The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) Reviews
- Starring:
- Jackie Chan, Jet Li, (more)
- Director(s):
- Rob Minkoff
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Action / Adventure
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful As always - I loved watching Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Story line could have been a little better - slightly corny. Overall, I enjoyed this movie very much. I thought it was worth all my pennies and ... Read More As always - I loved watching Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Story line could have been a little better - slightly corny. Overall, I enjoyed this movie very much. I thought it was worth all my pennies and recommend it to everyone. I don't think there was a moment where I was bored. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon meets Rush Hour, good movie lots of action. The only thing is that young kid who is soppoused to be the Kung Fu King totally does not belong i this movie. He's slow and ... Read More Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon meets Rush Hour, good movie lots of action. The only thing is that young kid who is soppoused to be the Kung Fu King totally does not belong i this movie. He's slow and moves like a turtle. Watch for the fight sequence betweeen Jet Lie and Jackie Chan it was Tight!!!! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful I'm a big fan of Jet Li and Jackie Chan (who isn't?).I found it interesting how they never mentioned anything about the little American kid in the advertisements until after it's original theatrical ... Read More I'm a big fan of Jet Li and Jackie Chan (who isn't?).I found it interesting how they never mentioned anything about the little American kid in the advertisements until after it's original theatrical run. The fight scenes being choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping (same guy responsible for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) are of course AMAZING.
However, the stories, characters, and visual style are all westernized. Watching this movie is like learning Chinese Philosophy from an American who may have studied tons of Chinese history/philosophy but never grew up in China and it's culture. It's a shame that it took this long for Jet Li and Jackie Chan to finally be in a movie together..and this one was it.
Anyway it's a good popcorn flick, it's great to see the two paired together. I could care less about the little American boy "hero" in the movie who is almost like the same character that Stifler played in Bulletproof Monk...It's kind of hard for me to recommend this movie.
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6 out of 11 people found this review helpful A great kung fu movie with modern effects. One of Jackie Chan's and Jet Li's best movies!WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
4 out of 8 people found this review helpful You FINALLY get Jackie Chan and Jet Li together and this is what you come up with?!? If I had wanted to watch The Neverending Story I would have rented that. The story was completely stupid. And ... Read More You FINALLY get Jackie Chan and Jet Li together and this is what you come up with?!? If I had wanted to watch The Neverending Story I would have rented that. The story was completely stupid. And the boy was annoying as hell. Some of the fight scenes were pretty good. And the 2 Chinese girls are SMOKIN' hot!!!! But that's about the only good thing about this movie. Don't bother with this and go rent one of Jackie or Jet's older Hong Kong movies. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
4 out of 9 people found this review helpful After watching this movie in theaters, I racked my brain trying to figure out how they could've made a better movie. I didn't come up with many answers. This is everything you could ever want in a ... Read More After watching this movie in theaters, I racked my brain trying to figure out how they could've made a better movie. I didn't come up with many answers. This is everything you could ever want in a J&J collaboration, and then some. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
8 out of 28 people found this review helpful This movie was so bad it's laughable! Good movies draw the viewer into the world you're watching and you're hardly aware of your surroundings. I constantly lost interest as the movie was playing. ... Read More This movie was so bad it's laughable! Good movies draw the viewer into the world you're watching and you're hardly aware of your surroundings. I constantly lost interest as the movie was playing.
Pros: The action sequences WERE pretty cool. Also, it was so bad it was funny, but whether or not that's a positive is debatable.
Cons: There were several instances during the movie when things happened that weren't explained. For example, at one point they were walking - then suddenly a little later they had horses without any explanation. The script was poorly written. There were a few parts where there was a PAINFULLY obvious use of green/blue screen. The characters were NOT consistently developed throughout the movie. The movie was incredibly predictable in the worst way - from beginning to end. The monkey man legendary here was VERY annoying.
Go ahead and rent it anyway - but don't say I didn't warn you! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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