Iron Monkey (1993) Movie Review
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- Iron Monkey a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts-action film called directed by famed action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The film was given a wide release in America in 2001 by Miramax Films with the backing of director Quentin Tarantino. It received good reviews in America, where it made $14 million. However, numerous controversial edits and changes were made to the film, as was the frequent practice of the time, to the intense chagrin of Hong Kong cinema fans The film tells a fictionalized account of an episode in the childhood of the Chinese warrior Wong Fei Hung, and his father, Wong Kei Ying (played by Donnie Yen). The film's domestic release was delayed due to producer Tsui Hark's insistence on filming some additional comedic scenes after Yuen had finished the film. According to an interview with Tsui on the Iron Monkey DVD, this delay may have had a negative effect on the film's box office returns. Set during the Qing Dynasty in 19th Century China, widespread government corruption has hit Zeijing Province particularly hard. Repeated environmental disasters and greedy government officials have starved the ordinary townspeople of their money. To aid the common people, a hero has arrived: a thief along the lines of Robin Hood or Zorro, who steals from the government and gives the money to the poor. This masked thief, known as Iron Monkey, is regarded as a hero by the townsfolk and a problem by the government. Officials from the capital are repeatedly fired and replaced for being unable to deal with Iron Monkey. Despite an elaborate trap set for him at the governor's mansion, Iron Monkey, displaying incredible martial arts prowess as he defeats not only the entire militia but the four monk bodyguards of the governor, steals a secret hoard of gold from the governor. The townspeople have much faith in their hero none are worried that new wanted posters for the masked bandit have appeared, and they don't seem to believe that any government official can catch him.
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