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Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 10 nominations
Lynn Xiong
- Cheung Wing-Sing
- (as Lynn Hung)
Christian 'Kang' Bachini
- Twister Supporter
- (as Christian Bachini)
Ashton Chen
- Yip Man's student
- (as Siu Lung Sik)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGrandmaster Yip Man did not actually fight any British boxing champion. In real life, it was actually Yip Man's student, Wong Shun Leung ("Wong Leung" in the movie), who fought a 240 lbs Russian (not British) boxer in Hong Kong. Wong Shun Leung won that fight by KO in three punches.
- GoofsIn the final fight, the announcer's microphone appears to be a modern condenser microphone. The film takes place in the 1950's.
- Quotes
Wong Shun Leung: Master, you really can fight ten men at once.
- ConnectionsEdited into Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
- SoundtracksUnbeatable
Written by Serena Tong
Performed by Calvin Cheng
Featured review
Still no students?...
Continuing the legend of Ip Man, this 2010 movie continues on the tale from the 2008 movie, and again with Donnie Yen at the lead role of Ip Man.
It was nice to see the movie revolve around the early starts of Ip Man's Wing Chun school and see how harsh the terms of such existence turned out to be. And it was an interesting approach with the numerous schools of martial arts and how their structure worked.
I loved the interaction between Ip Man and the auntie with the laundry on the roof. Those scenes, although having no big impact on the storyline, were just a really nice touch to the movie.
Similar to the 2008 movie, then "Ip Man 2" is heavy on martial arts, and it was also equally well choreographed and executed on the screen. It is always a pleasure to watch Donnie Yen in action in movies such as these, and he does so with flying colors.
The acting in "Ip Man 2" was good, and they had a good group of actors and actresses for the various roles. And they did a great job with setting up the bad guy as a person that you really didn't root for in any way, and they had a great guy cast for that particular role, as Darren Shahlavi did a great job in portraying him. And once again, there are some impressive Hong Kong talents on the cast list as well, aside from Donnie Yen, which includes Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Simon Yam.
There is a good continuous flow to the movie, with a great combination of storytelling and martial arts.
If you enjoyed the 2008 "Ip Man", then you will most definitely also enjoy the 2010 "Ip Man 2" movie, no doubt about it.
It was nice to see the movie revolve around the early starts of Ip Man's Wing Chun school and see how harsh the terms of such existence turned out to be. And it was an interesting approach with the numerous schools of martial arts and how their structure worked.
I loved the interaction between Ip Man and the auntie with the laundry on the roof. Those scenes, although having no big impact on the storyline, were just a really nice touch to the movie.
Similar to the 2008 movie, then "Ip Man 2" is heavy on martial arts, and it was also equally well choreographed and executed on the screen. It is always a pleasure to watch Donnie Yen in action in movies such as these, and he does so with flying colors.
The acting in "Ip Man 2" was good, and they had a good group of actors and actresses for the various roles. And they did a great job with setting up the bad guy as a person that you really didn't root for in any way, and they had a great guy cast for that particular role, as Darren Shahlavi did a great job in portraying him. And once again, there are some impressive Hong Kong talents on the cast list as well, aside from Donnie Yen, which includes Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Simon Yam.
There is a good continuous flow to the movie, with a great combination of storytelling and martial arts.
If you enjoyed the 2008 "Ip Man", then you will most definitely also enjoy the 2010 "Ip Man 2" movie, no doubt about it.
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- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster
- Filming locations
- Foshan, Guangdong, China(Town)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $205,675
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $61,057
- Jan 30, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $15,089,448
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