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Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 108 minutes
Directors: Wilson Yip
Casts: Donnie Yen, Dennis To Yue-Hong, Fan Siu-Wong, Chen Zhi-Hui, Xing Yu, Simon Yam, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Lynn Hung, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Wong Yau-Nam, Tenma Shibuya, Li Qi-Long, Li Ze, Calvin Cheng
IMDB: Ip Man (2008)
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(23 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)
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Village Voice -
Like his narrative, Yip's aesthetics are more muted and traditional than those of well-known florid imports "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Yet such modesty is in tune with his soft-spoken protagonist, and also provides clean, sharp views of Yen's awe-inspiring skills, which, in choreographer Sammo Hung's thrilling one-against-many skirmishes, make literal the term "fists of fury."
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The A.V. Club -
As a slice of history, Ip Man is disappointingly simplistic. Yip, Wong, and Yen never develop any real tension between Ip's true story and the exaggerated myth-making of a martial-arts movie. But as an exaggerated, myth-making martial-arts movie, Ip Man is often thrilling.
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San Francisco Chronicle -
It's a highly entertaining, big-budget, kick-butt kung fu movie, the best of its kind since Jet Li's "Fearless" in 2006.
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Variety -
Ip Man will be manna for those who like their kung fu straight and wireless, their villains Japanese and their heroes unconflicted Chinese patriots.
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Empire -
The action is enthralling even if the storyline doesn't always have the ring of truth about it.
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Ip Man (2008)
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
Ip Man (2008)
(23 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 108 minutes
Directors: Wilson Yip
Casts: Donnie Yen, Dennis To Yue-Hong, Fan Siu-Wong, Chen Zhi-Hui, Xing Yu, Simon Yam, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Lynn Hung, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Wong Yau-Nam, Tenma Shibuya, Li Qi-Long, Li Ze, Calvin Cheng
IMDB: Ip Man (2008)
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A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
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Village Voice -
Like his narrative, Yip's aesthetics are more muted and traditional than those of well-known florid imports "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Yet such modesty is in tune with his soft-spoken protagonist, and also provides clean, sharp views of Yen's awe-inspiring skills, which, in choreographer Sammo Hung's thrilling one-against-many skirmishes, make literal the term "fists of fury."
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The A.V. Club -
As a slice of history, Ip Man is disappointingly simplistic. Yip, Wong, and Yen never develop any real tension between Ip's true story and the exaggerated myth-making of a martial-arts movie. But as an exaggerated, myth-making martial-arts movie, Ip Man is often thrilling.
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San Francisco Chronicle -
It's a highly entertaining, big-budget, kick-butt kung fu movie, the best of its kind since Jet Li's "Fearless" in 2006.
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Variety -
Ip Man will be manna for those who like their kung fu straight and wireless, their villains Japanese and their heroes unconflicted Chinese patriots.
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Empire -
The action is enthralling even if the storyline doesn't always have the ring of truth about it.
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