Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons
Tang Sanzang, a Buddhist trying to protect a village from three demons, his emerging feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who helps him repeatedly, and Sanzang';s trans-formative encounter with the Monkey King.
26 June 1984, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
2 January 1977, Dalian, Liaoning, China
1943, Hong Kong
11 April 1976, Hong Kong
9 December 1989, Suining, Sichuan, China
16 April 1976, Taipei, Taiwan
26 August 1974, Qingdao, Shandong, China
27 December 1978, Shandong, China
22 May 1985, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
1 August 1978, Beijing, China
December 11, 2014
It makes good use of computer animation and slapstick action comedy.
April 14, 2014
Liang's ravishing conceptual film achieves a rare blend of sensuous delight and documentary specificity.
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).
August 18, 2014
Stephen Chow's inimitable chops for comedic action are on full display in Journey to the West.
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.
May 14, 2014
Another exquisite, snail-paced cinematic perambulation from Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng.
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.
July 14, 2015
Chow breaks out one elaborate set-piece after another.
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 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.
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.
March 07, 2014
By turns daffy and dazzling, awkward and artful, "Journey to the West" takes an ancient tale and gives it contemporary flair.
