#THE MONKEY KING 4 AARON KWOK SERIES#

#THE MONKEY KING 4 AARON KWOK SERIES#

The new Monkey King series of the last several years has taken a more whimsical and fantasy inspired taken on the titular character, adding in a bit of the old stop motion classic vibes as well. Now with both films out on Blu-ray and available for purchase, it naturally follows that the powers that be would continue on with the series and give us another wacky adaptation of ancient poet ChengвЂ™en WuвЂ™s sprawling source novel. I did my review of The Monkey King 2: Havoc In HeavenвЂ™s Palace last year, and had to do a little backtracking, as it was the 2nd in the series, but there was no domestic release of The Monkey King (which actually came out on Blu-ray a few short months AFTER Well Go USA released The Monkey King 2). IвЂ™ve really enjoyed this latest iteration of his works, and Well Go USA has done a faithful job of bringing the films across to America. A god with a selfishly conflicted heart and a penchant for mischief, he has had a great run in cinema, with actors like Donnie Yen, and Aaron Kwok taking stabs at the wacky god of Chinese mischief. The вЂњ4 great novelsвЂќ of ancient mythology have been adapted and retold a myriad of times in Chinese film history, but none is more popular than the ever enjoyable Monkey King. IвЂ™ve always been fascinated with different mythologies from differing cultures, but IвЂ™ve always taken a strong bent towards Greek, Norse and Chinese mythology, as they have had a huge influence on our modern cinematic culture.

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