Jeri Jacquin
On Bluray and DVD from director Soi Cheang and Well Go USA
Entertainment is the next adventure from the THE MONKEY KING 3.
Tang Sanzang (William Feng Shaofeng) is back in action with
Wukong the Monkey King (Aaron Kwok Fu-shing), sand demon blue Wujing (Him Lo
Chung-him) and pig demon Bajie (Xiao Shenyang). Riding down a peaceful river,
it all begins to turn dangerous when they accidentally come into the Womanland
of Western Liang.
What makes this land unique is that it is totally inhabited
by women. Immediately they realize that these women truly believe that men have
no ability to love but rather break hearts. It is Tang Sanzang who is
immediately taken with Womanland’s Queen (Zhao Liying).
Less loving is the Royal Preceptor (Gigi Leung Wing-kei) who
is making it her mission to have the gang put to death. Believing that her role
is to keep everything status quo, Royal Preceptor does her best to convince the
Queen that death is the only way to stop her ‘feelings’ from spreading.
Wandering the countryside, they are taken prisoners but
while being questioned, each has the opportunity to come up against their
female counterpart. Sanzang meets with the Queen who finally has the opportunity
to talk about the beliefs she has come to know and what the Monk has to say
about it all.
It becomes and opportunity for them both to shatter old
myths, discover what drives their fears and share what their feelings could
mean. That’s when the Queen decides to break the mold and help them escape, the
journey really begins. They want to find the missing piece of an ancient text
that could set them all free. What they don’t expect is to find a piece that
has a life of its very own!
If that isn’t enough of a problem, the Royal Preceptor has
had enough of the Monk and his crew and sends him out to see. What she didn’t
plan is that the Queen would follow possibly ending Womanland once and for all.
It can all change with a single emotion – love.
Shaofeng as Tang Sanzang is a very gentle character which he
needs to be to hang around his disciples. The problem is that it seems those in
Womanland are unimpressed by his quiet nature – except maybe the Queen. Kwok as
the Monkey King isn’t exactly thrilled with their situation and isn’t about to
let anything or anyone get in their way of getting home.
Xiaoshenyang as Bajie is absolutely taken with the world of
women and in his quest to introduce himself, gets the whole group taken
prisoner. Chung-him as Wujing is curious about their situation and completely
relies on Sanzang to get the answers.
Liying as the Queen is lovely, sweet, charming and very
curious to know if what Womanland believes is really true. Wanting to find out
for herself and get to know Sanzang, she knows she must go against the Royal
Preceptor. Leung as the RP has her own agenda and it isn’t to do what’s right
for the Queen.
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the best of Action and Independent films from around the world. There format
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THE MONKEY KING 3 is a magical adventure filled with amazing
special effects, color, imagination and brilliant costuming. In the midst of
that is a story about the myths that can stagger a culture and opening up to
all possibilities.
The characters from THE MONKEY KING are all on a journey
looking for something as is the monk. Of course there is humor and comedy mixed
in which is the driving force of the story being told. I actually enjoy the
loveliness of this series with its beautiful colors and slightly exaggerated
emotions and creatures that are epic in scope.
THE MONKEY KING 3 is an adventure filled with amazing action
sequences that are as mythical as the story itself. It is a wild ride filled
with so much to see and experience filled with mischief, a tale of love and the
loyalties of friendship.
In the end – can love break through centuries worth of
belief?
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