The Monkey King (2014)
- Original title
- 西遊記之大鬧天宮
- Directed by
- Soi Cheang
- Genre
- fantasy film, action film, martial arts film, kung fu film
- Country
- Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 238 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film is based on a classic Chinese story about a powerful monkey who rebels against the heavens. It follows his adventures as he fights gods and demons.
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What happens
The Monkey King (also known as The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace) is a 2014 action-fantasy film directed by Soi Cheang and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist Sun Wukong. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, Yen also serves as the film's action director. The film co-stars Donald Chow, Aaron Kwok, Joe Chen and Peter Ho. Production began in Beijing on 18 October 2010 and was filmed in 3D. The plot is based on an episode of Journey to the West, a 16th-century Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en. It was released on 31 January 2014 and received mixed reviews from critics. A sequel, The Monkey King 2, was released in February 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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