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Hoh Mung-Wa: The Monkey goes west (1966)

Posted By: mal11lam
Hoh Mung-Wa: The Monkey goes west (1966)

The Monkey goes west – Hoh Mung-Wai (1966)
Mandarin | Subtitle: English | 1:52:04 | 640 x 272| NTSC | DivX | MP3 – 128 kbps | 1400 MB
Genre: Action

Cast: Yueh Hua, Ho Fan, Paang Paang, Fan Mei-Sheng, Diana Chang Chung-Wen
This film version tells an early segment of the lengthy Chinese folk tale Journey to the West. The newly released (in Hong Kong, anyway) DVD version has been digitally restored, and so the visual and audio presentation is at least as good as it was at its 1966 release, with full, rich color and sound (I kept thinking of the restored version of The Wizard of Oz, with the almost-too-bright colors).
The film clearly was made for Chinese audiences who would have been familiar with the story. Consequently, much of the history of Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy is brief to nonexistant, which is a shame, as it's central to understanding how they came to be together. Nonetheless, it's thoroughly enjoyable; even the musical numbers.

Hoh Mung-Wa: The Monkey goes west (1966)

Hoh Mung-Wa: The Monkey goes west (1966)

Hoh Mung-Wa: The Monkey goes west (1966)



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