03-31-2014, 11:22 AM
It's implausible to try to divorce Donnie Yen's Monkey King from last year's CNY blockbuster, Chow's JTTW: Conquering Demons. Both are the creation myths revised and deviated. Both are effects heavy to the point of overwhelming the story. Both have a lot of eye-candy, but little nutritious value. Both capture a bit of Monkey, but miss the mark overall. This one has better fights, but isn't as funny. I'm sure I would enjoy seeing the finale fight in IMAX 3D. I watched it with T, and while we were both amused, neither of us were that satisfied. It was on a Chinatown DVD-9 however, which was blurry, stuttery and had audience noise. The extra 'interview' on this disc was much more clear, and the effects really sparkled. Lots of magic weapon fights - sword included.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse