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Teen, 18 years old
February 16, 2011
 
i like it

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Parent of 11 and 15 year old
July 24, 2010
 
Much better choice than Karate Kid (2010)
Watched this on movie channel with my son. Liked it much much much better than Karate Kid (2010). What a bonus to have both Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the movie playing multiple roles. (Too bad Jet Li's English is not as good). The kungfu fighting was good (not gruesome/violent/brutal). Movie was funny with positive message and character development.

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Parent of 7, 11, 14, and 17 year old
January 4, 2009
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
One wild art
Kids love to see kungfu action, with sci-fi flying, weird mutation, and magic. And the fact the story is extremely stupid is the reason why you should take your kids to see this. I have to say, it is better, than i thought, not the story of the monkey king who lost his staff, but the acting. Some of the action was okay, but some parts were actually funny. And there was development. The plot is simple, the monkey lost his staff as t flew all the way to modern Boston. A boy falls to the kingdom and is to return it. Overall, above average flick, but if you want a DvD, try "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

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Teen, 16 years old
April 19, 2010
 
Fun, hilarious, and (for the most part) clean; a very good choice
Whether your a fan of Bruce Lee movies or kung fu in general, you will love The Forbidden Kingdom. It's full of high-kicking, high-flying fun with amazing stunts and great fight sequences. Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee are a dynamic duo, making the film even more enjoyable. There are also some very funny scenes that will make the whole family laugh. Frequent and intense martial arts violence abounds, as does passing references to suicide and force sexual contact. There are language problems as well, making this movie OK for 11+ only. Other than this however, there isn't much to point out, other than a scene when the monk urinates on the traveler (a very funny scene).

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Teen, 15 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Cool

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
A great all round martial arts-action movie meant for the complete family. It contains bloodless fighting scenes. A great entertainer.

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Teen, 18 years old
April 9, 2008
 
Good Combat movie
This is realy a good movie for any age.This movie doesn't have sexual content.No heavy violation.No heavy language.Good.Watch it write now.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 

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Teen, 17 years old
February 4, 2009
 
Great action film!
This film has some of the best fighting scenes in any movie that I have ever seen. I LOVED IT!

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Parent of 8 and 11 year old
April 9, 2008
 
One-step up from Jackie Chan Adventures
The greatest part was for my kids to see Jackie Chan in action with Jet Li. They know Jackie Chan from the cartoons. They never heard of Jet Li but I am sure he made a good impression on them too. There are not many martial art movies that are this tame. In the end good triumphs over evil. The only thing I missed was there were no outtakes while the credits rolled at the end.

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Parent of 11 year old
April 9, 2008
 

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Worst Karate Movie Since Karate Kid...
I know many out there liked "Karate Kid", to those people this is a perfect movie. But for a Matial Arts connoisseur like myself, who comes from the Shaw Brothers Era, this movie was terrible. I've been watching these types of movies since the 70's. I've seen the early works of both, Mr. Chan and Mr. Li...this was by far a HUGE disappointment. With Two Legends this movie didn't need any gimics...and the young boy was a GIMIC and a Mistake. Why would a young white male be living in chinatown and be "THE ONE", who must deliver the staff? Not realistic at all. (I'm black and would have felt the same had he been black male). Who would have thought that two legends+ great director+ great fight scene choreographer would = a bad movie...WOW.

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
The forbidden kingdom is an action packed adventure
This movie was full of action, and fighting. But I dont think it to be overly violent! this is a great example of how good always prevails in the grand scheeme of things. I think it to be ok for ages 10- and up

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Kid, 12 years old
April 9, 2008
 
i love it
do a number 2

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Adult
April 9, 2008
 
Good movie
Don't go looking for an extraordinary plot, but the fight scenes are great. The places that the movie is filmed in are beautiful, I just love rural china. But I do agree that the boy was not very good, and he didn't look the part at all. But from a perspective that the actors make the movie, I would think that Jackie Chan and Jet Li made up for it. A very fun movie. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but it was still a lot of fun.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 14, 2012
 
the forbidden kingdom
brilliant film

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Parent
March 3, 2012
 
i will alow my child over 10 watch it
let your 10 year old watch it if he does not have a problem. just go for it let your child watch this. but beware of scenes

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