IP Man BD

[j_garcia]

Awesome. Had a good story (based on a true story), great fight scenes and was well paced overall. Very well done film. I had heard of it, but when the first BD release came out, which may have been an import, it was selling for around $50! So I didn't pick it up. The current release is on sale at Frys for $15. Fans of films the likes of Crouching Tiger, Hidden dragon, House of Flying Daggers, and similar will most likely enjoy this one. I checked out both the dub and the chinese track and both sound pretty good; as is usually the case, the original language track sounds better. Not what I would call reference tracks, but good. The video is clean, but the majority of the film is relatively dark with a somber pallette. Choreography is very good, though it doesn't focus mainly on the fights, the story is the main draw IMO. Recommended but for fans of the genre HIGHLY recommended

It is available to stream via Netflix, however it is stereo only and subtitled for those who don't want to read.

Looking forward to part two.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

+1 to what j_garcia said.

IP man is surprisingly good movie, however they really dropped the ball with IP Man 2

ps: Here's IMDB link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220719/

 

[j_garcia]

Not cool, but a friend said the second one wasn't as good also.

For those who aren't familiar with this guy, his most famous disciple would be Bruce Lee

 

[MDS]

IP man is surprisingly good movie, however they really dropped the ball with IP Man 2

There is an IP Man 2? He died in this one, unless the story is he didn't really die or his son grows up and follows in his father's footsteps.

 

[mike c]

There is an IP Man 2? He died in this one, unless the story is he didn't really die or his son grows up and follows in his father's footsteps.

he didn't die. if he died, he wouldn't have been able to flee to hong kong and teach bruce lee

 

[its phillip]

I have 2 copies of this - one is the euro version since that came out first, and the 2nd was the us. They're pretty much the same, just different packaging. The second one had some decent fight scenes as well, but I definitely prefer the first movie.

 

[j_garcia]

There is an IP Man 2? He died in this one, unless the story is he didn't really die or his son grows up and follows in his father's footsteps.

I think they show this while the credits are rolling; as Mike mentioned, he did not die. Either at the end of the credits or just before them, they give additional details and there's a picture of him, probably around his 60s, with a young Bruce Lee.

 

[darien87]

I didn't really like it. I think maybe I just don't like Donnie Yen. I find I don't like most of the movies he's in, other than Hero.

 

[j_garcia]

I am not a big fan of Yen either, but I liked this movie.

 

[MDS]

I thought it was funny when the kid came into the living room riding his tricycle and said "Mommy said you better start fighting or everything is going to be broken'.

 

[dkane360]

I thought it was funny when the kid came into the living room riding his tricycle and said "Mommy said you better start fighting or everything is going to be broken'.

Haha yea, great quote. We watching this a few weeks ago, and it was very good. I wasn't expecting much, and I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[mike c]

i thought he was very underutilized in hollywood. e.g. blade 2 and highlander

 

[Alex2507]

I thought it was funny when the kid came into the living room riding his tricycle and said "Mommy said you better start fighting or everything is going to be broken'.

I think you misread that. I actually rewound it to make sure I got it but the kid says "Mommy said if you start fighting everything in the house will be broken".

I did the Netflix steaming thing and thought the movie was great. I gave it 5 stars but took one back for historical inaccuracies. It's been a while since I read about that war ... if the war I read about was even that one but the Japanese were brutal. I know the film wasn't about that and I understand that this is a film not a documentary but the closest they came to letting on what all went on is when they said the population of that town went from 300,000 to 70,000. They made it sound like 270,000 people moved. Anyway it's a good film totally worthy of 4 stars.

 

[dkane360]

I think you misread that. I actually rewound it to make sure I got it but the kid says "Mommy said if you start fighting everything in the house will be broken".

I did the Netflix steaming thing and thought the movie was great. I gave it 5 stars but took one back for historical inaccuracies. It's been a while since I read about that war ... if the war I read about was even that one but the Japanese were brutal. I know the film wasn't about that and I understand that this is a film not a documentary but the closest they came to letting on what all went on is when they said the population of that town went from 300,000 to 70,000. They made it sound like 270,000 people moved. Anyway it's a good film totally worthy of 4 stars.

I'm pretty sure that the military ribbons that the Japanese were wearing were modern American military ribbons.

 

[Alex2507]

I'm pretty sure that the military ribbons that the Japanese were wearing were modern American military ribbons.

That I wouldn't have caught. I just meant that an occupying force that kills 75% of the population does not put up with any sort of upityness. "I want to fight 10 of them." I don't think so. But it's a movie based on a true story ... not a true story.

The thing about the portrayal of Ip Man was that they made him completely likable the whole time. That does make for an enjoyable flick. He wasn't conflicted or flawed. This is the guy in the white hat ... period.

It took me about 1/2 way through the film to realize that Ip Man wasn't like somebody trying to say Internet Protocol Guy.

 

[darien87]

i thought he was very underutilized in hollywood. e.g. blade 2 and highlander

Forgot about Blade 2. He was good in that one, but maybe that's because he didn't have any lines.

 

[jasper08]

Have anyone see Ip Man 2 bd? Saw it. Much better than the first one. More fight scene in these one.

 

[j_garcia]

Have anyone see Ip Man 2 bd? Saw it. Much better than the first one. More fight scene in these one.

If you would take 5 minutes to actually read the thread, you'd see that people already commented on it.

A buddy of mine said there is already an IP Man 3 and it is the prequel...

 

[jasper08]

If you would take 5 minutes to actually read the thread, you'd see that people already commented on it.

A buddy of mine said there is already an IP Man 3 and it is the prequel...

Sorry, didn't read the first page of the thread. Thanks for pointing out. Actually, It is not Ip Man 3 and Yes, it is a prequel. It is call Ip Man: The Legend Is Born. It is about the young Ip Man and how he got to learn Wing Chun. No Donnie Yen here. The lead actor in these movie is the grand student of Ip Chun, Ip Man son. Heard these guy is taking the role of Ip Man from Donnie Yen for Ip Man 3 next year.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Damn it, I haven't even seen Part 2, and Part 3 is already underway?

Is Part 2 out on BD?

I can't find it on BD on Netflix or Blockbuster.