TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

majiemao-98137 This is simply the best movie ever, the updated version of Journey to the West, mixing the modern world with that of the literary past of the Journey to the West leads to a wonderful telling of a brand new tale.Bai Ling truly makes you feel that she is the goddess Kwan Yin. Thomas Gibson plays a wonderful westerner who's love for Asian culture gets thrown to a whole new level! The humorous illustration of Confucius corrupted from what he believe thousands of years ago by living in the land of the gods was super enjoyable.The only thing that is the special effects which I am sure have not aged well since the early 2000s but I would recommend this film to everyone!

faylander WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE GIVING IT BAD RATTINGS!!!!!!! it's the greatest thing since Indiana Jones and The Mummy! I am familiar with the Chinese legends and admit the movie doesn't get them exactly to the point yet they are WONDERFUL characters. The Monkey King was brilliant, pigsy works and sandy is cool. It's filled with adventure and believe me I loved it it is now my favorite movie. So definitely rent it guys!Okay so Confucias comes off as a snob, I don't completely agree with that but I think it shouldn't be such a big deal. I've read about Confucias and it does seem a little dishonorable but Idon't think it hurts Chinese culture.It has action, adventure, romance, great characters, so take my word for it it's awesome.

Bob Greenwade (bobgreenwade) Yes, the weaknesses of this movie are numerous. The acting is, for the most part, horribly wooden, particularly with the lesser supporting characters. The real-world history is way off (among other flaws already pointed out in other reviews, "Journey to the West" is, according to what I've read at least, closer to 400 years old than 500, and the official objection to the manuscript was its nontraditional form rather than its content). Some of the characters, particularly four of the Five Traditional Masters, are way underdeveloped. Portraying Confucius as a self-serving sycophant is just *wrong.*If you're already familiar with the original story of "Journey to the West" and can't bear to see it butchered -- which is exactly what happens here -- then follow the one-star ratings given here and avoid this movie like the plague.For anyone else, this is a fun piece of work. It was hardly Emmy-worthy in any category (with the possible exception of Bai Ling's impassioned performance as the Goddess of Mercy) and has numerous plot holes not worthy of David Huang, but the story travels on well with only a couple of relatively minor diversions (well, I guess NBC wanted to make sure they had a good two-part miniseries), one can really care about those characters that do receive proper development, and can wonder and worry about the story's outcome.

Sentinel-15 This is like a post-modern take on the legend of the Monkey King, where a modern human gets involved with saving the book that contains the original story. First of all, it is FUN!There are lots of interesting characters, lots of action, heroic characters fighting the Good Fight... what more do you want?Just keep in mind that this is NOT the original legend(s) - whatever those were about - and it doesn't even try to be, so don't criticize it for that.This is good old-fashioned entertainment, with lots of imagination and heroics. Enjoy!