Jackie chan and Jet Li in 1 film and this movie looks very cool!:blink:
The Forbidden Kingdom
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Yes, I saw that preview a while back and it looks pretty awesome. Especially the evil assassin girl who can fight with her hair.
But the random American kid doesn't seem to fit tough..
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didnt Greg say it was shit ?
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I bet…I BET..that that
whiteamerican (my bad) kid is gonna be the primary focus of the movieAH WELL still gonna go see it
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Am I the ONLY one who remembers the thread about this?where, compared to normal chan movies (which were WERY shity) it was said to be even WORSE?
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Well Greg can't possibly know as it isn't out yet.
Plus, even if the acting is bad, it will still have great cinematography
(btw, that's the kid from the movie SKY HIGH)
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thought he looked familiar…why is he in a martial arts movie…i mean it shoulda been J.Statham (kidding....maybe)
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JACKIE FRIKIN CHAN HIMSELF said it aint so good.and when HE considers his OTHER movies as actualy "GOOD"-then only god can save us now.
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JACKIE FRIKIN CHAN HIMSELF said it aint so good.and when HE considers his OTHER movies as actualy "GOOD"-then only god can save us now.
Source please.
Jackie saying that one of his movies is bad? I don't believe it
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@Lobster:
Source please.
Jackie saying that one of his movies is bad? I don't believe it
he said he hates all the rush hour movies too
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But he said he loved making them in the interview with Chris Tucker though..
source source source
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The film looks like complete shit.
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finaly someone agrees.
like all his other movies.Tuxedo's opening scene was the only good part of it.
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^You mean the American movies he's been in right?
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The only good part about the Tuxedo was an appearance by Colin Mochrie.
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A take on the monkey king mythology.
I'm looking forward to it, and it can't go all that bad with a Jackie Chan vs. Jet Li showdown.
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Been seeing it advertised on TV. It looks like shit.
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"HE HAS NO KUNG-FU"
Seems like it will end up like The Tuxedo and The Medallion.
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looks like it could be great.
it's a got a journey to the west thing going on.
I was at shea saturday, and people were giving away free posters with all the characters on it, all you had to do was answer one question; Who do you think is better?, Chan or Li?
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I nominate "Asians: What'd they say?" as the new title of this film.
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ITT: we bash movies without having seen them
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Welcome to the Internet: www.inter.net
(Holy shit, that actually goes to something.)
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For the record this is the 3RD thread for this movie, here's the first one that Greg started-
http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=15594&highlight=jackie+chan -
I watched this last night, it was cheesy as hell but still fairly enjoyable.
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I watched this last night, it was cheesy as hell but still fairly enjoyable.
Please give us the "play by play" :o
(spoiler tagged of course)
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Saw it friday nite, and like it.
it had nice flow of story telling, the intro was amazing, Fight scenes were some of the best around. The cursing and humor in this movie were hialorous
! Li pissing on chan when chan tired summoning rain, death was all too common. there were some suprise twists, ending was a little weak, could have gone better…
! stupid incarnations through time….for those who opened their mouths about how bad this movies sucks without even seeing it are complete ass'.
I just hope they don't plan a second installment…
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then go and tell this to Greg (original starter of "this movie is stupid" idea-with which I agree,having unfortunately SEEN Chan's movies) and see yourself bashed to hell and back.
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You make that sound like Greg will make us cry or something if we tell him we liked the movie. I guess I'm brave or something, because I'm really not shaking in my boots.
The white kid really did not need to be in the movie, but it probably helped attract some audiences because heaven forbid, an asian lead would be too bad.
! I'm glad that even though they trained him, he didn't end up beating anyone of note. He was pretty lame as a character, but I've seen worse.
! The other girl that was with them however, the first words out of her mouth made me think she got dubbed. Which is never a good thing. She was a ridiculously lame character tossed in for sex appeal and love plot.
! The twist with Jet Li being the monkey king was awesome. I didn't even notice Jet Li played the part of the monkey king until after the movie when someone told me lol.
! TLDR:
! Goods: Awesome fight scenes, great sound effects + sound track, amazing scenery, cool twists, satisfying ending, and great props. There is also some great bonus to any of you who may have watched any other Monkey King tellings in the past.
! Bads: Both girls, cheesy story (though it stays true to traditional Chinese movies), predictable, lame character development, and characters in general actually.I think it's worth your money.
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! Bads: Both girls, cheesy story (though it stays true to traditional Chinese movies), predictable, lame character development, and characters in general actually.
I think it's worth your money.
Sounds like my anti-thesis when it comes to movies.
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Yeah, I guess whether a movie is good or not comes down to that.
Perhaps you should avoid this one.
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I saw it, dont avoid it. Its worth a watch. It doesnt take itself to serius either. The fight scenes are good too, specially the Chan vs Li
The action was perfect, and all there characters were likable. The least is the white kid though, but hes not that bad. Pretty funny too
somewhere between 8-9.5/10 maybe a B+ or A-
pretty much agree with this review
I think this movie is a testament, that all blockbusters should strive for: having the perfect balance of action, drama, and comedy. From the awesomely choreographed fight sequences to the laugh-out-loud comedic moments, it truly has something for everyone.
Like someone else has said, there is nothing bad to say at all about this movie. It's one of those fun movies that my family and I like to call "DVD Purchase-worthy," not in the sense of skipping the theater and just waiting for it to come on DVD to watch, but rather an awesome movie we watch in the theater that we'd want to see again and again.
Jackie Chan's continued natural ability for humor and Jet Li's soft-spoken attitude, compliment each other well, like Ying-Yang, culminating in their first on-screen appearance together, that does not disappoint! And Michael Angarano continues to have a knack for picking fun movies to be a part of (first he gets to fly in Sky High and now he gets to learn Kung Fu..how awesome is that!?!) and I see the dude becoming one great up and coming actor!
AWESOME movie! A Friday night well-spent!!
Edit: Oh and Jackie Chan uses his Drunken Fighting Technique in the movie
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It was hilariously bad.
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I heard one reviewer liken it to The Neverending Story. If that's an accurate description then I'm genuinely interested. But the idea of a white boy saving ancient mythical China still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Like a severed rotting cock stuffed with sewage.
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It was all of them, not just him. Hes just the one who has to return the monkey staff to the monkey king
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Yeah, he pretty much was just a bag that carried the staff.
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I heard one reviewer liken it to The Neverending Story. If that's an accurate description then I'm genuinely interested. But the idea of a white boy saving ancient mythical China still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Like a severed rotting cock stuffed with sewage.
really the only thing he did was walk around with the staff and was a punching bag for chan and li. don't let your impressioins of the movie go sour just because he's in it. He has alot of near death experiances if thats any help.
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@AWB:
Sounds like my anti-thesis when it comes to movies.
if you EVER go to see a martial arts movie expecting that, then your gonna come out depressed. The only thing plots are for in martial arts movies are to set up fight scenes so the protagonist can fight everyone.
Bad Wording i know..
For example:
The Protector AKA Tom Yum GoongKahn's elephant gets stolen by a group of elephant thevies and brought to the HQ. Kahn must fight many people to get to the HQ then fight the final battle
^ Good movie btw
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It was all of them, not just him. Hes just the one who has to return the monkey staff to the monkey king
Duh.
He has alot of near death experiances if thats any help.
I don't care about giving him harm. I think the fact is simply I don't care about him being in it. Sebastian was being bullied but this fuck, so I hear, helps his friends commit a robbery? How are you supposed to cheer for such a dimwit. Again, I heard that the film is 'charming' so I will watch it with that in mind. I'm not expecting much though.
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Like a severed rotting cock stuffed with sewage.
This is disturbingly vivid.
Anyway, this movie looks pretty crappy to me. I may see it when it comes out on DVD. Not gonna waste my money right now.
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After my Biology exam I'm going to see if I can buy a ticket to see this tonight - I want to see mythical ancient China pretty badly.
I better study hard! :happy:
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Sebastian was being bullied but this fuck, so I hear, helps his friends commit a robbery? How are you supposed to cheer for such a dimwit.
He doesn't help his friends, but rather these bullies that beat the shit out of him. They kind of forced him.
Overall, I thought it was a really good movie. The fight scenes were excellently choreographed and the story moved at a pretty steady pace. If you're worried about a white kid saving China, he does but he doesn't. If you must know, read the spoiler tags:
! He returns the staff to the Monkey King, who is a statue in the villainous emperor's tower. The Monkey King then goes on to fight the emperor.
There's a little more to it than that, but that is the gist of.
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reads spoiler
myoga,
Yeah that's exactly what I mean.
They don't actually call him 'the chosen one' at any point do they?
Anyway, I'm totally open to seeing it for the fantasy aspect. I never expected it to be some serious ass-kicking film. Nor did I expect it to be an accurate portrayal of Chinese myths. But anything with awkwardly dweeby children becoming heroes just doesn't do it for me.
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Yeah. They do Greg. I see what you mean. It is really asinine but the movie is well made overall so I can forgive them this time. Jackie Chan and Jet Li are why I went to see it, I didn't even know there was a white boy in it until I was in the theaters. If you're having reservations you probably should wait for rental.
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Hmm.Im glad this doesnt open here any time soon.Its just-fueling the creditless "popularity" of Chan's shitty american movies is enough.Cause once they get the sniff,they'll be presenting it at a Friday,on the most lucrative 20:00 spot (well,they ACTUALY ALWAYS start 15 minutes later,cause not even their news end till after 20:00 and then there the comercials-I mean,isnt it ilegal to misinform the viewer in such a way?) at least twice a YEAR.I can see them making a "chain" of Friday Chan features-ugh.
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Shut up lobolover. Have you even seen a Jackie Chan movie besides Rush Hour 3 and the Tuxedo?
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OK, I saw it. Wasn't impressed, though my Dad + sister liked it a lot, which surprised me, I felt they would hate it more and I was embarassed the whole time since this was a movie I was pressuring them to go to and they paid this time around. >_>
First things that bugged, as omae mentioned, the "white boy saving China" bit was lame. It was already bad enough the kid was a low-level weeaboo, but to be so utterly pathetic just made me go "uggh". He got better as things went along but his total foreign-ism just prevailed through the movie. Like, with the she-assassin. They had a lot of "romance" scenes, but they basically involved him looking at her lovey-dovey and her thinking of revenge.
Another bad thing was "kung fu". As I understand it, kung fu isn't a martial art, it's a way of life. Everyone - from the scholar to the monk - calling the fighting techniques kung fu just buzzed off in my ear all wrong.
Everyone speaking English and then Chinese struck me as weird. They should have just spoken Chinese and everyone have subtitles; it was hard to follow the English when the character's weren't shouting.
Not much comedy, I was expecting The Mummy Returns here in terms of quirky laughs with good action, but there were a few good scenes, primarily when the monk actually came about.
Plus-wise, action sequences when there wasn't CGI were very good, my attention was held (unlike with, say, a horrible movie like Drillbit Taylor: Budget Bodyguard) for a looooong time. Chan was arguably the weakest I've seen him in this movie - I've loved his early work, but disliked Rush Hour and Shanghai Knights, with Around the World in 80 Days (imv) his jump the shark moment. Most Chan movies revolve around him as the star and his insane martial arts as the focus, but the CGI and Jet Li stole his thunder.
I REALLY liked the monk, best part of the movie with the great twist at the end. I'm totally satisfied with what happened to him.
Overall? 17/20. Not a bad movie - story was rather mainstream and predictable, with a few twists, but otherwise enjoyable. Best experienced if one turns one's brain off, if possible. I couldn't in this case, so that ruined the experience.
For reference, I'd rank The Mummy Returns at a full 20, The Mummy at 19, Van Helsing at 18, Pirates of the Carribbean: World's End at a 14, with the original Pirates at 19 and Pirates II at 15.
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You know what…I 100% agree with everything you wrote
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myogatheflea-afraid I did .
