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Ip Man is adapted from the life story of Ip Man, the grand master of the Wing Chun style of kung fu and sifu (master) of legendary kung fu superstar Bruce Lee. Read more

Starring	Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan
Director	Wilson Yip
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, World Cinema

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- Yip Wai-shunâs biopic about Bruce Leeâs martial arts mentor takes plenty of liberties with the facts but none that... read more on Time Out
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- - Derek Adams
  - Time Out
  - 01 Oct 2009 at 05:56
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  Interesting rendering of wing chun although not correct historically.
  
  I anticipated this to be the usual garden variety kung fu film, yet it transpired to be quite a thoughtful and enticing movie with an adequate insight into YIp ... read more »
  
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  - Suhail Ahmad
  - Leicester, England.
  - 08 Nov 2009 at 19:08
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  Surprisingly somber
  
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  This beautifully-shot kung fu movie has a couple issues - the usual 'my kung fu is stronger than your kung fu' conflict, and the dialogue which is as ... read more »
  
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- - Mareen
  - 6 reviews
  - 23 Jan 2012 at 23:59
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  Back To The Future
  
  By a quirk of fate I happen to have seen the Ip Man films in reverse order (don't ask, just read my other Ip Man reviews). And they have gotten better and ... read more »
  
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- - Rigamortis
  - 54 reviews
  - South London
  - 22 Jan 2012 at 13:58
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  Proper Good AssKickery
  
  So, you're looking for a super Asskicking Kung Fu movie? Well this delivers in spades!
  
  The plot is a tiny bit thicker than one might expect of ... read more »
  
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- - stefield
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 24 Dec 2011 at 01:20
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  kung fu masterpiece
  
  A masterpiece of the genre. Brilliant fight scenes and a good story with good acting, what more could you want, see this film!
  
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  - 08 Dec 2011 at 10:29
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  Donnie Yen is Impressive!
  
  A few people recommended this film (as well as the second instalment) which lead me to rent them both out and I must say that the storyline was engaging and ... read more »
  
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- - PhilSLI
  - 2 reviews
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 13:16
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  Absolutely Fantastic!!!
  
  Wow... What a film..
  
  Sucked me right in just like Rocky did.
  
  If you like Subtitled Martial Arts Films, high quality fight scenes then give... read more »
  
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- - GeoffBarnes
  - 5 reviews
  - 13 Oct 2011 at 14:26
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  Enter the new dragon ...
  
  First time I've seen Ip Man and it won't be the last. It is without doubt the best Kung Fu movie since Enter The Dragon.
  
  Donnie Yen is ... read more »
  
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- - Neilypeel
  - 2 reviews
  - 30 Sep 2011 at 09:30
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  Ip Dip, My Great Film
  
  For many, Bruce Lee was their introduction to the ‘Kung Fu’ genre, I’m more of a Jackie Chan man myself, but even I understand the impact that ... read more »
  
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- - Samoza
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  - 10 Aug 2011 at 16:01
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  Worth watching
  
  I enjoyed this film- not your usual fighting for no reason. A good insight into IP but how factuily correct it is i have no clue.
  
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  - 03 Aug 2011 at 10:39
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  just simple its f...king good
  
  WOW i love this movie its well paced based on true stories ok maybe not as real as some of this movie led us to believe but trust me if you are into martial ... read more »
  
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- - whitecrane
  - 9 reviews
  - 02 Aug 2011 at 22:15
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  Interesting rendering of wing chun although not correct historically.
  
  I anticipated this to be the usual garden variety kung fu film, yet it transpired to be quite a thoughtful and enticing movie with an adequate insight into YIp ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 829121
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  - Suhail Ahmad
  - Leicester, England.
  - 08 Nov 2009 at 19:08
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  Wing Chun Classic
  
  Ip Man tells the story of the grandmaster of Wing Chun. This movie is a must for all wether you are into martial artd or not. I challange anybody to see this ... read more »
  
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- - Ryno1
  - 4 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Oct 2009 at 22:13
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  Classic kung-fu film
  
  Certainly doesn't break new ground, but does everything well that you'd expect of this type of film. Recommended
  
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  - London
  - 24 Nov 2009 at 23:11
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  An absolute masterpeice
  
  Ip Man is an absolute masterpeice.
  
  Having only read one book about Ip Man I can not really testify to the accuracy of this film. There were a couple ... read more »
  
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  - H0LLIE
  - 198 reviews
  - UK
  - 17 Aug 2010 at 15:03
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  IP man
  
  Hi i think this movie is so amazing the style of the kung fu is the best and donnie yen in this movie is so fast he is better actor than jackie chan jet li and ... read more »
  
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- - clemi
  - 1 review
  - Brampton
  - 16 Jul 2010 at 12:58
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  ABSOLUTLEY BRILLIANT
  
  If I could of given this movie 10 stars I would of. It is without doubt one of the most brilliant movies I have ever seen. The fight scenes were so realistic it... read more »
  
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- - Elio2269
  - 15 reviews
  - Saffron Walden
  - 21 Nov 2009 at 20:05
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  IP Man
  
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  The best kung-fu film you will ever see.... True story with the most exclusive fighting scene's(without all the jumping through the sky and crazy weapons ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 29 Dec 2009 at 11:04
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  martial class, great story
  
  A thoroughly watch-able film with superb acting and good production. Donnie Yen shines as the idealised and unbeatable Ip Man whose character as a local sifu ... read more »
  
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  - Uckfield, south east england
  - 21 Feb 2010 at 12:13
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  ip man
  
  wow wow fantastic one of the best films i have seen in a good while, action history and cracking kung fu, wing chun kung fu is masterful. i thoroughly enjyed ... read more »
  
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  - luton
  - 18 Mar 2010 at 20:23
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  Yen is Da Man
  
  If you like martial arts films or eastern cinema this is a must. Great fight scenes one of the best kung fu films on the market, it has a really good flow ... read more »
  
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- - KeefBeef
  - 14 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 19 Aug 2010 at 21:38

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