Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Console best movie i've ever seen.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

kosmasp Judging from the cover I thought this was a period piece Martial Arts movie. But it does play in the modern times (that's in the 21st century). It might be convoluted and not good in its appeal to tell a story, but it does have Donnie Yen in it. And while he has done some way better movies (just the IP Man trilogy alone, but many more of course), he's always a pleasure to watch (fight).Sometimes the comedy does work, though it's very plain to put it mildly. But while this isn't a masterpiece by any means, there have been worse movies. And I've seen a couple of them too. So this is entertaining to a degree, but if you don't watch too many movies, you may wanna skip this

Leofwine_draca ICEMAN is Donnie Yen's much-lauded remake of the Yuen Biao-starring '80s martial arts classic, THE ICEMAN COMETH. It sees Ming bodyguard Yen and a couple of his foes frozen in time and transported to the present day, where they continue their battle to the death while coming to terms with modern-day society.I thought the original film was pretty good, with the reliable Yuen Wah as the villain and some great action, although it's not a favourite of mine. However, it's far, far better than this unfocused and messy comedy which sees Yen at his very worst. It's similar to THE EMPEROR AND THE WHITE SNAKE in that all of the action is augmented with endless wirework and dodgy CGI which makes for a very boring viewing experience overall. My favourite Yen films are the realistic ones like IP MAN and FLASH POINT, not the stupid CGI fantasy on offer here.ICEMAN is overlong and overly pointless, with lots of random scenes that don't go anywhere. It's also offensive, with gross-out lowbrow comedy seemingly shoehorned in at random, and ethnic stereotypes cast throughout as the villains. Yen is on autopilot, as is Simon Yam, but the rest of the cast are plain awful. Particularly Huang Shengyi (THE EMPEROR AND THE WHITE SNAKE); I really can't understand how she keeps getting work as an actress.

alex_serious What an age we live in. Full of amazing visionary directors, CGI that is affordable yet can still be highly effective and story telling that has evolved and can be done in so many methods. Iceman does not come from this age. It is terrible and it doesn't even seem to care. It shamelessly seduces you with big budget box art before unzipping its pants and spraying you right in the face with force of a firehose. You are taken on an odd adventure involving 4 ancient warriors who were frozen in time and emerge from the frosty slumber only to find out that it is 2014 and they still have unfinished business. Donnie Yen plays our hero Ho Ying, who is being hunted down by his three childhood friends. Ying must also find the key to an ancient Indian time machine. What is this key? Its the penis of a god. Yep.The movie (with English subtitles, as i saw it) doesn't make sense. It has odd pacing and jokes that were funny in the 70's. It also tries to force "chemistry" between the two main characters but that and all the acting comes off as stiff and cold. The CGI is sub-par for it's budget and story is badly written with dumb plot elements.However, it was funny. That being said: 1 star. terrible.

Dr_Sagan I'm not sure what Donnie Yen was thinking when signed up for this. I hope he got some good money because this movie is so idiotic that it can ruined even decades of fame in its 1 hour and 45 minutes.I can't really understand why this is considered the Captain America of Hong Kong either.The script is incoherent to say the least. The genres shift abruptly from slapstick comedy to action and to drama and to horror in a split second. The editing is a total mess and in addition, you have to deal with some really annoying whooshes every time the location or the age changes.There is an OK I guess martial arts choreography by Yen himself but isn't enough to make the movie worth seeing.To tell you the truth I'm very disappointed from the latest martial arts movies.Overall: watch it on DVD or on the Internet.