Inspired by his admiration for the Chinese culture and myths, a teenager boy, Jason Tripitikas, from south Boston, where he buys all the Chinese movies, so once, he experiences a great thing that changes his life, as he makes a discovery, that takes him in a journey over China, where he joins a Kung Fu team, as they do their best in order to save the Monkey king that is imprisoned by the evils.
27 February 1973, Harbin, China
2 May 1986, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
7 April 1954, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
25 August 1987, Wuhan, Hubei, China
29 October 1969, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
26 April 1963, Beijing, China
1968, Lenexa, Kansas, USA
29 November 1972, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
11 August 1967, Taiwan
21 May 1980, Burlington, Vermont, USA
March 24, 2016
... has fun with the tale and Americanizes the genre without losing the pleasures of its Asian inspirations.April 18, 2008
It might take a Zen master to explain exactly what audience this is aimed at.April 18, 2008
It's difficult to resist, especially if you're a 12-year-old boy whose parents won't let you rent Once Upon a Time in China or the Kill Bill movies.April 21, 2008
One of the more entertaining movies we've seen in recent months.April 18, 2008
When Chan and Li match wits, each celebrates the other's presence. This isn't just a martial-arts display; it's generosity and camaraderie in motion.September 09, 2008
Kung fu fever and fluff mix it up with hordes of floating knights in shining armor with bad attitude, and just a little heavy on the dressing, courtesy of the costume department.August 28, 2008
Think of it as a kung fu fairy tale almost anyone can appreciate.March 22, 2011
If you're a big Jackie Chan and/or Jet Li fan this movie was made for you and you should go see it on the big screen once. But because of a complete lack of storytelling effort from the filmmakers, there's no reason to ever see it more than once.October 18, 2012
Surprisingly a lot of fun, with a simple good vs. evil plot, nice action sequences and a battle of the ages between two of the biggest martial art movie masters.July 18, 2008
The first onscreen meeting of screen legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li is possibly reason enough to see this fantasy, whose extravagant martial arts sequences are choreographed by Woo-ping Yuen, whose signature was inked in Crouching Tiger Hidden DragonApril 18, 2008
Every time the focus switches to Michael Angarano channeling his inner Ralph Macchio, The Forbidden Kingdom reminds you that it's primarily an act of occidental tourism.April 18, 2008
Thanks to the two stars' disparate styles - the laser-like focus of Li and the whirlwind whimsy of Chan - The Forbidden Kingdom makes up for its flaws with plenty of eye-popping moments.