Ip Man 4K UHD
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1930s Foshan was in the mood of enthusiasm for martial arts, many mentors called at the mansion of the renowned Wing Chun master, IP MAN, to challenge for a sparring match behind closed doors, thus IP won easily. IP MAN’s prosperity does not last long. In 1937, the Sino-Japan war broke out, within a year Foshan has fallen. The Japanese army seized IP’s estate, left IP and his family to seek refuge in a derelict house. When food runs out, IP also forsake his dignity to work as a coal miner to keep his family alive. One day, a troop of Japanese soldiers led by General Miura arrives at the coalmine. Miura is crazy about martial arts and uses rice as a reward to tempt the Chinese to contest themselves. IP refuses to be baited, but his fellow mentors have eagerly take up the challenge and hence beaten up by Miura and his soldiers severely and finally lost their lives. IP is furious that they had to risk their life for food provisions. He hastily enters the arena to challenge the Japanese enemies. Even though he is on his own hands, he beats them down one by one until none is left standing. Miura is elated and full of admiration for IP. But IP is very upset especially when Miura rewards him with the bag of bloodstained rice. General Miura can’t forget IP’s masterly skills and places IP on the wanted list. He storms into the mill with his army and looking for IP. It leads IP decides to forsake his own life in exchange for his followers’ freedom, challenge the General to a duel. The approaching army is stopped in its tracks by a towering figure, but the General wants to take the fight to the streets of Foshan and let the Chinese to witness IP’s defeat. In the ring, IP and General Miura have a life-and-death match. Ip Man 4K UHD
Behind every great martial artist lies a teacher. Ip Man, starring Donnie Yen, is the award-winning film adaptation about the life story of Ip Man, grandmaster of Wing Chun and mentor to legendary kung fu superstar Bruce Lee. Set in Fo Shan, China during the Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man vividly brings to life the brutality of the infamous Japanese occupation, where once proud men are forced to fight to the death for a precious bag of rice. Defined by courage and humility, Ip Man, whose fighting skills are revered all over China, rises to the fore front. Upon refusing to teach his martial arts to the invading Japanese soldiers, he is forced to fight for the honor of his country in a series of battles that will culminate in a kill-or-be-killed showdown with Japan’s greatest fighter. Ip Man 4K UHD
Additional information
| MPAA rating : | R (Restricted) |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions : | 7 x 5 x 0.5 inches; 8.32 ounces |
| Director : | Wilson Yip |
| Media Format : | Widescreen, Subtitled |
| Run time : | 1 hour and 47 minutes |
| Release date : | November 29, 2022 |
| Actors : | Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Xiong Dai Lin, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Lam Ka-tung |
| Dubbed: : | English, Spanish |
| Studio : | Well Go Usa |
| ASIN : | B0BCX1JS7C |
| Country of Origin : | USA |
| Number of discs : | 2 |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #1,570 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs |
| Customer Reviews: | (3,600) |
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Wow –
A story of a HERO
10/10 would recommend!
wiredweird –
Great martial arts flick, but a bit more
At one level, this is a fairly ordinary martial arts movie. Mangy-looking bad guys move in on a town of peace-loving martial art masters and their schools. The peace-lovingest master of all, Master Ip, whups him handily and sends him packing, after a neatly choreographed duel. (The best part, for my taste, came when his small son tricycled into the mayhem to pass the message that Mom wants the fight over before they break the rest of the furniture.)This takes place in the 1930s, though, just before the outbreak of WWII. It’s easy for Americans to forget the Sino-Japanese front of that war, which brutalized large swaths of the Chinese countryside. Master Ip’s village falls, invaders commandeer his property and, like everyone else, his family falls into poverty under the invader’s boot-heel. Master Ip takes the honorable route, finding what labor he can to support his family – a drop in social status that he takes with good grace, since he shares it with everyone else.The general of the occupying forces starts a vicious series of fights, using Asian martial arts but with a gladiatorial feel to the ‘entertainments’. These culminate in a faceoff between Ip and that general, with the result you’d expect – and with a disproportionate effect on the morale of the occupied Chinese.As a plot mechanism, the lone defender of civil and family values stands as well in this movie as in scores of others before and since. This has special resonance, though, because of the historical background created by WWII, a legacy that survives even today in resentment at the atrocities committed back then. Perhaps the plot never excels (though some of the fight scenes do), but the historical setting taps into some very deep feelings.- wiredweird
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DZ –
Thanks a million Amazon!
I originally rented this movie from a red box having heard that it had the kind of action I might be interested in. The character IP Man played by Donnie Yen was amazing! His calm attitude and his fighting style was spectacular! The story was pretty good. The only thing I did not like so much was that sometimes when the Japanese people talked it didn’t give out subtitles. But the overall dubbing was great! Doesn’t seem like it was dubbed because of how nicely the voices matched up with the characters’ mouths. Once I finished the movie I automatically had to go out and get it! I went out onto the web and found Amazon had a great price for this dvd. (Don’t ever buy dvd’s from ebay even though you see a lower price!!–They’re usually copyright infringed which also means that the quality sucks! When my Amazon dvd of IP Man came I was surprised to see how perfect the overall package was! Very satisfied!! Best martial arts movie in my collection!!
One person found this helpful
Vincent Pardo –
Awesome Movie!
A lot of us have never really heard of Master IP until this movie came out. This is one of the best true to life martial arts movie ever made.Started from the time before World War II. Before the Japanese invasion there was Master IP. He was a well known good martial arts fighter and a good man who loved to help his people in need. Although he never had a martial arts school people knew how good he was and he was the best at it. He was modest to the core a really nice guy that cared for his family and respected his wife fully.In china in the old times in order for a master to start a school for martial arts they had to fight the best to make their name known so students will sign up at their school.if the masters wanted to make a name for themself they had to fight the best. And in master IPs town he was the best so they had to test him if they could really defeat his style. In order for IP not to embarrass the losers he always asked them to fight inside his home so no one can find out who won or lost or how bad the oponent can get beatten.then the Japanese invasion came. You will have to watch the movie and then you’ll know how it used to be in China when they were invaded in WW II.
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thepete8 –
Donnie Yen gives an awesome performance
Ip Man is a ‘biopic’ but – from the little I have read – it’s probably only loosely based on its subject’s actual life. Played by Donnie Yen (also seen in Seven Swords), Ip Man is a supremely talented martial artist who lives peacefully in Fo Shan, a place renowned for its martial artists. The Japanese invasion of China during WWII destroys his idyllic existence. Master Ip and everyone around him are suddenly poor and life becomes a brutal struggle for existence. In the movie, the former Fo Shan masters have to resort to going to a ‘fight club’ in order to earn bags of rice to stay alive. The film does a very good job of conveying the harsh existence of the time.In the title role, Donnie Yen’s serene presence works very well. I’ve noticed in all of his films that he has this calm but powerful vibe emanating from him. It makes him a great choice to play a martial arts master. However, he is also able to convey deep emotion just by very subtle things he does with his face or posture. For instance, when he smiles, it’s so rare that it takes on major importance. When he calls the translator Li a traitor, there’s a sudden hardness in his face that’s just a shade different from his usual stoicism, but it’s enough and it tells you everything you need to know. I found myself just watching him very closely because of this, and his performance rewarded the attention.Admittedly, the plot of Ip Man is rather thin. There are several characters with arcs of one sort or another, but the movie ends up focused mostly on the horrors of life under the Japanese occupation as opposed to any deep insight into Master Ip or his philosophy (though there is certainly some of that to be found here). One big plus to this was that it left room for a lot of martial arts sequences to be smoothly woven into the story.On the downside the focus on the occupation – especially through the dingy, depressing light in which these scenes are filmed – rendered Ip Man a bit cold and soulless at times. I feel like a good martial arts movie, even one dealing with dark or tragic subjects, should still reflect the spirit of the martial arts (which is not about darkness or post-modern angst). While the movie clearly wants to convey the horrors of occupation, I think it would have been a better move (and more poignant) to rely upon the actors and characters to get this across. For example, the scene where Master Ip confesses to his wife how useless he feels was extremely touching, as was the scene when Yuan opens the mysterious tin box his brother had been searching for. The desperation of the millworkers and that of the bandits who blackmail them was also compelling, but this conflict really didn’t go anywhere specific.Overall, I liked Ip Man and found it very moving, and I guess I’m picking at it because it’s good enough to merit that kind of dissection. Most importantly, the martial arts sequences in Ip Man are very good. Much of the close-in fighting is especially tight and furious (and from what I understand the Wing Chun form is more about fighting at close range). Master Ip and Master Liu (another of the former Fo Shan masters) both had moves that make you want to reach for the rewind button. There was also great work from the actor who played the scruffy challenger from the north. A few less cuts would have enhanced the WOW! factor at times, and there is some unneeded use of wire fu. Not dissing wire fu in total, but the fact is that the best martial arts movies are the ones where you can best see the artists showing their skills with ‘no strings attached’ (that’s why we watch!). So if you have good artists in the movie, it should be used sparingly. That said, Ip Man definitely delivers plenty of good martial arts, as well as a great performance from Donnie Yen and very moving story. Excellent movie!
8 people found this helpful
Mattavious –
Ip Man: Almost Perfect
Donnie Yen blew me away with his performance in this movie. I am a huge fan of Yen’s and although his acting skills in previous movies have never jumped to the top of the list of what I love about him, they are on full display here. For most of us that crave Martial Arts action in movies, we have to lower our expectation of plot and character development, and we know there probably isn’t going to be an award winning dramatic performance by the guy going around kicking people’s you know what. There are a few exceptions to this and Ip Man is without a doubt one of those.I didn’t know much about the real story of Ip Man so I can’t say too much about the historical accuracy of this movie. I can guess that some creative license was taken but in the end I wasn’t watching this looking for a documentary. What we do get is brilliant acting, awesome fight choreography, character development, and a very moving story. This is easily my favorite martial arts movie moving Jet Li’s Fearless into spot #2.
Dina –
Good
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Hwang –
The Birth of A Legend
The movie that propelled Donnie Yen into international stardom and gave birth to a legend is inspired by the true story of Bruce Lee’s mentor and is one of the greatest martial arts movies of all time.The story depicts Ip Man being challenged by a notorious martial artist who had defeated nearly all the martial arts masters in Foshan in tournaments to find a worthy opponent and prove his skill, only to find himself badly defeated by Ip. This gives rise to Ip’s soaring popularity among the people who, slowly but surely, sought him out to be their master and provide them martial arts instruction.It, then, focuses on the growing hardship faced by the Chinese people at the hands of Japanese aggressors who continually engage Chinese martial arts practitioners in matches in return for a sack of rice for every victory over their Japanese opponents, leading to innumerable being seriously injured and some tragic deaths on the part of the Chinese.Unable to withstand the bullying at the hands of the Japanese, Ip Man takes on all of the Japanese martial artists in a match where he easily defeats them, inducing, resultant of this, a desire by the Japanese general to challenge him to a duel. Ip defeats the general in a death blow and gets shot by the general’s henchman.Based on a true story, Ip Man is truly a martial arts action masterpiece to be treasured.
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Krissy. C –
Great Price and Quality!
The case is the standard plastic case and card stock sleeve. This doesn’t come with a digital code but with the Blu-ray! Looked great in 4K. Great cinematic experience! I got this for only 10 bucks ant the time and it was well worth the price. Considering I’ve already seen this one before! Even if you have not watched this before it’s worth buying for a first time viewer!
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K. A. Jones –
One of the Best Martial Art Movies
I got around to finally seeing this and must say I’ve become a big Donnie Yen fan. The movie based on the real life Ip Man was done excellent and the fight scenes were second to none. It was a real treat to hear the various actors nd director for their take on the movie and working with each other.Two of those “behind the scenes’ stood out and made me appreciate the movie even more…Donnie Yen had to learn the Wing Chun style of fighting from scratch.He was so thurough in research, studing and doing the Wing Chun moves that traditional practionist of Wing Chun were so impressed with his demostration in front of them they thought he had been doing it for years. He got all “108” moves done on the Wooden Wing Tsun Dummy right.Second was the actor who protrays the Kung Fu Japaneese General in the movie, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi didn’t know much of actual Martial Art like Kung Fu and Wing Chun. He does hold a Black Belt in JudoI guess I’ll snag Ip Man 2 after seeing this one…well worth it for any martial art movie fan.
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