Well, crap or not, it's a matter of opinion.
Part from the goofy looking guys (That Pigsy- character for one), it's a pretty ok story really.
I have it on DVD, and I've watched it two times now.
I have to say that I abhore the costumes, but Chinese traditions (Not superstition and fiction) are something I really like. They are, in a sense, clean, and mostly, pure of heart.
Ok, so I guess this looks like I'm defending this movie... I'm not really.
I just liked the story since I watched the cartoon when I was little. I don't know the exact title of it, but it must have been "The Journey to the West" or something like it. I remember that cup or what to call it, the one that the Monkey King was entoombed in. In this, I specifically remember the traditional Chinese folkmusic.
That made it pretty fun to watch.
Although I know (Or knew since I've seen it), there's a crap- load of diffrences between that cartoon and this motion picture, which was pretty obvious from the get-go.
Waa.. I don't know what else to say here, pretty tired really.
Anywhoo, before spewing such thing as it beeing crappy, think of the next generation of ppl. that haven't seen the world through your eyes...
"-For crying out loud..." *Jack O'Neill - Stargate SG1*
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SweetHotAngel
14 years ago
There was an early full length anime from the early 60s that was dubbed in English and had Frankie Avalon sing the Son Go-Ku songs. The English title was "Alakazam." I saw in the early 60s when I was a kid and loved it. It wasn't until almost 45 years later that I learned about "Journey to the West" and realized that "Alakazam" was that story. During that time I hadn't been exposed to Alakazam in any way but it was such a powerful story that I remembered it quite vividly. Was "Alakazam" the film you recall?
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