Ip Man 2008 123movies

Watch: 葉問 2008 123movies, Full Movie Online – In 1935 in Foshan, south China, there are martial arts schools on every street corner. Ip Man is the undisputed martial arts champion, yet he has not devoted himself to teaching. Despite this, it seems that all the kung fu masters of the city are eager to fight him to improve their reputation..
Plot: A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.
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Ratings:

	8.0/10 Votes: 224,482
	86% | RottenTomatoes
	59/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 3187 Popularity: 19.287 | TMDB

Reviews:

The best martial-arts movie since “Enter the Dragon”. Donnie Yen is on top form and may be the next Bruce Lee of our generation…
Forget “Flashpoint”. “Ip Man” shows Donnie Yen at his brutal best. Telling the story of Yip Man, the man believed to have popularized the martial art of Wing Chun, before and mostly during the Sino-Japanese war.

Yen caught my attention after seeing him in “SPL”. Then in “Flashpoint”, I was stunned by his moves, and thought he was the next Jet Li. Well, after this I think he may very well be the next Bruce Lee. I mean it! Not only injecting humanity and superb characterization, Yen also demonstrates his brutality when it comes to fighting. And boy, it does not get more brutal than this! Seriously, Yen’s fists move like machine gun bullets. And he makes sure that his opponents are down for the count… at their expense, and our enjoyment. Definitely Yen at his bruising best.

Other actors worth mentioning, Simon Yam and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Ip Man’s business partner/friend and the Japanese General respectively. The former portrays Ip Man’s comrade with heart, while the latter performs with steely resolve and honor. This is a film that is not just made with action, but a good story as well.

The fight scenes here are arguably Yen’s best so far, and the best in over a decade. People are getting beaten, martial arts duels are taking place, and blood is spilled. This is not an action movie, it’s a kung fu movie. And it shows. Legendary kung fu star Sammo Hung brilliantly choreographs the fight scenes to perfection, and it looks like he’s not going to slow down any time soon. The direction by Wilson Yip is slick and gripping as always, and he also gives the film a nice sepia tone to give feeling to the film.

In short, great. This is a must-see for kung fu film fans to get their adrenal glands pumping. It’s one of the best kung fu films of the decade. See it if you have the chance.

Overall: 7/10

Kung Fu Master
Ip Man is a heavily fictionalised biopic of the founder of Wing Chun style of Kung Fu and someone who went on to become a mentor to Bruce Lee.

Ip man is a wealthy family man in 1930s China and a reluctant teacher who we see initially combat with his fellow martial art masters from rival schools who want to see for themselves how they are in comparison.

When a rival bully from the north turns up and beats up all the kung fu masters in the town, it is left to Ip man to defend the town’s honour as he humiliates the upstart who wants to start his own rival martial arts school.

Once the Japanese invade China, Ip man descends into poverty especially when his wife becomes ill. He gets a labouring job and finds out that other kung fu masters are getting involved in duels with the Japanese platoon for an extra bag of rice. Ip man angrily takes on 10 Japanese soldiers and beats them up when he finds out that one of the kung fu masters was shot dead by one of the soldiers.

This display puts him in a collision course with General Miura, the Japanese’s top exponent of karate and the man who organises the combat bouts with the Chinese kung fu masters and wants to prove himself against Ip man.

The film is certainly well made with good production values and art direction. The martial arts does not have the over the top choreography and wire work of many other recent Chinese or Hong Kong films.

There are some references to the Bruce Lee action films such as teaching the factory workers to fight in order to defend themselves against the same bully who beat up all the other kung fu masters.

The film is certainly restrained and lacks the histrionics of other martial art films, even General Miura is portrayed as more honourable than the other Japanese officers.

However it is not a true story. The real Ip man was an opium addict and plagued with money problems.

Other Information:

Original Language cn
Runtime 1 hr 46 min (106 min)
Budget 11715578
Revenue 22108789
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Action, Biography, Drama
Director Wilson Yip
Writer Edmond Wong, Tai-lee Chan
Actors Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan
Country Hong Kong, China
Awards 12 wins & 19 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Arricam LT, Zeiss Ultra Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Arriflex 35 BL4, Zeiss Ultra Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Arriflex 435 Xtreme, Zeiss Ultra Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses, Arriflex 535B, Zeiss Ultra Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses
Laboratory Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd., Hong Kong
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji Eterna 500T 8573), 68 mm
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Super 35 (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic), 70 mm