The story is about a master who is framed by his host in order to attain the affections of the master's sister. This works (of course) and the master's hands are crippled as well.

Later the master of Monkey Kung-Fu meets a young man named what? Monkey of course! Monkey is good hearted and courageous, but unable to defeat the thugs that run his town. Eventually the master trains Monkey and there is a final showdown with the leader of these thugs who is also the man who framed the master in the beginning of the story.

As convoluted as all that sounds, it works. I would definitely recommend this movie. It's one that I'm sure I'll watch over and over again.

I was also impressed with the kung fu and comedy skills of the underrated Hsiao Ho. Lau Kar Leung was brilliant as usual and used very creative fights sequences to convey the comedic elements and show off the actors acrobatic abilities. I especially loved the scene when monkey slapped like 10 men surrounding him forcing them to turn towards the camera with silly facial expressions (I rewound and paused like 10 times). Lo Lieh, once again, did an admirable job playing a skilled villain--can't go wrong with that.

My only knock on the film is that the plot was based on dramatic elements that were barely followed up on. Lau Kar Leung seemed to care more about his dead monkey than his sister (Kara Hui) being forced into prostitution by a man that framed him and broke his hand to pieces. He never seemed too interested in rescuing her or any type of revenge and showed no emotion after the word of her demise and had no mention of this event at the end, which was a major flaw to the dramatic element of the film.

Finally, Curious George R.I.P.

Great movie! One of the top-ten HK flicks to have in your collection. An early tragic/comedy kung fu classic with lessons about 'wu de' and great action.

Old Master Lau Kar Leung performs in and directs this classic kung fu action movie showcasing the authentic monkey style kung fu.

It is said that the Master Leung may have learned about monkey style from the old grand master Ken Tak Hoi. That's just kung fu "tea time talk" though--don't really know if it is true.

The young actor playing the Monkey system 'tu di' is quite good in his role as the young rascal who slowly talks the old master into teaching him.

This movie also features the lovely and deadly Kara Hui ("Young Auntie") using her years of kung fu training with great effect.

The film teaches a moral lesson about the kung fu world's ethics. "Martial artists should practice hard and avoid overindulgence." This may be the central premise of this movie, as the main character falls into a terrible trap due to his failure to follow this precept, and so does the antagonist.

If you like kung fu, kung fu training, and kung fu movies; you will certainly enjoy this film very much.

Highly recommended.

A famous martial artist is framed for raping his host's wife at a dinner occassion where the wine has been flowing liberally. Honor calls for the death sentence but the martial artist's sister agrees to be a concubine to the gang leader and the punishment is changed to smashing his hands so he no longer can do Kung Fu.

Thus he is forced into becoming something of a street performer with his beloved little monkey. The gang leader is furious and tells his men to kill the monkey, which they do. So chattered physically and emotionally he sees no way to make a living, no point in continuing.

He soon meets a petty street thief who wants to work as his monkey, providing enough for their meager existence. It is evident the new "monkey" needs much training and is taken by his new Master into the country where they can work undisturbed.

The standard - someone/thing is destroyed, killed/humiliated/lost face etc. and now must go off and train is nothing new. What is *new* is that you have never seen the kind of training done in this simple tale! These two are not Sifu and Student, they ARE monkeys!The training and practice of the Monkey Form will simply amaze you! The raw energy, the sheer strength and mind boggling positions will keep you glued to the screen! This is the best, bar none, movie devoted to the Monkey Form!!!

Buy it, don't bother with a rental you will want to watch this one again and again and again!