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There is a particular genre which a lot of people are not aware of and it's called Chinese Fantasy. This is an outstanding example of Chinese fantasy and there is a lot of humor in it. The story is related to the spread of Buddhism in China. It's actually a comedy so do not expect a masterpiece because it's not but if you want to be entertained and have fun with typical Chinese sense of humor then this movie is for you. The characters are excellent and believable actors and the story is a revised version of the traditional Monkey King story. I liked it very much, good CGI and impeccable acting! I had a good laugh.

Movie has a very good intro and concept that seems to link to the previous Chinese Odyssey. Since the movie is a decade apart in making from the prequel, everything visually, from actors to sets, will be different. A few minutes after the opening and you'll noticed that not only did the visual concepts changed, the mental state of the characters are altered. The movie kept the close to the history, but since the relationships that defines each person is severed, this movie has created not a sequel, but a separate one. Suggests not to watch in sequence to the past two odysseys.

Now time for some personal opinions: If you enjoy the previous, Chinese Odysseys, as much as a 10/10 rating, you'll be extremely disappointed in this one. The CGI hurts the eyes, the combat/action has now taken to "modern fantasy" of waving through air for magics, and the love triangle has disappeared. If you're used to modern Chinese fantasy movies, you'll do fine in seeing a new movie, as opposed to a sequel. However, you'll definitely noticed everything that's CGI, because this is one of those movies that don't use visual buffering.

3 out of 10 on IMDb sounds about right for this incoherent film which a)neither makes sense b)nor is it funny. Wu Jing might be a talented action star, but he sucks as the monk compared to the original, and the story line just doesn't make sense. The Goddess of Mercy and the Jade Emperor are also terrible.

For such a star studded cast, how can the movie be this bad?? Was the entire film crewed abducted by triads and forced to shoot this? Did a first year film student shoot this and used Jeffrey Lau's name instead? Either way, its a terrible, terrible film and should be avoided. I want 1.5hr of my life back!

The 1995 A Chinese Odyssey is one of my favorite movie of all time growing up. Not only the actors were amazing the story line was perfect. The ending was perfect to the point that making another one just ruined the whole thing. I'm angry they made another one when it should've just ended with that perfect ending. Chinese historical movie today are trash with horrible CGi and special effects. Personally Chinese movies from the 80's to 90's are the best with no special effects and amazing actors and actresses. It makes me sad seeing all my favorite Chinese actors and actress like Stephen Chow, Athena Chu, Karen Mok and Johnnie Kong getting old. These are just some of the best Chinese actors and actress and they were the perfect fit for the roles in A Chinese Odyssey. Replacing those actors and actress and trying to recreate the movie just absolutely ruined it.

Spoiled the original Episode 1 & 2. They tried to copy the original version, unfortunately this is serous failure.