Interesting as well as exciting Kung Fu movie with violent combats , thrills ,and inevitable ending showdown

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2013)

This luxurious Kung Fu film was marvelously filmed with good production design , colorful cinematography , spectacular combats and breathtaking scenes . The flick displays lots of violence , action filled , thrills and fierce fights . This exciting film deals with 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 ; though not mentioned in the film Grandmaster Yip Man was actually employed as a police officer during the Japanese invasion . Although it's the first film centering around Yip Man, the idea of doing a Yip Man biopic have been conceived for as long as 30 years . Dramatizes the life of Yip Man (1893-1972) in the mid to late 1930s . Foshun is a big city with many martial arts schools . Yip, who practices Wing Chun, is a famous local master . When a rough band comes to the prosperous town , they decide challenge Yip and then he kicks them out . After that , in 1937 Japan invades China and Chinese people suffer the continual racist harassment by the Japanese military . Japanese celebrate hard combats and IP accepts the challenge of a fighter General . The General proceeds to mercilessly crush each of them with a brutal yet efficient barrage of his martial art mastery , showing barely any of the restraint he exhibited in previous engagements . At the end takes place the match between Ip and the General , it is held in public in Foshan's square .
This moving Chop-Socky displays action-packed , thrills , fast-paced and wild fighting images . It is an action-filled and violent film , being filmed in Hong Kong . The picture is full of tumultuous sequences with frenetic action , surprises , fierce combats and groundbreaking struggles . The rousing fights with deadly use of fists , feet and palms , along with such weapons as swords and sticks . Fights , attacks and exciting combats very well staged by expert Sammo Hung , the result is a strong entry for action buffs Amid the glamour and grandeur of the scenarios is developed an intrigue between Chinese-Japanese confrontation . Groundbreaking combats between IP Man and a lot of Japonese soldiers ; furthermore , an overwhelming final duel between Yip Man and a General . Classic as well as impressive Chop-Socky in which wild fighting scenes provide an overwhelming view of Donnie Yen's skills. Donnie Yen was actually slated to play Yip Man in the supposed first biopic that was about to go into production in 1997 . The film would've also featured Stephen Chow playing an adult Bruce Lee . However, only one day of shooting took place before the project was canceled . Actors made their owns stunts ; some of the players got injured and to had to be hospitalized during the shooting , as Hiroyuki Ikeuchi , who played the Japanese general , suffered a mild concussion during filming, after being struck four times during a fight scene.
The motion picture was stunningly directed by Wilson Yip . It is followed by two sequels such as ¨IP Man 2¨ (2010) by Wilson Yip with Donnie Yen as Yip Man , Xiaoming Huang , Wong Shun-Leung , Sammo Hung Kam-Bo , Lynn Hung , Simon Yan and ¨IP Man 3¨ (2013) with Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as Ip Man, Gillian Chung , Jordan Chan and Eric Tsang .