Review of The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) by Gianni V — 04 Sep 2009

Despite all the bad reviews... I liked it! It's a Western kungfu movies buff dream come true! Jet Li and Jacki Chan in the same film! And a lot of the scenes are a tribute to the Shaw Brothers films...

This review of The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) was written by Gianni V on 04 Sep 2009.

The Forbidden Kingdom has generally received positive reviews.

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