I am a huge fan of kung fu flicks, especially the older stuff by The Shaw Brothers.
I also love ninjas, samurai, and all different kinds of martial arts.
The Forbidden Kingdom is something really unique because it is a family friendly martial arts adventure starring two very well known martial artists.
Jackie Chan and Jet Li have both been in a bunch of movies and they have very different fighting styles.
While Jet Li focuses on precise acting and precision moves Jackie Chan tends to focus more on comedy although he is a great fighter as well.
It's really cool to see Jackie Chan and Jet Li fight together even though they're on the same side because you can compare and contrast their fighting styles.
Jet Li uses his typical somber but powerful techniques while Jackie Chan uses a Drunken Master Style.
What's the plot?
A young boy named Jason is a huge fan of kung fu style Chinese movies.
He is constantly visiting an old Chinese man that rents or sells these movies.
One day the old man is attacked by some thugs and somehow Jason is transported to a mystical world while holding a golden staff.
It turns out that the golden staff once belonged to The Monkey King and he was turned to stone by the Jade Emperor.
The staff will revive The Monkey King because he is immortal but the seeker needs to bring it to him.
Jason is the seeker.
An adventure team is formed and they set off to save The Monkey King.
This is a great adventure movie that is completely family friendly except for a few splotches of red blood but it is really barely there at all.
This movie is done in the Wuxia style which basically means people can jump up and fly a little bit and do all kinds of mystical and magical stuff.
It's fun to watch.
How long is it?
The movie itself is 1 hour and 44 minutes long.
It goes by really fast though and there are not really any slow parts to it.
If you watch it with the family you shouldn't have anyone fidgeting or being uncomfortable because there are constant action scenes to keep everyone happy.
It should be noted as well that there are several nice looking women in this movie but no one takes their clothes off so that is not an issue either.
How does this movie compare to other martial arts movies?
Well this movie is a mystical adventure in which a young boy is transported to a magical land where he has to save The Monkey King.
So it's not really your typical martial arts movie for a couple of reasons.
Actually it's more like an adventure movie that has a lot of great martial arts in it and also it's a movie that allows us to compare Jackie Chan's and Jet Li's fighting styles.
It has a lot of lush scenery and it is a really pretty movie.
I stated earlier that I really like the early Shaw Brothers Kung Fu flicks.
This is really nothing like those because this is a grand adventure and not really completely focused on the fighting but more on the story of finding The Monkey King.
Everyone knows that Jackie Chan tends to keep things family friendly and I really got the feeling that because of him they went really light on things like blood and stabbings.
That's a good thing because it makes it accessible for everyone.
If you're looking for a good family friendly martial arts adventure you can't do much better than The Forbidden Kingdom.
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