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Mad Monkey Kung Fu

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A martial artist seeks revenge on those who assaulted the elderly master who taught him a specialized form of kung fu.

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Ed Travis Cinapse Mad Monkey Kung Fu has a wacky title, but is more of a tragic tale that ends up being tonally incongruous. Jul 7, 2023 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d this is an OK kung fu but not the best ive seen Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/19 Full Review Audience Member I adore this flick. Great comedy and fight sequences. Love the textbook revenge story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm kind of a sucker for marital arts films that feature comic kung-fu styles like "Drunken Master," which director Chia-Liang Liu (who I always think of as Lau Kar Leung) also directed. However, despite solid production values and some clever fight sequences, the lead actors in the film, one of them being Lau Kar Leung, just aren't as funny or as charismatic as Jackie Chan and the comedy often comes off more annoying than funny; kind of like my reaction to most Jim Carrey films. Still, the fight sequences are done well enough to make this film worth checking out for fans of the genre. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A master of monkey-style kung fu is framed and blackmailed by an evil dude. His sister becomes an indentured servant and his hands are crippled in payment for his supposed crimes. Years later, he's a street performer with a trained monkey. He befriends a petty thief named "Monkey" ... who acts like a monkey. They run afoul of crooked tax collectors, and he trains Monkey in monkey-style kung fu. Naturally, the man behind the tax collectors is the man who framed him. The film kind of drags in the middle, but starts and finishes with bravura comedic kung fu sequences. Well worth a watch for Shaw Brothers fans. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member 77% Was there a connection between the gay jokes and monkey style? I don't knoow. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Having lost the great Liu Chia-liang 2 weeks ago, I felt bad about still having this one on my shelf and never having watched it. Many said it was one of his best, and at the very least they were right. It might even be THE best film he's ever made. The Monkey Fist fighting style is crazy and hilarious and unlike anything out there. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A martial artist seeks revenge on those who assaulted the elderly master who taught him a specialized form of kung fu.
Director
Chia-Liang Liu
Production Co
Shaw Brothers
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2016
Runtime
1h 31m
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