Aug 28, 2018 kung fu is a very specific form of violence. There are a number of independently developed systems of monkey kung fu. Corrupt officials of a chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as iron monkey, named after a benevolent deity. Nov 08, 2016 78 videos play all hong kong movie richard lei antboy comedy movie adventure family english free full film duration. This 1993 film, produced by the action master tsui hark, is seen in all its 35mm glory.
Iron monkey is a great movie that ill recommend to any martial art fans, with a terrific and memorable fight sequences. It is not related to the 1977 hong kong film of the same title. Feb 27, 2020 the last living masters of kung fu by. May 21, 2015 this pin was discovered by debra melton. 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. Iron monkey tie ma liu aka school of shaolin usa, bloody monkey master is a 1977 hong kongtaiwanese martial arts film directed by, and starring chen kuan tai, as a shaolin temple trained monkey kung fu expert, fighting against the qings. Cantonen iron kung fu is a 1979 hong kong martial arts film written and directed by lee chiu and starring bryan leung as historical figure leung kwan, who was one of the ten tigers of canton. Wong keiying donnie yen, a physician and martial artist, is mistaken for a masked vigilante known as the iron monkey yu rongkwong. The scenes that are deleted from miramaxs version of the film are not minor.
The shaolin invincibles 1977 full martial arts kung fu movie. Iron monkey of shaolin hong kong kung fu martial arts. Iron monkey, one of the bestloved kung fu movies of all time, weaves fact and legend in a tale of a daring thief. Using a prewachowski brothers technique of wires instead of bullettime effects, iron monkey quickly transformed from your average shaolin film if there is such a thing, to a very humorous, creative, and original film. For the earlier movie of that name, see iron monkey 1977 film.
Examples include xingzhemen named after the protagonist sun wukong of the popular ming dynasty novel. Feb 09, 2017 sign in to add this video to a playlist. Iron monkey is an oldschool periodpiece kung fu movie, with broad comedy bits and theatrically conniving villains and fight scenes structured like videogame levels, where the big boss only. Iron monkey s dialogue was cheesy as best, and the plot of a pseudorobin hood hero is lost after the first 20 minutes, from then on its just a freeforall. Aside from starring in the lead role, leung also worked on planning of the film. These days director wooping yuens masterful iron monkey is generally acclaimed as one of the finest martial arts movies of the early 21st century. The king of fists ll martial arts movies full length in english ll silver screen duration. After being taken in by a shaolin monastery and trained in the art of monkey style kung fu. Iron monkey 1993 director yuen wo ping is also the masterful martial arts. Iron monkey with donnie yen martial arts action movies. Mar 31, 2015 iron monkey is probably my favorite kung fu movie. Iron monkey is a 1993 hong kong martial arts film written and produced by tsui hark and. After burying his family, a fatefilled road leads iron monkey to the.
At the governors residence, iron monkey disrupts proceedings using steel balls, spikes and smoke bombs to attack and confuse his opponents. I noticed there was no english subtitles for the trailer but i watched it anyway. When a kung fu master, wong keiying donnie yen comes to town, the local governor has declared that all people remotely suspected of being iron monkey be. World of drunken master full martial art movie in english remastered duration. With kuan tai chen, kuanchun chi, chialin sun, kang chin. For some strange reason this film caught my eye and never let go. The fight scenes in this film are constant and incredible. Great kungfu movie, donnie yen version from the 90s. Iron is the son of a rebel leader, but prefers to spend his days gambling and getting into fights.
Iron monkey a kungfu classic from hong kong master wooping yuen wooping yuens masterful iron monkey was first released in 1993. This kung fu classic weaving fact and myth earned a theatrical release in the u. When his fathers group is arrested and executed, iron is forced to flee and hide in the woods as a beggar and thief. After being taken in by a shaolin monastery and trained in the art of monkey style kung fu, iron vows to hunt down his fathers killer and avenge his death. After being taken in by a shaolin monastery and trained in the art of monkeystyle kung fu. Jun 09, 2018 if one was to seek the quintessence of the golden harvest martial arts film wuxia if you prefer, one would have to look not much further than iron monkey, a film that encompasses all the elements that made the genre so popular, starting with the people in charge, whose names include yuen woo ping, tsui hark and donnie yen, among others. In a desperate and unjust land, where government corruption rules the day, only one man known as the iron monkey has the. I wanted my first kung fu movie of 2017 to be a good one. Sometimes the only way to become a hero is to be an outlaw. Grounded in the pacifist, naturalist worldview of buddhism, it requires discipline, patience and most of all, strengthmentally, to know when to use. In fact, in iron monkey, kungfu time occurs much more frequently then. Although the kung fu is most impressive, its the other less important elements of the film that help make iron monkey a genre standout. The iron monkey not to be confused with the donnie yen starring 1993 wire fu masterpiece by yuen wooping is a serious old school martial arts epic, directed by and starring the awesome chen kuantai executioners from shaolin, killer constable, crippled avengers, black magic with buddha ie some real good shit its. Kung fu ive seen a list of 32 titles created 10 months ago best movies of the 1990s a list of 29 titles created 3 months ago.
Oct 12, 2001 the enormous popularity of crouching tiger, hidden dragon, has inspired miramax to test the market for other upmarket martial arts movies, and their resident kung fu fan quentin tarantino has gone plunging back into the stacks of classics to present a beautifully restored version of iron monkey. When all else fails, the governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit. Monkey kungfu, or houquan, monkeyfist, is a chinese martial art which utilizes ape or monkey like movements as part of its technique. Last battle of yang chao iron phoenix by hotcoolvicious. A kung fu master kuan tai chen seeks revenge against the man responsible for the massacre of his father and other rebels.
Iron monkey is a decent kung fu movie if you want to see some legaction, but if you want a true old style kung fu movie, i suggest the mystery of chessboxing. I cannot express how impressed that i was with iron monkey and how it helped bring the martial arts film back into american homes. Iron monkey great kung fu movie, donnie yen version from the 90s. Iron monkey is a 1993 hong kong martial arts film written and produced by tsui hark and directed by yuen wooping, starring donnie yen, yu rongguang, jean wang, angie tsang and yuen shunyi.
The movie chu long ma liu 1979 also features the monkey styles including drunken. The arrival of an evil shaolin monk, brings the physician and iron monkey together to battle the corrupt government. It is the quintessential action film with the requisite weak storyline plot. The monkey kung kung fu fighting detective mister cool head, is investigating the murder of the emperors wife uncovers a highranking conspiracy. Iron monkey, one of the bestloved kung fu movies of all time, weaves fact and legend in a tale of a daring thief who uses his illgotten gains to aid the poor. A more recent film featuring a drunken monkey style is chui ma lau 2002 aka drunken monkey in this movie chialiang liu is also one of the lead characters and again the technique on display is a variation of the lau family hung gar system. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kung fu jungle. Iron monkey is the nickname of a young man who becomes the sole surv. Iron monkey is a 1977 hong kongtaiwanese martial arts film directed by, and starring chen kuan tai, as a shaolin temple trained monkey kung fu expert, fighting against the qings.
With phillip chungfung kwok, sheng chiang, li wang, feng lu. The plot is refreshingly straightforward with few zany digressions and none of the unnecessary convolutions that seem to plague even the most simplistic films of this genre. Iron monkey is an underrated goof from hong kongs 90s. There are a lot of kung fu movies in the world, but theres only one iron monkey. This director helped bring the matrix to the screen, but this is true raw power, iron monkey a true classic of kung fu cinema redone in bluray you lucky people grab this you wont be disappointed. Jun 12, 2018 hitting various traditional kung fu stances throughout, you will have rarely seen an umbrella wielded so naturally. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 27, 2012. When director chang chen found new talent and blood with the five venoms actors, most of which were trained in the highly acrobatic chinese opera and well versed with exotic martial arts weapons, this crated a new spark for his use of bizarre weapons in his films. I particularly liked the pace that they were conducted in and in some ways this movie reminded me of the 1970s kung fu films i used to watch during saturday afternoons as a kid, respectfully.
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