DJ Benvenuto the "Iron" Raccoon has this to say:
Here I am, the cute and cuddly raccoon. I slip through the night. I go through your trash cans. You come after me but I have been trained by the Iron Monkey. I am unstoppable and I shall use my skills for the benefit of all people that need it! I shall steal from the corrupt and give to the needy. I am the IRON RACCOON!
I’m sorry, I suppose I got caught up in the action movie spirit. Right off the bat, I must say that I enjoyed Iron Monkey more than most, if not all, of this summer’s movies. Take into consideration this movie was made in 1993 but it’s more enjoyable and impressive than most movies around. Sure, plot-wise this isn’t a 2001 A Space Odyssey or even a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but this is a very fun movie.
First thing I must warn you about is that if you don’t like martial arts movies with subtitles then don’t even think about this movie because you will want to burn it if you ever see it. Now, for all of you that like those crazy “Kung Fu” movies and don’t mind subtitles, this movie is right up your alley.
All the fight scenes are wonderfully choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping. He is the same guy that did the fight scenes for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix, so you can expect plenty of high flying acrobatics. The fight scenes are all top notch and you really can’t tell that the movie is so old. There is no blatant flying in this one. All the wire work is pulled off smoothly and with no problems.
There is also plenty of classic martial arts movie style comedy. Plenty of slapstick and wacky humor. Once you see the opening scene, when the Iron Monkey first appears to steal gold from a corrupt governor, you know it’s gonna’ be monkey-rific.
The movie is very Robin Hood-esque; steal from the “bad” rich, give to the needy “nice” poor. So Iron Monkey goes off to help the good people (he does it with quite a bit of style too) and then gets chased after by the governor’s soldiers. Our hero defeats them easily, with no problem, like a true Iron Monkey.
A little later in the movie we are introduced to another great martial artist and his son. They start a nice little sub plot which adds a little bit of sweetness to the movie.
Eventually we are introduced to this craaaaaaaaaaaaazy... craaaaaaaaaaazy.... minister. He was a rebel shaolin monk and boy can he fight. This is where the movie gets especially crazy, but it all looks good and it’s fun, so I don’t care. That minister guy shoots grapes out of his mouth like bullets and throws his sleeves around like stone serpents. He is one crazy guy.
Then the movie ends, but what happens to Iron Monkey? Watch the movie! Go! It’s good. Better than most stupid crap like Tomb Raider and Jurassic Park 3. Go watch it.
I refuse to make any jokes about the name of the movie!
OK... one...
Wanna touch my “Iron Monkey”?
Ok I’ll stop now...
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