| HKFlix Says: |
Simply one of the best martial arts movies ever made. The fight choreography, direction, acting, and overall quality of the film are all superb. |
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4.8 / 5 (based on 21 ratings). What did you think of it?
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| Plot: | An herbal doctor becomes a masked hero to the oppressed local population during the Chinese Qing Dynasty and must face an evil Manchu official and his Shaolin monks as well as local officials.
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| Overview: | Directed by Yuen Wo Ping (best known as the action director on The Matrix), Iron Monkey features a very straightforward Robin-Hood-type story as the background for fast-paced, wall-to-wall action. The film features some incredibly imaginative choreography and great camera-work making it quite possibly the quintessential wire-work / martial arts extravaganza of the '90s. Some of the wire-enhanced acrobatics may look a little fake at times, but it rarely detracts from the stunning, inventive fight scenes that fills the screen. Especially entertaining is the final battle atop a court-full of burning wooden poles! Each one of the main characters are top-notch martial artists, and the film gives them all a chance to show just how good they really are. For pure jaw-dropping, no-holds barred fantasy / action, nothing beats Iron Monkey.
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| Cast: |
Donnie Yen Ji-Dan || Yu Rong Guang || Jean Wang Ching-Ying || Yen Shi-Kwan || Chang Si Man || Lee Fai || James Wong Jim || Yuen Shun-Yi || Hsiao Ho
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| Running Time: | 85 mins. (approx.)
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| Languages: | Cantonese (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
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| Subtitles: | None
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| Distributor: |
Miramax [A USA-Based Distributor]
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| Rating: | II - "May be Inappropriate For Children" (Broad rating may be roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "PG-13" to "R". In the late 1980s this rating splintered in two ratings: IIA and IIB) Films rated Category II may contain mild to strong violence, nudity that is usually not sexually oriented, explicit language and adult situations. |
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| Features: |
Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1Dolby Digital 5.1 SurroundQuentin Tarantino InterviewDonnie Yen InterviewScore Medley
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