The Forbidden Kingdom (DVD, 2008, Full Screen;Widescreen)

Kung fu movie that has Jet Li and Jackie Chan as stars. A young man in Boston
is transported back into ancient China where he meets Li and Chan who are
rivals of a sort. However, in order to save the known world from the Monkey
King, they join forces and teach the youngster a combination of kung fu arts.
Plenty of action and really a good movie for the entire family. If you like
the kung fu movies of old-you will like this one also.

The director and screenwriters have taken every possible cliché of Chinese-American kick-[...]good-guy vs. bad-guy films and packed it into a single movie. Among other things is the '500 years meditation', the 'special-rod-that-must-be-taken-to-its-owner' to the 'elixer of immortality', and the roles of all the characters. Even worse, they stripped Jet Li and Jackie Chan of their dignity by giving them these some-what ridiculous roles. I died a little when I saw that Jet Li had forced himself to be the monkey king but I was a good sport about it and took it for what it was worth.

In The Forbidden Kingdom, Jason Tripitikas, a teenage kid from Boston, is obsessed with Chinese kung-fu movies, which he rents from the local pawnshop run by a mystical, bearded, oriental man. Jason is generally a nerdy weakling who gets harassed by a gang of big, mean street punks. He eventually comes upon a mysterious, Chinese staff in the back of the pawn shop (own by Jackie Chan) and is magically transported to ancient China, where he is destined to reunite the staff with the legendary Monkey King.

In the journey, Jason allies himself with the goofy Jackie Chan, who also played the Drunken Warrior, and the serious Jet Li, who also plays the Silent Monk. He also is joined by "Golden Sparrow," a beautiful and exotic but deadly Chinese girl, obsessed with avenging her father's murder.

By now, you should know if this movie is for you or not. The above plot description either made you nod and exclaim "oh yea," or it made you gag and say "kill me now." Although I'm among the latter, I still found the movie generally entertaining. The movie is competent in delivering all the eye candy and cinematography one would expect in a Chinese epic, such as flowing robes, lush bamboo forests, and misty mountain tops.The much anticipated battle between Chan and Li is entertaining, but anyone who has seen more than a handful of either of their movies will have to admit that the choreography is nothing new and is in fact quite unremarkable. If you haven't seen many martial arts movies, then expect to be impressed.

Overall, most audience members should find The Forbidden Kingdom to be a fun, family friendly, action packed, beautiful, and educational tale of West meets East.

I decided to buy this video because it was a good deal and a good shipping price. You can't beat the cost of some of these movies on Ebay!

EXCELLENT MOVIE FROM THE BEGINING TO THE END!!!!!!!!!!! THE FIGHTING SCENES WERE SUPER AND WHY NOT..........YOU HAVE TWO OF THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE MARTIAL ARTS WORLD GOING AT EACH OTHER WITH THERE OWN TALENT / SKILLS. IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME, GO AHEAD SIT BACK AND WATCH THE MOVIE.:)

Never recieved it! Seller has the poorest communication! Takes 2 or 3 weeks at the eariest to answer or reply back to any emails! First the dvds were just last being sent off..Never was informed about that! It took 2 or 3 weeks to even ave the seller finally let me know they were getting shipped off 2 or 3 weeks later! Then a couple emails about when and if i'll even get them. Didn't hear back from him til about 2 or 3 weeks later! Then i was told that there was some kind of shipping mix up and my dvds must or seemed to have never got shipped! So I emailed the seller back twice this week and yet to hear from the seller! So i dont know if and when i'll even get the dvds! After this experience with this seller i'm never going to get anything from this seller again no matter how cheap the dvds are! I just asked for a refund and not even sure i'll even get one! I tried to file a claim in ebay and searched ebay for item and item number couldn't find it. It's that long! So i tried half.com and tried file a claim and seems only option you have is contact seller which i have been doing for 6 WEEKS! WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO FILE A CLAIM OR SOMETHING SO I CAN GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS MATTER!

i like the comedy on jackie chan and i like the action on jet li, the movie was awesome my kids enjoyed it, wondering if there is going to be a part 2?

Awesome movie great picture with no problems viewing CD in great condition case in great condition to.

Great Family Movie for Everyone, Special Effects are Great, Actors are Great, the plot is Fun from the beging to end. A must to have for your movie collections,

Forbidden Kingdom is the story of the Monkey King (a trickster) as done by Asian Cinema and that is exactly what you get. A good story, along with some great Kung Fu action. As a bonus, Jackie Chan and Jet Li act together for the first time. Very good flick.

This is a top grade Chinese ballet movie with alot of sub plots in it's characters. It is also very easy to watch because it pulls you into the story without getting mired down in Chinese effects. The acting is great as is the casting, it would be hard not to enjoy a move like this that has humor and fast paced action mixed in with a solid asian tale. Having Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the same movie is something that I did not expect to ever see but they have a great chemistry together and take what could have been a "b" movie and made it into an A+ movie that you would enjoy watching often.

I LOVE JACKIE CHAN. THIS WASN'T HIS BEST MOVIE, BUT I WILL WATCH ANYTHING WITH HIM IN IT. I LOVE HIS WIT AND HIS MOVEMENT. THE MOVIE ITSELF WAS A LITTLE LACKING, BUT I DON'T REGRET WATCHING IT. I THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE EASIER TO FOLLOW WITH A BETTER PLOT. I GIVE IT 4 OUT OF 5.

I love this movie it was action packed and lots of martial arts. My sons went ballistic watching this movie and continue to watch this movie over and over.

It came very fast thank you very much my son enjoys it very much it was a good movie I don't know what to say after saying it was a good movie in good condition it in no problems found in the movie

Great movie, two of todays best kung fu action stars. Jackie Chan and Jet Li made a great martial arts epic. as ancient chinese warriors, they must train and mentor 21st century kung-fu fanatic who's traveled thru time to fight a centuries old battle and free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li should make more movies together. It was great to see Jet Li smile and laugh. Jackie Chan and Jet Li are very talented in martial arts. I hope everyone who watches the movie, which I highly recommend, will not only enjoy the comedy, but the talent of their martial art.

Child wanted ------- great item - the item was not scratched and showed very clearly - item was shipped quickly and safely

I never thought Jacky Chan and Jet Li would ever play in a movie together. But the outcome was pretty good. I had no problems with the play of this movie, and the price you couldn't beat it.

This movies was really what you expected it to be in terms of plot, but along with the expected, it had a lot of unexpected action sequences which were great to watch. Overall ,the story pulled together well and was intriguing, despite some of the obvious. Worth your time for sure.

Super and excellent I like it!!! Plays good my DVD !!! Nice pictures and I had a wonderful time watching it !!!

IT WAS VERY BLAST ACTION.... LESS TALKING... I LOVE IT!. I LOVE ANY MARTIAL ARTS ACTIONS CUZ IT REALLY ARE INETRESTING.

I bought it as a gift for my mother. She loves it. The movie was as describe. It was never open, so there was no damage done to the disc.

Good. East meets West and kung-fu legends collide as Jackie Chan and Jet Li square off in the fists-a-flying, family-friendly FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Based on the classical Chinese novel JOURNEY TO THE WEST, the film begins in modern-day Boston. There, while teenage kung-fu flick enthusiast Jason (Michael Angarano) is buying bootleg DVDs from his favorite shopkeeper, Old Hop (Chan, aged by prosthetic makeup), he is drawn to an ancient golden staff. When a local bully forces weakling Jason to help rob Old Hop, Jason escapes with the staff and is magically transported to ancient China. He is soon rescued from the forces of the Jade Warlord by Lu Yan (Chan), a raggedy wanderer whose wine-guzzling ways conceal his kung-fu mastery. Yan reveals the truth of the staff, and that Jason is the fabled Seeker who must return it to the Monkey King (Li) to prevent the warlord's evil plans. The two are joined in their quest by a kung-fu master, Silent Monk (Li), and a beautiful orphan (Liu Yifei) who harbors her own personal vendetta. Despite their differences, the two masters teach Jason the ways of the kung-fu warrior. And when Lu Yan is gravely wounded by the warlord's sexy assassin, Jason must bring his newfound skills and courage to bear if he is to save one world and return to his own. Choreographed by action impresario Woo-ping Yuen (THE MATRIX, KILL BILL) and shot on location in China, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM is an appealing family adventure about the importance of working together and the value of believing in one's abilities.

Good family movie, lots of action. Very Matrix like. I played it for my students in hs and it was enjoyed by all.