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Quint takes a look at THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM!

Just have to get past the bad wig by Aloy	Apr 18th, 2008 04:34:31 AM
Otherwise it looks like a fun flick for and afternoon.
Jackie Chan's hair... by hammerofthegods32	Apr 18th, 2008 04:36:37 AM
in this movie really bothers me. At last what I've seen from the trailer.
"at least" by hammerofthegods32	Apr 18th, 2008 04:37:25 AM
is what I meant.
Jackie Chan's Wig Raped Me! by TroutMaskReplicant	Apr 18th, 2008 04:39:03 AM
I think I'm pregnant with a hairball...
It's so frustrating... by 11dayempire	Apr 18th, 2008 04:42:39 AM
...that we finally get Chan and Li in the same film, and it's a fucking Hollywood bastardised kid's movie.
Yellow Fever by DarthBakpao	Apr 18th, 2008 05:35:12 AM
ain't that kinda racist?
Yes, definitely by Commander Breetai	Apr 18th, 2008 05:55:00 AM
It definitely is the most racist term I have seen frequently used on this site. Wondering when Quint, etc. will begin referring to asian people as Japs and Chinks... Well, not really, but this term should be put into the deepest desk drawer as soon as possible. As for the movie, it sadly hasn´t even a release date in Germany yet, but I can only hope it comes out as soon as possible.
crazy but fun by firdonyt	Apr 18th, 2008 07:05:02 AM
and butt kicking kungfu beauty yifei liu , the fight between two legends is just historical!
... by firdonyt	Apr 18th, 2008 07:12:51 AM
and butt kicking kungfu beauty yifei liu , then the fight between two legends is just historical! I just hope people who have no idea about kungfu styles could understand this movie. correction
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz by m_prevette	Apr 18th, 2008 07:36:09 AM
Who gives a damn? Movie looks like crap...Jackie Chan who? Cant believe people are talking about Kung Fu Panda seriously. It has Jack Black ...kiss of death there.
strong reservations... by sillyconjeff	Apr 18th, 2008 07:48:50 AM
coming from a HEABY background in chinese kung fu cinema, it is hard for me to imagine myself fully enjoying this movie. like anything the 2 have done in the last 10 years it seems fattened up and laiden with a twisting story,somehting i give not the fcuk about in this situation. we have the last 2 martial arts legends of our time in the final film before they get too old and it's a family pic. i am embarrassed.
Oh and I can't resist... by TroutMaskReplicant	Apr 18th, 2008 07:52:10 AM
Posting Chan's muppety advert again. http://tinyurl.com/67hfwj
So... it's like Godzilla's Revenge, then? Got it... {g} by JasonPratt	Apr 18th, 2008 08:40:10 AM
Quality assessment has been achieved. BRING FORTH KUNG-FU PANDA! (Btw, does anyone else recall a Miziyaki-ish theatrical film from back in the 70s featuring a kung-fu panda and a beautiful white snake??)
Would be better without the bullied white kid by Dingbatty	Apr 18th, 2008 09:46:42 AM
angle. Still, it's cool to see more Eastern myth and folklore on the screen. Let's get stuff from countries other than Japan and China. The woman who fights with her hair is a rip-off from "The Kouga Ninja Scrolls," though. And the concept of this movie is a lot like Inu-Yasha.
I saw this last night at a preview screening. by Juggernaut125	Apr 18th, 2008 10:29:54 AM
I enjoyed it for what it was. Quint's pretty dead on with his review. The movie's story is silly fun. The fight between Chan and Li is awesome. (And almost worth the price of admission just for this scene.) Truly they are both masters of their craft. The kid constantly made me think "They wanted Shia Laboef but he's probably too old and can't fight." The audience laughed a lot at various nods to other Martial Arts flicks too. And finally, both girls that they used in this movie... are HOOOOOTTTTT! (And also worth the price of admission).
YELLOW FEVER by hawktownboonies	Apr 18th, 2008 10:48:37 AM
Wow. Truly, wow. Way to go, Imus.
Yellow/Jungle fevver by GibsonUSA	Apr 18th, 2008 11:47:25 AM
These are terms my friends and people around (of many backgrounds)have casually used since we were kids. There must be like, a super PC universe out there or something where nothings allowed to be said and everything's offensive. I'm never moving there.
Woolworths by filmcoyote	Apr 18th, 2008 12:12:03 PM
Jackie Chan is making ads for Woolworths now in the UK with a puppet sheep! First Rush Hour then Shanghai Noon, then Around the World in 80 Days and now Woolworths ads. Jackie there was a time i loved ya, now i just assume anything you're associated with will be drivel. Shame.
japs is offensive? by Bouncy X	Apr 18th, 2008 12:19:30 PM
its just a shortened version of the real word. but it is interesting that white people never get offended at the slang/insulting terms aimed at them. granted most of them are retarded and dont make sense so nobody takes em seriously but yeah.
I enjoyed it by disfigurehead	Apr 18th, 2008 01:08:57 PM
I paid to see crazy kung fu and i got my money's worth. Plus Liu Yifei is hot hot hot. Not bad for a 3rd world girl.
A kid's movie by Drunken Rage	Apr 18th, 2008 03:42:26 PM
A lot like "Bulletproof Monk."
a ahole's thoughts... by mr ahole ramirez	Apr 18th, 2008 04:41:20 PM
...wit this, and countless other WHITE MAIN CHARACTER in FOREIGN LAND movies, Im just waitin for a WHITE MAIN CHARACTER time-travel back to Africa, where he falls in love with the African princess...you know its gonna happen soon...
I liked this the first time I saw it... by Billy Goat	Apr 18th, 2008 06:41:23 PM
...when it was called "The Lost Empire" on NBC (aka "The Monkey King" on Sci-Fi Channel.) http://imdb.com/title/tt019 8779/ ...Actually, I didn't like it that much.
Kinda cool at times, Jet vs Li. by jdivision123	Apr 18th, 2008 09:42:59 PM
I just watched Forbidden Kingdom and you know what? It wasn't that bad. It has some cool fights and its finally great to see Jackie and Jet working together. You can tell that Minkoff and Fusco are fans, I just wished someone with more of a cinematic flair would have directed.
Better Asian fantasy film, you should check out. by jdivision123	Apr 18th, 2008 09:49:20 PM
Ok, Forbidden Kingdom has some cool effect and fights, but have you guys seen some of these: 1. Stomriders 2. Legend Of Zu 3. The Restless (Restless sword) 4. Chinese Tall Story 5. Bride With White Hair 6. Bichunmoo 7. Zu Warriors Of The Magic Mountain 8. Dororo (Based on Manga) 9. A Man Called Hero 10. Chinese Oddysey 1 & 2 (Legend Of Munky King, with Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle) Everyone here would enjoy these if you haven't seen them yet, def check them out. I found all of these films at www.cine-east.com, the price were good.
Disfigurehead : 3rd world girl? by DarthBakpao	Apr 19th, 2008 03:53:57 AM
ain't that kinda racist too?
Yellow Fever etc by alpha	Apr 19th, 2008 05:14:35 AM
Hell it's meant to be an ironic jokey thing. Gay guys who like Asians are apparently Rice Queens (ala that Family Guy episode with Brians cousin)... it's very different from using racist terms directed at an ethnicity. I had an Indian girlfreind and a mate of mine called me a Curry Muncher, it wasn't about racism it was about teasing me if she was white he would of found something else to tease me about.
Quint! Did you forget the "Wizard of Oz" element? by vettebro	Apr 19th, 2008 11:17:45 PM
The movie's gimmick was "The Wizard of Oz". You didn't catch that? Did the boy really go to the "Forbidden Kingdom" or was it all a dream while knocked out from the fall? Come on Quint...

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