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	Ip Man "The fight sequences (by Sammo Hung) are crispier than a 10-day old Rice Krispy Treat; faster than a typewriter on steroids; and overall, more entertaining than seeing Tila Tequila get pelted with rocks, bottles and feces by Juggalos." - Mighty Peking Man Ip Man (2008) AKA: Yip Man, The Legend Of Ip Man, The Legend Of Yip Man Director: Wilson Yip Wai-Shun Cast: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Gordon Lam Ka-tung Running Time: 107 min. Plot: Director Wilson Yip ("SPL", "Flash Point") teams up once again with martial arts maestro Donnie Yen and action choreographer Sammo Hung to tell this tale of a 1930s Wing Chun master in Fo Shan, China. Availability: This title is available at HKflix.com Reviews MIGHTY PEKING MAN'S REVIEW: I spent most of my Asian movie-watching life staying away from Donnie Yen’s films. I think “Drunken Tai-Chi” (his first major role, directed by Yuen Woo Ping) was the first of his that I tried. It didn’t grab my attention enough to watch it in its entirety, so I dismissed it as being lame. Then I gave “Legend of the Wolf” and “Ballistic Kiss” (both of which, he directed) a shot. Again, both lame. I hated the fact that he did that same flying kick in all of his movies; not to mention, the action was extremely under cranked to the point of comedy. Is this all this guy has to offer? If so, why should I care? I’m sure the few titles I watched weren’t exactly his best films (until this day, I still haven’t seen “Iron Monkey,” or any of the “Tiger Cage” films), but I went with my gut feeling - and other than stumbling upon him in movies like “Shanghai Knights” and Tai Chi” - I decided to never watch a Donnie Yen movie ever again. I mean, there’s too much good stuff out there to keep on giving this guy a chance, so why bother? In 2008 I started hearing buzz about a new Donnie Yen movie called “Ip Man,” directed by Wilson Yip (“Bullets Over Sumer”). I totally ignored it, and you can’t blame me since I spent time watching quality movies like Na Hong-Jin’s “Chaser” and Shunichi Nagasaki’s “Black Belt” -- two of the best Asian films of the last 10 years. In 2010,I let “Ip Man” sit around and collect dust for a couple of months while I was busy getting reacquainted with great movies like “The Godfather” and some old Golden Harvest titles. After a while, I decided I would give it a try since I was ready to watch something new. In 2010, after getting re-obsessed with “The Godfather” films and some old Golden Harvest titles, I felt like it would be a nice change of pace to watch something semi-new, so I decided on “Ip Man.” After all, I had a copy sitting around for a couple of months. It wasn’t an easy decision, because in my mind I was thinking, “Another Donnie Yen piece of crap that’s probably overrated since I’m the only guy that has taste these days.” It also didn’t help that Hong Kong wasn’t exactly pumping out quality features. More importantly, I wasn’t ready for another movie filled with hype, since everybody loved getting it up the ass by James Cameron and his mega-overrated “Avatar” shit (seriously people, I'm still questioning your existence since most of you liked the "Karate Kid" remake). Well, I’m 2 years late, but for what it’s worth, “Ip Man” is incredible. It is definitely one of the best films (martial arts, foreign, or not) of the last 10 years. Everything about it is epic: the sets, the acting, the cinematography, the story, the pacing and even the cutie who plays his wife (Xiong Dai Ling). The fight sequences (by Sammo Hung) are crispier than a 10-day old Rice Krispy Treat; faster than a typewriter on steroids; and overall, more entertaining than seeing Tila Tequila get pelted with rocks, bottles and feces by Juggalos. Even the use of wires was at an absolute minimum. I hate to put it this way, but as he was beating up the 10 Japanese guys in the dojo, I nearly jerked off and gave Donnie Yen’s face (and my TV) a cum shot. Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen killed it. P.S. Tony Jaa needs to take a break from his circus act and take notes. That guy is depressing himself (and me) with his overkill-style of action sequences. MIGHTY PEKING MAN'S RATING: 10/10

Ip Man

"The fight sequences (by Sammo Hung) are crispier than a 10-day old Rice Krispy Treat; faster than a typewriter on steroids; and overall, more entertaining than seeing Tila Tequila get pelted with rocks, bottles and feces by Juggalos."

- Mighty Peking Man

Ip Man (2008)

AKA: Yip Man, The Legend Of Ip Man, The Legend Of Yip Man

Director: Wilson Yip Wai-Shun

Cast: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Gordon Lam Ka-tung

Running Time: 107 min.

Plot: Director Wilson Yip ("SPL", "Flash Point") teams up once again with martial arts maestro Donnie Yen and action choreographer Sammo Hung to tell this tale of a 1930s Wing Chun master in Fo Shan, China.

Availability: This title is available at HKflix.com

Reviews

MIGHTY PEKING MAN'S REVIEW: I spent most of my Asian movie-watching life staying away from Donnie Yen’s films. I think “Drunken Tai-Chi” (his first major role, directed by Yuen Woo Ping) was the first of his that I tried. It didn’t grab my attention enough to watch it in its entirety, so I dismissed it as being lame. Then I gave “Legend of the Wolf” and “Ballistic Kiss” (both of which, he directed) a shot. Again, both lame. I hated the fact that he did that same flying kick in all of his movies; not to mention, the action was extremely under cranked to the point of comedy. Is this all this guy has to offer? If so, why should I care?

I’m sure the few titles I watched weren’t exactly his best films (until this day, I still haven’t seen “Iron Monkey,” or any of the “Tiger Cage” films), but I went with my gut feeling - and other than stumbling upon him in movies like “Shanghai Knights” and Tai Chi” - I decided to never watch a Donnie Yen movie ever again. I mean, there’s too much good stuff out there to keep on giving this guy a chance, so why bother?

In 2008 I started hearing buzz about a new Donnie Yen movie called “Ip Man,” directed by Wilson Yip (“Bullets Over Sumer”). I totally ignored it, and you can’t blame me since I spent time watching quality movies like Na Hong-Jin’s “Chaser” and Shunichi Nagasaki’s “Black Belt” -- two of the best Asian films of the last 10 years.

In 2010,I let “Ip Man” sit around and collect dust for a couple of months while I was busy getting reacquainted with great movies like “The Godfather” and some old Golden Harvest titles. After a while, I decided I would give it a try since I was ready to watch something new.

In 2010, after getting re-obsessed with “The Godfather” films and some old Golden Harvest titles, I felt like it would be a nice change of pace to watch something semi-new, so I decided on “Ip Man.” After all, I had a copy sitting around for a couple of months. It wasn’t an easy decision, because in my mind I was thinking, “Another Donnie Yen piece of crap that’s probably overrated since I’m the only guy that has taste these days.” It also didn’t help that Hong Kong wasn’t exactly pumping out quality features. More importantly, I wasn’t ready for another movie filled with hype, since everybody loved getting it up the ass by James Cameron and his mega-overrated “Avatar” shit (seriously people, I'm still questioning your existence since most of you liked the "Karate Kid" remake).

Well, I’m 2 years late, but for what it’s worth, “Ip Man” is incredible. It is definitely one of the best films (martial arts, foreign, or not) of the last 10 years. Everything about it is epic: the sets, the acting, the cinematography, the story, the pacing and even the cutie who plays his wife (Xiong Dai Ling).

The fight sequences (by Sammo Hung) are crispier than a 10-day old Rice Krispy Treat; faster than a typewriter on steroids; and overall, more entertaining than seeing Tila Tequila get pelted with rocks, bottles and feces by Juggalos. Even the use of wires was at an absolute minimum. I hate to put it this way, but as he was beating up the 10 Japanese guys in the dojo, I nearly jerked off and gave Donnie Yen’s face (and my TV) a cum shot.

Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen killed it.

P.S. Tony Jaa needs to take a break from his circus act and take notes. That guy is depressing himself (and me) with his overkill-style of action sequences.

MIGHTY PEKING MAN'S RATING: 10/10