[BlackMagnus]

[omega145]

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Originally Posted by solo0525

I kinda like The Forbidden Kingdom .. thought Jackie Chan and Jet Li together was awesome

I thought it was borderline awful at best below average. Didn't think the kid belonged and the great white good ninja idea went a little far in that. Not enough dialog and action for both Jackie Chan and Jet Li in it.

[thechris]

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Originally Posted by omega145

I thought it was borderline awful at best below average. Didn't think the kid belonged and the great white good ninja idea went a little far in that. Not enough dialog and action for both Jackie Chan and Jet Li in it.

I agree. It was the typical scenario where two superstars were paired together by people who didn't know what the hell to do with them. What's worse, it wasn't even a proper Martial Arts flick. It was a kid friendly family film with an american teenager as the main character and Jackie Chan and Jet Li, though they headlined the movie, were treated as supporting characters. Unfortunately, this will make a possible future pairing of the two somewhat ill-received as this will be the reference point that people will be using.

[omega145]

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Originally Posted by thechris

I agree. It was the typical scenario where two superstars were paired together by people who didn't know what the hell to do with them. What's worse, it wasn't even a proper Martial Arts flick. It was a kid friendly family film with an american teenager as the main character and Jackie Chan and Jet Li, though they headlined the movie, were treated as supporting characters. Unfortunately, this will make a possible future pairing of the two somewhat ill-received as this will be the reference point that people will be using.

My sentiments exactly, come on, that white american scrawny kid with his shirt off as the main focus of the movie while you have two martial arts legends standing by watching that sillyness, haha.

How have these classics not been mentioned yet???

Five Deadly Venoms

Master of the Flying Guillotine

36 Chambers of Shaolin

Kid with the Golden Arm

[Greenskar]

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Originally Posted by omega145

How have these classics not been mentioned yet???

*snip*

Dude, These were some of the first Kung Fu flicks I watched as a kid! Thanks for that.

Also, I agree with your earlier statement about not liking Jackie Chan all that much, with the exception of Drunken Master...except I preferred his original 1978 film of Drunken Master.

He was in peak condition for this (as skinny as he was) and I felt he really displayed the art well in this. The one you posted was definitely produced better and had a better story though.

[D00MTR0N]

this fight is brutal:

[omega145]

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Originally Posted by D00MTR0N

this fight is brutal:

Pretty dope, what Zatoichi is this from?
I have the last Zatoichi film sitting at home that I havent watched yet.

[D00MTR0N]

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Originally Posted by omega145

Pretty dope, what Zatoichi is this from?
I have the last Zatoichi film sitting at home that I havent watched yet.

im actually not sure.

[D00MTR0N]

thought this was pretty cool:

[D00MTR0N]

[thechris]

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Originally Posted by D00MTR0N

Pretty awesome but weren't these guys supposed to be Chinese?

[D00MTR0N]

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Originally Posted by thechris

Pretty awesome but weren't these guys supposed to be Chinese?

I pretty sure scorpion was japanese from the get go.

[trebleshot]

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Originally Posted by thechris

Pretty awesome but weren't these guys supposed to be Chinese?

Sub-Zero is half-Chinese. Scorpion is Japanese.