No comments about Kung Fu Classic - Snake in the Monkey Shadow.

4 comments about Invincible Monkey Fist.

1. This rare gem is a lost classic in the martial arts genre.
   Superstar Chen Kuan Tai veered from his Shaw Bros. studio work for this independent film shot in Indonesia.
   It also features a young Billy Chong.
   The film is hosted by Shaws actor Philip Ko Fei,who also demonstrates his martial arts and talks about the film industry.Quite interesting.
   The real highlight is a great documentary on the Shaw Bros. studio,hosted by David Chiang.This alone is worth the DVD purchase!
   This film is presented in widescreen,with sound in mono.
   A great addition to the collection!
   See my other reviews.



2. I thought this movie was going to feature top quality monkey kung fu fight scenes, however that was not the case. In this movie Chen Kuan Tai fights using a style which looks very vaguely like Tai Shing Pek Kwar, however his movie Iron Monkey (1977) is much better if you are looking for genuine Tai Shing Pek Kwar. If you are looking for Monkey Kung Fu don't waste your time with this movie, instead check out Monkey Fist Floating Snake and Iron Monkey (Chen Kuan Tai 1977)



3. This film has a misleading title, it is not about Monkey style Kung Fu at all. And that is the good news!! This is actually a fine martial arts drama that takes place in a small village in beautiful/scenic Indonesia. If there was ever a film that should be remastered and restored it is this one, just for the settings alone. Unfortunately film degradation, edits, deleted scenes, choppiness, and bad dubbing have skewed this version of the film.
   
   The story involves Shaw Veteran Chen Kuan-Tai and a young Billy Chong stepping up to bat for an oppressed village. The main villian, who wears a fierce fro is really fleshed out and memorable. In a way, he is the film's real star rather than the heroes. Overall the story is typically about revenge but the locales, costumes, and realistic fighting action sets it apart from many Hong Kong and mainland films from this period.



4. This DVD has a major problem. When watching the movie, it will automatically change chapters and switch to the insta-action feature. The only way to watch the movie all the way through is to keep the time display on screen and fast forward everytime a chapter ends. You have to fast forward until the next chapter begins. Obviously this becomes very frustrating. What makes it even worse is that the movie is horrible and you will be wondering why you are going through all this trouble just to watch a crappy movie.
   
   Also on the negative side, the running time is only 69 minutes long. There are about 10 scenes where something is going on and they just cut to the next scene. This is just one of many horrible Videoasia DVDs. There is a reason Videoasia DVDs always end up in the dollar bin. They are one of the few companies actually worse than Red Sun.
   
   Now to the story. I know everyone is eager to read this. Billy Chong's father gets killed, and the killer takes over their martial arts school and claims the title of best fighter around. Obviously Billy Chong is mad about this and he starts raising trouble and constantly attacks the villain while wearing a mask. Chen Kuan Tai shows up to town and finds out the villain is the guy who killed his own father, and also took his father's precious sword. Chen Kuan Tai and Billy Chong meet and tell eachother their stories, and then after some training they team up to take down the villain.
   
   Even though there are a lot of questions left unanswered because of the movie being so cut up, the story is still easy to follow. Problem is, the story is extremely boring. The main villain keeps bragging about this special sword he has. He finally unsheathes it and it is just a little dagger. And he only fights with it for about 10 seconds! He may have fought with it longer but there is a cut during one of the most important parts of the movie.
   
   The fighting is decent. Chen Kuan Tai looks good, but Billy Chong doesn't get to do much. The villain is weak.
   
   1.5/5
   
   The picture has all sorts of problems. Overall it is still watchable. It is partly widescreened which is nice.

4 comments about Iron Monkey (Chk Sen).

1. This movie is the shiznit! It is serious and violent, and the comedy is unscripted. If you like these things, I don't think you'll be disappointed. If you prefer the Magnificent Butcher and say, comedic action movies like that, this isn't for you. Chen Kuan Tai has natural screen talent, and he directed this. The scene with his little brother has got to be one of the funniest ever, even though it's a little sad. But family comes 1st!!! It is a decent quality considering how old it is, but don't expect miracles on the digital transfer. However, it is very watchable and it's one of the best kung-fu movies I've seen.



2. man i have to tell you for a movie made in 1977 the action is so crisp and persistent. now this movie stars one of my favorite actors of the martial arts genre chen kuan tai as the real iron monkey who in real life studied and mastered the shaolin monkeyfist. this movie also has some of actors i like such as leung kar yan aka beardie, wilson tong aka the foot doctor, kam kong (master of the flying guillotine) and of course the great chi kuan chun as his shaolin brother. you can also catch a brief appearance by wong chi sang and on the back cover of the xenon version of the dvd it says alan hsu and jack long and william yen are in it but i couldnt spot'em. they must've been doing stunts and sommersaults. dvd quality i give it a 4 ans sound i give a 5 despite the brief switch to mandarin/cantonese in the middle of the movie. but anyways go pick this one its worth whatever price you pay.



3. With Chen Kuan Tai as director and lead actor and Ni Kuang writing the script, it would be hard for this movie to go wrong. That is why it is so hard to believe that it did. The Bloody Monkey Master is a proper name though I would have named it the Blood Soaked Iron Monkey. I wish I could just review this but I had so many problems with it and have to bring them all up.
   
   THERE ARE GOING TO BE A COUPLE OF SPOILERS DOWN BELOW BUT I CERTAINLY WON'T GIVE A AWAY THE ENDING.
   
   Chen Kuan Tai is a gambler and his family is full of revolutionaries. His family is captured by the general and are tortured because they won't give up the whereabouts of Kuan Tai. One kid looks like he is going to tell a soldier where he is Kuan Tai's dad chokes him to death so he won't tell. That was OK with me, but then things just get worse the whole movie. His family is killed and Kuan Tai wants revenge. So he goes to Shaolin and hopes to learn there. Chi Kuan Chun is a student there and they end up having a really good fight in the movie. So after learning monkey style the now called Iron Monkey goes undercover in the government and becomes a high ranking official. This is where my major problem comes into play. In order to gain trust by the 3 top guys under the genereal-Kam Kong(Elvis Tsui), Iron Monkey has to kill a bunch of revolutionaries. He goes on to kill like a hundred people!!!!! Finally at the end we get the battles with the top 3 guys and then Kam Kong. That was truly spectacular to watch and the movie would easily get a 4 or even a 5 if they didn't have all of those killings in the movie. Then I hated the ending. If they would have at least given him punishment than I would have been fine with this whole thing.
   
   Overall I haev to say that Chen Kuan Tai's portrayal of the monkey style is right up there with a movie like Mad Monkey Kung Fu and that is near impossible to do. Great kung fu but a tough movie to watch. You have been warned.
   
   The dvd quality is fine. Old print and scratched up but at least we get to see it, right?



4. this is a really worth it decent old school kung fu movie in the late 70's.
   
   A story about delinquent guy whose family has been murdered by the ching empire. The guy found refuge at shaolin temple where he soon learn one of the hardest technique called monkey fist. After he mastered the art, he left shaolin and went to join the ming empire to act as a spy so that he can assasinate the general who is responsible for the death of his family. He met the general at the end only to found out that the general also has a deadly kung fu technique.
   
   A very good kung fu between monkey fist vs. eagle claw style...great acrobatic moves and raw fighting with no wire and flying around. The picture of the film is not great but is bearable to watch but the sound is good. Highly recommended for old school kung fu fans out there

3 comments about Drunken Monkey.

1. "Drunken Monkey" is a wild action comedy. Some of the humor does not translate from Chinese, but it is evident that the actors are having a great time. The plot is intricate. Two brothers are in business together. Biao, played by Lau Kar Leung (I think I have this right), is the older of the brothers. He discovers that the security business (similar to the wild west Wells Fargo) is being used by his younger brother for opium trade to the west. Biao has principles and insists his brother stop. This leads to an attempted assassination of Biao in what is a long and at times improbable martial arts romp. Although wounded, Biao is rescued from the river by Xiao Min, the ferry lady, played by Shannon Yao.
   
   Meanwhile the story shifts to a different group of characters. Chen Jiaye played by Lau Wing Kin is an artist who is drawing a martial arts manual for all of the poses of the Drunken Monkey kung fu style. Ah De played by Wu Jing is suspended in air on ropes and wiggles like a marionette as his master draws. Wu Jing is a muscular young guy who spends a substantial amount of the film with his shirt off.
   
   They bump into the ferry lady in town and follow her raft to the secluded house where she has been nursing the older brother back to health. Ah De copies a motion he observes from this master, AKA Man Bil (Biao) [I think I have this right]. The constable Hong Yi-Hu played by Gordon Liu reports it to the evil younger brother who now believes his older brother is alive. They follow Ad De & his artist master to the ferry lady's house where the final long confrontation begins.
   
   The film is fast paced. The emphasis is comedic rather than filled with gore. The poses Ah De gets immitating a monkey are hilarious. Watching this from the West, some of the comedy did not translate and the plot is so intricate that it strains believability. However, "Drunken Monkey" is not boring and often quite charming. Enjoy!



2. Maybe I would like this movie if I were young and stupid again. The fight scenes were pretty good. Gordon Liu was great as always. However, the "comedy" portions of the movie were terrible. You'd never know by the cover that this movie has a plentiful amount of mediocre Chinese "comedy." It was unfunny and stupid. It completely ruined the movie for me. 4-stars for the fighting, 2-stars for the movie.



3. If you have a soft spot for 1970's style kung fu flix where first rate martial artist fought it out on solid ground with little reliance on wires, then DRUNKEN MONKEY is the movie for you!
   
   If you've wondered what ever became of stars like Shaw Brothers' greats Chi Kuan-Chun, Liu Chia-Hui (aka Gordon Liu), and master choreographer Liu Chia-Liang now that the youngest of them is well into his 50's, then DRUNKEN MONKEY is the movie for you!
   
   If you don't object to some laughs with your martial mayhem and some nostalgia with your kung fu kata, then DRUNKEN MONKEY is the definitely the movie for you!
   
   Directed and choreographed by Liu Chia-Liang ( in pinyin that's Lau Kar-Leung) and starring him as well, DRUNKEN MONKEY is just plain old fun from start to finish, with plenty of great fights and forms thrown into the mix not only by our old favorites mentioned above, but also by the younger generation represented by Wu Jing Jason, Lau Wing-Kin, and Shannon Yao.
   
   The plot centers on opium smuggling within Liu Chia-liang's delivery service, an operation somewhat like Wells Fargo. The smugglers are headed up by the hero's own brother who is in cahoots with the evil Chi Kuan-Chun. Liu Chia- Hui (aka Gordon Liu, in real life Liu Chia Liang's adopted Brother, an honorific title) plays a constable investigating the smuggling.
   
   The evil do-ers plot to kill the hero, and think they have succeeded, but his almost lifeless body is pulled from the river by our heroine (Shannon Yao) who becomes his prize student in monkey fist while he recovers from his injuries.
   
   Meanwhile elsewhere our two young heroes (played by Wu Jing Jason and Lau Wing-Kin) are obsessing over putting together a book of monkeyfist techniques.
   
   Eventually everybody comes together and things get really good!
   I simply can't recommend this movie highly enough. See it now!

5 comments about Funky Monkey.

1. Harry Basil has created a new level when it comes to the art of the movie. The plot is near genius and the twist is incredible. The screenplay alone kept me on the edge of my seat. The dialog was breathtaking and the camera shots flowed in perfect harmony throughout the entire film. So why the 3 star rating you ask, one word, acting. Poor poor acting throughout the movie really held it back from being considered the true classic that it could have been. If only they had cast some more experienced human actors the film could have been box office gold, instead it was a stright to DVD flick. The monkey, Ramesey the chimp, did a decent job but he just didnt have the raw talent and experience to pick up the slack of the other actors. If you can get past the acting Funky Monkeys screenplay has some valuable lessons and paints a good picture of Americas economy today. The film is a microcasim and metaphor for Americas corporations exploiting the American public for a quick buck. The public of course being represented by the chimp and the corporations as the evil scientist. Many people did not see the underlying themes of Funky Monkey, but I have after multiple viewings. The movie is saturated with groundbreaking director Harry Basils views on commerce, free speech, sexual orientation, Monarchy in 17th century France, and the new NHL rule changes. Overall Funky Monkey teaches us that bad acting can ruin great film.



2. This show is very cute. The monkey and other scenes are just absolutely funny. There are a few "get real" plots but that goes for most movies now days. If you have kids at home be prepared to watch this movie over and over again. The husband likes it too, but I think he is ready to hide it for awhile. Buy it you won't regret it. It's a fun movie.



3. Just take a look at the DVD cover, and read the film title. Yes, they tell you all about the film, but what you still don't know is that `Funky Monkey' is far from fun or funny. Not that the film's idea of super-intelligent and super-athletic chimpanzee is awful, but the simple fact is the chimp in this messy film does not look special at all, looking like an ordinary monkey, the same primate you can find in a zoo.
   
   Add to this unmemorable animal, the film has only a very weak plot. The chimpanzee by the name of Clemens is given a special training for martial arts at a big company's lab. Matthew Modine is the chimp's caretaker who also shows some kung-fu actions. They both run away from there, go to San Diego without trying to cover up their traces, and start to live with a boy whose only concern is to attract the loveliest girl in his high school. The climax includes the silliest football game ever seen on screen, in which the boy, the chimp, the two bumbling white thugs, three Chinese kung-fu masters and the president of the company all join wearing uniform, plus Matthew Modine as referee.
   
   Not only that. The production company decided to use the stunts for the chimpanzee Clemens, but the double (who is always slouching in hairy costume, trying desperately to disguise himself as a chimp) is painfully obvious, and these "actions" are simply dull to see with unremarkable performance from Matthew Modine, not the best choice for this kind of movie. Perhaps they didn't see `Cutthroat Island.'
   
   If you know the troubled process of making this film, you might feel a bit kinder to the product, so let me tell you one thing I learned at IMDb. The film was originally shot in France, but the film company didn't like the results, so they re-shot the almost entire film in San Diego. AND the film went straight to video. I mean no disrespect to the people at Franchise Pictures (which gave us such films as `Driven' and `A Sound of Thunder'), but why didn't you release the first version instead of re-shooting it?
   
   Maybe kids find the film entertaining enough. But I am not sure. I am sure that most adults would be fidgety after watching it for five minutes, thinking `another 85 minutes of this?" And I don't know why, but Gilbert Gottfried also appears as cameo. Well, I waited for him to appear for an hour, and he was not great, either.



4. It is a very good movie and the service was great. There is not any problems with the DVD & there are no problems at all.



5. This is family movie, and reviews of 1 star are written by adults wanting an A-rate action film. This was never intended to be anything but a fun romp the entire family can enjoy, evidenced by the presence of "Touched by an Angel's" Roma Downey.
   
   I would caution parents on one adult theme prevalent throughout the movie, and that is the obvious effeminate nature of the two bumbling assistants to Flick. Hollywood, it seems, just can't resist trying to slip in a little child indoctrination to that lifestyle.
   
   The laughs are many, with the ending football scene taking the prize.
   
   Overall, there are much better family films with much more depth and feeling, such as "MVP: Most Valuable Primate" or "Polly."
   "Funky Monkey" tries to get serious a couple times but never nudges the heart like many other better films. As such, this makes a good rental for a few laughs, but isn't one I'd add to my collection for posterity.

5 comments about Iron Monkey 2.

1. This is a run of the mill Hong Kong Actioner, and if you're a fan, you'll probably enjoy it, although not much. Donnie Yen is good, the action and fighting sequences are good, Yuen Wo Ping did design the fights. But the filming, editing, and overall quality are mediocre (fans expect this sort of low budget quality in most HK action films). I really believe this is Tai Seng's attempt to cash in on the popularity of Iron Monkey. Frankly, they've done a poor job, as any serious fan will detect absolutely no connection to that story and this.



2. Pretty standard low-budget HK actioner. The production quality is no where near the Quentin Tarantino presentation of "Iron Monkey." Feels like they took an old movie and repacked it for IM fans. Yuen Wo Ping is credited with the fight direction which is good. Acting directing is poor to mediocre at best... It is good to see more of Donny Yen, but I'd like to see more of him in some higher quality films, like a CTHD follow-up, Matrix-style or Jet Li film.



3. I felt so sorry for Mr. Yen being in this so called sequel. Please don't judge this movie in the same light of the original. If you do. You will be greatly disappointed.



4. Donnie Yen, Billy Chow, and two other guys that can fight almost as good as them. The fight scenes in this movie are good for seconds at atime, but nothing happens in this movie, and it's easily one of the worst directed movies ever, actually pretty amazing how bad this is.



5. This really is poor. Donnie Yen is an incredible martial artist. Billy Chow has chops too. But the film sucks. The stars are wasted. Dreadful story - usually to be expected as it's Hong Kong Cinema - but where's the thrilling choreography that makes up for the limits of a HK story? Further, my copy was faulty, (it skipped) which only added to the grief. There are a couple of decent moves, not fights, just moves, but, really, give this one a miss.

5 comments about Mad Monkey Kung Fu.

1. This movie is entertaining from the start to finish,,are art of old school kung fu very apparent and all over this flick!! Importantly,,the picture sound quality very, very good. If you're a lover of the monkey kung fu,,this is definately a must have. The fight scenes are truly amazing. A must have for the collection for sure!!



2. I did not like this because it is a bootleg. The film is great, but Red Sun is a bootleg "company" who are stealing the remastered versions from IVL DVDs made in Hong Kong. If you want the films, get the Thai releases that are all region or the HK IVL DVDs and don't buy the boots. Anyone that buys these discs are supporting the very reason why the US hasn't seen quality releases of these films for all these years ie bootleggars selling in legit stores. I honestly can't believe Amazon would allow this to be sold on here due to the chance of lawsuit by the Wienstein Company.



3. While I'm not a HUGE fan of this movie I am a fan of Hsiao Hou and his performance is worth the price of admission. Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad movie. If it were just based on the last 20 minutes and the cast it might well be the best kung fu movie ever made. You have the director, Lau Kar Leung as the protagonist, the lovely Kara Hui as his sister, and Lo Lieh as (surprise!) the bad guy.
   
   Chan (Lau) is a performer with the opera and master of the monkey fist. When Duan (Lieh) sees Chan's sister, he gets Chan liquored up and after he passes out, he puts him in bed with his (Duan's) wife and gets her to corroborate an accusation of assault. In an effort to save Chan, his sister agrees to become Duan's concubine. Chan gets his hands smashed and is then released.
   
   Years go by when Chan meets Little Monkey (Hsiao) and the two become friends, though Chan is still quite melancholy. Little Monkey eventually learns Chan's monkey fist to defend himself against local thugs, who work for Duan. When Little Monkey tangles with Duan it is Chan's sister who helps him escape. Upon learning this, Chan decides it's time to get her back and take his revenge.
   
   This movie has great fight and training scenes but has some rather slow stretches. Some of the fights (though well performed) involve more jumping around than striking. Until the last fight that is. The finale is also some of Lo Lieh's most convincing work. You get to see Hsiao Hou's unbelievable acrobatic display. The guy does back hand springs so fast he looks like an oscillating fan.
   
   This DVD has the typical flawless, gorgeous picture of remastered Shaw Bros. films. Though this is far from the best of their productions, it is still a good flick and has enough fantastic moments to make a pleasant addition to any martial arts collection. It's hard for me to believe that Gordon Liu isn't in this. Was he too good for it? Maybe Lo Lieh was sick of fighting him at the end all the time.



4. This is one of the best from Shaw brothers. I saw this movie years ago. And the remastered version is nothing short of Amazing! The training is excellent, acting fantastic and a Must see DVD. This is simply the best. If your an old school fan, Shaw Fan or any fan of real Kung Fu movies then get this one now! The Teacher of the Shaw clan shows his true teaching abilities and the action is nonstop. This is a 7 star movie, but I'm only able to give 5. You will love this DVD as long as you get the remastered version.



5. This was one of the very first of the highly regarded kung fu movies that I was lucky enough to catch back in the 70's, and even though at that early date my experience with m/a films was limited, I knew that I was watching genius. So it didn't surprise me a year or so later when I learned that the movie I had been blown away by had starred and been choreographed by none other than master of kung fu Liu Chia-Liang himself, a name that anyone seriously interested in the genre knows and respects.
   You can read plot synopsis elsewhere, all I need say is that there are only a few movies that present monkey style in as entertaining and exciting a fashion as this one, and most of those will also have Liu's name attached to them!
   This is simply not to be missed if you consider yourself a fan of the genre, and especially is you enjoy pre-wire kung fu!

5 comments about The Promise.

1. Choice... I think the title pretty much sums it up. Need I say more? Probably not, but I will. In my brief encounter with the film I found it to be, delicious. It was juicy like a south african steak tenderized to perfection by a million tiny lashes of my tongue over a period of three days.



2. "The Promise" is one of the 3 best movies that I have ever seen, the other two being "Bichunmoo" and "The Restless." It has an excellent story-line and plot structure one of the best that I have seen. Unlike the other two movies that I just mentioned it has a happy ending, which makes it very good in my opinion. The cinemetography is also very well put together making the move both visually and mentally appealing.
   
   This is also one of the few movies that I have ever seen which seems to portray longevity as a positive feature. Most movies condemn it as evil or something to that effect which always struck me as insane and stupid and turned me off from lots of movies like "Aeon Flux" among others.
   
   More than one of the other reviewers on here has said they disliked it or couldn't follow it, but weren't reading the subtitles. That is entirely understandable. In most movies, in order to understand the plot, you must listen to what the actors are saying. There really is no other way. That being said, the plot is complex, which is one of the reasons that I like it so much. Most movies of the past few years are very simplistic and, therefore, in my opinion boring and unsophisticated. This one is not, which makes it much superior to them.



3. the story, is a fable/fairy tale that has been around for ages, "watch out what you wish for because you may just get it". This was a visually beautiful film, which, I think, with maybe a few "adult scenes" deleted, could be suitable for children. I also thought it was a little too long. Like a lot of Asian movies of late, it's all about overblown set design, and wispy storylines. I liked it but wouldn't buy it.



4. I just purchased and watched this movie for the first time and I have to say, having watched many films from this genre, this ranks up there with the best of them!
   
   The ONLY unfortunate think about this movie is the fact that the filmmakers decided it was BEST to leave most of the deleted scenes out. After watching them, I felt they should've stayed in the film, they were GREAT scenes, and they added A LOT of explanation to the story line.
   
   Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed the film!



5. The visuals are neither "breathtaking" nor is the action "heart-stopping," as the cover would have you believe. In fact, most of the props look like they were made with with sheet tin and spray paint, and *I* could have done better martial arts choreography. =/
   
   This is not a bad movie. It's simply not a *good* one. I tolerate it because I have a weakness for Asian fantasy armor, and honestly that and an interestingly done romantic triangle are only reasons to buy this movie.
   
   Unlike previous films coming out of China, showcasing their wealth of raw human talent with spectacular martial artists, acrobats and set designers; The Promise plays like a B-movie by making the mistake of attempting epic scope with a shoestring budget. Very sad. =/
   
   In many respects this movie plays very similarly to a previous Korean film called Musa: The Warrior. Both feature a similar love triangle (slave, general, princess); the armor of the major characters attempts similar grandiosity; in both we are given the weak *suggestion* of a cast of thousands (in Musa by representing the entire Mongol hoard with a dozen or so badguys who change costumes; in The Promise by using bad CG), and in both the viewer gets the distinct impression that there's a great deal left to be desired.
   
   UNLIKE Musa, some of the actors in The Promise can actually act -and Dong-Kun Jang and Cecilia Cheung deliver excelent and emotive performances as the slave and the princess. Previous commentors have noted that while most of the acting in this movie seems wooden or trite, there are indeed several moving scenes, and they're all when these two are put together on screen.
   
   If you have watched The Warrior and enjoyed it -I did, despite its obvious lackings- you will enjoy this. This isn't a deep, resonant morality play like Curse of the Golden Flower, and it isn't a luxurious spectacle like House of Flying Daggers. It CERTAINLY isn't anything like the masterpieces that Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were.
   It's an okay movie. Enjoy it or avoid it for what it is.

5 comments about Office Space (Widescreen Edition).

1. The title says it all. This is one great movie, if you're thinking of purchasing it, I HIGHLY recommend it.



2. Have you ever had a case of the Monday blues? I'm having one as I type!
   
   Peter (Ron Livingston) gets stuck in traffic, gets told he didn't file his TPS reports correctly by 3 different bosses, and gets hassled by the boss of his office; Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole). Faced with massive job cuts, the workers of Inotech are on edge. Even the copy machine stops working. Sadly the copy machine meets its demise in Michael Bolton (David Herman).
   
   After going to a therapist with his girlfriend, Peter takes a deep breath, and simply doesn't care anymore. He sleeps till noon and walks in late on a daily basis. Peter, Michael Bolton, and Samir voice their anger, complaints and hassles from their job during lunch. While at lunch he meets the lovely Jennifer Anniston at a TGIF type of restaurant during his lunch break. The company hires the 2 Bobs which weed out the dead wood within the office. Many are let go. Bob Slydell (John C. McGinley) comes upon Peter's file and meet with him. Peter tells it like it is even without thinking he could be fired. The Bobs love him and even tell Lumbergh to promote him.
   
   All in all Peter, Michael Bolton, and Samir, who all are fed up with the company, cook up a scheme to embezzle company funds and pocket it; to get even. Will they have the last word? Will there scheme work?
   
   Mike Judge creates this laugh a minute outake of office life. Decent extras but all in all, this is a funny movie that definitely is for anyone who has experienced the Monday blues and/or enjoys comedies.



3. If you are a fan of the Dilbert cartoon strip, you will enjoy this parody of the workplace. The Special Edition version includes extra scenes not seen in the original release and helps to pull the entire story together.
   
   When you view this, remind yourself that you are not at the office.



4. No DVD collection is complete without Office Space. It's a classic. My friends and I are always making references to this movie. Red stapler, that's my red stapler. Yeeeeeah, I'm gonna need you to put the cover sheet with the TPS reports. Great movie!



5. A must have! This DVD is great and arrived in great condition/new. If you've ever had a job you hated you can surely enjoy this comedy! As always, arrived in a timely manner thanks to Amazon!

5 comments about Iron Monkey.

1. I love this DVD. When this movie debuted in American Theatres, I noticed that several scenes were left out (people here probably figured that they were too violent and probably would have garnered an 'R' rating - thus shutting out many potential patrons). Get this "Chinese" version and enjoy this action flick "uncut!" Five stars...



2. I like this movie more than Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
   Don't get me wrong. CTHD was awesome! But this movie made me feel like I was 10 years old again all crouched down in my seat at the matinée.
   Funny, action, great costumes and Chinese delicacies (morals).
   Great job on this one!!!!



3. I've been a Kung-Fu fan for 40 years and its my opinion that this is one of the most exciting genre movies to date, also most people don't know that the part played by the little boy is actually a girl.



4. I buy a copy for every friend who says they like Martial Arts movies - and they are always blown away by this movie! This was the movie that set the stage for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. If you liked Tiger/Dragon you will love Iron Monkey!



5. I rented this DVD edition in a local videostore years ago, thrilled after years of viewing this action and martial arts masterpiece on VHS. My final option in buying a worthy DVD edition is the one i own, posted right behind this one in the DVD edition list for this 1993 awesome classic. Unfortunately, this version is the only one available for now, in this store.
   
   If you knew about this movie because of its reputation of being the best, most entertaining kung fu flick, with the most outstanding staged fights and choreografies ever filmed, i have a recomendation for you, future fan of this incredible masterpiece in action and martial arts: Rent this edition so you can meet with this awesome experience, and if you like what you are watching, go to a Martial arts DVD store, online or not, to get the edition i own. I take full responsability. But only if you like martial arts classics in their original full lenght uncut versions, with the original music score, both mandarin and cantonese languages, and more extra material about the movie instead of just trailers. For me at least, these great classics must be seen in their original versions, the ones that reflect the original feeling and the director's real intention. But you might know what happened to this martial arts DVD industry and specially Yuen Woo Ping films, after the international success of "crouching tiger, hidden dragon". This Edition is just another example.
   
   Trust me, i will never forgive myself for giving this movie 3 stars, DVD edition or not. The movie is 4,5 at least. The characters are powerful with individual perfect fighting styles, the story is entertaining as it can be, the rapid-fire action is intense, the coreographies are out of this word... It's just too much! Watch out for the "Monk" with the buddist palm, the female assasin with the "eagle" style, The iron "monkey" with...you know. Donnie Yen is an athlete, no doubt. And master coreographer and art director Yuen Woo Ping, brings his best production since his all-time kung fu classic, "Drunken Master".
   
   My sincere recomendation for you guys! Good luck finding a good DVD edition of this classic, it's worth the effort.