Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung Ka Fai

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Directed by: Stanley Tong

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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  • September 14, 2009
    Long, winded, hodgepodge, poorly put together, absolute cheese ball. My mind kept wandering elsewhere. Personally, I think they crammed too much in it.

    "Im a princess, my carriage is burning and its going to fall off a cliff! I wont jump off to save m...( read more)y life because Im that weak and dumb, save me jackie!! save me! .... headache...

    Dont really need to say anything more but AVOID THIS ONE.

    Directed by: Stanley Tong
    Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
  • August 14, 2008
    Rated: (Unrated)
    Directed by: Stanley Tong
    Genres: Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
    Starring: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung, Mallika Sherawat
    Released: January 1, 2005


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    Martial arts legend Jackie Chan stars as Jack, a world-renowned archaeologits who has begun having mysterious dreams of a past life as a warrior in ancient China. When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact. Assisted by the spirit of a noble princess, Jack follows a mystical trail that soon finds him battling the forces of the legendary emepror, as well as the henchmen of a modern-day tomb raider, as he seeks to uncover histor's greatest secret - and his own destiny.





    Just say I must be out of my mind but I simply like The Myth. Not to mention the poor special effects and visualization, i think this is one nice Eastern movie. Let's not being skeptical or extremely comparing it to Zhang Zi Yi's Memoirs of Geisha. I believe it is a big responsibility to convert great plots on screen. What I meant great is the present and history blend, progressively told side by side, also supported by great scores. They somewhat failed to materialize what they aimed at the first place, it still enjoyable and an OK time-killing romantic movie.
  • January 1, 2007
    Balls.
  • August 9, 2008
    Not Jackie Chan's best, but still entertaining.
  • August 9, 2008
    Hmmm....I rated this before as well. So strange. Oh well, a great movie. Good story plot. Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka Fai are great.
  • October 24, 2009
    This is a hidden gem filled with great action and a curious plot.
  • October 19, 2009
    Unimpressed and disappointed.
    Jackie Chan has done far better. Some of the fight scenes were alright but the story and characters were the most forgettable I have recently come across.
    The villain in this was so cliche with his white robe, one dimensional evil personality, mute ...( read more)henchmen, long drawn out monologues describing his evil plans, unexplained strength and sudden weakness at the very end.
    I hate movies that claim to be scientific and plausible then add in mystical plot points to explain the nonsensical twists and holes in a bad script. Forbidden Kingdom worked because it was complete fantasy, this film stuck itself in between reality and fantasy that it came off as ludicrous.
    Don't see this if you're a fan of good Jackie Chan movies.
  • October 10, 2009
    For some, the story was quite confusing and deranged. However, I found this one entertaining though not extraordinary. Action-packed yet musically poor and some actors didn't perform so well.
  • August 20, 2009
    Another greatest film for Jackie Chan as he starred as a hero and also a general of the army... wow a scene that i was almost inspired by the acting of martial arts the young man Jackie Chan was the way he fought and died by the killing sword that was a excellent scene.... and a ...( read more)inspirational scene too especially for me... i liked the way the action was and the story was so good and even though this film rocked a lot more there was no boring scenes as if the screenplay was too good and it went very interestingly the fact was at the climax where they grouped up and the climax was so interesting too a song which was so nice too... I love Jackie Chan always... and the last bloopers he fell from a height of 8 feet may he is 50yrs old at this film taken and he just got up quick and climbed again and made himself ready for the next shot made me a lot inspired by his love towards action and to the film... legends always shine as if this film is also a wonderful story packed film... they travel to India also Jackie Chan's first movie in India is this myth.. i love seeing Jackie in this film i loved a lot... a well good entertaining film...
  • July 11, 2009
    If you are a Jackie fan then this is a must see. It held all of the elements you expect from a jackie movie. The effects were seamless and kept our eyebrows raised in suprise. I don't usually enjoy movies with flashes from the past, then back to the present, past, present, etc......( read more) This one however is probably the best yet. An ancient story that comes to a head in the present. The fight scenes are creative and enjoyable. The story is fast paced and engaging. A martial arts movie, historical in nature, and a non-stop thrill ride that is anything but predictable. The only reason I didn't rate this at 5 stars was due to an ending that could have been much better. Stick around for the credits and you'll see just how they make these effects work so well. Alot of fun and clean enough for all ages, I definately recommend renting!

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  • jfkheya123
    December 30, 2008
    it was 1 of da best movie i hv ever seen...it waz 2tally awesome!!!!

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