The Forbidden Kingdom

Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and two other actors who are almost completely unknowns.
2008

Don't listen to the reviews that indicate that this movie is frivolous or even close to silly . . .

because it's a Jackie Chan/Jet Li movie, for goodnesssake, and if you know either of those actors and their movies, then you know exactly what you're getting into.

Yes, it's about a guy who travels back in time 300 years to the past, and yes, he learns how to become a martial arts master in like, oh say, a week! and yes, Jackie Chan plays the drunken fool who is a master of the art and Jet Li is brooding, yet cool, and yes, there is a firey heroine with a chip on her shoulder and a knife that's faster than thought and yes there are cartoonishly evil villians who have terrible lines and yes it's about a quest for honor and glory and revenge and

it's just a great time to be had by all. It's fun. That's all it was meant to be, and frankly, anybody who goes into this movie looking for anything more than just a fun time is in the wrong theater.

And by the way, here are some mighty nice action stills from the film:


As for this one here ............................---->

Please let me tell you that this fight scene between our two heroes must have gone on for a beautiful ten minutes or so of great martial arts kicking-keister action and man, this viewer felt exhausted after they finally finished up!

WOW! Great choreography!