Jakoba
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
Saboor Hussain
Ip man 3 was overall a good movie and was also a continuity to the previous series. In Ip man (2008) he was wealthy and had a good reputation in Foshan but after the Japanese overtook Foshan Ip man lost everything except his family and reputation. After defeating Japanese general he flee to Hongkong to start a new life by starting a school. In Ip man 2 (2010) he still faced hardships but continued his struggle to live on and build up his reputation in Hongkong among other masters. After defeating the western boxer he earned the respect of other masters. In Ip man 3 (2015) he was showed living a good life as he lived in Foshan. But still each and every place has a hero and a villain. And this time he has to face gangsters to save the school from being overtook by them. And a western was behind it with whom Ip man settled score himself.But there are some blunders made by film-makers. First, Ip Ching (Ip man's second son) was born in Foshan too in 1936, not in Hongkong in 1950. Second, Ip Ching was not even shown/introduced in Ip man 3 like he was never even born. Third, Ip man was in police as described in his bio but not according to the movie. There might be some other mistakes too but i just figured these out.I am not criticizing. I you people think so then i apologize.
taijiquan12
Martial arts movie superstar Donnie Yen has returned for the third entry in the now famous "Ip Man" film series, loosely based off the life of the titular historical Wing Chun Gung Fu master.I consider the first "Ip Man" to be one of the finest martial arts films ever made, with Yen partnering with the direction of Wilson Yip (who has also directed Yen in numerous other excellent movies) and a great cast to make a genuinely well crafted story that compliments effective, intricate, and brutal fight scenes.Flashing forward 7 years after the original, the third film has all of those aspects in the fight scenes, but lacks the heart and storytelling of the first. The second Ip Man film was held back by some very exaggerated wire-work (which was refreshingly largely absent in the first) and a much more over-the-top story, but was still overall coherent.It's not to say that Ip Man 3 doesn't have some good aspects. The sets and locations of the late 50's Hong Kong it's set in look fantastic, giving some great set pieces to stage the fights around. Again, the choreography is outstanding, with some truly memorable fights, including one scene where Ip Man defeats an attacker all the way from the top to ground floor of a building before the elevator holding his wife lets out. This is just one of many fantastic fight sequences in the movie.The movie falters in it's confusing storyline, which at times feels like 2 or 3 movies spliced together, with one of the main villains (played awkwardly by an out of place looking face-tattooed Mike Tyson, who speaks bizarre broken Chinese) never getting real consequences for his actions, and with the conclusion of the movie being extremely rushed, the story arc with his sick wife not being given nearly enough time to breathe. The conflicts in the first Ip Man, especially when he takes on the 10 men in the Japanese compound, are much more easily understood, and time was spent on making them matter. This is what the third movie doesn't get. The fighting needs to be surrounded by a well crafted and focused story.Another huge missed opportunity is the lack of screen time dedicated to Ip Man's most famous disciple: Bruce Lee. Young Bruce Lee appears very briefly in two cameo scenes, and despite being teased with their interaction for two movies (The first Ip Man was marketed as being about "Bruce Lee's teacher" and the second featured Bruce as a very young child at the end), they have virtually no substantial content with Bruce in the movie, not even as a background character. What perplexed me is that they have a student character learning from Ip Man, following him the whole movie, who could've easily been written as Bruce Lee instead. Why would they not capitalize on one of the most interesting parts of Ip Man's legacy? Bruce Lee is arguably still the most well known martial artist of all time, and being featured as a significant character would've risen the profile of the movie, as well as allowed for some fun interactions with his master. Donnie Yen is once again shines as Ip Man however, and his performance is even more controlled than ever, with even his movements showing the degree of mastery that he has over his art and himself. You truly believe and buy him as the essential martial arts master. Lynn Hung as his wife returns in her tragic role, great as usual, with comedic actor Kent Cheng again doing well as Sargent Po. Newcomer to the Ip Man films Jin Zhang really stands out with brutal and intense fight scenes, unfortunately being overshadowed by the messy plot.Overall, if you're not a martial arts fan or a Donnie Yen fan, there's very little about Ip Man 3 that will grab you, with the first film being the most accessible and high quality to all audiences, as it is a genuinely well made film, regardless of the martial arts in it or not. For having little substance outside of it's excellent fight scenes, Ip Man 3 gets a 6 out of 10.
djangozelf-12351
It is not very often you get 3 strikes in a row but Donnie Yen and the makers of the Ip man films ,with this movie,pulled it off.There were some worries going in to this and some time I didn't even consider this would be a trilogy. The first two movies both had actual endings that would validate it stopping because it could stand on his own.So the worries came first with the trailer showing it would feature Mike Tyson so I had a fear it would take place in America and that made me concerned about the continuation.Luckily I got that wrong and I found Mike Tyson to play very well and he seemed committed to the role.The fight scenes were superb and the drama was really heartfelt.Especially the scenes with his wife having to fight cancer was hard to swallow and kept the story grounded and the fights more intense because the stakes got higher that way.The movie starts off with a scene where he meets Bruce Lee for the first time and after that scene I already knew that this could be the ending I always hoped for as a trilogy.The right actor, a good story and the right direction can create a great trilogy.Be a hip man and go watch Ip man.Maybe....the greatest trilogy ever made(for now).Enjoy!
