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Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons
The plot revolves around a Buddhist who is struggling to defend the village against three demons, his developing feelings for Miss Duan, a demon hunter who frequently assists him, and trans-formative running into the Monkey King
27 December 1978, Shandong, China
1943, Hong Kong
22 May 1985, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
11 April 1976, Hong Kong
2 January 1977, Dalian, Liaoning, China
26 June 1984, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
July 14, 2015
Chow breaks out one elaborate set-piece after another.
August 18, 2014
Stephen Chow's inimitable chops for comedic action are on full display in Journey to the West.
March 06, 2014
Mr. Chow has perhaps achieved more sustained and elaborate adventures, but he hits a sweet spot of comedy that never grows too self-aware or forgets the value of a good, clean demon whomping.
April 21, 2014
A kung fu comedy, a Chinese fairy story, a Buddhist action movie, a prequel to a mega-series that makes James Cameron's ambitions look puny, Chow's Journey to the West is everything that is good about China's mega-blockbuster inclinations.
March 30, 2016
Stephen Chow's Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons is a thoroughly entertaining action comedy that suggests, a la Woody Allen, a promising new life behind the screen for the actor-director.
July 03, 2014
It is a work that appears to ask so little from its audience (not much more than patience and an alert eye), but gives a heck of a lot back.
April 14, 2014
Liang's ravishing conceptual film achieves a rare blend of sensuous delight and documentary specificity.
December 11, 2014
It makes good use of computer animation and slapstick action comedy.
March 06, 2014
The final product is very much Chow - with elaborately staged stunts, slapstick inspired by silent Hollywood, and a silliness that will appeal to kids (as well as some black humor that may take some explaining for younger audiences).
March 07, 2014
Journey to the West works so well because Chow has a flair for grand comic-action set pieces, and his imagination seems to actually draw energy from these rapid-fire tonal shifts.
May 14, 2014
Another exquisite, snail-paced cinematic perambulation from Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng.
March 07, 2014
By turns daffy and dazzling, awkward and artful, "Journey to the West" takes an ancient tale and gives it contemporary flair.