Iron Monkey
(1993)
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Iron Monkey
(1993)
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| Donnie Yen | ... | ||
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Jean Wang | ... | |
| Sze-Man Tsang | ... | ||
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Shun-Yee Yuen | ... |
Chief Fox
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| James Wong | ... |
Governor
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Shi-Kwan Yen | ... |
Royal Minister
(as Yee Kwan Yan)
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Fai Li | ... |
Virgin Assassin
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Hou Hsiao | ... |
Scarred Assassin
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Cheung Fung-Lei | ... |
Governor's Favorite Wife
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Kwai Po Chin | ... |
Shaolin Monk 1
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Siu Wah Chan | ... |
Shaolin Monk 2
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Ip Choi Nam | ... |
Shaolin Monk 3
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Mandy Chan | ... |
Shaolin Monk 4
(as Man-Dik Ko)
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Chi Tai Lam |
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A Hong Kong variation on Robin Hood. The corrupt officials of a Chinese village are continually robbed by a masked bandit know as "Iron Monkey" named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Govenor forces a traveling physician (Donnie Yen) into finding the bandit. The arrival of an evil Shaolin monk, brings the Physician and Iron Monkey together to battle the corrupt government. Written by Ronald L. Strong <RS080455@PACBELL.NET>
I have three words for this movie: Yuen Woo Ping.
This movie is action packed with Ping's trademark unique fighting sequences. Whether it's bodies slamming through tables, hopping from roof to rooftop, there's so much action, then story, then more action!!! Donnie Yen's martial arts is impressive and his character is very straight to the point, but very noble. Guang as Dr. Yang is heroic as well and plays his dual role very well. Most of best battles have both men sharing the screen with lightning speed quickness!! Tsang is good as young Wong Fei Hung and the beautiful Jean Wang is visually pleasing to watch as Miss Ho (who can also whoop butt). Master Fox provides funny moments too.
Overall, the main emphasis here is the martial arts. The bad guys are very bad (including one deadly renegade monk) and the action is intense. Besides "shadowless kicks" and "King Kong fists", weapons used vary from staffs & swords to umbrellas, benches, and very sharp tacks (OUCH!) The finale is mind-blowing and is like nothing I've ever seen before.