Majyk Mikes DVD Movie Reviews - The Forbidden Kingdom

(Excerpt from Rotten Tomatoes) 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 vendetta. Despite their differences, the two masters teach Jason the ways of the kung-fu warrior. And when Lu Yan is gravely wounded by the warlord's sexy assassin, Jason must bring his newfound skills and courage to bear if he is to save one world and return to his own. Choreographed by action impresario Woo-ping Yuen (THE MATRIX, KILL BILL) and shot on location in China, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM is an appealing family adventure about the importance of working together and the value of believing in one's abilities.

I had been waiting for this combo of Jet Li and Jackie Chan since Jet Li Since I first saw Jet Li in Lethal Weapon 4. I've been a huge fan of both actors for a long time, and when I heard that they were going to do a film together I was psyched.

I wasn't disappointed either. The action in this flick was phenomenal but doesn't rely just on that. The story line behind the movie binds it all together. Some martial art flicks seem to be made for the sole purpose of showing the martial artists skill. Not so here.

For the people who like martial arts action movies along with an enjoyable story then this one is highly worth watching.