silentmonkeys ([info]silentmonkeys) wrote in [info]ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2008-04-15 14:10:00
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Forbidden Kingdom clip: Sparrow versus the White Witch!
Li Bingbing
Li Bingbing behind the scenes

See the fiercenezz in motion under the cut!


La Evangelista is a tough act to follow but a piece of cake for this fierce Witch...

White Haired Bounty Hunter


That's Liu Yifei and Li Bingbing in one of the epic throwdowns in this Friday's most anticipated release ... The Forbidden Kingdom!  This new clip was one of seven released over the weekend and viewable on Blackfilm.com:

Clip #1: You’re not listening!
Clip #2: Teahouse battle
Clip #3: Come here often?
Clip #4: Praying mantis, good for catching bugs… not tigers!
Clip #5: Cherry blossom battle
Clip #6: Silent Monk versus Jade Warlord
Clip #7: Orphan versus White Witch!

Li Bingbing stars alongside Jackie Chan and Jet Li in an epic fantasy that will go down in history as the first film in which these two legends of martial arts cinema clash fists!


Jackie Chan as Lu Yan


Jet Li as Silent Monk
敦煌鳴沙山 Dunhuang. photo by dassan, from www.Jetli.com



Source: video
Source: images
Source: Blackfilm

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[info]flooberty_doo
2008-04-15 09:34 pm UTC (link)
i want her FACE. and hair, but black.

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[info]guinea82
2008-04-15 09:35 pm UTC (link)
I thought that was Cher for a sec.

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[info]missgamble
2008-04-16 01:44 pm UTC (link)
lol me too

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[info]edwardcullen
2008-04-15 09:37 pm UTC (link)
I kinda want to see this. Does anyone know if it'll be any good?

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Film Journal review
[info]silentmonkeys
2008-04-15 09:47 pm UTC (link)
I was gonna put this in the post but had such frustration with my lj cut I left it out...

THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM
Rated:PG-13

For movie details, please click here.

Asian film buffs have debated the merits of Jackie Chan and Jet Li for years. Now they appear together in a film for the first time, ironically a Hollywood production. Given its Western antecedents, The Forbidden Kingdom is a surprisingly well-paced and satisfying kung-fu adventure that honors its stars and treats their story respectfully.

A very loose adaptation of stories that stretch back to the 16th-century novel Journey to the West, The Forbidden Kingdom concerns a battle between the Jade Warrior (Collin Chou) and the Monkey King (Jet Li), immortal gods and enemies. At the start of the film, Jade has turned Monkey into a stone statue. If he can recover the Monkey King's magic bronze staff, Jade can take control of the world.

The staff has ended up in a pawn shop in Boston's Chinatown. When Jason (Michael Angarano), a kung-fu freak and the victim of local bullies, grabs it, he's transported into China's Middle Kingdom. There, he is befriended by Lu Yan (Jackie Chan), a teacher fond of wine, and Golden Sparrow (Liu Yifei), a beautiful musician intent on avenging the death of her parents. They are joined by the Silent Monk (Jet Li) in a journey to the Jade Warrior's mountaintop castle, the only route back to Jason's home.

As he did in the sturdy Hidalgo, screenwriter John Fusco manages to convey the story's epic sweep without losing sight of the characters and their quirks. What's more, his knowledge of Hong Kong cinema results in clever and appropriate references to everything from King Hu's Come Drink with Me to Ronnie Yu's The Bride with White Hair. Director Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little) keeps things moving at a smart pace, makes good use of extraordinary Mainland China locations, and, most important, gets all the actors to perform on the same level of commitment and sincerity. This isn't a dumbed-down, irony-laden knockoff like Chan's The Medallion, nor is it an ostentatious art-house effort like Chen Kaige's The Promise. Instead, The Forbidden Kingdom is an entertaining take on a story that has been told many times before.

In fact, Chan's first real success, Drunken Master, featured a role very much like the teacher he plays here. (The original was performed by action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping's father.) Jet Li has never strayed very far from Silent Monk characters. Yuen Wo Ping directed Drunken Master and worked many times with Li; here he resurrects some of his greatest routines from three decades of movies. For action fans, watching Chan and Li face off for the first time is the equivalent of Astaire and Kelly dueting in Ziegfeld Follies.

Fusco and Minkoff try hard but can't quite work around the fact that The Forbidden Kingdom unfolds in what is for most a disreputable genre. Perhaps too much screen time is devoted to Angarano, a bland lead with few discernible action skills. But the film is really about Chan and Li. They are older now and a little slower, but they are still remarkably talented, and The Forbidden Kingdom is a worthy showcase for them.


Critic: Daniel Eagan

LINK

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[info]dnfrommn
2008-04-15 09:37 pm UTC (link)
I saw this last night. It was ok, nothing special though. Jackie Chan was pretty damn funny.

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[info]chersolly
2008-04-15 09:45 pm UTC (link)
In that first pic, she looked like Laura San Giacomo as Nadine in THE STAND.

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[info]lovelickhump
2008-04-15 09:50 pm UTC (link)
JACKIE CHAN AND JET LI MOTHERFUCKER

*ACTIONGASM*

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[info]timbre
2008-04-15 09:52 pm UTC (link)
The music and cinematography of this makes it look so cheesy.
Wait nevermind. That premise already accomplishes that.

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[info]timbre
2008-04-15 09:54 pm UTC (link)
*The -_-

Plus Michael Whatshisfuck

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[info]s7ilver
2008-04-15 10:01 pm UTC (link)
I know it's almost impossible to make white hair not look cheap but yeah... try harder.

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[info]jcouture7483
2008-04-15 10:10 pm UTC (link)
they don't even mention michael in the previews. I love him.

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[info]rakugaking
2008-04-15 10:13 pm UTC (link)
the fight scene between sparrow and white witch was a bit... eh. granted, it's a short clip. but i was hoping it'd have the energy of this -

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[info]silentmonkeys
2008-04-15 10:42 pm UTC (link)
Great movie! Michelle Yeoh is amazing.

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[info]myzarie
2008-04-15 10:52 pm UTC (link)
she's really pretty! :3

i feel like you post 'forbidden kingdom' posts like every other day lol XP

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[info]silentmonkeys
2008-04-15 11:26 pm UTC (link)
I do lol. Well, it opens Friday so unless there's major after-opening news I'll have to find something else to post. ^_^

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[info]telegram_
2008-04-15 10:56 pm UTC (link)
omg asians

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[info]ayulyn
2008-04-15 11:22 pm UTC (link)
Oh god..Jet Li. mmmmm

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[info]simplychristina
2008-04-15 11:39 pm UTC (link)
Every time I see her, I think of Halle as Storm.

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[info]gefingerpoken
2008-04-16 12:42 am UTC (link)
This movie looks so cheesy, but even if it ends up sucking, I will just focus on Bingbing.

Kinda like in Curse Of The Golden Flower, I just concentrated on the costumes and makeup.

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[info]nun_with_a_gun
2008-04-16 01:46 am UTC (link)
ugh asians and their umbrellas in the sun

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[info]iheartcera
2008-04-16 02:18 am UTC (link)
aren't there as much forbidden kingdom posts as there are twilight posts?

y/n?

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[info]evilharrington
2008-04-16 01:40 pm UTC (link)
At least the Forbidden Kingdom posts have new info. I feel like all the Twilight posts are just the same pics over and over.

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