Monkey! - The Complete Series DVD

Advantages: Chock full of humour and great ethos
Disadvantages: Special effects are now so dated.

I firstly must stress this is not for everybody. There are many things that people will not like about this programme. The biggest thing is the special effects. This was made in the seventies and early eighties and on a cheap budget. But the programmes do have some good appealing factors The programme is Japanese, with Japanese actors, telling a Chinese story. It is based around 4 central characters. These are Monkey {Great Sage and equal of all ...
...with women} Sandy {A water spirit} and Tripitaka {a buddhist monk, who is a boy, but is played by a female actress} Pigsy, Monkey, and Sandy are the disciples of Tripitaka, protecting him on a great mission from China to India to collect Buddha's scrolls. But the path is wrought with danger from various demons etc trying to stop them from succeeding. Monkey is an Ape god who can fight excellent, with his wishing staff. He has many magic powers and ... Read review