The Monkey King 2: The Legend Begins
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re imagined version by Hollywood of the release The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace. In the movie, The Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) must protect a traveling monk (William Feng Shaofeng) from White Bone Spirit (Gong Li), a demon who seeks immortality.
13 September 1972, Hong Kong
7 October 1978, Shanghai, China
24 March 1982, Taipei, Taiwan
28 August 1984, Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
31 December 1965, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China
24 December 1960, Taiwan
7 May 1981, Tieling, Liaoning, China
26 October 1965, Hong Kong, China
20 May 1987, Yunnan, China
February 11, 2016
Action-packed, mildly exhilarating and over-produced with plenty of visual pizzazz in 3D.January 29, 2016
Cheang keeps the comedy, fantasy, adventure and spirituality on an even keel and guides home an almost perfect holiday blockbuster.April 02, 2016
Soi Cheang's second contribution to the franchise is a vastly improved production that marks the finest attempt yet at adapting Journey to the West for an effects-driven blockbuster.February 05, 2016
Pou-Soi Cheang's sequel to his 2014 blockbuster proves an infinitely more engaging and impressive mounting of key elements from Wu Cheng'en's classic novel.February 08, 2016
Certainly less of a dud than the director's inane original, this follow-up is even more tyke-oriented, but at least it's a livelier yarn and boasts a slick upgrade in visual effects.