendship with Dr. Yang and his aide Miss Orchid! <i>Iron Monkey</i>, directed by the legendary Yuen Wo Ping, made a big splash back in 1993 and its influence could still clearly be seen in 2000's critically-acclaimed Best Picture nominee <i>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</i>, on which YWP worked as martial arts choreographer. But whereas <i>Crouching Tiger</i> bogged down the time between its dazzling fight sequences with needless protracted melodrama, <i>Iron Monkey</i> was smart to never let the tone turn too serious. I'm not a fan of wire fu and the appearance of people performing triple backflips and jumping 40 feet high is by nature pure silliness, but it works very well in the context of <i>Iron Monkey</i>. The evil governor is evil in the same way a mustachioed silent-screen villain is and we can't wait to see him get his comeuppance, which occurs during a highly comical visit by Dr. Yang in disguise as his regional superior. There's plenty of action and broken furniture, and probably a few bones as well. And hopefully the burn unit was on standby as the climactic confrontation while balancing on wooden posts above a fiery floor looked really dangerous!

• Kyle S

  
  Anyone know where I can see the original 1993 release, not the butchered Tarantino releases 2001 version?

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