THE MONKEY KING 3 Arrives on Digital, Blu-ray & DVD May 15

[Michael Scott]

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“Make no mistake, The Monkey King 3 is bonkers, but in a charming, delirious sort of way, with energy to spare and another strong performance by Kwok …”
~ Elizabeth Kerr, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“… delivers enough broad humour, striking visuals, casual spirituality and larger-than-life action to succeed as a Chinese New Year crowdpleaser.” ~ James Marsh, SCREEN ANARCHY

THE MONKEY KING 3

Action & Adventure Meet Fantasy
on Digital, Blu-ray™ & DVD May 15 ​

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Director Cheang Pou-soi (Accident) and Aaron Kwok (City Under Siege) reunite for THE MONKEY KING 3, the highly-anticipated third installment in the international blockbuster Monkey King franchise, debuting on digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD May 15 from Well Go USA Entertainment. A small portion of the epic 16th-century Chinese 100-chapter novel Journey to the West again provides the story, picking up where the previous films left off with the Impish magical primate and his motley crew of colorful followers accompanying a monk on a mission to retrieve sacred scriptures. In this installment, they find themselves trapped in a land inhabited only by women. In addition to Aaron Kwok, returning castmenbers include Feng Shaofeng (White Vengeance), Gigi Leung (Turn Left, Turn Right), Xiao Shenyang (The Grandmaster) and Chung Him Law (Eye in the Sky), along with franchise newcomers Zhao Liying (Eternal Wave), Lin Chiling (City of Rock) and Kingdom Yuenc (Last Hero in China).


The third installment of the blockbuster fantasy series sees the return of the Monkey King (Aaron Kwok) in his most action-packed adventure yet! While continuing their epic journey to the West, the Monkey King and his companions are taken captive by the Queen of an all-female land, who believes them to be part of an ancient prophecy heralding the fall of her kingdom. With a lot of sorcery and a little bit of charm, the travelers devise a plan to escape. But, when their trickery angers the mighty River God, they realize they might just bring about the foretold destruction - unless they can find a way to quell her wrath.

Country of Origin: China

THE MONKEY KING 3 has a runtime of approximately 116 minutes and is not rated.
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[tripplej]

I never realized there was even a Monkey King franchise. Will have to visit the first one, I guess.

 

[Michael Scott]

The Monkey King is actually one of the THE most popular historical figures in Chinese mythology. There's been a dozen or so films about the character, but the latest couple of films have been in a franchise using the same actors. I did a review of #2 over at the "other" site we came from (#1 wasn't available on domestic home video till after the 2nd one came out for some reason, but it's not a wild deal as you can watch each one of the series individually without worrying about skipping one etc)

 

[tripplej]

Good to know.. Thanks for the update.