“IN THE days before Monkey, primal chaos reigned…” You said it. Dependably demented translation of Japanese Buddha action mullarkey, with Monkey (born in an egg on a mountain top), Sandy, Pigsy and Tripitaka arsing about, offending the Gods, etc. etc. Steamroller schoolboy cult due to then-novelty kung-fu scenes, bonkers narrative, that theme song, and magic-summoning blowing-on-fingers routine.
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cronker
September 29, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Probably the best thing to come out of Japan since mail-order brides
Adrian
September 29, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Weren’t the opening credits almost identical to those of Bergerac?
Scott McPhee
June 18, 2016 at 3:49 am
“Steamroller schoolboy cult due to then-novelty kung-fu scenes, bonkers narrative, that theme song, and magic-summoning blowing-on-fingers routine.”
Did Monkey inspire lots of schoolyard games in the UK, just as it did in my country?
HP
June 26, 2016 at 5:59 am
Yes, indeed it did inspire schoolyard games in the UK too… I always wanted to be Monkey, but always ended up being Pigsy… The great thing about Monkey is that it’s just as good when you watch it as an adult – it works on many different levels.