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Iron Monkey is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts adventure film directed by action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping, and is related in name only to 1977′s same name. The film is a fictionalized account of an episode in the childhood of Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung and his father Wong Kei-ying (Donnie Yen), and their encounter with the “Iron Monkey” (Yu Rongguang).^[1] In 1996, a separate film entitled Iron Monkey 2 was released. The film was directed by Wu Ma and also starred actor Donnie Yen. Yen portrayed the “Iron Monkey” in the film, but it was not a sequel to the 1993 film and not half as good in my oppinion , this one however is certainly one of my all time favorites , good fightscenes and a nice story .

Iron Monkey is film uit 1993 van action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. Deze film gaat over de chinese volksheld Wong Fei-hung en zijn vader Wong Kei-ying gespeeld door donnie Yen en hun ontmoeting met de ” ijzeren aap ” gespeeld door Yu Rongguang. In 1996 is er een film uitgebracht die ” iron monkey 2 ” heet maar heeft verder niks te maken met deze en is in mijn mening ook niet half zo goed. Het eerste deel is zeker een van mijn favorieten , toffe vecht scenes en een leuk verhaal.

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The 36th Chamber of Shaolin « Offscreen. Speelt op 17 februari 2011 in Cinema Nova3 te Brussel.

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The plot centers on a young and mischievous Wong Fei Hung (sometimes dubbed as “Freddie Wong”). Wong runs into a series of troubles. Firstly, he teaches an overbearing assistant martial arts teacher a lesson. Next, he makes advances on a woman to impress his friends, and is soundly thrashed by her older female guardian as a result; his shame is compounded when these two are later revealed to be his visiting aunt and cousin, whom he had not met before. Lastly, he beats up a hooligan who is the son of an influential man in town. His father decides to punish him for his behavior by making him train harder in martial arts.

Wong’s father arranges for “Beggar So” So Chan to train his son in martial arts. Beggar So has a reputation for crippling his students during training so Wong flees from home in an attempt to escape his punishment. Penniless, he stops at a restaurant and tries to con a fellow patron into offering him a free meal. As he was about to leave after his meal, he discovers that the man is actually the owner of the restaurant. He fights with the owner’s lackeys in an attempt to escape. An old drunkard nearby is drawn into the fight and helps him escape. The drunkard turns out to be Beggar So, the Drunken Master. (Beggar So is known in some versions of the film as Sam Seed, So Hi or Su Hua-chi)

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Da Wu Sheng

In de loop van 2011 komt er een nieuwe Chinese film uit: MY KINGDOM (DA WU SHENG), geregiseerd door Gao Xiaosong, een componist en musicus.
Deze film heeft als thema de Chinese Opera, maar toch ook een portie Kung-Fu is ook aanwezig.
Er wordt gezegd dat Yuen Biao er een belangrijke rol in speelt en misschien zegt de Chinese naam je niet veel, toch is deze acteur/regisseur in heel veel Kung-Fu films te spotten. Hij is een Kung-Fu broer van Jackie Chan en Sammo Hung en vandaar kan je hem samen met hen dan ook in verschillende films zien zoals: Project A, Dragons forever, Weels on meals enz.

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