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The Forbidden Kingdom
A movie by Rob Minkoff
Getting martial-arts superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan together in the same action film is like a fantasy come true, even ifThe Forbidden Kingdomis more of a children's movie than an instant kung-fu classic. Yes, Li and Chan square off in … see full wiki
Director:
Rob Minkoff
Genre:
Action,
Adventure
Release Date:
April 18, 2008
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
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A kid who's into martial arts movies becomes the unlikely protagonist of an epic struggle between good and evil in ancient China. When the aging owner of his favorite pawn shop is shot by local toughs, he entrusts Jason with returning an ancient staff to its rightful owner. It turns out Jason can't do that without passing into another world, where the ruthless ambition of the Jade Warlord threatens to overthrow a peaceful empire. When he gets there he's way out of his league, and finds help only … more
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Jet Li and Jackie Chan: two of Hong Kong's most renowned superstars. Who would win in a fight? Who's faster and more agile? This question has been in every Martial Arts fans' mind and this project has been a long time in the making, Asian film fans have all but given up on the idea after the little melee in 1995 called "High Risk" wherein Li would play a bodyguard to Chan. It was said that Chan turned down the project because of his character's lack of creative depth, while someone I know who worked … more
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review by elmricek.
April 09, 2009
The Forbidden Kingdom is a story about a martial arts movie fan who is taken away to ancient China to return a staff belonging to the Monkey King. It's a very nice story. The movie has lots of action and very well choreographed fight sequences. Starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, this is a very well done movie with a story which will appeal even to those who aren't martial art movie fans.
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review by arichards.
November 15, 2008
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS): 1. Jason is a Kung Fu movie fan 2. An encounter with an elderly Chinese storekeeper leads to a quest and a golden staff belonging to the Monkey King 3. A fall leads to a trip (or vice versa) 4. He wakes up in ancient China 5. Evil henchmen of the Jade Warlord cause staff problems 6. Drunken Immortal (Jackie Chan) takes over Karate Kid portion of movie 7. The henchmen … more
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Two of the biggest icons in 20th Century martial arts band together for the first time in a great adventure film. We are all familiar with Jet Li's work as being primarily serious and very intense, whereas Jackie Chan's movies tend to be more comical when using his style of Kung Fu. This film blends the two styles together brilliantly in a fun, moving and intense fantasy adventure film. Relatively unknown actor Michael Angarano plays Jason Tripitikas, a martial arts fanatic … more
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