Forbidden Kingdom - Blu-ray Forum

nycomet · 08-10-2008, 01:18 AM

I love Jet Li and Jackie Ching. They were excellent in that Iron Monkey marshall arts film. Has anyone seen Forbidden Kingdom? I want to preorder it, but the when I read that in this film a guy from today is whisked back in time it really made me feel gun shy about preordering this film from Amazon. It sounds so Back to the Future in Chinese.

Who saw it and is it any good?

blooded predator · 08-10-2008, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by nycomet

I love Jet Li and Jackie Ching. They were excellent in that Iron Monkey marshall arts film. Has anyone seen Forbidden Kingdom? I want to preorder it, but the when I read that in this film a guy from today is whisked back in time it really made me feel gun shy about preordering this film from Amazon. It sounds so Back to the Future in Chinese.

Who saw it and is it any good?

awsome movie and defineatly worh a preorder

neckedness · 08-10-2008, 01:30 AM

HaHa Jackie Ching
Don't know bout pre ordering, I will definitely get it though. Why preorder when they will have plenty? Besides, you wouldn't know now who has for the cheapest.

blooded predator · 08-10-2008, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by neckedness

HaHa Jackie Ching
Don't know bout pre ordering, I will definitely get it though. Why preorder when they will have plenty? Besides, you wouldn't know now who has for the cheapest.

well he said he was looking to preorder i was just

throwing in my two cents

kennerado · 08-10-2008, 01:40 AM

Forbidden Kondom hahaha

neckedness · 08-10-2008, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kennerado

Forbidden Kondom hahaha

haha i didn't notice that one

nycomet · 08-10-2008, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by blooded predator

awsome movie and defineatly worh a preorder

Thanks dude. I will read more reviews and I plan to pick this up when it comes out. I love GOOD marshall arts films. I also plan to get Kill Bill 1 and 2.

PS3FAN · 08-10-2008, 02:03 AM

Is that a porno?

nycomet · 08-10-2008, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by PS3FAN

Is that a porno?

Yep. Nunchucks gone wild.

lgans316 · 08-10-2008, 03:48 AM

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I love Jet Li and Jackie Ching. They were excellent in that Iron Monkey marshall arts film

Iron Monkey casted Donnie Yen and Rong Yu .

Batman00 · 08-10-2008, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

Iron Monkey casted Donnie Yen and Rong Yu .

racism and generalization is still alive unfortunately lol

I guess to him Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Yao Ming, Lucy Liu, and Chow Yun Fat all look alike lmao

Wikipedia is always good to use as a reference

JUDGEMENT 4400 · 08-10-2008, 04:13 AM

Better than I expected. Don't know if I'll buy on release day but I want it!

Batman00 · 08-10-2008, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JUDGEMENT 4400

Better than I expected. Don't know if I'll buy on release day but I want it!

It was indeed a good movie, when i heard that the "white" kid (as people called him when they told me about the movie) was the main character i was very skeptical because I like mostly everyone wanted the main characters to be Jet Li and Jackie Chan, but it still was a kickass movie, it surprised me alot especially with the bully in the movie

neckedness · 08-10-2008, 05:36 AM

this movie have some of the prettiest face Chinese girls. One of them was in Return of the condor heroes. Though I have on DVD, will still buy the BD for pretty faces.

xcntuatd77 · 09-03-2008, 01:06 AM

just got mine oin bluray today from tower.com ..PQ is phenomenal...looks real 3dimensional. amazing colors and fleshtones.

decent buy at 22.99 and a great popcorn flick!

owa · 09-03-2008, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by neckedness

this movie have some of the prettiest face Chinese girls. One of them was in Return of the condor heroes. Though I have on DVD, will still buy the BD for pretty faces.

There is a pretty good special feature on them called Dangerous Beauty. It doesn't dig very deep but I thought it was pretty interesting and it provided some good background info on them.

Daytripper · 10-02-2008, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

just got mine oin bluray today from tower.com ..PQ is phenomenal...looks real 3dimensional. amazing colors and fleshtones.

decent buy at 22.99 and a great popcorn flick!

Agree! The PQ is gorgeous! Definitely a 9.5/10 rating from me. And the film is a lot of fun too (7.5/10 rating). I'm gonna wait to find this one day on sale for under $20.00 though. Maybe on an Amazon buy two get one free sale.

LoveHomeTheatre · 10-02-2008, 02:51 AM

If you take the movie as it is, it was pretty good. The storyline was average but to the point. Action scenes were awesome. You could tell the bass was working because every single punch and kick (well mostly from Jet Li and Jackie Chan) were filled with thumps and bumps. The reason for the high PQ is also due to the fact they shot this with a high definition camera. Some may see though that it almost looks too 3-D, in other words you can see edging and stuff but it doesn't matter, colours are excellent and skin tones natural. Although, I don't know the history behind this story, I found some of the acting of the characters to be a bit overdone but I'll leave that for you to judge. Overall, a good buy, you shouldnt be disappointed if your a kung fu movie fan.

DR BLU NEO · 10-02-2008, 03:20 AM

As a kid I used to really get into those B kung fu movies. As I grew up, I got away from that. I remembered what I loved about those old b kung fu films when I watched Forbidden Kingdom, which is just a suped up version of those old kung fu films. Luckily, the story was extremely good. It wasn't too foreign to push away american audiences. The movie has fantastic fight scenes, good dose of comedy, and great dialogue. Another thing is the fantastic scenery. I watched this movie on standard DVD from a Redbox at Mcdonalds. Afterwards, I thought Forbidden Kingdom would look so much better on Blu-Ray. Later, I wanted to watch this movie again, but I had to return it. That is a good sign I should have a movie in Blu-Ray. I also wanted to go out and learn kung fu. That is also a good sign the movie is good. I also noticed different presentations of Jet Li and Jackie Chan from their american movies. I am more impressed with them in their comfortable chinese surroundings. Jet Li is a little hard to understand. Same thing for Jackie Chan, but I'm glad they spoke English (or at least tried).

Right now, I'm waiting till Dark Knight is up for pre-order. I'm going to order Dark Knight, Forbidden Kingdom, and Happening in a 3 for 2 Amazon deal. Forbidden Kingdom over $20 is too much especially with prices dropping so fast. For example, Transformers.

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Grim Reaper · 10-02-2008, 06:06 AM

i was gonna get this movie. but, i picked up Doomsday instead.

08-10-2008, 01:18 AM	#1
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	Forbidden Kingdom I love Jet Li and Jackie Ching. They were excellent in that Iron Monkey marshall arts film. Has anyone seen Forbidden Kingdom? I want to preorder it, but the when I read that in this film a guy from today is whisked back in time it really made me feel gun shy about preordering this film from Amazon. It sounds so Back to the Future in Chinese. Who saw it and is it any good?

10-02-2008, 02:51 AM	#18
LoveHomeTheatre Member Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:45	Pretty Good Kung Fu Flick If you take the movie as it is, it was pretty good. The storyline was average but to the point. Action scenes were awesome. You could tell the bass was working because every single punch and kick (well mostly from Jet Li and Jackie Chan) were filled with thumps and bumps. The reason for the high PQ is also due to the fact they shot this with a high definition camera. Some may see though that it almost looks too 3-D, in other words you can see edging and stuff but it doesn't matter, colours are excellent and skin tones natural. Although, I don't know the history behind this story, I found some of the acting of the characters to be a bit overdone but I'll leave that for you to judge. Overall, a good buy, you shouldnt be disappointed if your a kung fu movie fan.

10-02-2008, 03:20 AM	#19
DR BLU NEO Special Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Antarctica Blu-ray collection:161 Blu-ray reviews:6	It Was Surprising...I LOVED IT As a kid I used to really get into those B kung fu movies. As I grew up, I got away from that. I remembered what I loved about those old b kung fu films when I watched Forbidden Kingdom, which is just a suped up version of those old kung fu films. Luckily, the story was extremely good. It wasn't too foreign to push away american audiences. The movie has fantastic fight scenes, good dose of comedy, and great dialogue. Another thing is the fantastic scenery. I watched this movie on standard DVD from a Redbox at Mcdonalds. Afterwards, I thought Forbidden Kingdom would look so much better on Blu-Ray. Later, I wanted to watch this movie again, but I had to return it. That is a good sign I should have a movie in Blu-Ray. I also wanted to go out and learn kung fu. That is also a good sign the movie is good. I also noticed different presentations of Jet Li and Jackie Chan from their american movies. I am more impressed with them in their comfortable chinese surroundings. Jet Li is a little hard to understand. Same thing for Jackie Chan, but I'm glad they spoke English (or at least tried). Right now, I'm waiting till Dark Knight is up for pre-order. I'm going to order Dark Knight, Forbidden Kingdom, and Happening in a 3 for 2 Amazon deal. Forbidden Kingdom over $20 is too much especially with prices dropping so fast. For example, Transformers. GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!! GO GREG MADDUX AND LA DODGERS!!!!

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08-10-2008, 01:30 AM	#3
neckedness Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 2	HaHa Jackie Ching Don't know bout pre ordering, I will definitely get it though. Why preorder when they will have plenty? Besides, you wouldn't know now who has for the cheapest.

08-10-2008, 01:40 AM	#5
kennerado Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Melbourne, Australia Blu-ray collection:165 Trading Score:3	Forbidden Kondom hahaha

08-10-2008, 02:03 AM	#8
PS3FAN Active Member Member since:May 2007 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:319 Blu-ray reviews: 5	Is that a porno?

08-10-2008, 04:13 AM	#12
JUDGEMENT 4400 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:34 Blu-ray reviews:10	Better than I expected. Don't know if I'll buy on release day but I want it!

08-10-2008, 05:36 AM	#14
neckedness Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 2	this movie have some of the prettiest face Chinese girls. One of them was in Return of the condor heroes. Though I have on DVD, will still buy the BD for pretty faces.

09-03-2008, 01:06 AM	#15
xcntuatd77 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Trading Score:19	just got mine oin bluray today from tower.com ..PQ is phenomenal...looks real 3dimensional. amazing colors and fleshtones. decent buy at 22.99 and a great popcorn flick!

10-02-2008, 06:06 AM	#20
Grim Reaper Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Let Me In! 4K collection:499 Blu-ray collection:2022 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:13	i was gonna get this movie. but, i picked up Doomsday instead.

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