The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

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Directed by Rob Minkoff.

Starring Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Li Bingbing, Collin Chou, Crystal Liu Yi Fei.

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Legendary martial arts stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li come together onscreen for the first time ever in director Rob Minkoff's time traveling take on the Monkey king fable that finds an American teen transported back to ancient China after wandering into a pawn shop and discovering the king's fighting stick. Once there, the adventurous teen joins an army of fierce warriors who have sworn to free their imprisoned king at all costs. In addition to appearing as the mythical Monkey King, Li will also assume the role as a silent monk as Chan appears in the role of the monk T'sa-Ho. Famed action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping presides over the fight sequences. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Tribeca’s Itch: Trade Roughage ...
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"With the Tribeca Film Festival beginning on Wednesday, Winter Miller analyises the festival’s “7 year itch” for Variety. “Logistics and that intangible thing known as the “festival experience” might well improve, but seven years after its founding as a call to bring the city together post 9/11, the fest is still seeking a clear identity,” hew writes. Perhaps the first step would be to do something about the fest’s institutional indifference to quality in its obsession with quantity, which Miller alludes to: “Unlike fests with mandates to screen what they perceive as the absolute cream of the crop, Tribeca wears its number of international and first-timer participants as a badge of honor.” Martial arts epic Forbidden Kingdom grossed almost $21 million over the weekend, enough to take the top box office slot ahead of Forgetting Sarah Marshall; the latest widget from the Apatow factory earned a not-great, not-terrible $17 million. Also: the tactic of opening Expelled wide in rural and ... " [More]

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"Never mind the fact that my school just let out for spring break. It’s a beautiful 77 degrees in New York City today, the outdoor bars are open and I’m wearing shorts for the first time this year. Plus, the Entertainment Weekly Summer Movie Preview just arrived in my mailbox, giving me the signal that it is officially the blockbuster season. Sure, May 2nd isn’t for two more weeks, when technically Iron Man begins the summer movie stretch (can’t we just pretend The Forbidden Kingdom is the first summer action flick?), but nothing says, “break out the beach ball,” like the bible of blockbuster buzz. Yet there’s something strange about this year’s issue. There’s a little less marketing-agency-fueled promotion and a little more reality checking. Maybe it’s because these days, thanks to the web, most moviegoers have already heard about the big releases. That would explain why EW devotes most of its two-page spread on The Incredible Hulk to describing its troubles: On March 11, Nikki Fi ... " [More]

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"I just realized that Michael Angarano is not the same person as Shia LaBeouf. No, just kidding, but I did just realize that he is to LaBeouf as Brian Cox is to Albert Finney, as Gary Busey is to Nick Nolte, as Skeet Ulrich is to Johnny Depp, etc. (for others see the Daily Doppel). Perhaps one day the two young actors will even get to star in a film together and it will be anticipated with the same excitement as The Forbidden Kingdom, which teams up for the first time Hong Kong superstars Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Of course, I hope nobody has ever confused these two martial artists and do not mean to insinuate they are anything like each other’s doppelganger. In fact, they are such distinct and amazing performers in their own right, it’s almost too much to feature them both in this movie. The last teaser trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom was pretty much a disappointment, as it focused almost entirely on Angarano’s character, an American teenager who magically winds up in ancient China ... " [More]

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