Member DiP Posted March 20, 2014 Member Share Posted March 20, 2014 An upcoming 3D period martial arts movie helmed by Chen Kaige (The Promise) and starring Aaron Kwok, Wang Baoqiang (Iceman), Fan Wei, Wang Xueqi (Bodyguards & Assassins), Li Xuejian, Chiling Lin, Vanness Wu (Star Runner), Jaycee Chan, Lam Suet, and Danny Chan (Shaolin Soccer). Action choreography will be handled by Ku Huen-Chiu. http://www.jaynestars.com/movies/aaron-kwok-joins-chen-kaiges-upcoming-film-the-monk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted April 27, 2015 Member Share Posted April 27, 2015 The Monk (aka Monk Comes Down the Mountain) is finally getting released in China on July 3. http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0414/c90782-8878141.html The set of stills from the above website don't look anything like a martial arts movie. I was expecting more like this - http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2014/03/20143019-aaron-kwok-has-master-presence.html And here's the movie poster - https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrTccTGjD5VCJ4ALX4nnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBsOXB2YTRjBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkAw--?p=stills+monk+comes+down+the+mountain&back=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dstills%2Bmonk%2Bcomes%2Bdown%2Bthe%2Bmountain%26ei%3DUTF-8%26hsimp%3Dyhs-002%26hspart%3Dmozilla%26fr%3Dyhs-mozilla-002&w=471&h=692&imgurl=chinesemov.com%2Fimages%2F2015%2FMonk-Comes-Down-the-Mountain-2015-2.jpg&size=108KB&name=Monk-Comes-Down-the-Mountain-2015-2.jpg&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fchinesemov.com%2Fmedia%2F2015%2FMonk-Comes-Down-the-Mountain-p2.html&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fchinesemov.com%2Fmedia%2F2015%2FMonk-Comes-Down-the-Mountain-p2.html&type=&no=2&tt=119&oid=0e6129a1ed4572fa5557bfaac355688e&tit=Monk+Comes+Down+the+Mountain+Movie+Poster%2C+2015+Chinese+film&sigr=125u8l4oq&sigi=122ie0lob&sign=11714mpgo&sigt=103d1h5lg&sigb=142vc7ajq&fr=yhs-mozilla-002&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted April 28, 2015 Member Share Posted April 28, 2015 1st teaser: Rzf3C6BgsiA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted May 20, 2015 Member Share Posted May 20, 2015 Second teaser for The Monk Comes Down the Mountain (courtesy of Film Combat Syndicate) FFabBjqxkHY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted May 20, 2015 Member Share Posted May 20, 2015 Is this actually a martial arts film? The trailers suggest it's a comedy drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted May 20, 2015 Member Share Posted May 20, 2015 Advance publicity at http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/115931-columbia-pictures-boards-chinese-martial-arts-feature-the-monk made it sound like this was a martial arts action feature. Quotes from the article are below. "It is based on the best-selling novel “Dao Shi Xia Shan” (A Monk Comes Down the Mountain”) by Xu Haofeng, a renowned martial arts writer, screenwriter and director whose credits include screenwriter for Wong Kar-Wai's recent film, The Grandmaster." "In the film, when a young monk is forced to leave his impoverished monastery, he relies on his extraordinary martial arts skills to survive in the outside world. In search of a mentor, he crosses paths with a Kung Fu master who is in possession of the Book of Secrets, which reveals the lost art of the deadly Ape Strike Kung Fu technique. The rare book is coveted by a sinister father and son who will go to any extremes to obtain it. The monk finds himself immersed in a deadly battle to protect both the book and his master." Since it is a Chen Kaige movie, it will probably be picked up for American distribution, and get some serious film reviews. I found a sum-up of Chen Kaige's movie, The Promise (aka Wuji) by a reviewer on Amazon - "Chen Kaige's Martial Arts Fantasy Tale: Beautiful, But Uneven and Often Looks Silly". Maybe The Monk will be the same. Chen Kaige's other martial arts movie, Sacrifice (aka Orphan of Zhao), a sad revenge tale, did not have much martial arts. At least The Monk doesn't look like a tragedy. Some character posters are displayed at http://filmcombatsyndicate.blogspot.com/2015/05/monk-comes-down-mountainand-brings-new.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kami Posted May 20, 2015 Member Share Posted May 20, 2015 It looks terrible. Another noisy, nonsensical comedy crapfest with a martial arts theme but without any real fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted June 10, 2015 Member Share Posted June 10, 2015 Rzf3C6BgsiA Director: Chen Kaige Cast: Wang Baoqiang Aaron Kwok Chang Chen Lin Chi-Ling Fan Wei Yuen Wah Vanness Wu Li Xuejian Wang Xueqi Jaycee Chan Lam Suet Danny Chan Wang Zhifei Yan Bingyan Hou Tongjiang Chen Ran Also Known As: Dao Shi Xia Shan Country: China Language: Mandarin Release Date: 3 July 2015 Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure GD Y-Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member whitesnake Posted June 28, 2015 Member Share Posted June 28, 2015 Here is the latest trailer for The Monk Comes Down the Mountain. 6I51_VOwX1I This is the trailer that makes it look like a martial arts film. More info at http://filmcombatsyndicate.blogspot.com/2015/06/monk-comes-down-mountain-and-kicks-ass.html#more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted July 1, 2015 Author Member Share Posted July 1, 2015 Looks like the director used Bodyguard & Assassins, Shaolin and The Monkey King as references to make this. Genre-meshing is fascinating but it's got to be handled with precision. Watching the trailer, I'm not sure how well this will resolute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member rdenn Posted July 1, 2015 Member Share Posted July 1, 2015 the fact that Ape Strike Kung Fu technique. is being used in this movie I still have to watch this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted July 10, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2015 I got through watching this one yesterday, and posted a full review below. A word of warning - it's not pretty, and despite the publicity poster, doesn't feature a single goose. Check it out here - http://www.cityonfire.com/monk-comes-down-the-mountain-2015-review/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted July 10, 2015 Member Share Posted July 10, 2015 Damn, was really looking forward to this, but it sounds awful and annoying. So many new films are disappointing these days, the last i enjoyed was Kung Fu Jungle but the HK / Chinese action film industry seems at an all time low. Lets hope Sammo can lift us with The Bodyguard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted July 10, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 10, 2015 Damn. I was unaware that this was even playing locally. From the sound of it it mightn't matter too much anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator One Armed Boxer Posted July 11, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2015 Damn, was really looking forward to this, but it sounds awful and annoying. So many new films are disappointing these days, the last i enjoyed was Kung Fu Jungle but the HK / Chinese action film industry seems at an all time low. Lets hope Sammo can lift us with The Bodyguard. Yeah I'm still pinning my hopes on both 'SPL 2' and 'The Bodyguard', as for this one though, I'd steer well clear. Damn. I was unaware that this was even playing locally. From the sound of it it mightn't matter too much anyway. Hey Asmo, it's playing on Event Cinemas. Looks like it's still showing as well, so you still have time to check it out if you're curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted July 11, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 11, 2015 Hey Asmo, it's playing on Event Cinemas. Looks like it's still showing as well, so you still have time to check it out if you're curious. OAB, thanks. Yeah I found that out after reading the post. I might check it out if it's still playing at all next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member GOLDEN DRAGON YIN-YANG Posted April 4, 2017 Member Share Posted April 4, 2017 Monk Comes Down the Mountain Watched this last night. Fantastic indeed. Yuen Wah still has got it. I highly recommend this. It has some of the best displays of Chinese internal kung fu fantasy I ever saw. ***** Stars. GD Y-Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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