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Mood:
- ExcitingStylized
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Plot:
- Master WarriorYoung HeroesGood Versus EvilHeroic MissionDangerEscapadesHeroesRivalry more...
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Genres:
- AdventureFantasyActionPeriod
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- AsiaBostonChinaUSA
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Audience:
- Family OutingBoys' NightTeens
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Style:
- Martial Arts
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousFantastic
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Look:
- Special Effects
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Flag:
- Mild Violent Content
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The Forbidden Kingdom, 2008
English, Mandarin
USA, China
Profile of The Forbidden Kingdom
The mood of The Forbidden Kingdom is exciting and stylized. The plot centers around a master warrior, young heroes, and good versus evil. It is an adventure, fantasy, and action movie. Stylistically, The Forbidden Kingdom features martial arts. In approach, it is fantastical. The setting is Boston and China. The Forbidden Kingdom happens in contemporary times. Visually, it involves special effects. It is especially suggested for a family outing, teens, and a boys' night. Note that The Forbidden Kingdom includes mild violent content.
Summary of The Forbidden Kingdom
East meets West and kung-fu legends collide as Jackie Chan and Jet Li square off in the fists-a-flying, family-friendly FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Based on the classical Chinese novel JOURNEY TO THE WEST, the film begins in modern-day Boston. There, while teenage kung-fu flick enthusiast Jason (Michael Angarano) is buying bootleg DVDs from his favorite shopkeeper, Old Hop (Chan, aged by prosthetic makeup), he is drawn to an ancient golden staff. When a local bully forces weakling Jason to help rob Old Hop, Jason escapes with the staff and is magically transported to ancient China. He is soon rescued from the forces of the Jade Warlord by Lu Yan (Chan), a raggedy wanderer whose wine-guzzling ways conceal his kung-fu mastery. Yan reveals the truth of the staff, and that Jason is the fabled Seeker who must return it to the Monkey King (Li) to prevent the warlord's evil plans. The two are joined in their quest by a kung-fu master, Silent Monk (Li), and a beautiful orphan (Liu Yifei) who harbors her own personal vendetta. Despite their differences, the two masters teach Jason the ways of the kung-fu warrior. And when Lu Yan is gravely wounded by the warlord's sexy assassin, Jason must bring his newfound skills and courage to bear if he is to save one world and return to his own. Choreographed by action impresario Woo-ping Yuen (THE MATRIX, KILL BILL) and shot on location in China, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM is an appealing family adventure about the importance of working together and the value of believing in one's abilities.
Details
| Language: | English, Mandarin |
| Country: | USA, China |
| Release date: | 4 April 2008 |
| Runtime: | 104 min |
Cast and Crew
as Lu Yan / Old Hop
as The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
as Jason Tripitikas
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Critics Reviews
The New York Times
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- by: A.O. Scott
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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- by: Liam Lacey
Users Reviews
- 15.April.2010
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- by: rosnor2000
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- 30.March.2009
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- by: Parker in MN
- Parker in MN rated this movie6/10Okay
