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===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
{{Rotten Tomatoes score|2888046|all_in_one_plus_consensus|dmy=y}} [[Metacritic]] gives the film a 58% score based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ip-man-3 | title=Ip Man 3 | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=22 January 2016}}</ref>
The review aggragator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives ''Ip Man 3'' a score of 83% based on 36 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Ip Man 3'' isn't the most tightly plotted biopic a kung fu fan could ask for, but the fight scenes are fun to watch -- and at times, the drama is even genuinely poignant."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ip_man_3/ | title=Ip Man 3 | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=22 January 2016 | accessdate=19 January 2016}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gives the film a 58% score based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ip-man-3 | title=Ip Man 3 | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=22 January 2016}}</ref>


Clarence Tsui of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote, "Bolstered by Yuen Woo-ping's exhilarating action choreography and some stunt casting in the shape of Mike Tyson and Zhang Jin (the breakout star in Wong Kar-wai's rival Ip Man biopic ''The Grandmaster''), Yen and Yip have managed to wring a serviceable film out of a pedestrian plot riddled with erroneous period details." Tsui called it "a fitfully effective finale to the franchise."<ref name="THR review">{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ip-man-3-film-review-849305 | title='Ip Man 3': Film Review | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=17 December 2015 | accessdate=18 December 2015 | last=Tsui | first=Clarence}}</ref> James Marsh of ''[[Screen International]]'' stated, "''Ip Man 3'' trades the crowd-pleasing intensity of its predecessors for a more introspective portrait of its central character." However, Marsh added, "Yen has always portrayed Ip Man as a modest beacon of calm and restraint, which has added to the enigmatic nature of the character, but he struggles here when called upon to express grander emotions. As expected, Mike Tyson fails to convince in his role of Frank, whose origins are never revealed in the film, and whose motivation is simply greed."<ref name="ScreenDaily" />
Clarence Tsui of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote, "Bolstered by Yuen Woo-ping's exhilarating action choreography and some stunt casting in the shape of Mike Tyson and Zhang Jin (the breakout star in Wong Kar-wai's rival Ip Man biopic ''The Grandmaster''), Yen and Yip have managed to wring a serviceable film out of a pedestrian plot riddled with erroneous period details." Tsui called it "a fitfully effective finale to the franchise."<ref name="THR review">{{cite web | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/ip-man-3-film-review-849305 | title='Ip Man 3': Film Review | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=17 December 2015 | accessdate=18 December 2015 | last=Tsui | first=Clarence}}</ref> James Marsh of ''[[Screen International]]'' stated, "''Ip Man 3'' trades the crowd-pleasing intensity of its predecessors for a more introspective portrait of its central character." However, Marsh added, "Yen has always portrayed Ip Man as a modest beacon of calm and restraint, which has added to the enigmatic nature of the character, but he struggles here when called upon to express grander emotions. As expected, Mike Tyson fails to convince in his role of Frank, whose origins are never revealed in the film, and whose motivation is simply greed."<ref name="ScreenDaily" />

Revision as of 15:37, 25 January 2016

Ip Man 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilson Yip
Written byEdmond Wong
Produced byRaymond Wong
Starring
CinematographyKenny Tse
Edited byKa-Fai Cheung
Music byKenji Kawai
Distributed byPegasus Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) (Hong Kong premiere)
  • 24 December 2015 (2015-12-24) (Hong Kong)
  • 22 January 2016 (2016-01-22) (United States)
[1]
Running time
105 minutes[2]
CountryHong Kong
Languages
  • Cantonese
  • English
BudgetUS$36 million[3]
Box officeUS$25.7 million[4]

Ip Man 3 is a 2015 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip, produced by Raymond Wong and written by Edmond Wong. It is the third in the Ip Man film series based on the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man and features Donnie Yen reprising the title role. The film also stars Mike Tyson, and Yip Man's pupil Bruce Lee is portrayed by Danny Chan. Principal photography commenced in March 2015 and ended in June that year. The premiere of the film was released in Hong Kong on 16 December 2015, and officially released in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia on 24 December 2015. It opened in Taiwan on 31 December 2015, New Zealand and United Kingdom on 15 January 2016 and one week later in Australia. It was released in the United States on 22 January 2016, and will be released in mainland China on 4 March 2016

Plot

In 1959, Ip Man is settling into his low-profile life in Hong Kong. The film begins with Ip Man practicing his wooden dummy techniques and a butterfly flew and sat atop the wooden dummy.

The opening subtitles expressed that his elder son, Ip Chun has returned to Foshan to study, leaving him with his younger son Ip Ching and his wife Wing-sing.

A young Bruce Lee visits Ip and asks to become one of his students. After demonstrating his speed to Ip, Ip neither accepts nor rejects him and tells him to "come back later". Ip Ching is seen fighting with another boy, Cheung Fung at school, with both boys ending up with minor injuries. Wing-sing along with Ip is asked by Miss Wong, the boys' class teacher, to go to the school. As an apology, the Ips invite Cheung Fung to their home for dinner. At Ip's house, Cheung Fung displays rudimentary yet impressive Wing Chun skills. When Ip asks the boy who his mentor is, he says that it is his father, Cheung Tin-chi. Cheung shows up to pick up his son shortly after.

Cheung is seen participating in black market boxing matches and having a streak of victories. The organiser, Ma King-sang, a local triad leader, also works for Frank, an American property developer. Frank orders Ma to acquire a piece of land occupied by the school where Ip Ching and Cheung Fung study. Ma assures that it will be done within two weeks. Meanwhile, Frank is impressed by Cheung's Wing Chun skills.

The next day, when Ip is going to pick up his son from school, he witnesses Ma and his men coercing and beating the headmaster who refuses to sell them the school. Ip interferes and beat Ma to a pulp, but is forced to let Ma go as Ma's men are holding Miss Wong at knifepoint. Ip seeks help from Fatso, a close friend of his and a local police detective. Fatso agrees to help but claims a shortage of manpower. Ip agrees to guard the school alongside his students.

That night, Ip and his students watch the school compound. Lik, Ip's oldest student develops a crush on Miss Wong, but the latter promptly rejects his advances. Immediately after that, Ma's men invade the compound. Although Ip and his students are able to fight them, they are still outnumbered as the gang manages to kidnap the headmaster and set fire to a few classrooms. Cheung who happens to pass by helps fight off the invaders and also rescue the headmaster. Cheung's skills impress Ip.

Tin Ngo-san, a local martial arts master and Ma's former mentor, is enraged by Ma's unscrupulous acts and accompanied by Ip, confronts Ma at the shipyard and slaps him in front of his men. Ip stops Ma from stabbing Tin. Fatso arrives and keeps the situation at bay.

The humiliated Ma offers Cheung a job: to get revenge against Tin on his behalf. Desperate for money to open his own martial arts school, Cheung accepts the offer. Meanwhile, Wing-sing is diagnosed with cancer.

Cheung fights Tin in his umbrella shop, who fails to defend himself against his assailant's swift blows and ends up in the hospital with a broken arm. Ip receives a call from the hospital and visits Tin. Upon knowing that Tin did not call him, Ip realises that it was a set-up by Ma to lure him away from the school so that his gang can kidnap some of the students including Ip Ching and Cheung Fung. Ip arrives at Ma's shipyard surrounded by Ma's men. Ma, who is holding Ip Ching at knifepoint, threatens to sell the kids off to slavery if the headmaster still refuses to surrender the school. Upon knowing that his son was also kidnapped, Cheung arrives at the scene and fights alongside Ip. Ip and Cheung are able to hold their own until a troop of policemen led by Fatso comes to arrest the gang, while Ma flees but is later fired by Frank. Frank sends a proficient Thai boxer after Ip instead.

Returning home, Ip is told by Wing-sing about her condition and that she can only live for six more months. While taking Wing-sing to the clinic, Ip is attacked by the Thai boxer. Ip defeats the boxer after a few moves. Fatso later tells Ip about Frank who wants to eliminate Ip at all costs for obstructing his plans. Ip decides to confront Frank in his office. Frank challenges Ip to a three-minute fight—if Ip can withstand his fists for three minutes, he would leave the school, Ip and his family alone; Ip accepts the challenge. From the outset, Ip is seemingly overwhelmed by the sheer muscle and force of Frank who dominates the fight thoroughly. Realising he is no match for Frank in terms of hand speed and power, Ip attacks Frank's footwork instead and is able to launch a few punches on him. Just as both are about to launch a decisive blow on each other, three minutes had passed. Ip leaves the office and Frank keeps his promise, seemingly impressed.

Cheung opens his martial arts school and claims that his Wing Chun is genuine while Ip's isn't. Cheung proceeds to defeat a number of martial arts masters and becomes famous on the news. Finally, he challenged Ip to a battle that shall decide who will be the Grandmaster of Wing Chun. Meanwhile, Ip spends more time with his dying wife. On the day of the match, Ip chooses not to attend, but instead goes out dancing with Wing-sing (after having been taught a few moves by Lee, whom Ip finally accepts as disciple). Some of those who attend the match are made impatient as Cheung waits for his opponent. Ultimately, Cheung is declared the winner owing to Ip's failure to attend. Wing-sing, despite being happy about Ip's decision to accompany her, makes an appointment with Cheung for another match on Ip's behalf; she knew that Ip would have attended if not for her condition.

Wing-sing accompanies Ip to the fight. They first fight with poles which Ip and Cheung fought to a standstill. They then fight with knives with Ip seeming to win narrowly. When Cheung lost his knives, Ip throws his away and then proceeds to fight without weapons. They both seem evenly matched, with both delivering blows to each other. However, Cheung successfully lands a blow to Ip's right eye, temporarily blinding him. Cheung's victory seemed certain, but Ip evades Cheung's following hits with his hearing and counters Cheung with a one-inch punch, despite not being able to see. Defeated, Cheung relinquishes his title as the Grandmaster of Wing Chun. Ip remarks that "what's most important are the ones closest to us", and leaves.

The ending of the film reveals that Wing-sing had passed away in 1960, and Ip made Wing Chun well known internationally.[6]

Cast

Themes

Ip Man 3 brings in depth and sophistication, which Director Wilson Yip and Screenwriter Edmond Wong delibrately added. Donnie Yen has mentioned each movie has a unique theme, that the first Ip Man film was about "Survival", Ip Man 2 focuses on "Making a Living and Adaptation", while Ip Man 3 focuses on "Life" itself. [8]

Butterfly in Chinese Mythology

The First Scene where Ip Man was practicing the Wooden Dummy and a butterfly flew and stop atop of it signifies a legend in Chinese Mythology. A Moth or Butterfly is considered a returning spirit of a love one.[9]

Be Like Water

When Ip Man threw the water at Bruce Lee, it was a hint at Lee's famous quote of "Be Like Water". It teaches Lee to be adaptable, and not to just try and kick the water, but the adaptability dodging and not being rash and stubborn. Lee later developed Jeet Kune Do which focuses on adaptability.

Cha Cha Champion

Other than being known as an action star, Bruce Lee was National Cha Cha Champion in Hong Kong in 1958. In the film, he taught Ip Man how to dance in exchange of learning Wing Chun from Ip.[10]

3 Minutes with Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson in his boxing prime is known for his first round knock-out of his opponents, having over 21 first round knock-outs in his career and director Wilson Yip gives a nod to that. One round in Boxing is 3 minutes. In the film Frank, played by Mike, issues a challenge to Ip Man to survive for 3 minutes. [11]

This is also a reference to Ip Man 2's table top fight scene, where Master Hung and Ip Man fought to a stand-still. The results of the two fights are identical, and both are limited by time. While Ip Man 2, a Joss stick was used as the timer, Frank used an alarm clock in Ip Man 3 to show the difference in between cultures.

One Inch Punch

In the last fight scene between Ip Man and Cheung Tin-chi, Ip Man uses his hearing to avoid the roll punches and ended the fight with the One Inch Punch. Wing Chun is known for using the different senses in actual combat, and the One Inch Punch is a technique taught in wing chun. In reality, Bruce Lee will later perform the One inch punch in the 1964 Long Beach International Karate Championships, bringing worldwide attention to this technique.[12][13]

Production

Development

Donnie Yen initially expressed no interest in appearing in a third film, feeling that, "Because Ip Man 2 will incontrovertibly become a classic, bettering the first. I believe it's best to end something when it's at perfection, and leave behind a good memory."[14] Yen later stated that after Ip Man 2, he would no longer be involved in a film based on Yip Man's life due to the over-saturation of subject matter with many different film companies starting to produce Yip Man-related films due to the success of Yen's Ip Man films.[15] While both Yen and Raymond Wong were not initially keen on making a third Ip Man film, director Wilson Yip had expressed interest in making one that would focus on the relationship between Yip Man and Bruce Lee. While Ip Man 2 very briefly shows Lee as a child, Wilson Yip hoped to find a suitable actor to portray Lee as an adult for the third instalment.[16] In March 2014, Variety announced that Ip Man 3 would be shot in early 2015, and would be released in 3D during Chinese New Year that year, with Wilson Yip, Yen, and Wong reprising their duties.[5]

Casting

In March 2015, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Mike Tyson would also be starring as a street fighter and a property developer. They also noted that because the team could not find an actor who could portray Bruce Lee's intensity onscreen, they decided to use CGI to portray Lee.[3] In the same month, Kris Storti, the COO of Bruce Lee Enterprises (BLE), said that BLE, which is the sole owner of all worldwide rights relating to Lee, including his name, image and likeness, was "justifiably shocked" over Pegasus Motion Pictures' decision to include Lee in their film, which Storti said was "completely unauthorized" by BLE. "To state it in no uncertain terms, BLE intends to seek all remedies available to it to stop Pegasus from including the computer-generated version of Bruce Lee in Ip Man 3," he added. However, Pegasus asserted that Bruce Lee's brother Robert Lee, who worked as a consultant on Ip Man 3, owns the intellectual property rights of Lee, a claim which was denied by BLE.[17] The lawsuit was eventually settled, with Bruce Lee appearing in the film, portrayed by Danny Chan, who had previously portrayed Lee in the 2008 TV series, The Legend of Bruce Lee.[6]

Yen stated that Ip Man 3 could be his final martial arts film.[18] Yen agreed to return to the role of Ip Man after careful consideration, after some time have passed since the release of various Ip Man films by other film companies, and because of fans' anticipation. Yen stated that this will be the final Ip Man film in the trilogy. During Ip Man 3's announcement press conference, Yen stated that at age 51, this might be his last kung fu film.[19] Lynn Hung, Simon Yam, and Louis Fan reprised their roles from the first two films.[20] In November 2015, it was revealed on the website of veteran composer Kenji Kawai (who scored the movie series' first two films) that he has returned to work on the soundtrack of the movie series' final instalment.[21]

Filming

Principal photography began in Shanghai on 25 March 2015.[3] While filming an action sequence with Yen, Tyson's finger was fractured.[22] Principal photography wrapped in June 2015.[23]

Release

Ip Man 3 was released in Hong Kong on 24 December 2015,[24][25][26] as well as in Malaysia and Singapore.[4] Earlier, it was scheduled for a 2016 release.[27] The film had a limited release in New Zealand on 25 December 2015, followed by a wide release in Taiwan on 31 December 2015, and a limited release in the United States on 22 January 2016.[4]

A teaser trailer was released on Pegasus Motion Pictures YouTube channel on 30 September 2015.[28]

Critical reception

The review aggragator Rotten Tomatoes gives Ip Man 3 a score of 83% based on 36 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Ip Man 3 isn't the most tightly plotted biopic a kung fu fan could ask for, but the fight scenes are fun to watch -- and at times, the drama is even genuinely poignant."[29] Metacritic gives the film a 58% score based on 13 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[30]

Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Bolstered by Yuen Woo-ping's exhilarating action choreography and some stunt casting in the shape of Mike Tyson and Zhang Jin (the breakout star in Wong Kar-wai's rival Ip Man biopic The Grandmaster), Yen and Yip have managed to wring a serviceable film out of a pedestrian plot riddled with erroneous period details." Tsui called it "a fitfully effective finale to the franchise."[6] James Marsh of Screen International stated, "Ip Man 3 trades the crowd-pleasing intensity of its predecessors for a more introspective portrait of its central character." However, Marsh added, "Yen has always portrayed Ip Man as a modest beacon of calm and restraint, which has added to the enigmatic nature of the character, but he struggles here when called upon to express grander emotions. As expected, Mike Tyson fails to convince in his role of Frank, whose origins are never revealed in the film, and whose motivation is simply greed."[7]

Edmund Lee of South China Morning Post gave the film a 3.5/5 rating and commented, "A respectable action drama that doesn't try to replicate the pleasure of its predecessors, instead admirably turning to contemplate Ip's priorities in life, Ip Man 3 will reward those who come in with no preconceptions about what an Ip Man biopic headed by Donnie Yen should be like. For the character has irreversibly mellowed and it's left to audiences to respond in kind."[31] Andrew Chan of Film Critics Circle of Australia commented "Rarely do a trilogy of films, gets better with age and this one provides us with plenty of the evergreen Yuen Woo Ping inspired fight sequences one after another."[32]

Hans David Tampubolon of The Jakarta Post called the film a "messy patchwork of stitched-together plotlines" that was an "action-packed but ultimately disappointing finale of the Wing Chun trilogy" and concluded, "Well, judging by the atrocious script and character development in Ip Man 3, there is a very large possibility that Donnie is regretting his final decision to portray the legendary grandmaster for the third time."[33]

Box office

According to Box Office Mojo, Ip Man 3 has earned over $762,000 worldwide, making it the ninth highest grossing film of 2016.[34]

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  34. ^ "2016 Yearly Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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