Forbidden Kingdom (of the Monkey King!)

Moedred

Moedred

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A movie with a title made up of Indy titles!
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forbidden_kingdom/
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=forbiddenkingdom.htm
Synopsis: 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, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
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It's not a hooped rod, but it'll do.
Here's an article about why Chan and Li are still feisty.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1729684,00.html
 
Michael24

Michael24

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I'm not a fan of Jet Li, but I like Jackie Chan and am looking forward to this movie.

Though I find it funny that the TV ads seem to be hiding the fact it's about a contemporary kid who travels back in time and gets up caught up in the middle of everything. They don't even show the kid in the ads. But I'm looking forward to it. (y)
 
Moedred

Moedred

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Aside for a strange Expendables-style bromosexual scene where Jet Li urinates on Jackie Chan, it's pretty good. Aware that an all-Chinese cast would practically make it a foreign film, they tacked on a terrible prologue that transports a contemporary Bostonian into the story (the kid from Sky High who almost played young Anakin). Worthwhile to see how the immortal peach tree might have looked in Indy 3.1.
 
C

curmudgeon

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I vaguely recall seeing that in theaters.

The kid reminded me a lot of Shia at the time.

And Li, in the Monkey King make-up? That was a level of cheese I was not prepared for.
 
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