Ip Man

The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.

Drama · Action · History · Released on 2008-12-12

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lateen watched this on 2025-12-12

Suffers from the same issue that I talked about in my log for The Night Comes for Us, where the movie is more interested in the spectacle of action rather than the action itself. This movie sort of gets a pass since its not as egregious but also since its more about the drama and history (which happens to not be very interesting). Ip Man doesn’t lose a single fight and isn’t worried about losing at all, so its hard to be invested

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