![]() With the exception of bad translation, I have to disagree with the other two points. I have seen many bad reviews on this movie due to it's over-the-top cgi, bad translations, and poor plot. I have experienced many versions of Journey to the West, including the 1986 version(the one I enjoyed most). Reviewed by dat quach 10 / 10 Great Adaptation!īefore starting my review, I would like to state that I grew up on old Hong Kong series. This isn't going to win any Oscars, but if you're out to have fun, it's a better adaptation of the beginning of Journey to the West than most. Chow Yun Fat a benevolent Jade Emperor, and Aaron Kwok a coolly evil demon king. His movement is fantastic, whether he was fighting or being a lazy monkey. Donnie Yen is such a wonderful and naughty monkey. Unlike other reviewers, we found the CGI to be quite good (a couple of bad spots, but in other places, stunning!) We thought the acting and direction was also really good. My mother was delighted at how faithful this film was, with so many of the characters and substories being very close to how she remembers them. I just saw this film with my mother, a 65-year old Chinese woman (who has trained under some masters of kung fu), who grew up reading the stories of the Monkey King (whereas I'm more familiar with the Japanese Series, 'Monkey Magic'). Reviewed by sugarmack 8 / 10 A faithful adaptation of the beginning of Journey to the West
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