Mar
The Forbidden Kingdom
For the first time in kung fu movie history, Jet Li and Jackie Chan face off each other, pitting strikes against the other. The movie is upcoming as this review is being written but I have the feeling that the movie is going to receive a good audience response. Main synopsis is more or less a twist of the Chinese tale, the Monkey King. In this movie, the Monkey King is imprisoned by a villain and an American is sent back in time while shopping for kung fu DVDs in a rundown Chinatown pawnshop. In his quest, the American is joined by a wise kung fu master, the role played by Jet Li, and a band of misfit warriors, their leader being the role played by Jackie Chan. The catch is that only the true precepts of the kung fu can the American succeed and find a way to go back home.