The Forbidden Kingdom (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy)
starring: Jet Li
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent.Release Date: 09/09/2008Run time: 104 minutesRating: Pg13
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Getting martial-arts superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan together in the same action film is like a fantasy come true, even if The Forbidden Kingdomis more of a children's movie than an instant kung-fu classic. Yes, Li and Chan square off in a lengthy, acrobatic fight scene that is a lot of fun, though it can't be what such a scene might have been even a decade ago: careful editing now compensates for the 54-year-old Chan's slower moves and reflexes. Still, Chan doesn't disappoint as Lu Yan, a drunken immortal in ancient China who mentors a modern-day American kid, Jason (Michael Angarano), the latter having slipped into the past while in possession of a magical staff that belongs to the imprisoned Monkey King (Li). In order to get back to his own time and help an old friend (also Chan) wounded by thugs, Jason accompanies Lu Yan and a lovely warrior, Golden Sparrow (Liu Yifei), on a journey to return the staff. Along the way, a (mostly) silent monk (Li, again), who has spent his life in search of the staff, joins their mission. He helps Lu Yan train Jason in fighting and adding more muscle to the party as it comes under siege from a violent witch (Li Bing Bing) and pathological warlord (Collin Chou). Screenwriter John Fusco (Hidalgo)and director Rob Minkoff (The Haunted Mansion) have made a slightly chintzy, Western version of a Chinese swords-and-sorcery tale. The gravity-defying, flying-through-the-air-while-fighting choreography looks pretty choppy and graceless compared to, say, the martial arts films of Zhang Yimou. But The Forbidden Kingdomis really aimed at kids, not aficionados of epic fight movies. On that score, the movie aims to please and does so for the right audience. -- Tom Keogh
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent.Release Date: 09/09/2008Run time: 104 minutesRating: Pg13
Amazon.com:
Getting martial-arts superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan together in the same action film is like a fantasy come true, even if The Forbidden Kingdomis more of a children's movie than an instant kung-fu classic. Yes, Li and Chan square off in a lengthy, acrobatic fight scene that is a lot of fun, though it can't be what such a scene might have been even a decade ago: careful editing now compensates for the 54-year-old Chan's slower moves and reflexes. Still, Chan doesn't disappoint as Lu Yan, a drunken immortal in ancient China who mentors a modern-day American kid, Jason (Michael Angarano), the latter having slipped into the past while in possession of a magical staff that belongs to the imprisoned Monkey King (Li). In order to get back to his own time and help an old friend (also Chan) wounded by thugs, Jason accompanies Lu Yan and a lovely warrior, Golden Sparrow (Liu Yifei), on a journey to return the staff. Along the way, a (mostly) silent monk (Li, again), who has spent his life in search of the staff, joins their mission. He helps Lu Yan train Jason in fighting and adding more muscle to the party as it comes under siege from a violent witch (Li Bing Bing) and pathological warlord (Collin Chou). Screenwriter John Fusco (Hidalgo)and director Rob Minkoff (The Haunted Mansion) have made a slightly chintzy, Western version of a Chinese swords-and-sorcery tale. The gravity-defying, flying-through-the-air-while-fighting choreography looks pretty choppy and graceless compared to, say, the martial arts films of Zhang Yimou. But The Forbidden Kingdomis really aimed at kids, not aficionados of epic fight movies. On that score, the movie aims to please and does so for the right audience. -- Tom Keogh
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Blu Ray Purchase "Forbidden Kingdom"
Great movie. Excellent price. I thought the delivery time could have been faster but delivery time was about 2 weeks from purchase time. Overall I was pleased with the total transaction experience.
Rating: 
- Likable Martial Arts Fantasy
Jackie Chan has to be one of the more likable actors of his generation, a man who can successfully combine martial arts brutality and humor.....and pull it off, each time. "The Forbidden Kingdom" is another example of his talents, geniality and flair for comedy in addition to the obvious martial arts skills he's shown us all these years.
To make long story very short, this is tale an American teen who finds an ornate bo-staff at a friend's shop in Chinatown and the kid's mission winds ... Read More
Rating: 
- Lame, lame, lame.
Lame action movie starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li that combines fantasy and kung-fu, and fails at both.
Rating: 
- The Karate Kid Meets Jackie Chan and Jet Li
I enjoyed this movie very much!If you are a Jackie Chan or Jet Li fan, you should enjoy this.I was expecting a kung fu movie with subtitles instead I was surprised to find a movie that pulled me in right away.This movie reminded me of "The Karate Kid".This movie has action (lots of it), great soundtrack, some comedy (Jackie Chan) and some romance.I don't want to spoil anything but I'm going to recommend this movie to some of my movie buff friends. (I'm an over 40 female and have always wanted ... Read More
Rating: - Rent it
Disappointed...High production values.The idea of Jackie Chan and Jet Li sounded amazing but the main character is lame and the fight scenes are wire fighting which I don't particularly like.The story is awful but Bluray makes it viewable.
- Blu Ray Purchase "Forbidden Kingdom"Great movie. Excellent price. I thought the delivery time could have been faster but delivery time was about 2 weeks from purchase time. Overall I was pleased with the total transaction experience.
- Likable Martial Arts FantasyJackie Chan has to be one of the more likable actors of his generation, a man who can successfully combine martial arts brutality and humor.....and pull it off, each time. "The Forbidden Kingdom" is another example of his talents, geniality and flair for comedy in addition to the obvious martial arts skills he's shown us all these years.
To make long story very short, this is tale an American teen who finds an ornate bo-staff at a friend's shop in Chinatown and the kid's mission winds ... Read More
- Lame, lame, lame.Lame action movie starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li that combines fantasy and kung-fu, and fails at both.
- The Karate Kid Meets Jackie Chan and Jet LiI enjoyed this movie very much!If you are a Jackie Chan or Jet Li fan, you should enjoy this.I was expecting a kung fu movie with subtitles instead I was surprised to find a movie that pulled me in right away.This movie reminded me of "The Karate Kid".This movie has action (lots of it), great soundtrack, some comedy (Jackie Chan) and some romance.I don't want to spoil anything but I'm going to recommend this movie to some of my movie buff friends. (I'm an over 40 female and have always wanted ... Read More
- Rent itDisappointed...High production values.The idea of Jackie Chan and Jet Li sounded amazing but the main character is lame and the fight scenes are wire fighting which I don't particularly like.The story is awful but Bluray makes it viewable.
