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A loose (very loose) Japanese TV adaptation of Wu Ch'eng-en's 16th-century collection of Chinese fables, Monkey! was re-dubbed into English in the early 1980s and became required viewing for a whole generation of British schoolchildren.
The appeal of Monkey! is easier to experience than explain. This children's show is an occasionally surreal blend of Oriental fable, knockabout martial arts, pop Buddhism and slapstick comedy. The frequent comic fight scenes are accompanied by a 1970s disco-fusion soundtrack, and a narrator (English voice: Frank Duncan) uses gaps in the action to deliver inscrutable snippets of wisdom ("Even a starving camel is still bigger than a horse", "Does love mean labour even for the carp-hearted?"). Best of all, though, is the dialogue: without regard to any lip-synch niceties the English script (by David Weir) is full of idiomatic delights, jokes and double entendres ("I can use it as well", boasts Monkey of his staff that grows from a tiny stick into a big pole. "Ooh, I never doubted it passionate primate", purrs the Dragon Princess into his ear, "go on, make it bigger"). All are delivered by British actors in hilariously cod-Japanese accents (distinguished thesp Miriam Margolyes is the voice of Tripitaka). Bad special effects crown the show's cheesy, retro appeal.
Volume 4 features episodes 10-12: "Pigsy's in the Well", "The Difference Between Night and Day", and "Pearls Before Swine". --Mark Walker
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Episodes 16 to 18 from the cult Japanese fantasy series plus a bonus episode from the missing 13 that have never been shown on UK TV. In 'The Most Monstrous Monster' the King of Unicorns attempts to steal Monkey's magic staff as a present for his sweetheart Chun-Shou's spoilt son. 'Truth and the Grey Gloves Devil' sees Pigsy captured when the pilgrims arrive at a village destroyed by the Grey Gloves Demon. In 'Land for the Locusts' Monkey attempts to save a village being terrorised by a plague of locusts. The bonus episode - 'The Tormented King' - is presented with English subtitles.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
The adventure continues... Monkey stays on top form in this clasic TV romp. It has all the same ingredients as the previous episodes, dodgy looking badddies incredible models of cloud flying (even Pigsy gets in on the act in this one only his cloud is green!) Tripitaka doing his mantra's. It realy is a joy to watch after a visit to the pub. The fight sceens seem to be geting more complicated and I'm sure Sandy is getting more rock hard in the action bits. It realy is a bundle of fun. If your after complex plot lines your going to be disapointed but for those who enjoyed it first time round you have to collect them all. Can't wait for the Ninth to get the next one. Don't forget the nature of Monkey is irrepresable!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Format:VHS Tape
Just another brilliant video encompassing the adventures of Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy in love and war. Need I say more?
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