Wow, this is a REALLY bad movie!

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Excellent but underrated film

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

The Monkey King is told to go to heaven for taking a great weapon from the Dragon King. He is brought to the Jade Emperor, but in heaven he proclaims himself "Great Sage." This leads to a battle, which leads to a war, which leads to a movie! A fun-filled adventure developed from a Chinese tale, "The Monkey King."! This movie contains wonderful music. The fights scenes are like watching a ballet and the colors throughout are beautiful. There should be an updated version of this movie and then hopefully it can reach a wider audience. When we watched it for the first time, the movie was enjoyed by children ranging in age from 5 to 11. Highly recommended for all ages. (Reviewed by Noah Block, age 7)

Here is another Chinese animated film I loved after watching it online - Uproar in Heaven. Made in 1965 and based on the classic mythological novel Journey to the West, the film covers the mischievous Monkey King's early misadventures from the novel, like rebelling against the Jade Emperor of Heaven. Journey to the West is another classic story that intrigues me, and also got me into literature from other countries. I remember seeing an animated English dubbed TV series of Journey to the West that was made in 1999. In 2002, the series' episodes were edited and made into a OAV (Original Animated Video) movie, called "The Legends of the Monkey King." So after watching Uproar in Heaven, I'd concluded that I love it better then any film adaptation of Journey to the West.Overall I really love this film and I love the character designs in the film especially for the monkeys, they'll so cute!

The very best one, in which a monkey is kicking everybody's butt in a crazy kung fu style. It is not serious, it is not thought-provoking. But it is mindless and funny throughout. Remember watching this for the first time on Soviet TV back in 1980s. This entertainment was, is, and will be strictly for the boys. Cannot imagine any girl or woman who will enjoy it. And cannot name any other animation film that sets itself onto the topic of martial arts so tight.Some mighty monkey king is jumping, spinning, and laughing, while training hordes of his little "citizens" - monkey babies. They all live in a wonderful land of flowers, rainbows, and waterfalls. Then our hero suddenly decides to get a weapon that can match his perfection in combat. So, the journey begins. What follows is a wild succession of kung fu extravaganza, wine consuming, dreamy happenings, blurred visions, etc. It is simply outright funny that no creature (either from the deep waters or from the heavenly castles) can make Monkey King any harm, though they try so hard... A reasonable person can get sick and tired of watching one fight after another in this cartoon. Not my case. Even a black-and-white version of this animated epic was extremely entertaining to me and inspired me to draw this character on paper just for fun.By the way, most likely, you will not dig out any moral lessons from this cartoon. So, it's pure style and beauty with loads of kung fu. It is Mozart of animation dedicated to kung fu.Animated bliss for those who enjoy crazy cinema with deep national roots. It is crazy to give it a 10 out of 10 but it is my mark for this one. Thank you for attention.

Having gone into watching this without any expectations I must say that I was pleasingly surprised with how the movie captured me and pulled me in to the story. Yes it is an animated movie but it gives a chance to get a glimpse into the otherwise non revealed chinese mythology and legends.Very good for young and old alike.