![]() ![]() That seems to be the least of Ip Man’s problems though as a western boxer known as The Twister (Darren Shahlavi) comes to Hong Kong to prove that the British are more superior than the Chinese in every way. His pupils cross paths with the pupils of Hung Chun-nam (Sammo Hung) where Hung claims that Ip Man doesn’t have the right to call himself a martial arts master or teach it until he proves himself. Ip Man opens his martial arts school to teach Wing Chun and eventually gets a handful of pupils after a rocky start. Unfortunately, Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the British and most have to resort to paying them off in order to keep their businesses. The desire for a sequel was extremely high and, for the most part, the sequel doesn’t disappoint.ĭonnie Yen returns as Ip Man and after fleeing his hometown of Foshan, China, has finally arrived in Hong Kong. The only flaws the film seemed to have was that it eventually had to end and left the audience wanting more especially the way the film ended. It had an intriguing storyline and a fantastic cast to compliment its jaw dropping action sequences. A good storyline and exceptional acting are usually just a bonus. If you’re a fan of martial arts films, you see these types of films for the action scenes. ![]() Either that or the storyline is usually fairly simple or borderline atrocious while the fighting scenes are spectacular. It probably hits its target overseas audience well, but the difference in culture probably has something to do with how American audiences don’t appreciate those bits as much. Similar films usually throw in those silly bits of humor that come off as lame rather than actually being humorous. ![]() Ip Man is still the only martial arts film I’ve ever given a perfect score. ![]()
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