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This sequel continues where the first film left off with Ip Man and family settling down in Hong Kong. Ip Man had been trying to start a Wing Chun school this time but with Wing Chun being unknown in HK, it was hard for him to accept any disciples. Well, I don't want to spoil too much so I'm not gonna bother summarizing.

Anyway, this sequel starts off great and had some pretty good character development particularly with his disciple Wong Leung (played by Huang Xiao-Ming) but then the second half of the film really bombs as it seems to resemble "Rocky IV" (assuming that is the sequel where Rocky's buddy Apollo Creed dies). Well, same shit happens here. Overall, not a complete stinker but don't expect it to be as great as the first film. I'd probably give it a seven out of ten.
where does bruce lee come in?
(05-06-2010 12:38 PM)The Stig Wrote: [ -> ]where does bruce lee come in?

right at the end...
the kid who plays bruce even does bruce lee's trademark nose-wiping habit.
Wait, Rocky IV was bad? How so? It ended the Cold War.
(05-10-2010 02:21 AM)Shopping Trolley Wrote: [ -> ]Wait, Rocky IV was bad? How so? It ended the Cold War.

Nothing's wrong with Rocky IV. It's just kinda lame to see that "Ip Man 2" practically plagiarized Rocky IV by the second half of the film. The first half of "Ip Man 2" was great with the character development, though.
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