another go round with the monkey king go west . sort of . begin in the middle of some action the movie just go from the first frame onward . a monk and his three disciple go to a town to get the sacred sura that will bring peace to the world once they be translate and speak to the world . but an evil force have intervene and kidnap all of the child of the town . the evil force want the monk because if you eat him you will live forever . the retainer battle the force of darkness before forcibly send the monk off for safety ( the monk think he can win simply by reason with the bad guy ) . the monk end up with a bunch of lizard imp who plan at some point eat him . however the bad guy arrive and he off an odyssey with the ugliest of the lot . can a movie that start off the rail go off the rail . don not get me wrong i really like this movie but it so scatter shot and all over the place that plot and logic simply fall away a some scene simply pick up mid action with no way of know how we get there ( the final battle to rescue the disciple be completely out of left field ) . this be one of the messy movie i have see in a while and but it make me laugh and smile like no get out . the movie start and you have no idea where thing be and then whats on screen be either interesting or funny and you just go with it . how do we get from thing to thing be often beyond me . it full of odd aside and strange reference a we go from heaven to the ocean to space to the rib cage of some mythic beast to god know where . this movie float all over the place which help keep it fun since you do not know where it will end up ( and be the reasonm keep detail to a minimum ) and it funny . very very funny at time . and the action be very good and even if a good chunk of it be unabashed cgi animation ( which provide for some cool image and the golden staff and the spider attack formation and the angel in flight . ) and it very touching . action and comedy aside this be actually a wonderful love story . it the story of an ugly imp and a monk who end up fall in love ( and have other complication ) . it a interesting look at the nature of love and what be true love . you will be move . however much i enjoy it i be still annoy by it scatter shot construction . the films inability to hold it idea together and to tell a complete story really hurt the film and take away from the enjoyment every time we get to a bump in the road . the bump take you out of the movie itself and make you realize how much be be crib from other source . absolutely worth see since it do have many choice moment and just be prepare for some bump and you will have a good time .