Movie Review: Ip Man 2

Date: 10 May 2010
Time: 9:30pm
Location: Balestier Shaw
Kaki: Youngest Bro
Rating: 4 stars
Language: Chinese (with English Subtitles)

Synopsis:
Ip Man arrives in Hong Kong and tries to propagate Wing Chun in the region. He faces rivalry from the local master of Hung Ga, Hung Jan Nam. After a few encounters with each other, Hung begins to respect Ip's existence. One day Hung is beaten to death by an English boxer during a duel. In order to protect the dignity of Chinese martial arts, Ip challenges him.

Review:
And one of my recent favourite Chinese Kung Fu flick gets a part 2... and rightly so after the first box office success. It does seem that of late, golden boy Donnie Yen can do no wrong.

The weirdest part for me? Having an 'ang moh' sit next to me while I was watching it. Hey... I fully admit that I am racist sometimes... but having an ang moh sit next to me while I am watching a movie that shows them repressing the Chinese, bullying us, and being portrayed as absolute assholes and bastards... I wonder how these three guys were feeling.

Anyhow, this is a movie that is NOT MADE FOR HOLLYWOOD! Just for that, I feel like giving it a 5 out of 5. Hehehe... Excellent excellent kungfu fighting, I wish they didn't run it by so fast so I can look at the moves slowly, but hey, I fully understand the need for pacing.

IF you are asian... please watch it! IF you are not and you are caucasion, watch only if you are really into kung fu, else you may be cringing away, just like the way us Chinese cringe when we watch shows where Chinese are all stereotyped... :)