The Ip Man Trilogy [DVD]

What is there not to like in this IP Man trilogy, next to nothing, it is all good. From the first brilliant film set at the time of the Japanese invasion which introduces the IP man character to us, a matchless Wing Chun master, packed with superb fights, 1 on 1 or Donny Yen tackling 10 Japanese Karate Practitioners, the action directed by the legend Sammo Hung is magnificient. Chinese films have a soulful nature to them that Western films almost never have, so it softens the brutal fights with IP man being magnanimous in victory, showing the fundamental benevolent nature of his martial art.The second film takes the action to Hong Kong where IP man takes on a rival master played by Sammo Hung in a bar table fight that is simply mind blowing. The martial arts choreography by Yuen Woo Ping is First Class, fight after fight takes your breath away, and the end fight with the late Darren Shahlavi as Twister is another classic, Western boxing vs Wing Chun. Also he played Kano in Mortal Kombat.The third film moves the action onto 1950's Hong Kong where IP man tackles Mike Tyson, among others, in a fight that showcases the power of Tyson's fast fists. The tragic death of his wife to cancer is sensitivily handled with a soulful quality. The elevator fight vs a Mua Tai fighter is awesome and the end fight where Wing Chun vs Wing Chun showcases weapons fighting with poles and double blades and finally hand to hand combat. Even Beardy, Bryan Leung Kar-yan, from the Classic Thundering Mantis, where he literally consumes his enemy!, is here, so fans of his work can relish him once again.As a trilogy there is so much to enjoy here with the extras including interviews with Donny Yen and other actors being very interesting. It has 4 audio tracks - english stereo and 5.1, and Cantonese stereo and 5.1, and english subtitles. For £10 this is a must have addition to your Martial Arts collection, brilliant stuff, love it :-)

If only Ip Man taught PE at my school I would have become a decent human being instead of a mini egg obsessive bad horror movie enthusiast I would have fought for Britains independence, been respected by local people in markets had a beautiful home, wife, cute kid that interrupts my discussions/fights and taught future movie stars the art of fighting without fighting. Great trilogy Donnie Yen excels both physically and mentally with subtle acting and quite emotional scenes of a man who loves his art but hates violence. When he fights for the honor of the Chinese people against the Japanese occupation he fights many Karate experts but when he demolishes them so they wont fight for a few months or ever again (broken arms and legs) you see a look in his eyes he hates having to do this its not why he trains he is not this person but while you love his skill and justice you feel sympathy for his plight. Great movies recommended to all.

Much like other comments and reviews, I have to point out that, the product description clearly states that the language is ENGLISH, in the overall sense, when in fact the first two movies are in Cantonese, with English subtitles, with the third film being the only one with an actual English Dub.Well despite the above, I am glad I watched the movies, I was tempted to try and send them back, but the films are SO good, the subtitles in the first two movies are easy to follow and don't trail off too much, the stories are really good, very engaging, with good acting, but lets talk about the fight scenes, Donnie Yen is awesome, the fight scenes are totally crazy, in a good way, show casing great martial arts skills and great filming of the scenes.Again the only negative was the language options but if you like martial arts movies,and you are ok with subtitles definitely worth a buy.

Brilliant

Ip man 1,2,3 in a great blu-ray set box. If you like martial arts movies or just movies in general, this is the box set for you. Only movies I can think of in terms of comparison is the great Raid movies, which you should also check out asap if you haven't already.

Tremendous films if you are into martial arts. No Oscars here but you can't wait for the next film once finished watching one. Roll on number 4.Fast service from MadeAgainGills, recommend using anytime with great prices.

This is an absolutely brilliant trilogy. After viewing the first movie I had to watch the second, and likewise the third. Each movie kept me thouroughly entertained. The stories behind each movie are magnificent. I would highly recommend this trilogy to any fan of Kung fu movies.

Bought this as 2 and 3 already owned but it made sense to by 3 and the set for the price. Lent it to my brother and he hasn't returned it not that I'm scared or anything, just being a bit cautious as he's probably watched it more times than me now and he might be quite handy.

Excellente trilogie sur la vie d'un grand homme, joué par un grand acteur.La mise en scène est bourrée d'idées sur le traitement des ralentis et des différents styles d'arts martiaux.La culture Chinoise ET Japonaise sont traitées avec grand respect, ce sont les personnages qui sont très humains ou très inhumains.Les amateurs d'arts martiaux seront servis !

Attenzione!! Ha solo sottotitoli in inglese, ma l'audio è soli in cantone! !!!! Sulla descrizione invece è indicato in lingua inglese. Non è corretto

Upset, because after all the money I spent in my purchase, I carnt play it on any DVD player, why do you sell over sea,s then?

faltan opciones mas amplias de idiomas, sólo se puede escuchar en chino o ingles.Pero el precio era sumamente atractivo al ser tres films.