6/30/2023 0 Comments Return of the monkey king film![]() Just don’t go in asking for too much because this movie won’t give it to you. More inspired Monkey King films like Stephen Chow’s Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons present a stronger alternative, but The Monkey King is fine for standard commercial entertainment. While the film lacks edge or creativity, and departs from Monkey King lore in a very important way, it still holds together as an OK fantasy film for families and kids. ![]() So what gives? Should we enjoy this movie like the four-quadrant blockbuster that it apparently is? Or dislike it for its inaccurate adaptation and lack of geek-baiting coolness? Actually, both perspectives have a point. The expensive Donnie Yen-starrer also earned middling-to-poor notices from Chinese and Western pundits alike, and yet the box office train kept rolling. Donnie Yen is engaging as a more innocent and less arrogant version of the Monkey King.Ĭosting a pretty penny and delayed multiple times, Soi Cheang’s The Monkey King broke box office records upon its eventual release – in ticket price-gouging 3D – during the 2014 Lunar New Year. Despite being modified from the classic legend, the story adaptation works and the Monkey King is given a solid character arc. Joe Chen Qiao-En, Xia Zitong, Hai Yitian, Liu Hua, KellyĬhen, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, Zhang Zilin, Him Law,Ī likely disappointment for those tuning in for Soi Cheang and Donnie Yen, but a passably entertaining spectacle for kids and families. Szeto Kam-Yuen, Edmund Wong, Huo Xin, Dali Chen
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