When a travelling monk is stranded in a wasteland, The Monkey King must escort him across the land to retrieve sacred scriptures and protect him from an evil demon.
The story continues with Wuba after he parts way with his human parents Tian and Lan for his own journey. Peace has not been restored in the monster world after the death of the evil monster king.
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. Five hundred years ... See full summary »
The story tells the story of Sun Wukong (Eddie Peng) and Erlang Shen (Shawn Yue), who come to the Immortal Mountain to cultivate their skills. They gain friendship, experience love and ... See full summary »
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthplace of The Monkey King Story.
Taking place in the Tang Dynasty, a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang'an City, causing a series of strange events. Poet Bai Letian and Monk Kukai join hands to investigate the... See full summary »
In an ancient world where monsters rule the land while humans keep to their own kingdom, a baby monster, Wuba, is born to a human father and monster queen. When mortals and creatures alike ... See full summary »
To carefully capture the taboo romance between a monk and a Queen, director Soi Cheang refined the screenplay and edited several times. He illustrates the Queen as is no only young but also sensible and intercultural, and she should be more than a little girl. See more »
From a coarse comedy gradually transitions to a semi-finished film industrial product, which rely on dialogue of figures in the film to explain what is happening now. Based on this, all the disputes and criticism about adaptation and casting are could be ignored.
What's more, as the only actor that performing seriously in the film, it seems that Aaron Kwok is in a inopportune filming site, such as when the Monkey King, a mighty mythological figure in ancient times, discussing that whether the abortion is reasonable with other ordinary people...
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From a coarse comedy gradually transitions to a semi-finished film industrial product, which rely on dialogue of figures in the film to explain what is happening now. Based on this, all the disputes and criticism about adaptation and casting are could be ignored. What's more, as the only actor that performing seriously in the film, it seems that Aaron Kwok is in a inopportune filming site, such as when the Monkey King, a mighty mythological figure in ancient times, discussing that whether the abortion is reasonable with other ordinary people...