THE GRANDMASTER: 2013:+++: F-ACT: I saw this movie twice because it has a lot to take in and process. It has two or three different stories intertwined but they all come together rather well in the end. I appreciated that The Grandmaster didn't have fighters flying in the air or running up trees. Conceivably, all the action in this movie could be done by professional martial artists and Kung Fu masters, which is a definite plus.
Ziyi Zhang isn't as spry as she is in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, so I thought..This notion was quickly dispelled in the ending when she gets in on the action. All the action scenes are handled with precision and they really get you pumped up during the movie. Just don't try the stuff at home. Unfortunately, I did and now I have some cabinets that need to be fixed and an elbow that needs medical attention. Just kidding..No I'm not!
This movie chronicles the story of Ip-Man, the Kung Fu master who trained Bruce Lee. The first scene, and one of the best fighting scenes in the movie, takes place during a rain storm, which creates some completely new effects and fighting mechanics. Ip-Man seems to "use" the water in a technique; by the way, techniques are thrown around quite commonly in this one and some actually made me chuckle.
Take this movie seriously however, because Wong Kar Wai directs this extremely well and it is evident that he took his time with fighting choreographers. This is a very crowded segment of film so you aren't going to see everything new, but it does have a compelling story and interesting characters:::81%
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