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Ip Man [Audio: Chinese]
Every martial artist would want a duel with Ip Man; the undisputed martial art champion. IP man is seemingly the undisputed fighter in the prosperous city of Foshun.
27 December 1978, Shandong, China
29 August 1982, Beijing, China
1 January 1981, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
10 October 1981, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
21 September 1967
10 January 1981, Taiwan
19 March 1955, Hong Kong
19 June 1973, Hong Kong, China
October 07, 2010
An explosive exercise in bare-knuckled myth-biography.October 03, 2010
Not only is it one of the most entertaining and exciting movies out of Hong Kong for many years; Ip Man is a bona fide martial arts classic.October 01, 2010
The fanboys and girls won't notice such failings amid the displays of wing chun kung fu--the extras and body doubles do some truly impressive acrobatics--and those with a taste for big historical tearjerkers will be happy as well.October 01, 2010
First-rate martial-arts film about Bruce Lee's real-life teacher.September 30, 2010
As an exaggerated, myth-making martial-arts movie, Ip Man is often thrilling.October 01, 2010
Wilson Yip has crafted a gripping, rousing, beautifully structured yarn, built around a calm but charismatic star performance by Donnie Yen and magnificent action sequences choreographed by the legendary Sammo Hung.September 29, 2010
Yen's handful of duels do delight; it's everything surrounding them that feels tired and trite.October 01, 2010
If you're looking for great action scenes, you've found them. But if you desire more than eye candy, such as character and plot development and historical accuracy, you'll have to look elsewhere.October 06, 2010
It remains an inexplicable, contextless bit of kung fu historicosploitation -- albeit a very satisfying one.September 21, 2010
The astonishing fight scenes are some of the most exciting ever filmed in a martial arts movie that raises the bar for the genre. For any martial arts fan, "Ip Man" is mandatory viewing.October 28, 2010
A period piece filmed on obvious but eye-pleasing studio sets with wall-to-wall kung fu and a simplistic, philosophical message.October 02, 2010
A dazzling, exhilarating, refreshingly character-driven and thoroughly captivating experience that must be seen on the big screen. It's unlike any martial arts film you've seen before.