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  • Actors: Crystal Liu, Ye Xiaokeng, Jackie Chan, Ngai Sing, Yifei Liu
  • Directors: Rob Minkoff
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English, Mandarin Chinese
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Nov 2008
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001D07Q2Q
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,275 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis

East meets West and kung-fu legends collide as Jackie Chan and Jet Li square off in the fists-a-flying, family-friendly FORBIDDEN KINGDOM.
Based on the classical Chinese novel JOURNEY TO THE WEST, the film begins in modern-day Boston. There, while teenage kung-fu flick enthusiast Jason (Michael Angarano) is buying bootleg DVDs from his favourite shopkeeper, Old Hop (Chan, aged by prosthetic makeup), he is drawn to an ancient golden staff. When a local bully forces weakling Jason to help rob Old Hop, Jason escapes with the staff and is magically transported to ancient China. He is soon rescued from the forces of the Jade Warlord by Lu Yan (Chan), a raggedy wanderer whose wine-guzzling ways conceal his kung-fu mastery. Yan reveals the truth of the staff, and that Jason is the fabled Seeker who must return it to the Monkey King (Li) to prevent the warlord's evil plans. The two are joined in their quest by a kung-fu master, Silent Monk (Li), and a beautiful orphan (Liu Yifei) who harbours her own personal vendetta. Despite their differences, the two masters teach Jason the ways of the kung-fu warrior. And when Lu Yan is gravely wounded by the warlord's sexy assassin, Jason must bring his newfound skills and courage to bear if he is to save one world and return to his own.
Choreographed by action impresario Woo-ping Yuen (THE MATRIX, KILL BILL) and shot on location in China, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM is an appealing family adventure about the importance of working together and the value of believing in one's abilities.


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Crystal Liu, Ye Xiaokeng, Jackie Chan, Ngai Sing, Yifei Liu Director: Rob Minkoff

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great film!, 10 May 2009
By D. J. Russell (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
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I love this film, it is the most stunning blu-ray I have seen yet. The colour, the sharpness, and the beautiful visuals of the landscape. The acting was great, the martial arts was superb and the story was perfect. This film ticks all the boxes for me and the pacing is good. Its funny, its sad, and you'll be in awe at the martial arts as the story unfolds. I would put this film in my all time top ten favourite films. Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano and Liu Yifei were the perfect mix of actors for these roles, they were all superb. Even if your not a martial arts fan this film should appeal to you, its a good story and fun to watch.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant martial arts film for the whole family to enjoy., 27 May 2009
By Dragonlord (Cornwall) - See all my reviews
I know The Forbidden Kingdom has a rating of 12 but I reckon most 8 year olds could watch this really. Anyway when I saw this film starred Jackie Chan and Jet Li two of the best martial artists alive today, I just knew it would be something rather speciel indeed. A teenager who is a massive martial arts fan finds this magic staff which somehow whisked him off to this forbidden kingdom where he must free the imprisoned Monkey King. Jackie Chan plays a drunken master who reminds me a little bit of Shun-Di from Virtua Fighter in the way he drinks as he fights at one point. Jet Li plays a monk and one of the highlights of the film is seeing these to pros fight eachother. They both play other roles in the film which will give you something to look out for and the fights scenes are most excellent. In fact sometimes when a film has a lot of fighting it can get a bit boring but I did not find this one bit with The Forbidden Kingdom because the choregraphy is brilliant.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Forbidden Spectacular Review, 3 Feb 2009
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This film is fantastic you will love it if you are a jackie chan fan and jet li. Fantastic absolutly spectacular. When i first saw it i thought well i just knew it would be brill, chan is a drunk martial art teacher as you will notice in the film.

Jet li is the legendary martial arts " Monkey King " . he has some sublime moves you will love it fantastic.

I am not going to talk about any of the movie you will have to watch to find out

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great adventure
It's great quality movie. It's not only kung fu movie, but great story, wonderful places, fantastic work put to show the story. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Anna Yildiz

5.0 out of 5 stars A very underrated movie
The Forbidden Kingdom is a great movie. Ok, the plot may not be very original, but it is very well done nonetheless. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kaelidan

1.0 out of 5 stars don`t buy this movie!!!!
what a crapy movie... belong in the waste. poor acting, ok story. the moonkey-guy is awfull.
Published 3 months ago by Bent A. Olufsen

5.0 out of 5 stars IMPRESSIVE
PERSONALLY I HAD A LOT OF EXPECTATIONS ON THIS MOVIE DESPITE THE NOT ENTHUSIASTIC BOX OFFICE. ACTUALLY I'M DEFINITIVELY SATISFIED! Read more
Published 4 months ago by hans delbruck

4.0 out of 5 stars Forbidden beauty!!!
To get to the point this is a three star film which i still enjoyed due to its light hearted nature. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. M. R. Duke

4.0 out of 5 stars not what i thoght but still really good
good action comedy wasnt expecting the comedy part but still good! the fighting in it was the best iv seen in any film!!
Published 5 months ago by Ryan Morrison

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun!
Both Jackie Chan,and Jet Li seem to delight in the banter between themselves,as well as the tongue in cheek references to the fighting styles advocated in various branches of Kung... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Monkey meets Karate Kid
Where to start? At first I was unsure of this film as I like my fighting films to be in their true form with subtext and a little more serious. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Martyn Poole

4.0 out of 5 stars Jackie and Li perfect surely? not quite
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