Well,,, I admit to thinking it was Internet Protocol Man when I saw it listed.....
but it's not that... oh no.... not at all.
Ip Man is about Bruce Lee's mentor, before Bruce was on the scene.
Rural China invaded by the Japanese in war time.
Ip Man, a local Wing Chun martial arts intstructor, so good as to be dazzling. Everyone loves him, all the locals...but not the bad guys. Nope
A few predictable scenes... bad guys come to town etc... all well worth having on this genre of film. Some mild comedy fight scenes... well worth a cold beer to celebrate victory...
and then...
nasty story unfolds... I won't spoil it, but evil Japanese invaders, with their own martial arts as a hobby too.... no food, drudgery of life, oppression, hero needed.....
and it's just 100% fine.
It's so adictive as to be worthy of wearing out the rewind button on the remote... it is screen glue material
I've just bought IP Man 2 on Blu ray for a next installment.
this film is superb and you just MUST see it.
For what it's worth
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220719/ give it 8,1
Frankly... I see it as a 9/10
GOLD


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