The Forbidden Kingdom
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Currently filming in China, this movie brings together two of the most exciting martial arts performers of the last 25 years: Jackie Chan and Jet Li! Choreography by the legendary Yuen Wo-Ping (The Matrix, et. al).
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Review: Forbidden Kingdom Has a Monkey King; That's Awesome (Film.com)
by Eric D. Snider
“Part of the charm of The Forbidden Kingdom is that, like so many of the foreign martial-arts films it emulates, the plot is a crazy quilt of random developments, bizarre characters, and absurd proclamations. It begins with a Boston kid being magically transported, for no good reason, to ancient China, where he sensibly exclaims, ‘I can’t free the Monkey King! I gotta get home!’ Any movie with a Monkey King is fine by me.” (Originally Published: 4/18/2008; Last DCTKD update: 4/27/2008)
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Review: The Forbidden Kingdom (Cinematical)
by Peter Martin
“The good news? Two of Asia’s biggest action superstars have teamed up for the first time. The bad news? It’s 15 years too late. And what’s with the white kid?...Despite my reservations, it was good to see Li smiling and Chan having a good time, the female leads are attractive and look deadly, and Collin Chou was an appropriately wicked villain. Still, why can’t we expect more, even from something so obviously intended as mindless entertainment?” (Originally Published: 4/18/2008; Last DCTKD update: 4/25/2008)
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Forbidden Kingdom casts magical spell (Forbidden Kingdom)
by Michael Sragow, Sun movie critic
“(B+) Kung fu purists may scoff, but escapists with a sense of humor should romp through The Forbidden Kingdom. It teams Hong Kong superstars Jackie Chan and Jet Li for the first time in an American/Mandarin fantasy that showers affectionate irreverence on martial-arts classics as well as kitsch milestones like The Karate Kid.” (Originally Published: 4/18/2008; Last DCTKD update: 4/21/2008)
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The Forbidden Kingdom (FilmCritic.com)
by Bill Gibron
“Is it possible to recommend a movie based on a single scene alone? If it’s The Forbidden Kingdom, the answer is an obvious ‘Yes.’ This long-awaited pairing of Hong Kong action giants Jackie Chan and Jet Li is a scattershot combination of Eastern promise and Western gobbledygook. Yet thanks to a wicked wire-fu confrontation between the aging action icons and some additional high flying fisticuffs, we gladly suffer the uneven casting and mangled mythology.” (Originally Published: 4/17/2008; Last DCTKD update: 4/29/2008)
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Movie Review: The Forbidden Kingdom (Box Office Prophets)
by Shane Jenkins
“The Forbidden Kingdom has a secret weapon, though - the amazing fight choreography by Woo-ping Yuen...the fight scenes are plentiful and creative.” (Originally Published: 4/17/2008; Last DCTKD update: 4/23/2008)
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Clash of the titans (New Straits Times)
“Jackie Chan and Jet Li are brought together on the big screen for the first time in the much-anticipated martial arts film The Forbidden Kingdom. Here, they talk about their dream of working together and how this was fulfilled.” (Originally Published: 4/14/2008; Last DCTKD update: 4/20/2008)
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The Forbidden Kingdom - Review (CinemaBlend.com)
by Josh Tyler
“...screenwriter John Fusco and director Rob Minkoff have...crafted a magical film using both Chan and Li’ legendary reputations as the lynchpins in telling an entertaining, crowd-pleasing, action-fantasy story.” (Originally Published: 4/9/2008; Last DCTKD update: 4/15/2008)
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Jackie Chan, Jet Li shrug off comparisons (The Hindu)
“Li said in his interview working with Chan was a joy because he could fight continuously. ‘In the past I have seldom had a fight sequence with more than ten movements because most of my fighting partners could only do three or four. They couldn’t do it smoothly enough or fast enough,’ he said.” (Originally Published: 6/26/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/6/2007)
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Chan, Li in new territory with ‘Kingdom’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
by Richard Trombly
“Jackie Chan said that when he first met Jet Li more than 10 years ago they vowed to work together on a film someday. Now, the two martial arts giants are well under way shooting their first picture together, the $70 million Forbidden Kingdom by director Rob Minkoff, who comes from a background in children’s computer animated films (Stuart Little, for instance).” (Originally Published: 6/16/2007; Last DCTKD update: 6/25/2007)
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Chan and Li’s “Kingdom” coming (Variety Asia Online)
by Arthur Jones
“‘Forbidden Kingdom,’ the $70 million pic that brings Jackie Chan and Jet Li together on the bigscreen for the first time, is midway through its China shoot and ‘on schedule,’ according to producer Casey Silver.” (Originally Published: 6/15/2007; Last DCTKD update: 7/30/2007)
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Jackie Chan fights Jet Li for first time in new movie (The Hindu)
Jackie Chan on filming with Jett Li: “‘The short sparring that lasted a few moves went very smoothly. It was like fighting with a brother from the same school of martial arts. We blended easily on every move, be it in terms of timing or rhythm.’” (Originally Published: 5/18/2007; Last DCTKD update: 6/8/2007)
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Fantasy Journey for Jackie Chan & Jet Li (The Washington Post)
by Min Lee
“While Chan’s and Li’s roles are still under wraps, the film could offer a sharp contrast of fighting styles. Chan is known for his improvisational, defensive moves while Li tends to dominate his on-screen opponents.” (Originally Published: 4/11/2007; Last DCTKD update: 6/4/2007)
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