Masterful Cinema

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This will be a short review, because it's easy to summarize the good and no-so-good aspects of this movie.The acting is good ⎯ better than typical Hollywood fare. The cinematography is excellent.The plot is quite predictable. That's not a major gripe, since I mostly watch martial arts movies for the skill of the fighters and cleverness of the choreography. It's like a kind of violent ballet when done well. But this plot lazily borrows from movies from decades ago and doesn't improve on them.Speaking of fighting, the fight choreography is okay. I expected better. The one-on-one sequences in the second half of the movie are very good. However, the multi-person fights aren't so great. You get a lot of the cliché of a group of bad guys attacking mostly one at a time with the others busting a move in the background while waiting their turn. Plus, the fighting concepts themselves are a bit repetitious. I have definitely seen far more imagination given to fight sequences and especially use of the set during the fight. The same things have been done better in other movies. Another issue with this movie was its inaccurate depiction of certain aspects of the period. The biggest problem was that they've taken modern views, concerns, and male-female interactions and injected them into a movie set in a much different time. Younger people may not pick up on this much, if at all, but when you're aware of the social mores of the day the mistakes stand out like a fart at a funeral. So, what you have is a well-filmed movie with so-so fighting, predictable plot, and unrealistic characterizations. It could have been much better ⎯ like the first Ip Man movie, for example.

The story-line is to simple they should have put more time into building up the characters.I would have liked them to show more of the real story of ip man they made this part into a b-level action flick with no real story or depth in the movie.(of course the fighting scenes are OK but also not as good as you would aspect from Donnie yen.Chan Wah Shun en Leung Bik both where important in ip mans life yet nothing to very little is to bee seen in the movie about them In my opinion ip man 1-2 where way more authentic better fight scenes better story and more bio type stuff in it .so in my opinion this movie is OK but far from as good as part 1-2

A third delve into the legend of Ip Man. And I will say that they managed to keep the third movie up to level with the previous two movies, and that was an achievement in itself.The story here revolves around a property developer and his gangsters trying to claim a local school, and Master Ip Man takes it upon himself to stand up to them.Donnie Yen makes a third and glorious return as Ip Man, and he does so once again with flying colors. He really was cast so well for this particular role, especially because he is capable of combining acting and martial arts with grace.Similar to the previous two movies, then "Ip Man 3" is loaded with martial arts throughout the course of the movie. And the martial arts in this third movie was done with great skill, it was graceful and visually impressive to look at. It was nicely choreographed and equally so executed by the martial artists on the screen. There are some very memorable martial arts scenes throughout this movie, as there has been in the previous two, but the elevator scene was especially interesting.The cast in "Ip Man 3" was good, although I personally didn't like that they had Mike Tyson in the movie. Sure he might throw a powerful punch, but he doesn't have acting talent nor much on-screen appeal. So I think they could have fared better with a different cast for the role of Frank.It was also a nice touch to see a young Bruce Lee make an appearance in the movie, seeking to study with Master Ip Man. And actor Kwok-Kwan Chan did a good job, although it was a bit over-acted in a way. But it was fun, nonetheless.The 2015 "Ip Man 3" movie is a definite must watch movie if you enjoy martial arts, and especially so if you enjoyed the previous two "Ip Man" movies from 2008 and 2010.

'IP MAN 3': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)Martial arts biopic sequel, to 2008's 'IP MAN' and 2010's 'IP MAN 2'. All three films chronicle the life of legendary grandmaster Yip Man (also known as Ip Man); who is famous for introducing the martial art Wing Chun, to China (and the world). This installment was once again directed by Wilson Yip (who also helmed both other movies); and it was written by Edmond Wong, Tai-Li Chan and Lai-yin Leung (Wong and Chan also co-wrote the first two flicks). Donnie Yen also returns to play the title role (for the third time). The movie also features Jin Zhang, Lynn Hung, Mike Tyson and Kwok-Kwan Chan (as Bruce Lee). Chan also played Lee in the 2008 TV series 'THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE', and a 2010 film (of the same name). 'IP MAN 3' is definitely not as good as it's predecessor (which many consider even better than the original film), but it is a fun martial arts flick. The story, this time, deals with a ruthless American property developer, named Frank (Tyson); who's trying to gain control of a Hong Kong school, in 1959, that Ip Man's son attends. Ip (Yen), of course, comes to the school's defense. He also must deal with his wife (Hung) becoming ill, with stomach cancer, and a new Wing Chun grandmaster challenger (Zhang). A young martial arts student, named Bruce Lee (Chan), also wants Ip to train him.The movie has some pretty impressive martial arts fight scenes; I also especially enjoyed the battle between Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson. Tyson actually makes a good menacing villain; considering he didn't have to say much (that was a very wise move, of the filmmakers). Other than the action, the movie doesn't have a lot to offer; I don't feel like I actually learned much about Ip Man, and the story is kind of a mess. 'IP MAN 2' is a much better movie, but this one isn't bad.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/n2qWxeZ0Tck