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The Monkey King 3 (2018)

Directed by Soi Cheang

Fantasy | Adventure | Eastern

Overview

The Monkey King and his friends try to break free from a ruler that takes them hostage. However, their exploits provoke the anger of a deity that decides to punish them for their actions.

Rated PG-13 | Length 114 minutes

Actors

Aaron Kwok | William Feng | Zhao Liying | Xiao Shenyang | Him Law | Lin Chi-Ling | Wang Luqing | Wang Xiaobai | Gigi Leung | Cecilia So | Shi Shi | Liu Tao | Hou Meng | Kingdom Yuen | Sun Yihan | Min Siyu

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/28/2019TVBlu-rayLibrary6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Did I see this last year?? No, I saw MK2 last year.

This one is pretty much on par w/the first two films. And they can keep making them bc they are fun if not entirely great. This one, like the others, overstays its welcome by 15-20min or so. It really drags in that third act even with a big action setpiece. The first half of the movie is really good w/the core group (MK, Monk, Pig and Blue) getting thrown into a hidden island inhabited by only women who believe men are poison. Plenty of humor and I laughed a few times.

Then things get more serious and the movie gets tedious. I don’t think these have made money in China but given they have around 30 production companies invested maybe they can keep making them w/that core cast?

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