The Legend is Born - Ip Man

Don't be fooled by no Donnie Yen in this film, The Legend is Born - Ip Man is a great Wing Chun movie! The movie's star, Dennis To, is an actual Wing Chun practitioner unlike Donnie. With Sammo Hung as the action director the fight scenes are none other than amazing!

The Legend is Born - Ip Man shows why Ip Man was a legend and how he learned Wing Chun. You can tell that the objective was to make the action even better than the first Ip Man movie.


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Here is a portion of a review from twitchfilm.com:

Thanks in large part to the success of the Wilson Yip/Donnie Yen films, this prequel makes its way to the screen, helmed by prolific schlockmeister Herman Yau and with the full blessing of Ip Man's own son, Ip Chun, who also makes a memorable appearance as one of the wing chun master's mentors.

Beginning in 1905 the film charts Ip Man's (To Yu Hang) formative years as he enrolls in Master Wah Shun's (Sammo Hung) wing chun academy, along with his adopted brother Tin Chi (Fan Siu Wong). There they meet Mei Wai (first played by CJ7's Xu Jiao, then later by Rose Chan) and the three form a tumultuous love triangle that over time will see Mei Wai's love for Ip Man go largely unrequited while she is wooed by Tin Chi. After an all too brief cameo, Sammo's character dies, and the school is taken over by Brother Chung So (Yuen Biao), who is eager to preserve the purity of authentic wing chun. He despairs when Ip Man returns to Foshan from Hong Kong (where he encounters a sub-Twister moronically racist expat) displaying all-new moves acquired by an elderly but highly proficient herbalist named Leung Bik (the 86-year-old Ip Chun, who also serves as a consultant on the film).

As the Japanese slowly encroach on the daily lives of our heroes, Ip Man also begins his relationship with Wing Shing (Huang Yi), daughter of Foshan's deputy mayor (Lam Suet) and the plot evenly divides its time between romance, historical pre-war drama and martial arts action. There are plenty of opportunities for the numerous supporting actors to show off their skills and Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Fan Siu Wong, Ip Chun and even Bernice Liu (as a Japanese heavy) all get their moment in the spotlight - with Ip Chun's pharmacy sparring match emerging as a personal favorite.

While Yau's film may lack the lavish production values of Wilson Yip's "official" Ip Man films, it does a fairly decent job of emulating a similar mood and aesthetic throughout. ...nobody jars or feels out of place and their genuine martial arts proficiency more than makes up for the lack of thespian showmanship. ...Herman Yau delivers a far more competent slice of fight-infused drama than was expected...

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Don't be fooled by no Donnie Yen in this film, The Legend is Born - Ip Man is a great Wing Chun movie! The movie's star, Dennis To, is an actual Wing Chun practitioner unlike Donnie. With Sammo Hung as the action director the fight scenes are none other than amazing! The Legend is Born - Ip Man shows why Ip Man was a legend and how he learned Wing Chun. You can tell that the objective was to make the action even better than the first Ip Man movie. The Legend is Born Ip Man Trailer Here is a portion of a review from twitchfilm.com: Thanks in large part to the success of the Wilson Yip/Donnie Yen films, this prequel makes its way to the screen, helmed by prolific schlockmeister Herman Yau and with the full blessing of Ip Man's own son, Ip Chun, who also makes a memorable appearance as one of the wing chun master's mentors. Beginning in 1905 the film charts Ip Man's (To Yu Hang) formative years as he enrolls in Master Wah Shun's (Sammo Hung) wing chun academy, along with his adopted brother Tin Chi (Fan Siu Wong). There they meet Mei Wai (first played by CJ7's Xu Jiao, then later by Rose Chan) and the three form a tumultuous love triangle that over time will see Mei Wai's love for Ip Man go largely unrequited while she is wooed by Tin Chi. After an all too brief cameo, Sammo's character dies, and the school is taken over by Brother Chung So (Yuen Biao), who is eager to preserve the purity of authentic wing chun. He despairs when Ip Man returns to Foshan from Hong Kong (where he encounters a sub-Twister moronically racist expat) displaying all-new moves acquired by an elderly but highly proficient herbalist named Leung Bik (the 86-year-old Ip Chun, who also serves as a consultant on the film). As the Japanese slowly encroach on the daily lives of our heroes, Ip Man also begins his relationship with Wing Shing (Huang Yi), daughter of Foshan's deputy mayor (Lam Suet) and the plot evenly divides its time between romance, historical pre-war drama and martial arts action. There are plenty of opportunities for the numerous supporting actors to show off their skills and Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Fan Siu Wong, Ip Chun and even Bernice Liu (as a Japanese heavy) all get their moment in the spotlight - with Ip Chun's pharmacy sparring match emerging as a personal favorite. While Yau's film may lack the lavish production values of Wilson Yip's "official" Ip Man films, it does a fairly decent job of emulating a similar mood and aesthetic throughout. ...nobody jars or feels out of place and their genuine martial arts proficiency more than makes up for the lack of thespian showmanship. ...Herman Yau delivers a far more competent slice of fight-infused drama than was expected... Share © The Dragon Institute | 34241 Pacific Coast Highway #105 | Dana Point, CA 92673 | ockungfu.com