Monkey Magic! (Monkey)

Member Name: Karon

Product:	Monkey
Date:	18/07/00 (90 review reads)
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Advantages: Fast moving and genuinely funny!

Disadvantages: None

Monkey is a programme that certainly made an impression on anyone who watched it.Not only is Monkey irrepressible, he's also unforgettable. Although the series is based on an ancient chinese story, this telling of the tales has it's tongue firmly placed in it's cheek. The characters are larger than life, sometimes literally so. The colours are bold and brash. It is in effect a live-action cartoon, but so well made it hasn't aged even now approximately 25 years later.

Monkey tells the story of the young priest Tripitaka (who was played by a woman in this series!) who is travelling to India to collect some ancient scrolls. The journey is so dangerous that several super-human beings are sent to aid him on his way; chief among them are Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy.

The series is dubbed into English, and it is done suberbly, adding colour and flavour to the pictures rather than detracting from it.

If you get the chance, view this series at your earliest opportunity, you won't be disappointed!

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