Ip Man

Rating: PG
Genre: Action, Drama
Language: Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles
Director: Wilson Yip
Main Cast: Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam, Fan Siu Wong, Lam Ka Tung, Wong You Nam
Runtime: 108mins

Official Website: http://www.ipman-movie.com

The movie is adapted from the life story of Ip Man, the grand master of the Wing Chun style of Kung Fu and Sifu (master) of legendary Kung Fu superstar Bruce Lee. Ip Man - martial art’s unyielding follower, whole-heartedly devotee to the free learning of Wushu. The fight to be top between the Wushu schools in the southern and northern regions of China did not stop him from goodwill matches with other practitioners. Nationalistic bad feelings and racial hatred did not lessen his respect for Japanese Kung Fu warriors. In a great era of hate and tragedies, Ip focused only on Wushu. His enthusiasm for martial arts saw led to devastating street fights with various elite practitioners. To this date, neither movies nor publications about Ip Man exist. This movie is the first important record of the master’s life. Ip’s persistent devotion to Wing Chun is a classic example of the love and respect for Wushu and the freedom and spirit it represents.


Go watch the Ip Man - It's nice! It's not the usual serious fighting show that you'd expected. The funny characters and silly conversations did bring the audience to the lighter side of the film. DC likes it, my bro likes it and even my father-in-law likes it. :)

Halfway into the show, there was an interruption. At 6:30pm, the cinema screen suddenly went blank and classical music played in the background. This lasted for about 5 minutes. After the show ended, the manager came into the threatre, apologised and offered us a complimentary ticket each valid for 1 month. We are only required to show them our ticket stub. The whole threatre cheered! Yeah, free tickets, why not? This is not the first time this happened to us... Why didn't the XX company done the same previously?