mrhan

http://www.ipman-movie.com/

Anyone seen this yet? It's already playing in HK and has gotten positive reviews.

LickTheABCs

I have a screener of it that I haven't had a chance to watch yet. It's got Donnie Yen, so I'm sure I'll enjoy it.

I do know that a sequel has been greenlit (already) and Bruce Lee will have a major part. Or, wait, not Bruce Lee but somebody playing Bruce Lee. Just figured i'd clear that up as to not get any hopes up.

Sonic

This looks very enjoyable...it kinda reminds me of Jet Li's "Fearless".

overider

I saw it and thought it was way better than Fearless n SPL.

Will be gettting the dvd to rewatch those "machine gun" punches

cranberries fan

Wow I love to see The Master of The Master.

Original Desmond

getting hold of a copy, can't wait to watch

Shilex

This looks awesome! Can't wait! Does Bruce Lee (the character) make a cameo in it?

LickTheABCs

No. He's supposedly in the sequel.

wm lopez

I thought his name was Hip?
When did he die?

mrhan

Since the 70's I've always thought it was Yip. He died a year before Bruce Lee.

Original Desmond

This movie is truly awesome

the fight scenes are wonderful.

Great performance by Donnie

highly recommended

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Man

Original Desmond

Good news is there is a sequel planned which will focus on the next part of Yip man's life including teaching Bruce Lee !

RocShemp

You take that back! The only thing better than SPL was Flashpoint and that wasn't even as good as SPL (despite having insanely intense fights and a solid car chase).

jesloa

It is about bruce lee gurus.!~

cranberries fan

SPL what that all about?

Shilex

Anyone know when this is going to get a release in the states and if it'll be theatrical or DTV?

mrhan

It's actually events that happen after Flashpoint. Their not related except that Donnie plays the same character. It's known as Kill Zone in the States.

Groucho

67.201.16.154, man.

RocShemp

SPL is an action crime drama about a group of cops who break the law in order to take down a notorious crime lord portrayed by Sammo Hung. It should be a mindless action movie but the characters are fairly well fleshed out and the film is governed by a central theme of karma. The dramatic parts are help by a solid cast lead by Simon Yam. It also features some very intense action sequences that are choreographed and directed by Donnie Yen himself. Although his greatly publisized final fight with Sammo Hung is well... great... to me the standout fight is the fight in the alley between Donnie Yen and Jing Wu.

That's not true. People mistakenly believe that Flashpoint is a prequel to SPL but the films are unrelated.

The film was however marketed as a prequel (at least in the US it was) so think of it like the Dollars Trilogy. In each film Clint Eastwood plays a different character (Monco, Blondie, and one other who I always forget) but for the US release he was marketed as The Man With No Name during the release of all three films.

mrhan

So, your saying their not related even though he plays Inspector Ma in both films? It's been awhile since I've seen both so my memory is a little hazy. Anyways prequel or not the one thing that bothered me was that he was driving a BMW SUV that wasn't around in 1997 where the story takes place.

Sonic

I too would like to know this. Will this be released on Region 1 dvd?

RocShemp

Both character's are called Ma but their respective full names (which I don't recall) are different. Basically, it's as if the same actor did two movies where he's Officer Joe but in one he's Joe Jenkins and the other he's Joe Smith.

As for the anachronistic automobiles, in the audio commentary of the Region 1 DVD, Donnie Yen revealed that setting Flashpoint before Hong Kong was returned to China was a last minute decision. In fact, based on the audio commentary, in some places the film was even released without the revised date text which led to Bey Logan's (the other guy doing the audio commentary) wife to question why the judge was wearing a wig. That would only have happened before the changeover not after (when the film was originally meant to take place).

mrhan

Ip Man sequel.



http://www.wu-jing.org/happenings/ar...-Ip-Man-2.html

RocShemp

Whoa! A Sammo Hung/Donnie Yen rematch? I'm so there!

Solid Snake

Donnie Yen is truly ageless isn't he? Man doesn't even get a wrinkle...