Yip Man 3 (2015)

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   ynrozturk

   I'm quite torn about this movie. Even though I enjoyed it for the fight choreography, the story left a lot to be desired, and frankly left me disappointed. Both the story and characters are extremely inconsistent.
   
   

   Why was Bruce Lee even in the film? It's not like his character actually did anything. Was he just bait that they used in the trailer so that people would see the film? Seems like it. Same can be said about Mike Tyson. There are a few scenes involving him, but what happened to the whole business with the school and everything?

   
   
   Overall it's worth seeing if you have like an hour and a half to spare, but don't expect much. 8 years 2 months ago
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   chunkylefunga

   The fighting is good and better than 2 where they added matrix style nonsense; it's back to basics and looking good.
   
   The storyline however is pretty average and doesn't captivate at all. 8 years 1 month ago
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   Siskoid

   Donnie Yen reprises the role of Bruce Lee's mentor in Ip Man 3, a very satisfying sequel that returns the franchise to its roots in more grounded martial arts choreography after the more wiry second film, and this despite making use of Yuen Woo-Ping who is best known for wired wuxia. In this one, Ip Man tries to defend a school besieged by thugs on behalf of a land developer played by Mike Tyson. Limited acting there, but he's used sparingly, and their fight is awesome. And then there seems to be a fourth act added to this three-act story, which bothered me at first, but given it leads to another great martial arts sequence and has very strong emotional content, I think it has its place. Because plot mechanics aside, this one's about what's important to Ip Man beyond the martial world, and how martial arts philosophy informs that. In the changing Hong Kong of 1959, he is an old-fashioned master in a world of would-be movie stars, moneyed street fighters, and media whores. Just don't go after his family, and therein lies the core of the film, with a pleasantly expanded role for Lynn Hung as his wife. So between its emotional resonance and the superlative fighting sequences, I have to say this was on par with the classic original. 5 years 8 months ago

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