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Shilshadu 2012-05-25 03:41:33

An enjoyable kung fu/fantasy romp

Jet Li, and Jackie Chan together for the first time. What better waythan to have them in a blockbuster. My first impressions after seeingthe film were mixed, but shifting towards positive. the story is wellwritten, and the comedy keeps it moving. also, the cinematography iswonderful, and the fight scenes are jaw dropping awesome. Jackie Chanistruly back, and with Jet Li by his side, he cannot fail. i hope the boxoffice rewards this well done piece of fantasy fluff. a few minornotes, though. the editing was kind of choppy, and a few scenes cheesy.like the scene where they're in the desert, and the sandstorm is reallyloud, then it cuts to a quiet scene instantaneously, it kind of threwme off, but it's forgivable. And the 'love' scenes between the boy andthe Chinese girl seem kind of forced, but that's also forgivable. otherthan that, definitely worth the ticket price. a must see for Jackie, Lifans.

Ben 2012-05-24 12:42:40

Good martial action with Hollywood cliché

This is a family oriented action comedy film. Enough said. Some peoplehave unrealistic expectations. Story? Dialog? Acting? Come on people,this is an action flick.Think of a generic family oriented action comedy -- yes with the clichécheese, toned-down violence, story that a 10 year old can appreciate...this is it, except with Chinese fairy tale flavoring.The martial art sequences were EXCELLENT. Especially the fight betweenJet Li and Jackie Chan. It was definitely one of the top movie martialart fights that I've seen. Outside of HK movies, I've seen somememorable fights. They tend to be brutal and raw a la Bourne series,which I appreciate as well. This is the type that's carefullychoreographed and stylized with very distinct Chinese kung fu/wushutechniques, which is excellent for me, I miss seeing these types offights. Definitely what I would expect out of Jackie Chan and Jet Li.The girls did a fairly good job as well, as with the kid, but obviouslywith lesser martial arts background compared to J&J, they tend to domore "generic" type fights, i.e. moves where you can't really tell whatstyle of martial arts it's from.Cinematography was pretty good as well. Some CGI, but not over doneconsidering that this is after all a tale with magic.Outside of that, the fact that it's family oriented ruined it for me(hence a 7). I like R rated action films where there's no need to holdback. I would have liked to see J&J collaborate in a more serious moviemarketed towards adults.In summary, expect a movie made for kids. If you don't like kid movies,you won't like the story. I would have enjoyed this movie just the sameif they had cut out all the scenes between the fights. If you like towatch martial art sequences, for example, if I say the Muay Thai vsCapoeira scene at the burning temple in The Protector and you knowexactly what I'm talking about, then you'll probably enjoy this movie,but you should try napping between fights.

g-bodyl 2012-05-20 00:27:23

Great Martial Arts!

The Forbidden Kingdom is great movie, far better than I felt about thismovie when I walked in the theater. This could be possibly Jet Li'sbest movie. His other movies such as "Hero" are disappointing eventhough is fighting is superb. In this movie, a Boston kid must travelback to 13th Century China to return a magical staff to it's rightfulowner. There is one problem. The owner, the Monkey King, is imprisonedin stone. The kid, Jason, the drunk Lu Yan, Golden Sparrow, and theSilent Monk must defeat the immortal war leader and free the MonkeyKing to return the staff. The martial arts were excellent. I alwaysliked Jackie Chan's style of fighting. Finally, the two Chineselegends, Jet Li and Jackie Chan star in a movie together. Those two aregreat actors, too. I do think that Michael Angarano could have beenbetter. He is a bit annoying. The music here is great to listen too.There is a blend of normal Hollywood music and traditional music. Thescript is written well and the plot made sense. There are a few sadscenes, so beware! Overall, an impressive movie! Because of Angarano'smediocre acting, I rate this movie 9/10.

glynnagen 2012-05-19 16:49:49

A film for the kids, but even they might not be impressed.

The Forbidden Kingdom tells the story of an American kid in a mythicalChinese land.The plot is ludicrously clichéd, and many of the opening characters areas well.Grandiose over the top Chinese style orchestral music floods everymoment of the movie, adding a particular corniness which really ruinsany seriousness in the film. A few random moments of humour cannot theredeem the cheesy acting and ridiculous predictability.Rob Minkoff should stick to doing classics like his brilliant kidsfilms, the lion king and Stuart little. If your interested in Chinesemythology, I am sure there are better movies than this.The action scenes are not even that good, the fighting is repetitiveand most of the moves are seen in the first couple of fights, with noimaginative situations and too much wire work (a gross understatement).This movie is awful, and probably too violent to take small children,who would have the least chance of hating it (although that chancestill very much exists).Don't waste your cash on this, go see the dark knight again, or takethe kids to wall-e (if it is out in your country).

Fiendish_Dramaturgy 2012-05-14 07:05:49

Wow! What A Story!

The potential of this work holds so much for a fan of martial arts andthe practitioners of such arts, that there is little room for thedirector and the screenwriters to go where they will. Many fans haveput much stock and faith in this work, and have anticipated its comingwith such great relish, as to leave themselves open to disappointment.I am happy to report that "The Forbidden Kingdom," does not fail tosatisfy even the most ardent of those anticipatory people, and thosewho are disappointed by this work may have had no idea concerning theelements of the legend of the Monkey King, or may have had unreasonableor impractical ideas concerning the forefront leaders of the MartialArts entertainment world.We expected (or wanted, at any rate) a face-off. Jet vs. Jackie. Jackievs. Jet. The fans are given that for which they have so vociferouslyinsisted. The work never once fails to deliver. In spite of thepredictability of the plot, there are a few twists most movie goerswill not be expecting, and the predictability lends nothing negative.In fact, it lends comfort by giving its viewers an almost-familiarstory, even if the story is completely new to audiences.The one negative aspect of this work is that it does lean over the lineof cliché in utilizing a young boy who must mature quickly, learn greatlessons, face loads of hardships, and save the world. It's beendone...and done, and done. But the vehicle whereby he accomplishes allthis is fresh, edgy, and fun to watch. I must admit that this is thefirst time the "kid must grow to be a warrior" bit got on my nerves.Also, this isn't like some of the 80's wushu where they train for 60minutes of the movie and fight for 13. It also isn't like the 1970'sflicks where the wire work is so sloppy you can SEE the wires, and theguy doesn't just fly on a wire, but he kind of SWINGS there in placebecause they didn't have the proper funding for good editors. Don't getme wrong, there IS wire work, and in the beginning I couldn't help butsigh, and hope fervently it would get better. The wire work in theopening sequences had me worried. Homage to the old wushu movies, ornot, I was worried. But it cleans up, and all wire work after is nearlyflawless, so there is no room for concern.This movie took Jackie Chan back to his (1970's) "Drunken Fists" days,by allowing him to reposition himself as a Drunken Fists Master, and animmortal, while simultaneously doing the same for Jet Li in taking himback to his roots, as well. It has been some time since we have seenJet Li as a monk/priest. Indeed, this takes us back to his early 1980's"Shaolin" movies. Yet he assumes the mantle beautifully, andtransitions himself into the setting and media as if he has been thereall along. I must say their performances were in unison to one another,synchronized to one another, and complemented while highlighting thedifferences in one another's style.The backgrounds, props, and sets were epic and detailed, so much sothat they became intricately interwoven into the fabric of the story,itself. The Jade Army bore full 3-D Celestial Dragons on eithershoulder of their armor, Sparrow's jade sparrow, the ornately andclosely detailed Golden Staff, the Jade Warlord's throne was sobeautifully designed, the bridge abutment which connected the JadePalace to the rest of the mountain chain was designed with an artfulcreativity. The set design paired with every shot bearing majesticviews of ancient China (the entire film was shot there), designed bythose who love Her and want Her to be seen in the best possible light,contribute to an overall feeling of adventure ... and wealth beyond thedreams of avarice.All in all, this film is wholly engaging, and the 113 minutes were overbefore I knew it. This is perfect viewing for Friday/Saturday night, oranytime you want a GOOD movie. There is enough of a feminine elementherein that the girlfriends shouldn't lose interest or have any reasonto have hated it. And for those of you with children, this movie isPG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.One last thing...I want you to know just how GOOD this story is, andhow WELL it is told. This rivals any installment of Star Wars, or theLord of the Rings (just pick one), in my book. The CG is masterful, thestory is rich, the acting, dialog, and delivery of said dialog arebeautiful (almost lyrical). This is one GOOD movie.It rates a 9.8/10 from...the Fiend :.

2012-05-13 09:18:39

Fun Kungfu-Fantasy Movie

The Story: Some bloke called Jason Tripitakas (Michael Angarano) is entrusted a golden-staff by a dying pawnshop owner, Hop (Jackie Chan) to be returned to its rightful owner. It turns out that the rightful owner is the legendary Monkey-King (Jet Li). Jason somehow fell through the Gate of No-Gate (don't ask) and landed in Ancient China. Thus begins his quest to carry the staff all the way to the Five-Element Mountains and return it to the Monkey-King, who had been turned to stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Colin Chou). Along the way, he meets up with the Drunken Taoist Lu Yan (also played by Jackie Chan), a Monk (also played by Jet Li) and Golden Sparrow (Liu Yifei). Together, they form the Fellowship of the Staff and travel to the Five-Element Mountains to confront the evil Jade Warlord and his assistant, the Bride With White Hair (Li Bing Bing).Acting: C'mon, you're not planning to watch this film for the acting, right? If you are, you'll probably want to murder the annoying Michael Angarano! He plays this stupid kid obsessed with Shaw Bros. kung-fu movies who is thrust into this fantasy world where everyone speaks English with a Chinese-accent. Therefore, he appears blur throughout the film - even when he finally kills the evil Jade Warlord! The best actor in the film is Jackie Chan. He's not as good a martial artist as Jet Li but he's a far better comic-actor. As for the others, Colin Chou does a good job as the megalomaniacal Jade Warlord. Liu Yifei is under-utilized here. She doesn't do much except to look good and to play the pipa. I was surprised by how good her English was though (unless it's dubbed). Li Bing Bing, known for her roles as the quiet and demure girl, puts in a surprising turn as the maniacal Bride With White Hair (a role made famous by veteran actress Bridgette Lin).Cinematography, Setting & Soundtrack: The sets and scenery are breath-taking. Throw in a beautiful soundtrack and the whole thing looked and felt really epic. I also loved the opening credits with animated shots featuring old Shaw Bros. movie posters. The whole movie comes across as a weird mixture of The Lord Of The Rings, Chinese mythology and Shaw Bros. wuxia but it works! The whole Ancient China landscape is really an imaginary fantasy-wonderland. Watching this movie (and seeing through the eyes of the lead character Jason Tripitakas) is like being immersed in a fantasy-land of flying characters, magical weapons, mystical mountains and maidens who looked like Liu Yifei.Fighting: Finally, the main reason why you want to watch this movie. Just to let you know, there's only one real long fight scene between Jackie Chan and Jet Li but that alone is worth the price of admission. Very well choreographed fight by veteran Yuen Wo-Ping. In other words, Jackie Chan does his Drunken Master stuff and Jet Li does his lightning-fast kicks & punches. Other than that, we also get countless other fights with the soldiers of the evil Jade Warlord, Jackie Chan beating up a lady (Li Bing Bing) into pulp and the 3,294,285th time Jet Li fights Colin Chou in a movie! There are also some really good expositions of Zen-like thoughts on martial-arts during the scenes when Jackie and Jet both take turns to teach Jason Tripitakas.Overall: Very fun action-adventure movie for the whole family. The kids will love it (and so will the "kid" in you). I'm getting the DVD once it's out. Knowing my kids, they'll probably watch it again and again and again... :)

BA_Harrison 2012-05-11 00:26:29

Kung fu for the masses.

A cowardly, kung fu-obsessed teenager is transported to a mysticalkingdom in China, where he is destined to return a powerful staff toit's owner, the immortal Monkey King, who was turned to stone 500 yearsearlier by the evil Jade Warlord.If you're not particularly a fan of the kung fu genre, couldn't give amonkey's (pun intended) whether the script craps on a few Chineselegends from a great height, and don't care too much that Chan and Liseem to have sold out to the almighty dollar (again), then thisbig-budget Hollywood martial arts epic for the masses will probably dofine for a Saturday night, along with a takeaway and a few brews.If, however, like me, you've been patiently waiting for the on-screenpairing of the legendary Jackie Chan and Jet Li for the best part oftwenty years, then this plot-hole ridden, formulaic and clichéd effort(did I really just see the American kid learn kung fu within a week?)will definitely prove to be something of a disappointment.Although Li and Chan do get to show off their impressive fightingskills (even going one-on-one against each other in order to keep fanshappy), seeing Hong Kong's greatest kung fu stars of the last threedecades playing second fiddle to an obnoxious wimp from New York isreally tough to stomach. Jackie and Jet have proved time and time againthat they are more than capable leading men and don't need a Caucasianactor centre stage to help boost ticket sales.Furthermore, having a family-friendly director like Rob Minkoff callingthe shots is also pretty galling; I liked Stuart Little—I reallydid—but is Minkoff really the ideal choice to call the shots on Jackieand Jet's first fight flick together? Not as far as I'm concerned! Iwanted to see Li and Chan in something much more hard-edged—somethingfor those fans who've followed the guys' careers since the early days(rather than those who are only familiar with their Hollywood output)and the man who gave us a talking mouse isn't who I would pick to doit.Still, it's not all gloom and doom: some of the combat scenes are wellhandled (and they should be, with industry legend Yuen Woo Ping behindthe choreography); there is some nifty wire-work; the CGI backdrops arestunning to look at; and there are a couple of pretty gals for usblokes to drool over (Yifei Liu is hubba-hubba delicious, whilstwhite-haired beauty Bingbing Li makes for a very watchable villainess).Perhaps now that Chan and Li have made their guaranteed'blockbuster'together, they might chance their luck next time withsomething a little grittier for their long-term followers.We can but hope.5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6, 'cos Jackie and Jet are cool, whateverthe film.

Purforlyphe 2012-05-10 06:16:09

A clean example of a Hollywood rip off of a kung fu movie

I like Jackie Chan and i like Jet Li -but this movie is just absolutelyterrible, the plot is so bad that i could have guessed what wouldhappen after the first 5 minutes. But thats not the point, i thoughtwith Jackie Chan and Jet Li they could have produced a good fightscene. The fight scenes are just CGI (and theirs hardly any fights anyway) , a lot of the scenery is CGI but badly done so you can tell thatit is. Jakie Chan does use Drunken Boxing, but to be honest you can'ttell anyway. if your looking for a beautiful fighting movie with verygood use of special effects watch Hero, if you are looking for a purefighting movie no special effects - watch Drunken Master, or any ofJackie Chan's movies when he was younger - Meals on wheels, Dragonsforever, or any of Bruce lee movies. How ever if you want to watch abad short Lord of the Rings with a bit of kung fu watch forbiddenkingdom

NoRegretsForOurYouth 2012-05-10 00:48:20

Well It sure isn't the shaw brothers

Let me start off by saying i've never seen a movie in which it was sohard to understand the English language. Between the ridiculous Bostonaccents and Jet Li/Jackie Chan, this is a way to truly test yourabilities to comprehend the most incomprehensible words ever spoken.The parts that were supposed to be funny, weren't funny, as a matter offact the funniest part of the movie was the English. Not just thespeaking of it, but the script itself. It was true garbage, and it wasdelivered by garbage actors and actresses.People who think that the action in this movie has some kind ofsaving/redeeming quality....it doesn't. It was just awful, particularlythe scenes involving the monkey king. People who enjoyed this so calledaction need badly to watch The 36th Chamber of Shaolin or the old JetLi and Jackie Chan movies. Ex. Police Story, Once Upon a Time in China,Rumble in the Bronx. Something along those lines so they can finally beable to understand what it means to be a good action/kung fu flick.Please allow me to add that Jason Tripitikas is the poor man's ShiaLabeouf, if there ever could be such a thing, and it was a brutal,absolutely brutal, watching him on the screen.I don't really want to get into everything that was wrong with it in aplausible sense, because the idiotic fans of this picture will mostlikely hide behind the "it's a fantasy" wall.Jackie Chan and Jet Li both take an unbelievably hard fall from thereoriginal greatness and I wonder how on earth they could take a movielike this, the obvious answer of course is......MONEY!!!! Those guysare smart enough to know that if their names were in a picture anywhereit would sell, it got me to go see it after all. Make no mistake aboutit my fellow movie goers, that's all this trash for the big screenis....money grubbing cheese.

2012-05-09 09:44:35

Entertaining, but falls short of being a memorable epic

As I watched this movie, I had a feeling that I was watching an Eastern version of THE NEVER ENDING STORY. You know the story: the unpopular kid who is bullied and took refuge in his books. Except with this, we have a much older kid who is obsessed with Kung Fu films. In this movie, East meets west when Jason, a geeky teenager from Boston's south side is transported to ancient China. Jason (Michael Angarano) is magically transported into another realm charged with returning a magical staff to its rightful owner. It wasn't until after he wakes up in Ancient China that he finds out who that rightful owner is. And here comes trouble...Enter a group of marauding warriors and cue the drunken master Lu Yuan (Jackie Chan). And yes, he speaks English too! Jason is rescued and over a cup of tea, Jason learns from Lu Yuan that the staff belonged to the Monkey King (Jet Li). Now the cheeky Monkey King was tricked by the Jade Warlord (Colin Chou) who subsequently encased him in carbonite. The only way to undo the damage was through the return of the magical staff. Trouble continues to follow Jason and soon they acquire a third member, Sparrow Girl (Yifei Liu). Now Sparrow is a likeable enough character and has some impressive Kung Fu skills of her own. Really, it would be heartless not to feel compassion for this orphaned adolescent even though she likes to refer to herself in the third person. Later, a fourth member comes along in the form of the Silent Monk (also played by Jet Li) and the party is completed (much like THE WIZARD OF OZ).And the fighting starts...Viewers are entertained by several minutes of fight scenes between Chan and Li. Who comes out on top? It doesn't matter because these two are simply getting to know each other. Truly, what better way to capitalize on these two Kung Fu stars than by pitting them against each other and letting the film capture as much of this once in a lifetime chance of getting these two Masters together in the same movie. Indeed, this is a real fete for Hollywood for they have achieved what the Hong Kong cinema wasn't able to do and history is made.THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM doesn't require much of your brain to be enjoyed. The plot is simple and caters more for kids, but grown-ups certainly would find much to enjoy here. I certainly did. Woo Ping Yuen (who also choreographed the Matrix, Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) does not disappoint in this film and provides most of the fun as we see Jackie Chan and Jet Li try to beat the hell out of each other. It is not original; in fact, we are also reminded of another of Chan's best movies DRUNKEN MASTER. In this, Chan plays the Master and Angarano the student. Anyone who has seen that movie would agree that it is almost a copycat. However, all in all, Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little, Lion King) does a good job of keeping things plotting along enough to provide viewers with an entertaining form of escaping from the daily grind.

Joseph Bayer 2012-04-30 21:52:51

Good Movie for the Genre

I always thought that Jackie Chan and Jet Li would make a good team ina martial arts movie. This proves that I was correct. If you like themartial arts fantasy type movies, you will not be disappointed. Somethe the fight scenes are over the top as you expect for this type ofmovie, but for the genre is nothing you should not expect. The moviedoes drag during some of the dialog scenes but when the fights scenesare on, they are as good as any you have probably seen to date.Jackie's age is starting to show a little as Jet Li's acrobatics areextraordinary, but he still does very well. The cinematography isexcellent. The use of color is very well done. There is a lot of thetypical martial arts fantasy fight scenes with flying fighters,fighting staffs that work with by remote control using the mentalpowers of the fighter. A lot of the unbelievable fighting moves aresimilar to what you saw in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The fightscene between the Monkey King and the Jade Warrior is very well doneand entertaining. Jet Li as the Monkey King made the intense fightsscenes a little less due to the humorous attitude he showed in thecharacter.

2012-04-30 13:02:20

Worst Movie Ever!

I'll make this short, I like to watch the movies I rent, this movie was sooo bad I had to turn it off. It was very corny, predictable, not excitable, terrible "special effects", fighting scenes were terrible.I myself am white, but what the duse is the deal with the white guy??? So not fitting with the story.QUICK RUN DOWN, DO NOT WATCH!!! This will probably get deleted by Amazon, but if you are over the age of 9, avoid this movie.

2012-04-25 08:32:11

Hideously Bad

I am a fan of HK cinema and wuxia films, but this movie made me want to tear my eyeballs out. And ram pencils through my eardrums. The acting, dialogue, and plot of the movie are hideously bad, and I would be tempted to say that any of the positive reviews on here must be astroturfers for the movie studios, except I am open to the notion that some people could actually enjoy this movie. After all, someone has to watch all of those hideous reality TV shows, right?I'm trying to search for anything positive to say about the movie... even the lauded team-up between Jackie Chan and Jet Li didn't pan out in the movie. There were so many things they could have done, but all the opportunities were wasted, such as when JC and JL were arguing over how to best train the clueless white guy - that could have been a great scene! But it wasn't. And if the idiot white guy was such a big fan of martial arts movies, why didn't he understand he'd have to go through a tough training montage sequence like everyone else? The guy is a hate-able moron.The cute Chinese girl utters her dialogue like she's a wooden robot.And yeah, that about covers it.

jfsocc 2012-04-24 19:44:17

Hits all the right notes, too short.

If there is one thing I often notice about westerners like myself, isthat we often don't get the fineries of what a good fighting movie isabout. Too often I find that many western productions just show strongmen bashing on each other, often set in an action plot. The good Kung-Fu movie is different. It's is an exhibition thatdemonstrates the fine points of each fighting style portrayed. Oftenyou will find the expert martial artists pair off against an opponentof a different style. This allows the observer to see the strengths andweaknesses of each fighting style, when used by the masters. Sometimeswith the luxury of seeing how they perform in different surroundings.The story takes a back seat, and is often a staple of the heroes'journey.When viewed in this way, The Forbidden Kingdom hits all the marks. JetLi and Jackie Chan are complete opposites in every way, yet, they havea synergy that creates magic on screen.During the film we are taken to see an assortment of impressivelychoreographed fight scenes and spectacular vistas, and dialoguesdiscussing eastern wisdom. After being thoroughly entertained for an hour and a half, I wantedmore. I leave it to you if that's a criticism.A must see for anyone who enjoys a little escapism.

2012-04-23 20:42:08

Forbidden or Forgotten

This review is from: The Forbidden Kingdom (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) This movie had all the possibilities in the world. ...it could have been a great movie. ...they needed to take the approach which Nijna Assisians took. ...a modern approach to a Martial Arts Movie that truly worked!!!

flixfanatic 2012-04-23 06:08:03

didn't like it...

It deserves 7 out of ten for having a good story, good acting, and goodmartial arts... But there isn't much to like about any of it! Chan andLi share NO chemistry, i was tired of seeing some bullied teen learnkung fu and then able to defend himself, i didn't care for the humor ormuch any of it. I will give it credit because all of my complaints aresimply my opinion and i can see the quality here, but this movie isnothing new and i've seen it all before. You want a good Chan movie, gosee "Who Am I?" or "Miracles", as for Li all i've seen of his was TheOne. As for the kid learning kung fu and then being able to defendhimself? DUH! The Karate Kid!

jennisonb 2012-04-16 13:32:58

No expectations and highly disappointed

My wife and I got this through blockbuster online. We ordered a whileago and didn't even remember what it was when we received it. Thedescription told us it had Jet Li and Jackie Chan in it and we thought,"How bad can it be?". First I'll go over a few things I liked about the movie.1. Cinematography was pretty decent. I didn't notice some of the"graphics" flaws and editing screw-ups that others mentioned. I enjoyedthe lush scenery and fight backgrounds.2. Jackie Chan made me chuckle a few times like he does in all of hismovies.3. Yifei Liu is a goddess!(The bad. Alert: Possible SPOILERS below)1. First and foremost Jason Tripitikas. Why in the heck was this guycast? He was completely unbelievable and had me cringing inembarrassment for him the whole movie. This culminated in the line "Idon't want to lose you!" when Jackie Chan's char was thought to bedying. Jason is a horrible actor in this movie. At the end, I waspractically begging the movie to "please do not let Sparrow kiss him,please!".2. The script was terrible as was the dialog. Cliché after cliché.Parts of the plot had you going, "Huh?" I tried in earnest to suspenddisbelief but was constantly smacked back to reality with stupid,stupid dialog and plot mechanics.3. The choreography was lackluster. Nothing new at all. The fightingwas Crouching Tiger without the artistic style, grace, and beauty.Overall, my wife and I kept looking at each other throughout the movie(when we weren't yawning) with quizzical looks on our face. I was morethan once seriously tempted to just shut it off and do something muchmore enjoyable like clean up the dog crap in our yard.

mella 2012-04-15 17:07:37

age ain't nuthin' but a numba!

just got back from watching this movie, and it is awesome! yeah, yeah...jet and jackie ain't in their twenties anymore. to top it off, i am a die hard jet li fan, and was not that gaga over jackie chan's appearance. i figured, as long as it's a jet li movie...i'm happy! however, having them both in a movie draws out more of their talents. jet shows his comedic talent, extending his range from his stoic and/or intense facets. jackie steps up his martial arts beyond the acrobatic dodging i usually see from him. i enjoyed the references to bruce lee's style as well.the fight scenes are what i expected, as well as numerous..woohoo! you have to see this more than once to catch all the nuances of the different fighting styles. the story line is enjoyable, scenery gorgeous. the supporting cast enhanced the movie, although i had reservations about the boy.kudos to jet and jackie...can't wait see it again...yeahhh!!!!

2012-04-11 22:01:19

brilliant magic

Finally the long wait is over! In The Forbidden Kingdom, for the firsttime you are going to see the fantastic Jet Li and Jacky Chan together.The plot is interesting and fun to watch. Jet Li and Jackie's fans willenjoy the movie!!!! The movie come with Great choreography and Wellperformed casts.Don't miss any minute of it...I don't find any negative toward the movie at all. Like i said i wasvery pack with action and humor.The small bits of humor throughout and the beautiful unique imageryreally capture and engage. I recommend this film highly. intenselyengaged in the new generation making of two great actors in one filmmasterpiece.

Ryanb747 2012-04-11 12:53:20

No No No!

Last week I went to the theater to see "The Forbidden Kingdom" I thoughthis movie would be awesome being that it has 2 of my favorite actorsin it (Chan & Li), but I was wrong. As soon as this movie started Iknew it was going to be bad, It was VERY Cheesy, Michael Angaranoshould not have been in this movie they should have spent the extratime and money to get Shia LaBeouf in. This movie surprised me becauseI was hoping it would have tons of action and fight scenes but itdidn't, Instead it was just another boring hopeless attempt at aadventure movie. My overall rating for this film is a 2/10. Sorry Ijust did not enjoy this at all!