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Forbidden Kingdom, The

Release Date 09 Jul 2008 13 Nov 2008

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Certificate: 12A

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An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Cast:
Jet Li | Jackie Chan | Michael Angarano | Collin Chou | Yifei Liu | Bingbing Li

Writers:
John Fusco

Producers:
Ryan Kavanaugh | Casey Silver

Directors:
Rob Minkoff

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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.

User Reviews

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    Dezo

    Decent enough movie. Worth a watch even if it is very predictable.

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    Radom

    This big-budget Hollywood martial arts epic for the masses will probably do fine for a Saturday night, along with a takeaway and a few brews.

    • Currently 1/5 Stars.

    sallyrice

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    star

    this was a funny and wow movie

    • Currently 1/5 Stars.

    Gillian

    Was very lame

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    kendy1982

    An enjoyable martial arts flick. As usual, Jackie Chan and Jet Li pull off some spectacular martial arts sequences. The movie is humorous and is reminicent of the kung fu tv show monkey. Worth a look

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    dfarre01

    Not a bad movie but not a good movie, some top names thrown in for a better audience but overall not a full fighter film. Can do better!!

    • Currently 2/5 Stars.

    katesugrue

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    Brian Dennison

    Thuroughly enjoyable. Great fight secquences and a good family film. The hommage to the 'Monkey' TV series is really nice and Jet Li does a wonderful job.

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    WildRose86

    Some great action scenes with incredible Kung Fu styles. Imaginative, but it's kind of strange how the kid looks like Shia LeBeouf.

    • Currently 4/5 Stars.

    Thor

    very good film. has both jet li and jackie chan in there so expect some very good fight scenes. really liked this one and worth a watch for anyone into goog action movies

    • Currently 2/5 Stars.

    ArrggghhhhJOHN

    What Started out as a bit of fun and hit kicking Kung foo action quickly turned into a pointless and "where did the hero go" disaster movie. The main character or whom I thought was supposed to be the main character, only seemed to be there to support the supporting characters. Odd I know.. There were some great elements for the first 40 or 50 minutes, poking a little fun out of Chinese Martial arts films but it quickly had me not caring what happened and sick to my stomach when the main character was on screen.. Maybe wait until this pokes out its head on TV..

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    RuudVanDriscolrooy

    Jackie Chan and Jet Li gave this film 2 of my 3 stars because thats what they truly are in this genre.

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    Salubri

    Great martial arts fun... Someone said it was like a cross between the neverending story and the karate kid; throw in the best parts of those two and add a bit of house of flying daggers and a splash of manga influence and you get a pretty cool little flick!

    • Currently 5/5 Stars.

    djdrobins

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