Yip Man ngoi zyun: Cheung Tin Chi

Great movie, definitely worth watching - Mites comes to director Woo-ping Yuan, Best performance by Jin Zhang, and Michelle Yeho. The choreographies of the battles were amazing, with really good moves, the film is good in its own right, which also finds it continuing the plot line in the context of the previous films. I loved the plot line that unfolds through the colonial era in Britain and its governmental and official corruption in capitalist crimes, which gradually expresses disconnection of human-government complaints, on political and social issues in China.

The leading actor, Zhang Jin, is one of my favorite martial art actors. His movements in all the fighting scenes of this movie and all the other movies he played a role are top-tier textbook-like Chinese Wu-Shu, besides, he got some unique aura and charisma so different from the other martial art actors, making his screen presence very very outstanding. But this specific movie suffered several fatal weaknesses: First, a terrible lame screenplay with bad storyline, and It was further devalued by many clown-like supporting actors and a non-inspirational director. The fighting scenes in this movie are good but not great at all, 'cause they were all looked heavily and extremely staged; the choreographic arrangements were more like what we saw in the 70s' Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies, just looked pre-arranged and staged. Then, the dialog, that's another fatal weakness, just horrible. Furthermore, the make-up works and the costumes also looked so fake and pretentious. The movie was obviously shot in a model streets and structures, they just looked so fake and staged. The ridiculous corruption of the British police in Hong Kong also looked too over-the-top stereotyped crappy.

I noticed that Tony Yaa and Batista both played roles in this movie, but their roles were just too awkward, unnatural even irrelevant. They were just to play some ridiculous unnecessary roles in this movie. Michelle Yao played another somewhat key role in this movie, and the other female actor who played the woman who fell for the character that Zhang Jin played, she's just with a very unnatural face, definitely had some plastic surgeries, and her acting was so awkward and rigid.

Watch this movie only for its heavily staged fighting scenes and Zhang Jin's unique aura and charisma. Other than these, not a good movie at all.

Honestly I didn't expect the movie to be that good since one of the prequel (Ip Man 3) went south, but I was definitely proven wrong. The fight scenes are decent, conversations between characters are kept simplistic and to a minimal. Although the movie has a typical hero storyline, there are little twists and turns which makes the movie interesting to watch throughout the whole film. In my opinion, this movie would not outshine its prequels (Ip Man 1 & 2) due to the simplism in storyline, nevertheless it is still an action-packed, fun and entertaining movie. Definitely would recommend people to watch it.

7/10.

I haven't watched any kongfu movie for a long time. This movie definitely brought back all the good memory of Jackie Chen's martial art movies. The fighting scenes are awesome! Really have high respect for all the stuntmen in this movie. There are many intense fighting scenes. I really enjoy those!

Master Z is an one time watch movie with good action sequences though the same can't be said to its storyline. Acting is okayish but not good. Dave Batista does his part pretty fine. If you are expecting it to be like Donnie Yen's Ip Man, you will be utterly disappointed. Nowhere close to his Ip Man trilogy. See it with less expectations you will be entertained if not amazed. Thumbs up for Action.