IP Man (2008)
I've had the trilogy in my collection for ages and have only just gotten around to watching it. What an exciting film! The story is gritty, showing us what happened in Foshan when the Japanese invaded South china during 1935. IP Man having no students ends up fighting kung fu masters from the Japanese army in order to protect his family and home town. I hugely enjoyed this and Donnie Yen is fantastic as the disciplined martial artist who just wants to care for his family - however he can't run away from what he is - a Wing Chun legend who went on to teach the greatest in the world.
9/10
I've had the trilogy in my collection for ages and have only just gotten around to watching it. What an exciting film! The story is gritty, showing us what happened in Foshan when the Japanese invaded South china during 1935. IP Man having no students ends up fighting kung fu masters from the Japanese army in order to protect his family and home town. I hugely enjoyed this and Donnie Yen is fantastic as the disciplined martial artist who just wants to care for his family - however he can't run away from what he is - a Wing Chun legend who went on to teach the greatest in the world.
9/10