The Forbidden Kingdom
In an action atmosphere, this movie centers around the life story of Jason Tripitikas, an American teenager, who infatuated with the Chinese culture and myths, as he buys all their movies, so he makes up a discovery, in order to travel to China, the thing that changes his life, as he travels to China and joins the strong warriors, who do their best in order to save the Monkey King from the prison, by the evils.
29 October 1969, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
27 February 1973, Harbin, China
29 November 1972, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2 May 1986, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
21 May 1980, Burlington, Vermont, USA
3 December 1987, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
25 August 1987, Wuhan, Hubei, China
September 09, 2008
Kung fu fever and fluff mix it up with hordes of floating knights in shining armor with bad attitude, and just a little heavy on the dressing, courtesy of the costume department.August 28, 2008
Think of it as a kung fu fairy tale almost anyone can appreciate.July 18, 2008
The first onscreen meeting of screen legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li is possibly reason enough to see this fantasy, whose extravagant martial arts sequences are choreographed by Woo-ping Yuen, whose signature was inked in Crouching Tiger Hidden DragonOctober 18, 2012
Surprisingly a lot of fun, with a simple good vs. evil plot, nice action sequences and a battle of the ages between two of the biggest martial art movie masters.April 18, 2008
It's difficult to resist, especially if you're a 12-year-old boy whose parents won't let you rent Once Upon a Time in China or the Kill Bill movies.March 24, 2016
... has fun with the tale and Americanizes the genre without losing the pleasures of its Asian inspirations.April 18, 2008
When Chan and Li match wits, each celebrates the other's presence. This isn't just a martial-arts display; it's generosity and camaraderie in motion.April 18, 2008
Every time the focus switches to Michael Angarano channeling his inner Ralph Macchio, The Forbidden Kingdom reminds you that it's primarily an act of occidental tourism.March 22, 2011
If you're a big Jackie Chan and/or Jet Li fan this movie was made for you and you should go see it on the big screen once. But because of a complete lack of storytelling effort from the filmmakers, there's no reason to ever see it more than once.April 18, 2008
It might take a Zen master to explain exactly what audience this is aimed at.April 18, 2008
Thanks to the two stars' disparate styles - the laser-like focus of Li and the whirlwind whimsy of Chan - The Forbidden Kingdom makes up for its flaws with plenty of eye-popping moments.April 21, 2008
One of the more entertaining movies we've seen in recent months.