I haven't even watched the movie but just from watching the trailer, I can say that this was a fail. Isn't the monkey king supposed to be nice? Why is he mean to everyone? WHY DOES HIS STICK TALK?! I don't get it.
This isn't the monkey king story I remember and it saddens me that this is how it is portrayed in Western culture.
The visuals looked nice though, but everything else is... not worth the 5 stars. If i could give this review less than 1 star, I would.