Ip Man 2
2011 ‘Yip Man 2’ Directed by Wilson Yip
Synopsis
Legend of the Grandmaster
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan (Sammo Hung). However, when corrupt colonial officials stage a life-or-death contest with formidable British boxer, Twister (Darren Shahlavi), to humiliate the Chinese people, the masters quickly forget their differences. Soon, the eyes of the nation are on the one man capable of securing a victory-Grandmaster Ip Man!
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Not quite as good as it's predecessor but nonetheless ip Man 2 is still one of the better martial arts movies. The story is not as deep or moving as the first movie, but the martial arts moves during fights are still stunning.
Below you can find the link to my review of Ip Man which I consider to be the best martial arts movie ever made portraying martial arts at it's finest.
http://letterboxd.com/navaneethks/film/ip-man/
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COCK, I missed Ip Man yesterday as part of Film4's Action Pack.
Regardless, I decided to catch this and see what all the fuss was about.
Wow. What a rush. For some reason I always confused this with Supercop? Nevermind, I love getting emotionally invested in martial arts films and this arrested me in ways I couldn't imagine. The 'challenge' involving Hong Kong's martial arts masters was particularly engaging. I'm in two minds about the tone of the film, or more specifically the direction away from the action scenes. While the action is a blistering volley of wonderfully shot choreography, the more intimate scenes involving the protagonists wife are less evocative. Ip Man's family story is somewhat sidelined and isn't as satisfying as it could've been. Nevertheless, Ip Man 2 delivers a swift blow to your sense of honour, rallying even those who are most allergic to the genre.
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A silly, synthetic sequel that begins brilliantly, before turning into Rocky IV for reasons unknown. We pick up the story with Ip Man (Donnie Yen) pitching up in Hong Kong, where he establishes a rooftop martial arts school, attracting some rather cocky students. That promising story is dropped rather abruptly upon the arrival of a patently ludicrous English boxer called Twister, who insists on punching out the kung fu masters, and showcasing his loud, uber-confident and preternaturally gung-ho persona. Surely he's an American, then. If he were English, he'd be wearing cricket whites, constantly doubt himself and lose the climactic contest in a penalty shoot-out.The opening 40 is riotously entertaining, peppered with superb action scenes,…
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Packing just as much punch as its predecessor, Ip Man 2 proves to be an equally entertaining installment of the semi-biographical story of the famous martial arts practitioner.
I'm a bit disappointed with myself, as I've been putting this movie off for no good reason, despite liking the first one a lot. However, after watching The Grandmaster, I was in an Yip Man mood. Wilson Yip returns to direct, and Donnie Yen returns to play the titular character.
Set in Hong Kong some time after the events of Ip Man, we see the master of Wing Chun himself trying to set up a new school. He clashes with other masters in the area, but eventually finds himself butting heads with…
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Meister Ip grinst immernoch end sympathisch und kämpft awesome, aber fand die story mit dem Boxer sehr schwach, Teil 1 war da um Welten besser.
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Patronizing, commercial follow up to the original. Would've been 1 star if it wasnt for the great first half (leading up to the grandmasters and the table), the second half made me cringe, hard.
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Not quite as good as it's predecessor but nonetheless ip Man 2 is still one of the better martial arts movies. The story is not as deep or moving as the first movie, but the martial arts moves during fights are still stunning.
Below you can find the link to my review of Ip Man which I consider to be the best martial arts movie ever made portraying martial arts at it's finest.
http://letterboxd.com/navaneethks/film/ip-man/
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Solid ending.
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*A FEW MINOR SPOILERS*
A silly, synthetic sequel that begins brilliantly, before turning into Rocky IV for reasons unknown. We pick up the story with Ip Man (Donnie Yen) pitching up in Hong Kong, where he establishes a rooftop martial arts school, attracting some rather cocky students. That promising story is dropped rather abruptly upon the arrival of a patently ludicrous English boxer called Twister, who insists on punching out the kung fu masters, and showcasing his loud, uber-confident and preternaturally gung-ho persona. Surely he's an American, then. If he were English, he'd be wearing cricket whites, constantly doubt himself and lose the climactic contest in a penalty shoot-out.The opening 40 is riotously entertaining, peppered with superb action scenes,…
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Donnie Yen reprises his role as the Wing Chun master Ip Man. Follows on from the last film he relocates to Hong Kong and sets up his own Kung Fu school. It's slow going since he's not one of the 'gang' of masters that control teaching, headed up by an almost spherical Sammo Hung. Natural he needs to beat them up to set up his school . Add the backdrop of the western control of the area and a eastern/western boxing match set up, Ip Man has a lot on his plate.
Well, I enjoyed the first film quite a bit, the choreography of the martial arts was stunning and it told an interesting story anchored by a really good…
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If you enjoyed the first movie, then you'll probably enjoy this one. The fight scenes are exceptionally well choreographed but as a bio-pic this, like the first one, seriously lacks any sort of depth beyond that. Plus the cartoon villainy of the British in this one makes for good laughs.
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4 1/2 stars for the first half of the film, 2.75 stars for the half that starts with the boxing matches. Really, Sammo Hung on the table was a damn delight.
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I enjoyed it about as much as the first one.
Read my review at...
http://revronmovies.blogspot.com/2013/03/ip-man-2-legend-of-grandmaster.html
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Packing just as much punch as its predecessor, Ip Man 2 proves to be an equally entertaining installment of the semi-biographical story of the famous martial arts practitioner.
I'm a bit disappointed with myself, as I've been putting this movie off for no good reason, despite liking the first one a lot. However, after watching The Grandmaster, I was in an Yip Man mood. Wilson Yip returns to direct, and Donnie Yen returns to play the titular character.
Set in Hong Kong some time after the events of Ip Man, we see the master of Wing Chun himself trying to set up a new school. He clashes with other masters in the area, but eventually finds himself butting heads with…