The Monkey King 2014 123movies

Watch: 西遊記之大鬧天宮 2014 123movies, Full Movie Online – A monkey born from heavenly stone acquires supernatural powers and must battle the armies of both gods and demons to find his place in the heavens..
Plot: Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China.
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	4.9/10 Votes: 5,116
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Reviews:

a jumbled mess…but still a decent watch…especially the last half hour
…with a budget of almost 90 million US dollars(biggest Chinese movie budget to date), and this is what they came up with? there were many major problems with this movie, first off having Donnie Yen as the monkey king was a big big no no. the mans facial features are as expressive as wood and recently you can tell how egotistical he has become. he wants every big role in a big movie even if it isn’t right for him and in this movie he makes a fool out of himself till 3/4’s of the way thru. he is known for his action movies and there isn’t much of that as the movie is almost all cgi and wire-fu.

for most of the movie the cgi was almost laughable, i’ve literally seen better in video games, and they had help from the cgi team that did Avatar( i think the team took the money and ranned ). it was going to be hard to cgi the right way cause the book was so detailed and deep.

i went into this movie not expecting much and wind up not getting much, there were no development of characters, some of the costumes were laughably bad and the other 2 leads weren’t that interesting either. basically just about nothing works in this movie…and now for its saving grace.

if you watch this movie make sure you finish it, because the last quarter of the movie is freakin awesome and makes up for sitting thru the first 2/3’s to 3/4’s of the movie. everything picked up close to the end…it almost seemed like a different team stepped in to finish the movie, in every aspect. the fighting got good( you actually see real fight moves from Donnie). the story and acting got tighter and best of all, the cgi looked as good as any that Hollywood can put out, and it was exciting.

so, if the movie isn’t that appealing…just make sure you watch the last third or quarter and you’ll feel a lot less screwed…the ending of the movie was its saving grace and just might save the movie from disaster. i give this movie a 5.8 out of 10. save the popcorn for the last 30 minutes of the movie.

Great Adaptation!
Before starting my review, I would like to state that I grew up on old Hong Kong series. I have experienced many versions of Journey to the West, including the 1986 version(the one I enjoyed most).

I have seen many bad reviews on this movie due to it’s over-the-top cgi, bad translations, and poor plot. With the exception of bad translation, I have to disagree with the other two points.

The CGI is a bit over exaggerated, but the viewer has to accept the movie’s setting before they can actually enjoy the ride. It is not your every day thriller, but more of a mythology. Although there are a few scenes with 1-2 seconds flash of unpolished CGI, the CGI overall is not bad at all. Tying back to my experiences with Hong Kong series, most of them had aerial flights, small styrofoam explosions, and clunky lasers, but it did not deter me from how the series were overall great. As a recap, don’t look at the CGI as a turn off, but enjoy it as an enhancement to your epic ride.

The plot was a well condensed version of Journey to the West series. These series were often countless episodes, which is fine because they cater to a certain type of audience. However, The Monkey King(2014) is adapted and made for younger and foreign audiences. The film gives you the typical plot with the struggle of good and evil and eventually the good winning the fight.

Yes, like other epics, the movie shows the up-and-coming of the hero(sun wu kong) that eventually triumphs evil, but the film has many underlying Chinese philosophies that can be realized with a little bit knowledge about Bhuddism, the dominant religion in Asia (where the movie was made). The end fight when Sun Wu Kong was hit on the head with his own weapon was literally a slap on the head for him to look back at his actions. That split of a second, which could be an indefinite amount of time for a deity, Chang’e taught him (with very bad translations) the costs of immortality.

Enough of the philosophy talk and lets move on into the fun winks to the audience that have had the opportunity to watch the Journey to the West series. From the 72 tricks and 3 knocks on the head Sun Wu Kong received from his master to the released of the horses in heaven, there are many scenes where the movie stay true to the original series. Off course the film had to have it’s own taste on the story, but it never deviates too far from the original. Events may be out of placed, but they were in the movies at specific time slots that would make sense to the new twist on a classic story.

My tip before watching the movie is to just be open minded about the culture and have a fun time.

Other Information:

Original Language zh
Runtime 1 hr 59 min (119 min), 1 hr 30 min (90 min) (USA)
Budget 82000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Action, Adventure, Family
Director Soi Cheang
Writer Tai-lee Chan, Kam-Yuen Szeto, Edmond Wong
Actors Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok
Country China, Hong Kong
Awards 1 win & 6 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, Sonics-DDP, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Red One Camera, Zeiss Master Prime and Angenieux Optimo Lenses (MX sensor)
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Redcode RAW
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format), Redcode RAW (4.5K) (source format), Redcode RAW (5K) (dual-strip 3-D) (some shots) (source format)
Printed Film Format D-Cinema (3-D version)