Episode 13 - Ip Man

Hey Bombers, welcome back to a brand new episode of Not a Bomb. IP Man month has finally arrived. This week Brad and Troy discuss the first film in the series - Ip Man. This 2008 film finds Ip Man, a grandmaster of Wing Chun and teacher of Bruce Lee, during the Japanese invasion of the city of Foshan. The boys begin the show discussing how they found themselves in the Hong Kong action genre and the propagandizing of the IP Man story. Oh yeah, and most importantly, Donnie Yen. Ip Man is directed by Wilson Yip and stars; Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Gordon Lam, Fan Siu-Wong, Xing Yu, Chen Zhihui, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Tenma Shibuya.

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Not A Bomb Podcast explores the cinematic failures of the box office as well as movies that critics, universally, didn‘t love. Each week, Brad and Troy discuss the history of a disastrous movie release and debate whether the film deserves a second chance. From misunderstood classics like Heaven’s Gate to cheesy flicks like Samurai Cop, you’ll find a wide variety of films that get a little extra attention and a possible second chance at success.