This marks the first film I saw in a theater in 2020.

Set in the 1960s, Ip Man (Donnie Yen) travels to San Francisco to try to find a school for his son. On the way, he encounters Bruce Lee (Kwok-Kwan Chan) who is portrayed here better than in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood and Wan Zong Hua (Yue Wu), the man who is able to give his son a recommendation to get into a top school but is too hesitant.

There is some stunning choreography and a heart-felt story. The story explores different forms of fighting including karate, kung fu, and Wing Chun (an offshoot of kung fu). There were great characters, including Yonah (Vanda Margraf), a Chinese-American who is bullied at school.

Vegan alert:
-Fried chicken joint
-Sign that says "Hot dogs 15 cents"

And here I thought "Ip Man 3" felt digressive and soap opera-like! "The Finale" has its predecessor beat in that regard—for one thing, there's a subplot about a bullied cheerleader—but damn if I didn't get a little emotional when Ip Man steps into the ring to defend the honor of kung fu. There's something about this character as personified by Donnie Yen that's become iconic as a protector of the oppressed; it still works even after four films. And then we have Scott Adkins clearly having a blast playing a drill sergeant so over the top, even R. Lee Ermey would tell him to calm down.

What is supposed to be an in your face ‘China is awesome, why would you want to go anywhere else that is not China and even if you do it’s gonna suck and you’ll still be Chinese.  Look even BRUCE Lee went to America and learned China is way more awesome’ propaganda piece, instead turns into an in your face outsiders view of Trump’s America.  Just a few years ago we’d be able to laugh at how over the top the racist white people in this movie are and now we can just frown and say ‘Yeah... they pretty much nailed it...”

Mandarin Motion Pictures. Cinema
2.35:1
Color + Monochrome 
Codex
15

Ip Man 4 is a more profound and dramatic turn in this franchise and a film that perfectly echoes the ludicrous flair of 1970s martial arts features with joy. It probably finds just the right balance between the titular character and Bruce Lee, but it's hard not to grasp on the drips given considering Hollywoods recent appropriation of the philosophical character.

70

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Racist white people be like “this is my black panther 😍” but for real the racism is off the charts here. Felt like I was back in a Modern Warfare 2 Xbox chat lobby. Pretty sure this film is going to set race relations between America and China back 50 years. The fights manage to get better with each Ip Man movie and this is no exception. They keep crawling closer into magical realism and every punch sounds like they added a movie trailer swish hit but it's the hypest shit ever. Scott Adkins gets two great fights and a ton of hammy acting. I’m glad I got to end 2019 on a high note because this year has been terrible for action.

The fight between Donnie Yen and Scott Adkins is something I've wanted to see for a really long time. Although the fight scenes were great, the story seemed to drift at times.
Overall 7.5/10

Biases since I loved the series, but they covered issues well know back then fairly accurately. They even had the Chinese sphere of influence down too.

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-หญ้าที่บ้านคนอื่นไม่เขียวเท่าบ้านเรา “อาจารย์ยิปมัน”
-จงเชื่อมั่นไม่ว่าอยู่ที่ไหน “อาจารย์ยิกมัน”

Basically just Ip Man 2 that focuses more on racism. The route it takes delving into racism towards Asian culture is interesting, but it always feels so bare bones and never goes as deep as it should. Donnie Yen continues to be great though and the Yen vs Scott Adkins fight is damn good

A great closure to the Ip Man saga. Finally he can rest.

"Martial arts has been my life. When I see injustice, I have to stand and fight."

Not sure why this movie got such high ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, but it wasn't the best (or even 2nd best) movie in the series. It lacked the classic Ip Man vs. 10 guys battles. Too many one-on-one fights. It WAS cool to see the Bruce Lee role in it along with addressing racism in America though. Still, Ip Man is my boy!

turns out toy story 4 is a lot better when it has kung fu

it does what ipman does with more drama than the previous one overall its an ok film

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