Ip Man Movies and TV

[Xue Sheng139 11]

There have been at least 13 movies, soon to be 14, about Ip Man or inspired by Ip Man

Ip Man Movies

All of which are historically inaccurate and basically works of fiction based around Ip Man.

Two days ago I discovered there was an Ip Man TV show as well: "Ip Man Origins"

I tried to watch it, and I got as far as episode 4 of season one, before I simply couldn't take it any longer. It is fictionalized and HEAVILY dramatized. Basically it is the Chinese version, of an American soap opera, focusing on a guy named Ip Man

Any similarities to the actual Ip Man or his life are purely accidental

 

[Dragonfly62 1]

Which of the Ip Man inspired movies do you recommend?

 

[Xue Sheng139 11]

I have not seen them all, but all of them are pretty much fictional with Ip Man as the main character.

I did like Donnie Yen's Ip Man 1, 2 and 3 but they get mre and more fictional as the go. I was not able to finish 4, I tried but it was way to ridiculous IMO

Spoiler: Ip Man 4 Spoiler Alert

Ip Man never went to America

I liked Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy. but Ip Man (Donnie Yen) was only in it as a flash back. Also I like the movies of the actor who played Master Z, Jin Zhang.

Also liked "Ip Man: The Awakening" But again I like the movies of Miao Xie.

Also I watch them all in Mandarin. There are subtitles, but I do not know if they are all dubbed in English. A few are in Cantonese, not even dubbed in Mandarin.

 

[Same Trick94 45]

Ip Man - The final fight. Starring Anthony Wong Is nice

 

[Xue Sheng139 11]

Ip Man - The final fight. Starring Anthony Wong Is nice

I haven’t see that yet, but i want to. It is my understanding that of all the Ip Man movie, it is closest reality

 

[Same Trick94 45]

I haven’t see that yet, but i want to. It is my understanding that of all the Ip Man movie, it is closest reality

IAnthony Wong is a favorite HK actor of mine, the movie also display nice timely scenery and atmosphere of Hong Kong

 

[Xue Sheng139 11]

IAnthony Wong is a favorite HK actor of mine, the movie also display nice timely scenery and atmosphere of Hong Kong

I too like Anthony Wong. He was in another Donnie Yen movie I liked

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

 

[Same Trick94 45]

I too like Anthony Wong. He was in another Donnie Yen movie I liked

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

That one I haven’t seen, got to look it up

 

[Xue Sheng139 11]

That one I haven’t seen, got to look it up

Since you’re in China, o believe the Chinese title is the same as the translated English title. Which, as you know, is not always the case

精武风云·陈真
Jīng wǔ fēngyún·chénzhēn

 

[Same Trick94 45]

Since you’re in China, o believe the Chinese title is the same as the translated English title. Which, as you know, is not always the case

精武风云·陈真
Jīng wǔ fēngyún·chénzhēn

Thank you, I will look it up on the Chinese tubes.
A couple of years ago one could find almost any movies and tv series(for free) on the Chinese tubes, now not so easy.
Back when I moved to China here was a huge black market of DVD’s, the premiere flicks was out on DVD before they hit the cinemas