This DVD item from Miramax was reviewed on 11-Dec-2008.
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1) DVD DVD Iron Monkey by Miramax. I rented this DVD edition in a local videostore years ago, thrilled after years of viewing this action and martial arts masterpiece on VHS. My final option in buying a worthy DVD edition is the one i own, posted right behind this one in the DVD edition list for this 1993 awesome classic. Unfortunately, this version is the only one available for now, in this store.
If you knew about this movie because of its reputation of being the best, most entertaining kung fu flick, with the most outstanding staged fights and choreografies ever filmed, i have a recomendation for you, future fan of this incredible masterpiece in action and martial arts: Rent this edition so you can meet with this awesome experience, and if you like what you are watching, go to a Martial arts DVD store, online or not, to get the edition i own. I take full responsability. But only if you like martial arts classics in their original full lenght uncut versions, with the original music score, both mandarin and cantonese languages, and more extra material about the movie instead of just trailers. For me at least, these great classics must be seen in their original versions, the ones that reflect the original feeling and the director´s real intention. But you might know what happened to this martial arts DVD industry and specially Yuen Woo Ping films, after the international success of "crouching tiger, hidden dragon". This Edition is just another example.
Trust me, i will never forgive myself for giving this movie 3 stars, DVD edition or not. The movie is 4,5 at least. The characters are powerful with individual perfect fighting styles, the story is entertaining as it can be, the rapid-fire action is intense, the coreographies are out of this word... It´s just too much! Watch out for the "Monk" with the buddist palm, the female assasin with the "eagle" style, The iron "monkey" with...you know. Donnie Yen is an athlete, no doubt. And master coreographer and art director Yuen Woo Ping, brings his best production since his all-time kung fu classic, "Drunken Master".
My sincere recomendation for you guys! Good luck finding a good DVD edition of this classic, it´s worth the effort.¤ 2) DVD DVD Iron Monkey by Miramax. I buy a copy for every friend who says they like Martial Arts movies - and they are always blown away by this movie! This was the movie that set the stage for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. If you liked Tiger/Dragon you will love Iron Monkey!¤ 3) DVD DVD Iron Monkey by Miramax. I´ve been a Kung-Fu fan for 40 years and its my opinion that this is one of the most exciting genre movies to date, also most people don´t know that the part played by the little boy is actually a girl.¤ 4) DVD DVD Iron Monkey by Miramax. I like this movie more than Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Don´t get me wrong. CTHD was awesome! But this movie made me feel like I was 10 years old again all crouched down in my seat at the matinée.
Funny, action, great costumes and Chinese delicacies (morals).
Great job on this one!!!!¤ 5) DVD DVD Iron Monkey by Miramax. I love this DVD. When this movie debuted in American Theatres, I noticed that several scenes were left out (people here probably figured that they were too violent and probably would have garnered an ´R´ rating - thus shutting out many potential patrons). Get this "Chinese" version and enjoy this action flick "uncut!" Five stars...¤ 6) DVD DVD Iron Monkey by Miramax. With sensational, nonstop martial arts excitment supplied by the acclaimed choreopgraher of THE MATRIX and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, IRON MONKEY is the spirited tale of a mysterious and mythical Chinese legend. In a desperate and unjust land, where government corruption rules the day, only one man -- known as the Iron Monkey -- has the courage to challenge the system and fight back. Under the shadow of night, in the silence before dawn, he fights to give hope to the poor and oppressed. Although no one knows his name or where he comes from, his heroism makes him a living legend to the people ... and a wanted man to the powers that be! Presented by Quentin Tarantino -- don´t miss the exhilarating action adventure that critics everywhere have called one of the greatest martial arts films of all time!¤ 7) DVD DVD Iron Monkey by Miramax. Since the late 1800s, the real-life Cantonese patriot Wong Fei-hung has evolved into an icon of Chinese pop culture, a sort of Asian Davy Crockett. He´s been a central figure in Hong Kong cinema since the 1950s, most recently in Tsui Hark ´s Once Upon a Time in China series. In this thrilling 1993 adventure directed by Yuen Woo-ping, we meet Wong as an earnest boy traveling with his upright pugilist father (Donnie Yen) and drawing inspiration from the activities of the benevolent masked bandit known as the Iron Monkey (Yu Rong-guang). The sheer physical prowess of the stars is often flabbergasting, and the action set pieces (especially an interlude atop a set of "Chinese poles") are staged for maximum dynamism. In effect, this is a powerful combination of the older, Baltic style of kung fu action and the newer body-slamming style pioneered by Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. This is a perfect martial arts picture to screen for any genre skeptics in your midst. --David Chute¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 8-Jan-2009, 786936173123, R4B-OKB-O2B-Y2B-0IB-XCB-8 
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