Donnie Yen reprises his role as Ip Man, a grandmaster of Wing Chun martial arts. Continuing the story from 2008’s Ip Man, he travels to Hong Kong to propagate the discipline of Wing Chun while facing the rivalry of local master Hung Ga. We are also introduced to a young Bruce Lee (Jiang Dai-Yan) who would later become Ip’s most famous disciple.
I apologise, we feel bad, but there's no trailer available. ~Ed.
The sequel to the box office smash in its native China is designed as both a fight scene spectacular and an overt celebration of Chinese national identity. For these reasons it’s sure to please its domestic market again, while there’s plenty to like for our own local audiences.
As in any martial films, the hand-to-hand combat scenes take precedence. Individually, these are impressive, due to the skill of the combatants, but moreover they are nicely integrated into the bigger story. Each fight gains more importance and urgency than the one that came before it, while the choreography and settings match this by becoming more elaborate and imaginative as the grand finale, the ultimate clash between Eastern and Western fighting styles, nears.
Though the fight scenes are top notch, the East versus West elements aren’t as effective. The occupying British forces are the bad guys, but come across as two-dimensional characters with an unjustified hatred for the nation they occupy that borders on the ridiculous.
Other standbys of Chinese cinema are in evidence, from the heightened sense of melodrama to the syrupy score. But while these may put some off, their presence makes sense in a story about Chinese cultural pride, topped off with a cameo by a schoolboy Bruce Lee.
By Andreas Heinemann, Flicks.co.nz
talofa iam reporting dis films from da coconut tree, i watch dis movies and i have never seen da fightings like des befores me and my brothers got the confusings, when i lay da smack downs i use da left hooks, i iam so the muddle ups with the wing chungs, it is da too fast for me and my familys.
Your comments are destructive. Stop, think, and then think some more. If you think and speak in absolutes you're probably wrong and your commentary is worthless noise. If you're open to intelligent debate, read the following counter-example to to your absurd all-Westerners-are-evil hypothesis. Otherwise, just stop polluting the debate. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Committee_for_the_Nanking_Safety_Zone "Rabe and other refugees from foreign countries tried to protect the civilians from getting killed by the Japanese. The Japanese didn't recognize the Safety Zone, and hundreds of men and women were raped and killed. Due to Rabe's efforts some 250,000 people were protected during Nanking Massacre." "Whenever Japanese soldiers entered the Zone, they were closely shadowed by one of the Westerners. The Westerners repeatedly refused to comply with demands made of them by Japanese Army soldiers, placing themselves between Japanese soldiers and Chinese civilians."
I liked it as much as, if not more than the first one. The fighting sequences are awesome and the story is intelligent. It's not just beating people up for the sake of it. It's a must see for all martial arts fans and anyone looking for an action movie that isn't totally glamorised by Hollywood
well to keep it simple his main enemy in this movie is a boxer. apparantly the boxers the heavyweight champ of the world. He mocks martial arts and pretty much calls it a joke and issues a challenge to any martial artist to step in the ring with him, then in comes Ip Man. I found the story line pretty boring and definitely found the first movie farrrrrrrrrrrrr better. If you thought the first movie was a 9-10 out of 10, then you'll find this one will probably be something like a 5 or 6. However the martial arts action is still awesome!.
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While there is no fight scene quite as ridiculously satisfying as the amazing match in the first film between Yip Man and ten karate black belts, Ip Man 2 is still a very worthy sequel.
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 29th Apr 2010.
Release date: April 29th 2010.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
