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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) 6.6
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6.6/10 from 63,956 users
Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 267 user | 192 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King. Director:Rob MinkoffWriter:John Fusco |
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Cast
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| Michael Angarano | ... | ||
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| Yifei Liu | ... |
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Bin Jiang | ... |
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Yu Yuan Zeng | ... |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
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. Written by Anonymous
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The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
18 April 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jackie Chan/Jet Li Project See more »Box Office
Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£676,217 (UK) (11 July 2008)Gross:
£1,215,459 (UK) (18 July 2008)Company Credits
Production Co:
Casey Silver Productions, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Huayi Brothers See more »
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2.35 : 1
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Medicine Monk: We will send a walking monk.
Lu Yan: Don't you have a running monk?
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Trivia
The film is based on the Chinese epic story "Journey to the West" a fictionalized account of the legends around the Buddhist monk Tang Sanzhuang's pilgrimage to India during the Tang dynasty in order to obtain Buddhist scriptures. Many programs have been based on this tale, such as television show Monkey, and anime series Dragon Ball Z holds a few loose facts from the same story. See more »Goofs
The folklore associated with the Monkey King only has Five Finger Mountain, not Five Element Mountain. The mountain depicted in the movie is even shaped like five fingers. Hence Five Element Mountain is a mistranslation. See more »Quotes
Jason Tripitikas: He needs wine. It's his elixir.Medicine Monk: We will send a walking monk.
Lu Yan: Don't you have a running monk?
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Jet Li + Jackie Chan = 1 Word... IMBA! I'm definitely a kung-fu movie fan, especially if it's starring Jackie Chan OR Jet Li, but this movie has them both in! The movie is all about the Chinese epic tale: "Journey to the West" About Sun Wu Kong, or better known as "Stone Monkey" it's one of my favorite Chinese stories.
It started out slow and it had me all confused when the main character was an American boy but it turns out that they had their own version of the tale. The boy strangely gets ported back inside the story where he meets the characters whose roles are played by Jet Li and Jackie Chan and they set out in a quest to return a staff owned by the stone monkey who was prophesied to end the tyranny of the Jade warlord, an evil general who is the villain in the movie.
The action scenes were really good, superb even. Jackie chan and Jet Li still had their kung-fu in them and it was fun and amusing to watch.
The Acting was good, especially by Jackie chan and Jet Li. (I liked Jet Li's role as stone monkey especially, because he really looked like a monkey) The storyline though, was quite predictable because, Jackie chan movies always end in happy endings. but as I always say: "What you say is just as important as how you say it." Same goes with a movie, though the storyline is predictable, how the story went and how it was flavored with humor and drama and action made the movie much, much better and so worthwhile and entertaining to watch.