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Aoie_Emesai · 2008-04-20, 01:01

Yup Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the same movie, that's why I went to watch it. It was out last Thursday but I only say it today.

Spoiler for my thoughts on it(Spoilers Inside):

Royal_Devil · 2008-04-20, 01:46

I know there was a white guy but I at least liked that he could only fight well against fodder instead of taking on the Jade Emperor himself by the end.

And Chan and Jet's fight was everything I could have hoped it would be

-KarumA- · 2008-04-20, 03:41

white boy gets the girl i guess?
why did they have to put him in... =<

Spectacular_Insanity · 2008-04-20, 04:00

I thought Jet Li was retired? In any case, if it has Jackie Chan in it, it's a given that I will watch it. He's still my favorite non-Hollywood actor.

Gundampilotspaz · 2008-04-20, 04:30

The movie was better than I had thought it would be. The story lagged a bit in the middle but the fight scenes carried it though. It factored in the feel good little guy triumphs cliche which was poorly written and didn't transition well into the rest of the film. It felt like more of an 80's movie than a movie made in 2008.

Being a mythology geek, I liked the way they factored in the Monkey King. They changed the way the legend goes but I still like seeing them use the established mythology as opposed to just making up crap.

Aoie_Emesai · 2008-04-20, 13:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by -KarumA-

white boy gets the girl i guess?
why did they have to put him in... =<

Hahaha ^^,

Spoiler:

Well... if you like the typical comedy that Jackie Chan does this movie is all for you and you get the added factor of laughing at some of Jet Li's comedy too ^^

The Chaos · 2008-04-20, 13:41

lol..I Been Witting To See This Movie Long Time Ago...I Hope It Good ^.^
Jet Li & Jackie in one Movie

AnimeFangirl · 2008-04-20, 13:51

No matter how horrible/terrible/awful/abysmally bad this movie turns out to be, I owe it to the fan in me to watch it as soon as possible. It's obligatory.

Ledgem · 2008-04-20, 19:04

I saw it with my girlfriend yesterday. We don't see many movies, and when we do we usually go for Korean ones. This had the feel of a regular martial arts flick, but there was a lot more humor than one would expect from a movie of this genre (compared with movies like Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The One). I had mixed feelings about a martial arts flick with a Caucasian teen as the lead, but it turned out to be a good mix - it was certainly the vector for a lot of humor. The guy doesn't turn into a kick-ass kung fu master, but he ends up fighting well and I was content with that.

I went in with high expectations, and my only disappointment was that it wasn't a bit longer. Great setting, great characters, great fights... and I still can't get over the fact that they used both white/silver and black eyeliner on the female villain. I'm a sucker for eye makeup; such a combination would look pretty warped on ordinary people, I'm sure, but I found that to be a very interesting combination. (Don't go to see it based on that alone, of course.)

ApostleOfGod · 2008-04-20, 19:35

This movie is going to be SICK. Jokes.

Kang Seung Jae · 2008-04-20, 19:38

The Jet Li - Jackie Chan fights.

The only reason I would see the otherwise crappy movie.

Claude · 2008-04-20, 21:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kang Seung Jae

The Jet Li - Jackie Chan fights.

The only reason I would see the otherwise crappy movie.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm a fan of both of them but this movie didn't look that great.

nanafan · 2008-04-20, 22:00

i would kinda want to see this movie.

Aoie_Emesai · 2008-04-20, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by nanafan

i would kinda want to see this movie.

If you like comedy, then it's all good ^^

Tommy · 2008-04-21, 00:59

I enjoyed the movie. The Chan vs Li fight was really good, not the best I've seen or anything but still really good and the other fights weren't bad either. When theirs no action Jackie carries this movie with his humor and Li even gets some laughs in here and there.

The story was nothing too exciting, just a predictable plot with nothing original really. You can definitely tell they were playing it safe with the script and bloodless action scenes since this is the first time these two world renowned martial artists have starred in a film together.

It was worth the price of admission to me, being a huge fan of both actors and I definitely recommend seeing it.

As an added bonus I've included a link to one of the greatest Jackie Chan one on one fight scenes ever. If only Chan and Li did a movie 20+ years ago...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXwPQU1iNo

Goshin · 2008-04-21, 01:02

lol saw it on saturday. like others have mentioned story was kinda wack.

Spoiler for my thoughts spoilers:

Kana Futayo · 2008-04-21, 01:36

I'm planning to watch this movie this saturday.
What's the time length of it?

Aoie_Emesai · 2008-04-21, 01:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kravius

I'm planning to watch this movie this saturday.
What's the time length of it?

1 Hour and 47mins.

update - Humm... I remembering reading it for 1hr 47mins, W/e it's 1hr 53min to be exact. You're not gonna die from 6 wasted minutes (but watching "The Comeback")

Kana Futayo · 2008-04-21, 01:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aoie_Emesai

1 Hour and 47mins.

Thanks for the info

ESC · 2008-04-21, 02:57

It was a good movie,
Jackie Chan & Jet Li = awesome

2008-04-20, 01:01	Link #1
Aoie_Emesai ♪♫ Maya Iincho ♩♬ Artist Join Date: May 2004 Location: Unnecessary Age: 37	The Forbidden Kingdom - Jet Li & Jackie Chan ^^ Yup Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the same movie, that's why I went to watch it. It was out last Thursday but I only say it today. <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/iGXwVjd-x9E">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> Spoiler for my thoughts on it(Spoilers Inside): Let's see... I would rate it 7.5/10. Overall the story was just a mediocre setting with a Caucasian lead and the rest of the cast we're Asians. It had it's shares of humor, but the story overall was rather boring, and for any one who knows about the Chinese mythlology about the Monkey King then it's all good ^^ __________________ How to Give / Receive Criticism on your work / Like to draw? Come join Artists Alike Visit my Deviantart Or Blog ~A Child should always surpass his/her parent, Remember.

2008-04-20, 04:00	Link #4
Spectacular_Insanity Ha ha ha ha ha... Graphic Designer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you. Age: 35	I thought Jet Li was retired? In any case, if it has Jackie Chan in it, it's a given that I will watch it. He's still my favorite non-Hollywood actor. __________________

2008-04-20, 13:41	Link #7
The Chaos ǾΝΈ ΡЇΈÇΈ is the Best !! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: away from you Age: 35	lol..I Been Witting To See This Movie Long Time Ago...I Hope It Good ^.^ Jet Li & Jackie in one Movie __________________

2008-04-20, 13:51	Link #8
AnimeFangirl Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The dog gossips too much.	No matter how horrible/terrible/awful/abysmally bad this movie turns out to be, I owe it to the fan in me to watch it as soon as possible. It's obligatory. __________________

2008-04-20, 19:04	Link #9
Ledgem Love Yourself Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northeast USA Age: 38	I saw it with my girlfriend yesterday. We don't see many movies, and when we do we usually go for Korean ones. This had the feel of a regular martial arts flick, but there was a lot more humor than one would expect from a movie of this genre (compared with movies like Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The One). I had mixed feelings about a martial arts flick with a Caucasian teen as the lead, but it turned out to be a good mix - it was certainly the vector for a lot of humor. The guy doesn't turn into a kick-ass kung fu master, but he ends up fighting well and I was content with that. I went in with high expectations, and my only disappointment was that it wasn't a bit longer. Great setting, great characters, great fights... and I still can't get over the fact that they used both white/silver and black eyeliner on the female villain. I'm a sucker for eye makeup; such a combination would look pretty warped on ordinary people, I'm sure, but I found that to be a very interesting combination. (Don't go to see it based on that alone, of course.) __________________

2008-04-20, 01:46	Link #2
Royal_Devil Powder Hunter Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 36	I know there was a white guy but I at least liked that he could only fight well against fodder instead of taking on the Jade Emperor himself by the end. And Chan and Jet's fight was everything I could have hoped it would be

2008-04-20, 03:41	Link #3
-KarumA- (｡☉౪ ⊙｡) Author Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes Age: 36	white boy gets the girl i guess? why did they have to put him in... =<

2008-04-20, 04:30	Link #5
Gundampilotspaz Member Join Date: Jun 2007	The movie was better than I had thought it would be. The story lagged a bit in the middle but the fight scenes carried it though. It factored in the feel good little guy triumphs cliche which was poorly written and didn't transition well into the rest of the film. It felt like more of an 80's movie than a movie made in 2008. Being a mythology geek, I liked the way they factored in the Monkey King. They changed the way the legend goes but I still like seeing them use the established mythology as opposed to just making up crap.

2008-04-20, 19:35	Link #10
ApostleOfGod ^.^ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto	This movie is going to be SICK. Jokes. __________________ There are two ways to live life. One is to live life as if nothing is a miracle. The other way is to live life as though everything is a miracle.

2008-04-20, 19:38	Link #11
Kang Seung Jae 神聖カルル帝国の皇帝 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Korea Age: 37	The Jet Li - Jackie Chan fights. The only reason I would see the otherwise crappy movie.

2008-04-20, 22:00	Link #13
nanafan horo fan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: missouri, usa Age: 39	i would kinda want to see this movie.

2008-04-21, 00:59	Link #15
Tommy Mr. Prince Join Date: May 2003 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Age: 40	I enjoyed the movie. The Chan vs Li fight was really good, not the best I've seen or anything but still really good and the other fights weren't bad either. When theirs no action Jackie carries this movie with his humor and Li even gets some laughs in here and there. The story was nothing too exciting, just a predictable plot with nothing original really. You can definitely tell they were playing it safe with the script and bloodless action scenes since this is the first time these two world renowned martial artists have starred in a film together. It was worth the price of admission to me, being a huge fan of both actors and I definitely recommend seeing it. As an added bonus I've included a link to one of the greatest Jackie Chan one on one fight scenes ever. If only Chan and Li did a movie 20+ years ago... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhXwPQU1iNo Last edited by Tommy; 2008-04-21 at 01:19.

2008-04-21, 01:02	Link #16
Goshin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: somehwre between this world and the next	lol saw it on saturday. like others have mentioned story was kinda wack. Spoiler for my thoughts spoilers: I had never watched previews or trailers for this movie, so when the movie started and i saw the white boy my first thoughts were "oh boy they better have some great fights scenes to make up for this" and they did monkey king doing the shadow clone from hair grabbed my attention i couldn't get over it. i watched to much naruto. i immedatiatley noticed eveil bitche's hair justsu's as well they were made up a little by having some twists. the thing about the little twists were that they were so obvious i refused to believe them. for example old guy from bigining i imidately knew it was jackie, and my first thoughts that he is the same jackie buyt then i thought naw its too obvious and i dismissed it. same thing for jet li , i immediatley recognized jet li in monkey king costumed. then i saw him agian without the make up. but i thought it would be to obvious for him to have been a clone too and dismissed it. __________________ "The Journey of thousand miles begins with the first step"

2008-04-21, 01:36	Link #17
Kana Futayo is not amused Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Naval Base	I'm planning to watch this movie this saturday. What's the time length of it? __________________

2008-04-21, 02:57	Link #20
ESC Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada	It was a good movie, Jackie Chan & Jet Li = awesome