Iron Monkey (1993)

Review: Iron Monkey (1993)

Director: Yuen Woo-ping

Cast: Yu Rongguang, Donnie Yen, Jean Wang, Angie Tsang Sze-Man, Yen Shi-Kwan,

Yu Rongguang
Yu Rongguang
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen
Jean Wang
Jean Wang
Angie Tsang Sze-Man
Angie Tsang Sze-Man
Yen Shi-Kwan
Yen Shi-Kwan

Plot: Iron Monkey is a Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood. Corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit. The arrival of an evil Shaolin monk, brings the physician and Iron Monkey together to battle the corrupt government.

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Brief comments, part two

Brief comments, part two

More brief notes on recent random viewing choices; another mixed bag of classic fantasy, generic thrillers, dramas drawn form real life, spectacular martial arts and gritty war action, and a scattershot, off-the-wall satire by “the […]

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