Bingbing Li, Collin Chou, Jackie Chan
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, th...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 9, 2008
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Flixster Reviews (16,053)
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October 6, 2009Decent martial arts fantasy tail that is enjoyable without ever being hard work on the brain
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August 5, 2009Chan and Li should have teamed up for something more epic, something more serious. It's like if DeNiro and Pacino had teamed up for a family friendly crime comedy. At least The Forbidden Kingdom stays fairly true to many classic Kung-Fu films. Yes, it's lighter in tone and is too...( read more)
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April 6, 2009Hmmmm the usual curious mystic honk kong phooey chop sockey spiritual action flick based in the Orient. What can I say...it looks lovely with beautiful green vistas and magical splashes of light and sorcery....but the story is the usual weird and wonderful mess which is kinda uno...( read more)
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November 17, 2009Couldn't remember the details, but this movie is funny and full of jokes. A man went to the past and brought back the magic stick for the monkey king (Journey to the West). At the end, the future man will back to his period of time.
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November 9, 2009Great movie for the "Kung Fu Fantasy" fan. Its good to see Jackie and Jet in the same movie. Good effects and good story line. Not for the youngsters.
Critic Reviews
April 18, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
April 18, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Forbidden Kingdom is chop-socky bordering on chop-schlocky, but it's good-natured myth-making cut into kid-size pieces. full review
April 18, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Unfailingly lighthearted, the film's fight scenes are stylized, soaring wire work and gravity-defying digital sorcery rather than blood-and-bruises beatdowns. full review
April 18, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Forbidden Kingdom is a faithful and disarmingly earnest attempt to honor some venerable and popular Chinese cinematic traditions. full review
April 18, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
The Forbidden Kingdom...offers the first-ever on-screen pairing of martial-arts legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li, but it's a bit of a bait-and-switch. Both stars get plenty of screen time, yet their fig... full review
April 16, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
The Forbidden Kingdom's high-flying exhilaration strikes the right note for the first onscreen pairing of action-movie legends Jet Li and Jackie Chan. full review
April 14, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Once past the clunky prologue, the film is great fun, with a good balance between computer effects and athleticism. full review
April 13, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Forbidden Kingdom serves up convoluted mythology with mild indifference. full review
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April 5, 2009i loves this film it the best thing ever and if you haven't seen it then it your lost cause it the best ever lol
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September 13, 2008if you haven't wacthed this movie... you don't know what yuou are missing
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May 1, 2008Jakie Chan is really a hard-working actor.As a Chinese,I'm proud of him!Best wishes to him!
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April 26, 2008It is a good thing that the news of Jackie and Jet working together over-shadow the movie because I went into the movie completely clueless and came out amazed.
But the biggest disappointment from that news is that it over-shadows Collin Chou who plays the Jade Warlord!!! WTF!!
Collin is sooo freaking cool and his Hollywood profile isnt bad either. Seriously, he was the Seraph in the Matrix, Hayate in DOA, and Jet Li's father in Fearless. Not to mention he fought Donnie Yen in Flash Point just last year.
Those of u that havent seen Forbidden Kingdom should anticipate seeing him too cuz this mofo is almost just as good as Jet and Jackie, almost. -
April 22, 2008AWESOME!!!! I LOVED IT SOOO MUCH...
ANYTHING WITH KUNG-FU AND JACKIE CHAN... DEFINETLY A BOX OFFICE HIT FOR ME!!!!
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April 16, 2008at last! dis wat i bin waitin 4! 2 see does 2 fellas do somtin. honestly, i had dreamt of this. not the movie really but them both doing sometin. it is good job.
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