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(1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1   3/5 "While purists may balk at not getting Yuen Woo-ping's complete "vision" here, Iron Monkey manages to make its case, even within the mangled material provided."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron B- "Some of the best fight sequences one can expect to see in this genre."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz A- "Imaginative, clever and heart-stopping."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "Perhaps the best thing that can be said for Iron Monkey is this: even when all else fails, it is never dull."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov B "Sit back, give up thinking for ninety minutes, and revel in this burst of wonderfully naive Hong Kong nonsense. You'll be glad you did."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "[Yuen's] fights are innovative and intense, whether they're a whirlwind one-on-one duel or one of many struggles featuring multiple combatants."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 7/10 "Despite it's tonal split personality, Iron Monkey is a fun Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy that offers a heck of a climax."   DVDTown.com   James Plath 3/4 "An engaging action film that sports some of the most impressive onscreen martial arts of the last decade."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth "Certainly nothing great from a serious filmmaking perspective, the picture is a great deal of fun to behold."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 7/10 "A whole lotta punchin', kickin', swingin', proddin', shovin', jammin', iron monkeyin' and ass-kickin' fun!"   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo B "some of the finest martial arts displays imaginable, and it doesn't take itself seriously"   Old School Reviews   John A. Nesbit "This is a kung-fu flick, with amazing bits of fighting, of course, but it also kicks ass in that figurative sense: it's fast and funny and elegant"   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/5 "Sometimes it's nice to sit back and enjoy the fireworks, and this movie has lots of fireworks."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3/4 "While the story and characterizations are weak, the action is as good as you'll see in any film."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "Despite its seemingly constant action, the focus was way too light for my liking, resulting in a film that's often more corny than it is enthralling."   Movie Views   Ryan Cracknell "Strength lies in its fight sequences, brilliantly choreographed dances made possible with the aide of well-placed wires."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell B+ "The joy of watching this kind of stuff lies in the choreographical invention and creativity [and] the speed and dexterity of the combatants."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 3.5/4 "It works as a prequel in Hark's Wong Fei-Hung saga, a Once Upon a Time in China: Episode One, if you will"   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 2.5/4 Read review   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 2.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 6/10 Read review   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper Read review   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest  (1 - 22) of 22 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1