Iron Monkey

1993 [CANTONESE]

Action / Crime / Drama

48
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 86% · 95 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 17995 18K

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Plot summary

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

Director

Woo-Ping Yuen Photo
Woo-Ping Yuen

Top cast

Donnie Yen Photo
Donnie Yen as Wong Kei-Ying
Joe Ochman Photo
Joe Ochman as Governor Cheng
Bob Papenbrook Photo
Bob Papenbrook as Chief Fox
Dion Lam Photo
Dion Lam as Constable
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
764.38 MB
1280*682
Cantonese 2.0
NR
Subtitles cn  
23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 6
1.44 GB
1920*1024
Cantonese 2.0
NR
Subtitles cn  
23.976 fps
1 hr 25 min
Seeds 40

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by briancham1994 7 / 10

Great martial arts drama

This film has everything you'd want in a good martial arts film - characters, story, setting and of course, martial arts. The comparison to Robin Hood is apt as it centres on vigilante justice.
Reviewed by henry-girling 8 / 10

Splendid

Films like this I can watch again and again, unlike an over inflated Hollywood blockbuster. There is a continuing trend for far eastern film makers to work in the west, like Jet Li, Tsui Hark and Yuen Woo Ping but their best work was done in Hong Kong and China. This film is a good example.With gorgeous photography, lively martial arts and a great cast this can't help pleasing. Yu Rong Guang is relaxed and charming as Dr Yang and Jean Wang as Orchid Ho is sublime and spirited. Donnie Yen brings his usual intensity to contrast with the other two. It is that ancient story of the mysterious hero robbing the rich and giving to the poor but the plot keeps one interested while the action goes on.My favourite scene is not a martial one but when a sheaf of papers is blown about and Dr Yang and Orchid collect the sheets up. It is a short scene but full of grace and beauty and quiet humour, a million miles away from Hollywood. Nothing in 'Matrix Reloaded' sticks in my mind like that scene.A splendid film!
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