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Iron Monkey [VHS]

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"Iron Monkey" is a fabulous tale about a Robin Hood-type character who, as a doctor, heals people by day and, as a martial arts superhero, protects them from evil by night. This remake (of the ~1986 original) combines the special effects of "Crouching Tiger" with a more concrete & less metaphoric tale of good-versus-evil in ancient China. The plot involves the vagaries of politics, power, corruption and lust, counterbalanced by love and simple human compassion. In many ways, the story is more concrete than "Crouching Tiger" even while the characters are more superhero-like (with daylight aliases, for example). Furthermore, the story is simple yet compelling, and it does not merely dissolve into misty metaphor at the end. This is a timeless fairytale in its scope and power, and should appeal to many generations of "Crouching Tiger" fans.