THE MONKEY KING: HAVOC IN HEAVEN'S PALACE [BLU-RAY + DVD]

Details

• Release Year: 2014
• Genre: Action/Adventure, Family
• Plot: Sun Wukong (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as the Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. This first installment in a trilogy of live action 3-D movies is actually a prequel to The Journey to the West, the much told story of the Monkey King's adventures on the road to India.; ; The Monkey King: Havoc In Heaven's Palace is the origins story -- beginning with the birth of Sun Wukong and ending with his imprisonment for his crimes under the Five-Peaked Mountain. Along the way he acquires incredible powers, battling the armies of the gods and the armies of the demons to find his rightful place in the Heavens. It is a classic story of the scorned underdog who acquires great abilities but uses them recklessly and ultimately must pay a huge price to find redemption. The Monkey King captures the drama, beaurty, humor and fantastic action of the fold legend and brings it to the screen in a way never before possible.
• Cast: Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, Yitian Hai, Peter Ho, Joe Chen, Zitong Xia, Kelly Chen, Calvin Ka-Sing Cheng, Siu-Fai Cheung, Chung Him Law, Cathy Yue-Yan Leung, Gigi Leung, Jing Li, Hua Liu, Irene Wang, Hua Yan, Zilin Zhang, Pou-Soi Cheang, Tai-lee Chan, Kam-Yuen Szeto, Edmond Wong
• Director: Pou-Soi Cheang
• Runtime: 2:02
• Company: Cinedigm
• Media Format: Movie