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Wilson Yip Capsule Reviews

Wilson Yip Capsule Reviews

Bio Zombie (1998) – September 25, 2023 This Wilson Yip should come back as a zombie to eat the face off the Wilson Yip who directed the Ip Man movies. Flash Point (2007) — November 18, 2014 About 20 minutes into the climax of the movie, after he has been beating the

SPL: Paradox (Wilson Yip, 2017)

SPL: Paradox (Wilson Yip, 2017)

It’s unclear if this film is actually a continuation of the SPL series or if it just started as one and then mutated into its own thing. I thought I saw the characters for “Sha Po Lang” on the title card of the movie though, so I’m just

Ip Man 3 (Wilson Yip, 2015)

Ip Man 3 (Wilson Yip, 2015)

Ip Man 3 is the third film directed by Wilson Yip starring Donnie Yen in the title role as the master of the Wing Chun style of kung fu. Ip is best known as one of Bruce Lee’s teachers, and his notoriety and fame to this day is largely

SPL: Sha Po Lang (Wilson Yip, 2005)

SPL: Sha Po Lang (Wilson Yip, 2005)

A rote cop/Triad story somewhat elevated by a serious commitment to operatic melodrama on the part of director Wilson Yip and composer Chan Kwong-wing. Sammo Hung is the gangster, Simon Yam the veteran cop willing to break all the rules to capture him. Donnie Yen is the new guy