The Forbidden Kingdom 功夫之王
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in my opinion, shes more suited to the aloof kind of character. her dao face looks better compared to when she smiles.
i still prefer my liu yi fei.
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Chinese movie..but all ppl speak English....mayb we should oso have an ang mo movie with all ppl speak chinese.
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I find this movie a tad disappointing.
Was expecting Jackie's and Jet's roles to play more part in the movie - undermined, even. Instead, the story centers around the boy. But a creative and great storyline, though. Can be humourous in some parts too.
Also, I thought that the movie should be in Mandarin - found it odd to be in English.
A 3.5/5 from me. :D
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Originally posted by progene:
Chinese movie..but all ppl speak English....mayb we should oso have an ang mo movie with all ppl speak chinese.
got wat. jackie chan movies always got ang mos
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What a waste of talent. This is a box office hit but quite clearly, it could have been a box office sensation.
Let's get the ratings over with. 6.5/10. Watching this is like watching a mediocre HK action movie or a nice but not great cartoon. A few chuckles here and there but then untimately a forgettable experience.
I ought to have known better. I've just checked out the director and it turns out this Rob Minkoff is a bit of a nobody where action movies are concerned. His last films were 'Stuart Little 2' and 'Stuart Little', and he directed 'The Lion King'. No wonder throughout the movie one can't help feeling that the director has the artistic ability of a drunk racoon with below-average IQ. There are several sections in the movie where you thought "Hang on - it would be awesome if he did this". But of course he didn't.
The soundtrack is also awful. It is often intrusive and frequently detracted from what is on screen. Listening to the soundtrack, one gets flashbacks of 90s movies like Jumanji and Home Alone. Those are not bad movies by any means, but they are a different genre altogether.All in, this is a travesty of an attempt at film making. I think the producers fucked up by choosing the wrong director. This Rob Minkoff is not even a safe choice where action movies are concerned. The producers must know that any movie with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in it will make money - one really wonders why Rob Minkoff was gifted the job. Yuen Wo Ping is also hardly on the cutting edge of action. He does a good job but I think perhaps the future lies in people like Donnie Yen... now there's a man who is the absolute master at glamorizing violence...
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The only thing i liked abt this movie are the fight scenes. Haha.
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yes every one watch it for the fight scene.anyway it's a commercial movie