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The Forbidden Kingdom, coming soon

topic posted Thu, March 27, 2008 - 11:07 PM by  offlineChris
Jet Li, Jacky Chan, and some great looking work...

www.apple.com/trailers/li...nkingdom/hd/

I think I'll enjoy this one :)
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    Re: The Forbidden Kingdom, coming soon

    Sun, April 6, 2008 - 4:41 PM
    this looks awesome. I cant wait to go see it in the threatre on august 18th. Jackie hasn't been in american theatres too much, so I have to go see it. The last one I saw was Rush Hour 3, and before that, Around the World in 80 days, and before that...Mr. Nice Guy. So you can see how important it is to go see his movie :) They don't come often enough..
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    Sun, April 6, 2008 - 4:43 PM
    ....he is speaking english, and there is an american boy in it....who made this movie?? I wonder how good its going to be.
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      Re: The Forbidden Kingdom, coming soon

      Sun, April 6, 2008 - 11:25 PM
      Chris and I will let you know after we see the preview screening this week.
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        Re: The Forbidden Kingdom, coming soon

        Mon, April 7, 2008 - 8:13 PM
        i'm fucking excited, and i think one of the female leads will be there too so i can be a big ol fanboy and droll on her ! :)
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          Re: The Forbidden Kingdom, coming soon

          Fri, April 11, 2008 - 1:07 PM
          That was lots of fun...

          www.imdb.com/title/tt0865556/

          I can't really say anything bad about the movie, it was just good stuff all the way around, a great adventure. Also it's one of those rare films that could appeal to someone 8 or 80 without any trouble. Jacky and Jet were of course very good although I didn't go to see the film because of them or their team up, I just wanted a cool story. Jack also played a Taoist which I got a real kick out of, nice little Taoist messages came up here and there. Also Crystal Liu Yifei was great as Golden Sparrow, totally talented and very cute! I think she has a bright future ahead of her (cheesy english fan site here... crystalliuyifei.com/ )

          Interesting note, the original concept for the story was developed from a tale that the writer used to tell to his child, pretty cool.
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            Re: The Forbidden Kingdom, coming soon

            Fri, April 11, 2008 - 2:44 PM
            Yeah, Chris and I enjoyed it. Competently made.

            Purists might whine that it feels like the American fantasy version of a Chinese wuxia movie, but it's aimed at the family market. I was thrilled that they went out of their way to hire a 95% Chinese cast, and shoot in China with a mostly Chinese crew. There are even some subtitles!

            Good fun, and some entertaining Yuen Wo Ping-choreographed fight scenes -- especially the first encounter with Jacky and Jet.
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