Member HAZ Posted February 10, 2010 Member Share Posted February 10, 2010 Sorry if this has already been posted. Man, another Ip man movie! Crazy! QxfEozrppc4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gorhama Posted February 10, 2010 Member Share Posted February 10, 2010 Mark has a news story on it and it includes a trailer.......so awesome to see Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung mixing it up. It looks to be a great martial art movie!! Of course I'm a sucker for Yuen Biao so it' nice to see him again in a great fighting role!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Running Man Posted February 11, 2010 Member Share Posted February 11, 2010 It does look good. Herman Yau does have it in him to make legitimately solid movies (i.e. On The Edge). Who's on the action front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted February 11, 2010 Member Share Posted February 11, 2010 Another Ip Man movie! Talk about overkill. Although having said that it will be good to see Sammo and Yuen Biao on screen togetheragain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WuxiaFan Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I'm really looking forward it! To Yu-hang, who protrays the young Ip Man, really looks like a young Donnie Yen! So, this will work well as a prequel, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted February 11, 2010 Member Share Posted February 11, 2010 Movie does look off the hook, so I cannot wait to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Knetan Posted February 12, 2010 Member Share Posted February 12, 2010 hey, saw Tony Leung Siu-hung in the credits for action director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Asmo Posted February 12, 2010 Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2010 It's possible Sammo might be involved too. BTW this is Young Ip Man. I think that title was a work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member The Running Man Posted February 12, 2010 Member Share Posted February 12, 2010 saw Tony Leung Siu-hung in the credits for action director. Excellent! Now I am REALLY looking forward to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LoneWolf Posted February 13, 2010 Member Share Posted February 13, 2010 Haven't seen any Ip Man movies...I take it they all come highly regarded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yi-Long Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Haven't seen any Ip Man movies...I take it they all come highly regarded? I haven't watched ALL of them, but the one that was released(!) and which I've seen, is pretty damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member BLfan Posted February 13, 2010 Member Share Posted February 13, 2010 Love to see Yuen Biao face off with Donnie Yen since Donnie has on screen battles with Jackie and Sammo already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator KUNG FU BOB Posted February 13, 2010 Administrator Share Posted February 13, 2010 Love to see Yuen Biao face off with Donnie Yen since Donnie has on screen battles with Jackie and Sammo already. Didn't they fight in CIRCUS KIDS? Been a long, long time since I've seen it. Donnie has a fight with Bey Logan in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member gorhama Posted February 14, 2010 Member Share Posted February 14, 2010 I think they had a brief fight in CIRCUS KIDS, but Donnie Yen's main fight was with Bey Logan. Shame how the shot and edited that fight scene....didn't make either guy look good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member David Rees Posted August 11, 2010 Member Share Posted August 11, 2010 Blu ray and dvd release for Legend is Born: Ip Man looks like August 26th in Hong Kong. The good news is looks like both releases are all region.... THE LEGEND IS BORN : IP MAN DVD + BLU RAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted August 12, 2010 Member Share Posted August 12, 2010 I'm lost here... is this movie just sort of a "knock off", in terms of title or popularity of Ip Man (ie Return To A Better Tomorrow). Or is this a legitimate/quality/good movie, with the same production value, only without Donnie Yen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lillippa328 Posted August 12, 2010 Member Share Posted August 12, 2010 its a prequal with Sammo and Yuen Biao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kngfu Posted August 12, 2010 Member Share Posted August 12, 2010 I am biased because studied Ving Tsun for a few years, but I really liked the movie. Cannot wait to see it with subs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member andy338 Posted August 14, 2010 Member Share Posted August 14, 2010 I was lucky enough to see this in the cinema in hong kong last month & I have to say it was pretty good. I was expecting a cash in on the Donnie Ip Man movies as well but it's a solid effort in it's own right with decent action throughout, plus it's great to see Yuen Biao & Sammo on screen again. I'd give it 7/10 & i'll definitely pick it up on DVD, HMV have a UK release date of 20/09/10 which seems early for a movie only released in HK last month, we normally wait about 2 years. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=224;5;74;-1;2&sku=911213 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sen_pai Posted August 20, 2010 Member Share Posted August 20, 2010 guys, I've seen part of it and what I can say is WOW! I'm not disappointed at all. Somebody said it was gonna be all lovey dovey, but with the amount of fighting I saw, I am absolutely satisfied. It's definitely way better than ong bak 3, which have very little and sucky fighting. I can't wait for the DVD so I can share with the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thehangman Posted August 22, 2010 Member Share Posted August 22, 2010 I watched it 2nite thought it was ok few good fights,story was abit weak tho,id give it about 6/10 was nice to see Samm and Yuen biao 2gether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member laagi Posted September 2, 2021 Member Share Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) Donnie Yen's Ip Man single handedly started a new wave of Kung Fu craze. While his own take on Ip Man spanned another 3 sequels, I lost track how many prequels, spin offs etc. we've had so far. It's probably save to say that Ip Man and Wing Chun kind of started a life of its own as far as movies go. Now I think most (or at least the once I watched) outside of Donnie's franchise were pretty supbar and just blatant attempts to cash in on the hype. There are a few exceptions which at least in terms of quality did come close e.g. The Grandmaster & Master Z: Ip Man Legacy. In 2010 we got one of the earlier ones in the form of The Legend is Born. Including some of Kung Fu's greatest with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Dennis To is doing the honours this time around. For the most part he's making for a likeable leading man. Also I'll say that most of the action is pretty good. Unfortunately the longer the movie progresses the more wirework (not the good kind) is involved which is a bit of a shame. Now that's out of the way, let's talk about the elephant in the room. The story... is awful. Now I'm the last to look for historical accuracy in a Kung Fu flick, blame me if I do. But this movie takes it on a new level. Claiming to be a "biographical" take on the early life of Ip Man is a joke. Adding to this are laughable japanese villains, annoying female characters and a (unnecessary) romantic subplot you got yourself one mess of a story. Watch it for some of the action or at least to see Yuen Biao throw down one last time? BTW, Ip Chun has a comeo here as well. Edited September 2, 2021 by laagi 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DrNgor Posted January 29, 2022 Member Share Posted January 29, 2022 The Legend is Born: Ip Man - I rewatched this over the past weekend. It's spooky just how much Dennis To looks like a younger Donnie Yen. Beyond that, the action is extremely good (Tony Leung Siu-Hung had worked Sammo on the first Ip Man, but went on to do this while Sammo worked on the more successful, if less-praised sequel). The wing chun demonstrations are a lot of fun and the final duel between Dennis To and Louis Terry Fan Siu-Wong (preceded by Yuen Biao beating up ninjas) trumps the fights from Ip Man 2. The main external conflict is interesting, since it feels like it was invented to capitalize on the "terror babies" conspiracy theory that had poked its head in the States a couple of years earlier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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