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Monkey King 2 (2016)

Gong Li (Actor), Aaron Kwok (Actor), Soi Cheang (Director) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 612 ratings
IMDb5.9/10.0
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Genre Action & Adventure
Format Import
Contributor Xiao Shen Yang, Soi Cheang, Him Law, Kris Phillips, Feng Shaofeng, Gong Li, Aaron Kwok
Language Mandarin Chinese
Runtime 2 hours
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Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin / Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese / Synopsis: 500 years after the havoc in heaven, Xuanzang (Feng Shaofeng), the Tang Priest is appointed by the Buddha to go the West to ffetch the Buddhist scriptures. By accident, Xuanzang undoes the Buddha's spell on Sun Wukong (Aaron Kwok), the Monkey King. Wukong brought under control by a gold hoop given by the Mercy Goddess (Kelly Chen). He has no choice but to accept the mission to escort Xuanzang on this head, effective with his master's restrictive incantation, always remains a vexation for Wukong. Lady White Bone Spirit (Gong Li) from the White Tiger Ridge aims to kill and eat Xuanzang's golden body for evading his doom of barrier between Wukong and Xuanzang. So she designs traps to foment discord between them. Humiliated mistakenly, Wukong still fights on with both strenght and wit. But Xuanzang can't see throught the real identity of White Bone, and their relationship is thus broken off as she planned......

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ English, Chinese
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Soi Cheang
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 22, 2016
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Gong Li, Aaron Kwok, Feng Shaofeng, Xiao Shen Yang, Him Law
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Kam
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01E0XL3FI
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 612 ratings

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nitafl
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2023
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CF
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite entertaining..
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2023
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Haven't the chance to see the first, but this second is quite entertaining. Good acting, and special effects are good.
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Y. C. M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Just like the first installment
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2017
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Just like the first installment, this movie is so bad that it's great! Fortunately they have more of a budget this time around and the quality of production is much better. For American audiences this might be worth watching after you take some LSD or something it's kind of fun to think that this is something that Asian audiences enjoy. I'm certain a lot gets lost in translation, but a lot of stereotypes jump right across the language and cultural barriers.
After being banished for causing havoc in heaven the Monkey King (which is a deity) is released from his imprisonment in order to journey with a Buddhist monk and get him safely to retrieve some sort of sacred scripts. Along the way they are joined by other charming characters such as a pig-faced dude and a blue one, which are also presumably deities. They encounter numberless of female demons along the way, and the Monkey King manages to kill a lot of people, fly around but then come to terms with the fact that the monk is an spiritual master. I think the message of the movie is that all forms of life are precious, but I'm not sure if that is the intended message because there are so many threads to follow. But it could be that the translation is bad and the story is not complete. But hey if you like this strange films, with strange vials and even more strange characters... Bingo!
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Edward W. Duveyoung
5.0 out of 5 stars Art and Magic casts a spell
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016
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Definitely a whole notch better than the first film. Artistry was in every scene, and despite my western mindset the heart values rang clearly and I was moved. Love this stuff. If you don't, there goes a ton of entertainment. This one was not anywhere nearly as silly as the other, and that additional "heft," carried the film like the string carried the beads. Tons of creative concepts. CGI never ends. Personalities were Asian to the core, and the philosophy is splashed over everything, and the writer could not care less if the viewer can keep up with the story or its values. Glad I bought instead of rent. Watch this again, future me, about June 2017.

5-27-17 2nd viewing went well, but I was definitely a notch less involved in the story. CGI was still fun.
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Nancy Z.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Series
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020
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I love this movie. it's beautifully filmed, with excellent acting, and beautiful special effects. Hollywood isn't the only place that can make a genuinely well made film. Gong Li, from Memoirs of a Geisha, is amazing as the White Bone Demon. What a great villain she is! Based on the classic of Chinese literature, "The Journey to the West," by Wu Cheng'en during the 16th Century. Classical lit meets 21st Century film making. Extraordinary.
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The Masked Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Money King Movie Out There
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2017
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The best in the series in my opinion. Carries the legend forward and explores what only the poetry of the original probably ever has contained (at least in translation). Monkey is masterfully acted, and Gong Li is compelling as always. The writing is superb here, and this is what carries the upgraded special effects.

Truly a A+ production in all respects. This installment doesn't play down the more serious side of Journey to the West, and that is much of why I see it as the most balanced and loving interpretation from this series and in relation to all others on film to date.
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Lee Jarnagin
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021
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I rarely ever watch a full movie. I found it entertaining for about an hour, and as usual I had to get moving before the movie ended.
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Elena Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars Adore this movie but it has the wrong langauge option
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022
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I can't tell you how many times I've watched this movie from the DVD set I own. but I wanted to get a digital version of the movie, only to find that this does not include the original Cantonese audio from the movie as an audio option only the re-dubbed Mandarin version. That is such a shame since the Cantonese version is the one I prefer MUCH better over the Mandarin version. I would not have gotten this if I had known that.
So just be aware of this before buying it! Otherwise Its an awesome movie if you like Monkey King or Journey to the West.
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Anthony T
5.0 out of 5 stars The Monkey King 2 Movie is Fabulous!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2021
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I really enjoyed watching this Monkey King part 2 movie. The special effects are superb. I'm very glad that the movie can be played in mandarin and the cantonese dialect.
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TA MO 84
5.0 out of 5 stars Fettes Fantasy Action Spektakel
Reviewed in Germany on November 9, 2020
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Eigentlich fast alles finde die Saga toll der Film ist super ob es bild , ton , oder Action sowie humor usw
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Tony.
2.0 out of 5 stars Not again.
Reviewed in Australia on March 15, 2022
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Like the first Monkey King movie, it say's it's English dubbed but isn't.
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The Movie Guy
4.0 out of 5 stars ONE STEP AT A TIME
Reviewed in Canada on May 22, 2016
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This film apparently takes place 500 years after the first film. The Monkey King is now played by Aaron Kwok and not Donnie Yen. Aaron played the Blue Demon in the first feature. Just go with it like the second Darrin in "Bewitched."

A monk is tasked by the Mercy Goddess to obtain Buddhist scriptures in the west (Tibet?). Along the way he frees the Monkey King and also gets the help of two other "demons." They are confronted by Lady White or White Bone Spirit, an evil demon along with her minions. The sets looked surreal, a product of CG generation. The special effects were good and the real reason to watch the film as the plot was simple and the ending was not what I expected.

The film contains a multitude of fights, looking like an RPG. There is also humor, the dialogue is mostly light with Chinese sayings or their derivatives sprinkled in. The film is 2 hours long and it does start to weigh on you.

Guide: No swearing or sex. The female demons look almost nude. They appear to be wearing a nude colored body suit with ornate decorations in the right places. Yes, they looked sexy.
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MAURICIO RIVAS.
4.0 out of 5 stars FUN MONKEY KING ACTION.
Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2021
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Awesome, epic adventure with the boys accompanying the king THE MONKEY KING.
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