![]() (The real Ip would have been pushing 70 by then, but no one ever praised the “Ip Man” series for fidelity to the facts.) Ip’s martial arts school is a success, but he seems to spend more time helping the downtrodden than looking after the school or his wife and kid. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, the film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, who reprises the leading role. Ip Man (2008) IMDB Ratings: 8.0/10 Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller Language: Hindi + English Quality: 720p BluRay Director: Wilson Yip Writers: Edmond Wong (screenplay), Tai-lee Chan (as Tai-Li Chan) Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan Ip Man is a 2008 biographical martial arts film based on the life of IP homini, a grandmaster martial arts Felix and the teacher Brus de Lee. This time around, we encounter Ip Man in Hong Kong, circa 1960. ![]() Yen and director Wilson Yip stick to the formula that worked so well for them in the earlier films. Within five years, Ip Man became the subject of a TV series and three other movies: “The Legend Is Born: Ip Man” (2010) “Ip Man: The Final Fight” (2013) and, most famously, Wong Kar-wai’s artier “The Grandmaster” (2013), with Tony Leung Chiu-wai in the lead. Yen’s first two Ip features sparked what might be called Ip Mania. On the release of the latter, Yen insisted that he was through with the character, but here he is again in a third entry. ![]() Yen previously appeared in “Ip Man” (2008) and “Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster” (2010). “Ip Man 3" is the latest in Donnie Yen’s series of films about the real-life martial arts master who is best known in the West for having been Bruce Lee’s teacher. ![]()
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