The Forbidden Kingdom (Blu-ray) PG-13
The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.
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Blu-ray Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 9, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano & Jet Li | |
Performer: | Crystal Liu, Li Bing Bing & Ye Xiaokeng | |
Directed by | Rob Minkoff | |
Screenwriting by | John Fusco | |
Composition by | David Buckley | |
Produced by | Casey Silver | |
Director of Photography: | Peter Pau |
Entertainment Reviews:
For genre fans there's a feast of sly references...
Sight and Sound
Rating: 6.5/10 --
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.
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ComingSoon.net
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he two stars don't disappoint, either when sparring together or in taking on hordes of enemies under the direction of legendary fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping.
Empire
Nothing quite like the entertainment value of bloodless mayhem.
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Bold Life (Hendersonville, NC)
Rating: 6.5/10 --
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.
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Lyles' Movie Files
Rating: 7/10 --
Think of it as a kung fu fairy tale almost anyone can appreciate.
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Movie Metropolis
Rating: 3/6 --
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.
Time Out
Product Description:
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.
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- Sales Rank: 17,556
- UPC: 031398101147
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