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Forbidden Kingdom

Forbidden Kingdom

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Key Information
Directors: Rob Minkoff
Stars: Jet Li
Actors: Crystal Liu
Genre: Action/Adventure
Subgenre: Martial Arts · Kung Fu · Teenagers · China · Teenage Fantasy Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
Available Formats: DVD: French Canadian; Wdescreen
UPC: 057373201824
Release Date: 2008
Running Time: 1hr 44min
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD: French Canadian; Wdescreen, 1hr 44min
Release Company: Maple Pictures (September 09, 2008)
UPC: 057373201923
Credits
Screenwriter: John Fusco
Professional Reviews
: (08/01/2008, p.59, Helen O'Hara): 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he two stars don't disappoint, either when sparring together or in taking on hordes of enemies under the direction of legendary fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping.
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Details: 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 vend...
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