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Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 104 minutes
Directors: Rob Minkoff
Writers: John Fusco
Casts: Jackie Chan, Collin Chou, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Li Bingbing, Thomas McDonell, Liu Yifei, Morgan Benoit, Jack Posobiec, Juana Collignon, Zhi Ma Gui, Shen Shou He, Bin Jiang, Shaohua Yang, Yu Yuan Zeng
Ratings: 
(14 votes, average: 4.07 out of 5)
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(14 votes, average: 4.07 out of 5)Loading...Reviews
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ReelViews -
For martial arts action fans, The Forbidden Kingdom may be the best fantasy story since the genre was opened to a wider audience by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
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New York Magazine (Vulture) -
Once past the clunky prologue, the film is great fun, with a good balance between computer effects and athleticism.
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Austin Chronicle -
The plot is negligible, but that's fine since it's really only a way to get from one set-piece to another.
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Philadelphia Inquirer -
The special effects are effective, though not terribly special. While director Minkoff pays homage to past masters of the genre, the past masters were better at this game than he.
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Village Voice -
Taken as a whole, though, it's an amiable lost-and-found of epic-adventure tropes. As I still illogically treasure "Willow," many a 10-year-old who sees Forbidden Kingdom will remember it fondly in spite of its flaws.
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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
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 travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
(14 votes, average: 4.07 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2008
Runtime: 104 minutes
Directors: Rob Minkoff
Writers: John Fusco
Casts: Jackie Chan, Collin Chou, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Li Bingbing, Thomas McDonell, Liu Yifei, Morgan Benoit, Jack Posobiec, Juana Collignon, Zhi Ma Gui, Shen Shou He, Bin Jiang, Shaohua Yang, Yu Yuan Zeng
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 travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
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Reviews
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ReelViews -
For martial arts action fans, The Forbidden Kingdom may be the best fantasy story since the genre was opened to a wider audience by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
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New York Magazine (Vulture) -
Once past the clunky prologue, the film is great fun, with a good balance between computer effects and athleticism.
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Austin Chronicle -
The plot is negligible, but that's fine since it's really only a way to get from one set-piece to another.
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Philadelphia Inquirer -
The special effects are effective, though not terribly special. While director Minkoff pays homage to past masters of the genre, the past masters were better at this game than he.
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Village Voice -
Taken as a whole, though, it's an amiable lost-and-found of epic-adventure tropes. As I still illogically treasure "Willow," many a 10-year-old who sees Forbidden Kingdom will remember it fondly in spite of its flaws.
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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 travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
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 travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
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