The Forbidden Kingdom Reviews
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Critic Reviews
For martial arts action fans, The Forbidden Kingdom may be the best fantasy story since the genre was opened to a wider audience by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Read the full reviewA faithful and disarmingly earnest attempt to honor some venerable and popular Chinese cinematic traditions.
Read the full reviewUnashamed about giving its audience a good time, and the high spirits go a long way toward counterbalancing the cliches.
Read the full reviewOn its own terms, it's a handsome albeit unexceptional juvenile adventure shot on some magnificent Chinese locations.
Read the full reviewWill please its core audience but won't enthrall anyone over the age of 16. (Even that might be stretching the point.)
Read the full reviewAt best, The Forbidden Kingdom counts as an amiable time-waster for kids, but much more should be expected from the momentous union of two kung-fu titans.
Read the full reviewFeels a bit too much like six hours of movie packed into 113 minutes - imagine if New Line had made Peter Jackson cram the entirety of "Lord of the Rings" into one film.
Read the full reviewThere's nothing really wrong with all this in theory, but the overall doofiness of the execution is finally too much to overcome. The filmmakers come off like their protagonist, wide-eyed tourists in an exotic realm. If you've been looking for a martial arts film to take granny and the kids to, this might be the one, but a Jackie Chan-Jet Li collaboration deserves better than that.
Read the full reviewA movie that jumps between two worlds can be a powerful experience, as any fan of "The Wizard of Oz," "Back to the Future" or "The Terminator" can tell you. But this phoned-in epic is simply a celebration of the inauthentic.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 57
User Reviews
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Great entertainment!
"If you want to be entertained, go see this movie. Don't go into this movie judging it for what it wasn't intended to be, but rather for what it is, entertainment. Lots of action, comedy, great special effect moments, and finally a movie without cursing. Take the kids, grandparents, or a good friend. Enjoy!"
intresting
"i had a nice time..a little bit of karate kid but ok i guess"
Fantastic Movie!
"I loved the Forbidden Kingdom. It was a well-crafted blend of a modern setting with an ancient tale. Jackie Chan and Jet Li were masterful in their fight scenes. The scenery and cinematography were breath taking. All of the elements blended together beautifully to make a compelling story, exciting fight scenes and an ancient tale brought to life and completion in our era. Thank you for making this film!"
Go See it!
"I thought this was a WONERFUL film! I enjoyed the story, the action and the scenery. The action shots are great Jackie Chan sequences and Jet Li was wonderful as the Monkey King. I thought the lead boy did a great job too. Great twist at the end. There are some Super Funny parts too! Go see it and be entertained."
Outstanding
"You got to see this movies. We enjoy it from the start to the finish, a family moves for everyone."
WORST MOVIE EVER
"This is probably the worst movie I've seen in a long time. I went with a bunch of my friends, and almost fell asleep in the first 5 minutes. Would only appeal to twerpy 13 year old boys who like anime and action. DON'T see it!!"
A MUST SEE
"This movie suprised me. The action is good. The visual images are spectacular. The even has a plot. Based on Chinese mythology with the use of the Monkey King, Jade Emperor and Jade Warlord. The movie may be past some who do not understand the mythology behind it but it is very good. If you are a thinking person read up on Chinese Mythology and then go see it you will really enjoy it. If you are a martial arts movie fan Jet Li and Jackie Chan together on film what more can I say.It is ONE OF MY MUST SEE MOVIES of this year."
FF Feel
"Kinda gave me the FF feel while playing..err.. watching it. If you have played a Final Fantasy game, it is pretty much the same plot stillI found it very entertaining. I'm actually thinking of watching it again."
You gotta be kidding me!
"Who cast this movie? Kill them! Jet Li and JC were fine, albeit with very little chemistry to speak of. But holy moly was the lead kid bad! Did he win a school contest to be in this film? He reminded me of a dweeb at a Bar Mitzvah who goes around telling bad jokes and ending each one with a big smile by asking, huh? Huh? He was laughably horrific. And the Boston bullies were equally terrible. But at least we've seen that type of inexplicably angry gang in 588838383 movies before. Also - who wrote this movie? Kill them! It was the cure for insomnia. BORED OF THE RINGS!"
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