IP Man 3 The Legend is Born: Grandmaster of Wing Chun DVD

I am a martial arts fan and a follower of the Ip man DVD series. The film does not star Donnie Yen but Sammo Hung. I was not disappointed the fight scenes were good. In addition Sammo Hung is a world class martial artist. Also very important my DVD had English subtitles. This would have been a problem following along without some way of understanding what was going on. When all is said and done I would recommend this film both for the fact it is part of the Ip man series but also it is just a very good martial arts film.

For people who don't know, "IP MAN 3" really isn't "IP MAN 3". The real name is "IP MAN: THE LEGEND IS BORN". It does not star Donnie Yen, and was made by a different production company,but shares much of the same cast. It also is basically a PREQUEL to the other two movies. It is necessary to understand the origins and early life of IP MAN. If you are a casual viewer, you probably won't like it as much as the other two movies. However, if you really got into the story, you need to see this movie. This is a great DVD. Fantastic picture and some great special features.

A word of warning should be mentioned that there isn't a good rep on this dvd's quality. A number of people seem to be getting various versions. I ordered mine from this posting from the positive ratings and it was also a different dvd. It had a different cover and no special edition. It was however good quality in catonese with english subtitles. I was surprised that they actually used production sound for the catonese dialoge.I was pleasantly surprised with the production quality, acting, and story. They did an excellent job casting the young Ip Man. I actually enjoyed this movie more than IP MAN (1). I found the story to be more accurate than the 2008 ip man. Another very cool aspect of the film is that Ip Chun (Ip mans son) plays the role of Leung Bik (a later master of Ip Man). If your fan of the Ip man and wing chun definitely pick it up (but make sure it's a decent version).*Another word of warning is that it did not play on my older dvd player, it did work on my ps3.

As other reviewers have mentioned this is more of a 'background' history lesson film.. there is action in this film, yet compared to the previous films.. not as much. Still this movie holds a great deal of story and characters to keep you entertain.. is this a must? I personally HAD to find out how they were going to introduce Bruce Lee.. however this story gets more into detail about ip mans future and still early days. This is a must if you really want to find out more about the story and if it intrigues you.. is it a let down.. no.. could it have been better .. yes. Is it worth buying .. for this film I will say yes.. but to give you an idea of how much I want to see this film again.. I've only watched it once.. and it is on the shelf. Whereas Ip man 1&2 were viewed on several occasions.And as my title suggests.. the copy I received had no English dub over.

General Curiosity compelled me to purchase the Final Installment of the series, on top of the fact that I've become quite fond of this particular Martial Art Form especially since it was created by a " WOMAN ". Sammo was the big cat that Bruce " Tossed " around in the first sparring match in " Enter The Dragon ". I liked how he and one of his students tried to " Emulate " what was Lee's Specialty,performing " Chi Sau " , Blindfolded . The movie was " Entertaining, I liked it. Thanks again folks. " A-DRUM " G .

Sammo Hung is one of my favorite Kung Fu Artists. Ip Chun now is my new favorite. The use of Ip Man's son was a stroke of genius. It's always a pleasure tosee real fighters and not just actors who move.Those of us who have been trained in Martial Arts can see through the dancing and appreceiate the real practitioners of the Art. The story line is one that is believeable and not the fanciful mess that pulls down most Kung Fu Movies.I loved it and many of us who know the real Art will love it too.

I purchased the movie to add to my IP Man collection. The DVD quality is good. The downside, the subtitles didn't work for any language.Update 30 Mar 2011. Changed rating to 5. I contacted the seller after I wrote the review. The seller was very responsive to my emails and sent a replacement. When the replacement arrived, I had the same problem on my Blu Ray player. I then tried the DVD on my PS3 Blu Ray and PC DVD drive and sub titles worked fine. I am very satisfied with the movie and plan on purchasing movies from this seller in the future.

I'm a fan of all of Donnie Yen movies bcz he always give u the best. IP Man is definately one of my favorite! So much great action in this movie. More than I expected! I'm so pleased with this movie.

If you like any of the Ip Man movies, you'll enjoy this one too.

Amazing wing chun demonstrations. It was a gift for the spouse who has watched the movies multiple times. If you like Chinese fighting movies, you need to own this.

Great story and action packed. Should be marked as first in series not third. Now I have 2. very enjoyable