Reviews

The Monkey King - Quest For The Sutra (齊天大聖孫悟空)

Release Date: 8th March 2005

Overall Rating:

Dicky Cheung's version of the classic tale with many stars.

Summary: Episode 1: THE MONKEY KING is based on the beloved 16th century classic of Chinese literature, Journey to the West, by Cheng-En Wu. This is a classic "quest" tale where Nick has to to find and rescue a famous Chinese manuscript — JOURNEY TO THE WEST — from a group of demons who've kept it and Wu prisoner in a mythical underground world. Nick, 35, is a China-scholar-turned-business-consultant whose world-weary cynicism belies a true poet's heart inside. While on an archaeological dig of secret Chinese tombs, Nick's epic adventure begins by a "chance" meeting with Kwan Ying, a beautiful goddess sent by the Terracotta Warriors (who recognize Nick as the "Scholar from Above") to recruit him for the heroic task of rescuing the manuscript within 3 days — or face the world's end.