Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)
Film Bloggers Review: ★★3/4 (3 reviews)
SYNOPSIS
Setelah membunuh Miss Duan di kisah sebelumnya, Monkey King kini dijinakkan oleh Tang Sanzang dan menjadi salah satu muridnya. Tang melanjutkan perjalanannya ke Barat bersama Monkey King, Sandy, dan Pigsy. Mereka bertemu dan bertarung dengan banyak iblis dalam perjalanan berbahaya ini. Pertarungan dengan iblis-iblis ini membuat mereka bertumbuh dan belajar bagaimana caranya menjadi orang yang lebih baik.
After killing Miss Duan in the last story, Monkey King is now tamed by Tang Sanzang and has become one of his disciples. Tang continues his journey to the West with Monkey King, Sandy and Pigsy. They encounter and flight with many demons during their treacherous journey. These demon battles enable them to grow and learn how to become better people.
General Information
Director: Tsui Hark
Scriptwriter: Stephen Chow, Lee Si-cheun
Cast: Kenny Lin, Mengke Bateer, Kris Wu, Bei-Er Bao, Yun Lin, Likun Wang, Yang Yiwei
Running Time: 108 minutes
Release Date: 11 February 2017 (midnight show)
Full Cast and Crew
Not available.
CRITICS REVIEW
NA. Rating: ★★★
BLOGGERS REVIEW
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back is nowhere near Kung Fu Hustle–though at many times it tried to–or as groundbreaking as the first installment. But, continuing his darkest yet funniest and the most imaginative version of The Monkey King, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back again marks Stephen Chow as a distinct cinematic auteur in HK cinema, this time with Tsui Hark to deliver the eye-popping visual spectacle. Rating: NA
Meski cast-nya diubah total, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back masih punya narasi dan karakter yang mampu melanjutkan apa yang telah dibangun di film pertamanya. Namun, eksekusi Tsui Hark yang lebih mengutamakan visual spectacle daripada substansi membuat segala aspek di Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back jauh berada di bawah film pendahulunya. CGI buruk di film non-Hollywood itu sebenarnya bisa ditoleransi selama penggunaannya masih tahu diri. Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back ini sudah keterlaluan banget. Rating: ★★
An absurdly fun take on the old-as-time tale, Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back was such a feel good movie. Tang-Wukong was quite a shipbait, though. Rating: ★★★
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back was the most deserved version of Monkey King in recent years. A visual spectacle–although was not always consistent–with an interesting relationship between Sun Gokong and Priest Tang. Rating: ★★★1/2
