The Iron Monkey (DVD) > Reviews

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...movies extends to something along the lines of "well there's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and umm didn't Bruce Lee do some once..." then you'll never have heard of Iron Monkey - nor will you have had any interest in checking it out. You will however be missing one of the most entertaining movies released in recent years which I'm sure you will agree is something ofa shame. It was originally released in 1993, straight to video but has recently made ... Read review

Advantages: Action, Kung Fu,
Disadvantages: It only about 90 minutes

...but seemed to sneak into the shelves in hmv and the local blockblusters. So it never really had a chance to prevail unlike 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' So what’s the story? The story takes place in a poor Chinese province in the 1800s, where penniless refugees struggle to get by while the corrupt Governor keeps himself in luxury with all the food, money and supplies there are. A masked ninja-style vigilante, nicknamed "The Iron ... Read review

Advantages: Great fight sequences, great sets
Disadvantages: naff dubbing, if not got in original format

...opinion, it is one of the best martial arts films ever made! (But I’ve never heard of it I hear you say) OK it is the best, most understated martial arts movie of all time. It’s hip at the moment to have Yuen Woo Ping as your action director or even fight co-ordinator, but is a “proper” director in his own right, and a damn good one too. The story is a Robin Hood type story, based in myths and legends of the late Ching dynasty. ... Read review

Advantages: great actions scenes; funny
Disadvantages: unrealistic

On the rare occasion that I get home at the crack of dawn, I find myself living the cliche 'too tired to go to bed'. With your mind refusing work or sleep, and somehow keeping you in a limbo of half wakefulness, there are only a couple of things you can do in my humble abode. First one is flipping to pirated playboy and watching Julie Ashton in one of her weird home made porn flicks. The other and definitely more preferred thing to do is to have a ... Read review

Advantages: Great fight scenes
Disadvantages: Jokes may be lost in the translation

This is one of the best kung fu movies I’ve seen. It has plenty of action, and humour. Although for those who do not understand Cantonese or who have not seen the “Once Upon A Time In China” movies, some of the jokes may be lost. This is sort of a pre-quel to it. Since it is about a younger version of the main character in the “OUATIC” movies and shows how he got his personality (i.e straight laced and no-nonesense) and ... Read review