Ip Man (Cantonese) 86% A (18SG)

One of the best cantonese action flick I have seen this year. Possible one of the best kungfu movie I have ever seen. The storyboard is well planned, the pace of the movie is just right and there's lots and lots of fist fights, and the casts and the action directors works very well with the camera, bringing out what I like to see in a kungfu movie.. the fast paced but dance-like movements and strength of chinese martial art. Watching Donnie Yen move is like an art itself.

Highly recommended for action lovers. However, dont bring the kids as it's extremely violent. Not that it has a lot of bloodspill but the overall usage of kungfu to fight, kill or cripple is not something you want to instill into our younger generation.

This movie is a biography of Ip Man (pronounced as Yip Mun and Not I.P. Man.... nope, he's definitely not a superhero in IT nor anywhere close to it!). Ip Man is the Kungfu master of the legendary Bruce Lee. With the settings in Foh San, China, the story talks about his life as a modest, kind and highly skillful chinese martial art practisioner of Wing Chun. Being a wealthy man, he doesn't take in any students, even though at that time, everyone with kungfu skill would try to set up a martial art school in Foh San. The Japanese occupation changes everything and he knows that he needs to use his martial art to help keep his family alive. Having seen how Ip Man lived through the hardship of Japanese occupation, I now understand why Bruce Lee's movies always have some elements of fighting off the Japanese.

A good pratriotic movie that touches the heart with friendship and family bonds. The subliminal message that Ip Man wants to bring out is that everyone is in charge of his own destiny. The road ahead may be hard, but it's your own choice on how you want to thread it.

Storyboard: 22 of 25
Cinematography: 22 of 25
Issues Discussed (connection with viewers): 20 of 25
Casting: 22 of 25

Total Score : 86% A