The Monkey King 2 (2016)
- Original title
- 西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精
- Directed by
- Soi Cheang
- Genre
- fantasy film, action film, martial arts film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 114 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 Monkey King tangles with a powerful demoness who tricks a king and his people. The monk and his protectors must see through her deceptions.
epicaction-packedmythicallightheartedadventurousfantastical
What happens
The Monkey King 2 (Chinese: 西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精) is a 2016 action fantasy film based on the classic 16th-century novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was shot in 3D and is a sequel to the 2014 box office hit The Monkey King with Soi Cheang returning as director and Sammo Hung as action director, who replaces Donnie Yen's role from the previous franchise. The film stars Aaron Kwok, who portrayed the main antagonist in the previous franchise, as the film's titular protagonist, who also replaces Yen from the previous franchise. Other cast for the film included Feng Shaofeng, Xiao Shenyang, Him Law, Fei Xiang, Kelly Chen, and Gong Li. The film was released in the United States on 5 February 2016, in Hong Kong on 6 February and in China on 8 February 2016 during the Chinese New Year period. Received mixed to positive reviews from critics, a sequel, The Monkey King 3, was released in China during the Chinese New Year period in 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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