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MONKEY KING WREAKS HAVOC IN HEAVEN

Mixed responses from our child jurors from "I laughed. The monkey was funny" to ""parts of it were good" to "I was kind of bored." They did understand the story. "The monkey King tries to rule in heaven and he messes things up." "He can't be hurt and looses a bet." His appeal is like Dennis the Menace or Curious George. The kids seemed to enjoy learning about the Chinese people and the monkeys. "Most of the characters were nice but the Monkey King did things he wasn't supposed to. And, he got into trouble." "The colors were pretty." "I liked the pictures but they were slow." "They wore costumes like they do in China." They did get some of the messages in the story such as: "Be careful." "Don't be so sure of yourself." "Be respectful." "Don't write on someone's hand." They commented how they thought the Chinese people have neat stories. Overall, some felt it was interesting, laughed a lot and others just didn't get into it - most likely because it was not fully animated. It requires you to listen to the story more intently.

Beautiful images, iconographic presentation - not full motion animation. Based on the traditional Chinese folktale of the Monkey King, this offers a glimpse into the Chinese culture. This may not have great mass market appeal due to the lack of full motion animation. But, it is well presented and offers good messages such as "the best battles are those we don't fight." The narration is clear and easy to understand.

Monkey King fights epic battles to prove to the Emperor of Heaven that he is more than equal to any of the celestial warriors or ministers. As Monkey King runs amok, the supreme Buddha reigns in the rampaging simian with the strangest of wagers. Audio track in English, Chinese and Hanyu Pinyin.