Journey to the West
March 2014
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D. Vu
Action/Comedy Delightful film. Comical. Watch if you want a good laugh. The theme and characters are from East Asian mythologies. Though not the same, just think of Greek Mythologies which have Medusa , Titans, and Hercules. You will be able to relate to the super powers characters have in this film. However, it will be more difficult to understand these characters if you are not already familiar with the mythology just as people assume that Hercules has super human strength because he is son of Zeus.
Keith K
Silly Fun but a little long. Its the begining of the "A Journey to the West" story that has been an part of Chinese culture for so, so long (ming dynasty?). It doesnt make a lot of sense if you dont know the jist of the tale... Actually, even if you do, you might still wonder wtf is going on from time to time. If you do know the story, the payoff is at the end.
Kevin King
Great Movie! Google Play is just terrible. I paid to rent this movie here. Today I realized that Netflix streaming has had this movie for free. Google is just terrible at negotiating media rights. So if its $4 here, its free everywhere else. FYI Netflix works great on Chromecast.
Dakari Holder
Stephen Chow's latest film!!! I love this movie so much that I watched it on Netflix 3 times!!! Turned out to be one of my favorite movies!
eric valenzuela
epic beyond epic fighting scenes wise, this is how DBZ should had of been 10/10 Stephen chow does it again
User reviews
Action/Comedy Delightful film. Comical. Watch if you want a good laugh. The theme and characters are from East Asian mythologies. Though not the same, just think of Greek Mythologies which have Medusa , Titans, and Hercules. You will be able to relate to the super powers characters have in this film. However, it will be more difficult to understand these characters if you are not already familiar with the mythology just as people assume that Hercules has super human strength because he is son of Zeus.
Silly Fun but a little long. Its the begining of the "A Journey to the West" story that has been an part of Chinese culture for so, so long (ming dynasty?). It doesnt make a lot of sense if you dont know the jist of the tale... Actually, even if you do, you might still wonder wtf is going on from time to time. If you do know the story, the payoff is at the end.
Cast and credits
| Actors | Shu Qi, Wen Zhang, Huang Bo, Show Lo |
| Producers | Y.Y. Kong |
| Director | Stephen Chow |
| Writers | Derek Kwok, Huo Xin, Wang Yun, Fung Chih Chiang, Lu Zheng Yu, Lee Sheung Ching |
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English
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
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Run time
109 minutes
Rating
R
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