Monkey King the Legend Begins - Donnie Yen Chow Yun-Fat Arron Kwok DVD subtitled

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 The Heavenly Palace will be released in the U.S. as The Monkey King. The first movie is the origins story - beginning with the birth of Sun Wukong and ending with his imprisonment for his crimes under the Five-Peaked Mountain. Starring: Donnie Yen, Yun-Fat Chow, Aaron Kwok. 119 min. English subtitled.