"Forbidden Kingdom" not at all forbidding

[cathyr19355]

Tonight, the usual suspects (me, esrblog, pmat, and shakati went to see "The Forbidden Kingdom," the new Chinese martial arts fantasy with both Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

Because the spoiler tolerance of my friends varies wildly, I'm not going to say anything about the plot. I will say that Li and Chan turn in relatively unexciting chop socky in this one, but do better acting than I've seen either of them do in a while. The movie was filmed in China, so you get great, genuine, mountain scenery along with the usual leaping and destruction of property. Unlike "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," there is a lot of genuine magic involved. And a *much* happier ending.

It's more fun than most of the reviews suggest. Just go and see it. And if anyone wants a plot synopsis, just comment and give me a means of e-mailing you privately.

Comments

[brandyeileen.livejournal.com]

In keeping with your anti-spoiler bent, I will say that it is fairly fluffy, but tasty fluff. I had a lot of fun watching it and while it is certainly not cinema grande, I would gladly chow down some popcorn while watching it, again.

[terriwells.livejournal.com]

Oh man I'm so glad to hear this! I saw some reviews and thought about seeing it, but it looks like I'll have to see it on my own. My local bf wasn't that interested in seeing it (he only sees movies in the theater if they're really good AND would lose something if he waits to see it on DVD at home) and he said one of his friends had seen it and said it sucked. It sounded to me like the movie would be fun if seen in the right frame of mind. Maybe I'll find a place that's playing it during the week.