In "The Forbidden Kingdom", American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kungfu classics, finds an antique Chinese staff in a pawn shop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King (Jet Li). With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself .. Read more
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Yifei Liu |
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| Director | Rob Minkoff |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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In "The Forbidden Kingdom", American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kungfu classics, finds an antique Chinese staff in a pawn shop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King (Jet Li). With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself transported back to ancient China. There, he meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan (Jackie Chan); an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk (Jet Li); and a vengeance-bent kungfu beauty, Golden Sparrow (Crystal Liu Yi Fei), who lead him on his quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King - imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou) for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of Jade Warriors, Cult Killers and the deadly White Hair Demoness, Ni Chang (Li Bing Bing), Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship, and the true meaning of kungfu, and thus frees himself.
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Yifei Liu, Collin Chou, Morgan Benoit |
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| Director | Rob Minkoff |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 44 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 24 May 2011 To Rent: DVD: 17 Nov 2008 Blu-ray: 17 Nov 2008 |
| LOVEFiLM Instant | £2.49 |
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worst martial arts film
horrible film. I thought with Jet Li and Jackie Chan you cant go wrong. Well I guess i was wrong.
Bad martial arts, bad acting, bad cgi, bad props. ... read more »
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a slick production
A very slick production. I am not particularly a fan of martial arts movies but I enjoyed this. The story was engaging and the acting good, especially Jackie ... read more »
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Jacki & Jet together
I like martial arts films and to watch Jackie Chan and Jet Li together in the same film was great. The choreography of the fight scenes was amazing and the ... read more »
Kung fu fans may feel a bit cynical faced with this Hollywood lite approximation of their favourite genre, a movie aimed square at the American teen market. But it’s not as though Hong Kong filmmakers never borrowed from their American peers. And speaking for myself, I’d rather have recycled Hollywood kung fu than no kung fu at all. At any rate, it’s obvious that screenwriter John Fusco and director Rob Minkoff share an affection for what Variety used to call “chop... Read more
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