The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
- Directed by
- Rob Minkoff
- Cast
- Chen Xun Qi, Wu Jian Fei, Li Qian Qian
- Genre
- fantasy film, action film, martial arts film, time-travel film
- Country
- People's Republic of China, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 1,939 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A modern American teenager is mysteriously sent back to ancient China. He teams up with a wise drunkard, a silent monk, and a young woman to return a magical staff to its rightful owner.
lightheartedadventurouswhimsicalfast-pacedaction-packedfantasticalnostalgicfun
What happens
The Forbidden Kingdom (Chinese: 功夫之王: Gong Fu Zhi Wang (Mandarin) or Gung Fu Ji Wong (Cantonese) and translated King of Kung Fu (English); Working title: The J & J Project) is a 2008 fantasy wuxia film written by John Fusco and directed by Rob Minkoff, starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Collin Chou, and Li Bingbing. Loosely based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, the plot revolves around Jason Tripitikas (Angarano), a modern-day American teenager who is transported back to ancient China after discovering Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang. He accompanies Lu Yan (Chan), Silent Monk (Li), and Golden Sparrow (Yifei) on their quest to return the staff to its rightful owner while trying to avoid the minions of the evil Jade Warlord (Chou) and the White-Haired Witch (Bingbing). The action sequences were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping. The film is regarded as the first co-production helmed by an American director to make a primarily English-language wuxia genre film set in ancient China for a global audience. Heavily promoted as the first film starring both Chan and Li, it was distributed in the United States through Lionsgate and The Weinstein Company, and through The Huayi Brothers Film & Taihe Investment Company in China. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $128 million against a budget of $55 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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