According to my sources (internet rumour!), the Ip Man movie was released on Blu-ray on 13th February 2009 via Yesasia. I’ve done a bit of searching on that site and only the Hong Kong version of this movie seems to be available. Still, it’s not going to be too hard to figure out the plot, is it!

Ip Man Movie Review – Yesasia

Here is a summary of the comments on the Ip Man movie found on the Yesasia site (for those who need comments to go!). Let’s get the bad stuff out of the way first.

There is some dissatisfaction with the quality of the English subtitles:

…the English subtitles are so horribly and unprofessionally done that they are laughable.

Shocking, I know, but someone questions Donnie Yen’s acting talent:

Donnie’s acting is static and the rest of the movie. Too much Donnie lately. He was great in supporting roles in the old HK movies. As the lead ???

Another was disappointed in the quality of the Blu-ray release:

i am VERY dissapointed with the Blu-Ray release. It has a very ghostly effect in dark scenes and very grainy, i would just say get the DVD version. I watched it on the PS3 and havent tried it on any other player yet. HDMI cables etc and still a distorted picture at times.

OK, onto the good bits. Good fight scenes:

I bought “Ip Man”, “champions” and “Legendary assassin” I think “Ip Man” is BEST!
The fight scenes are amazing, powerful and lifelike compared to the other two movies

i really enjoyed the movie. the story was beautiful and the fight scenes were well done

Another viewer sees a natural progression in the intensity of the fights:

So, all the fight senses is well organize. The first fight is entry level and funny because his son. Second fight mid-level with more power and intense. The later fights, you can expect more power from it.

From looking at the comments, I would say that if you can live with poor quality, acting and subtitles, and you want good Wing Chun action, this film is for you. From my point of view, I don’t really care about the subtitles, it’s just the Wing Chun I’m interested in. Obviously the quality of the sound and picture are a factor, so maybe Blu-ray isn’t the way to go. I don’t know. I’ll be able to give you my own subjective opinion when I’ve actually seen the Ip Man movie.

Ip Man Movie On Amazon

You can get the Ip Man movie on Amazon.