The Monkey King 3

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The Monkey King 3

2018

1h 56m

Fantasy

Adventure

Action

Romance

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The Monkey King and his traveling companions must find a way to escape from the clutches of a queen who rules an all-female kingdom. They soon land in even deeper trouble when their shenanigans anger the mighty River God.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

"The Monkey King 3" is more about eye-popping spectacle than narrative sweep, but it's generous with images that make audiences go, "Oooh!"

Feb 15, 2018

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Elizabeth Kerr

The Hollywood Reporter

Cheang does his able best to balance a love story with the heightened fantasy action expected of the previous two films, and after a rocky start he largely succeeds.

Feb 15, 2018

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Mark Jenkins

Washington Post

Much of "The Monkey King 3" is devoted to philosophical musing and romantic mooning, the latter cued to a drippy ballad.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 15, 2018

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

While the CGI effects may strain a little from time to time, the story and the characters are appealing and enormously entertaining.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 17, 2021

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Edmund Lee

South China Morning Post

Having eschewed the usual depictions of Wukong causing supernatural mayhem, The Monkey King 3 stands or falls on its musings about love in all its forms - and they're largely unsatisfying.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 19, 2018

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

A chore to sit through.

Feb 16, 2018

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Wow this was so bad.like laughably bad. Also a lot of absolute cringe moments in this one (like really wow).What in the world were they thinking. The pacing is the absolute worst part of it though. It went on forever definitely not worth the watch.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Brilliant effects, beautiful eye candy, costumes, humor, and fun-loving silliness. There are some slower moments but the juicy bits more than make up for up. I don't get what caused the low ratings. Some parts of this movie are very funny. Maybe the deeper moments when spirituality conflicted with romance turned some people off? I watched it 3 times to cheer myself up after seeing 1 and 2. Cannot wait for 4,5,6. (please bring back Gong Li and Chow Yun Fat)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Amazing cast, but what a waste of a good subplot which turned into a movie. No kiss scenes, one-sided love story-line, and we rarely get to see Wukong shine.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Honestly? I'm flummoxed that the movie franchise has made it this far. It was indubitably the most egregious squandering of my time. Ever.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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the movie has? steered away from the essence of the novel. I find myself unIMPRESSED WITH THE LACK OF CREATIVITY THAT WAS PUT INTO THIS MOVIE. cHILDREN ARE NOT SUITABLE TO WATCH IT.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Professional critics appear to be obviously backlashing politically via a popular boring trend involving certain cultures etc! This movie is a popcorn ?? blast! The Black Panther would find his himself in deep trouble if he had to battle against THE AWESOME MONKEY KING too much fun here! Nuff said!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

The Monkey King and his traveling companions must find a way to escape from the clutches of a queen who rules an all-female kingdom. They soon land in even deeper trouble when their shenanigans anger the mighty River God.

Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
Distributor: Well Go USA
Production Co: Filmko Films
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Romance
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2018
Runtime: 1h 56m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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