Comments on: Jet Li and Jackie Chan Rescued by Awkward Caucasian Teen

By: faith

faith — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:25:28 +0000

i am so glad the forbidden kingdom movie for the first time.
and I’m really thankful to my teacher for showing to our class this movie

By: The Difference Between Bruce and Jet (and Jackie) | big WOWO

The Difference Between Bruce and Jet (and Jackie) | big WOWO — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:06:12 +0000

[...] the money to see them. Last time we heard from him, he made some movie with himself, Jackie, and some white boy set in ancient [...]

By: James

James — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:20:52 +0000

I was actually disappointed that there was not as much martial arts in the movie. I don’t at all expect it to be like a Hong Kong film cuz it’s not… but I think there was way too much special effects. But by far most disappointing of all is the white kid in the movie, I mean come on! The fans have been waiting decades for a Jet and Jackie movie, a martial arts movie, not two of the biggest names in martial arts cinema playing as background for this white boy who is neither a good actor much less a martial artist.

By: Now on DVD: The Best Martial Arts Movies of 2008

Now on DVD: The Best Martial Arts Movies of 2008 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:24:14 +0000

[...] The Forbidden Kingdom (Jackie Chan, Jet Li): C+ [...]

By: Observations from Missy’s Window » Movie Monday “Thing, you’re a handful.”

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:29:24 +0000

[...] presents Jet Li and Jackie Chan Rescued by Awkward Caucasian Teen posted at Martial [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:42:16 +0000

Daisy, I'm glad that you liked it. You may like Battle Creek Brawl and Project A even more.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:42:33 +0000

I just think you may be inclined to really nitpick it instead of enjoy it – it wasn’t really meant to be a martial arts flick – not in the traditional hard-core sense of the word…

Well – I really liked it. Guess that’s why they make so many different kinds of movies, right?

Peace…

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:38:55 +0000

Daisy, I think my expectations were set by seeing all their best movies, not by practicing martial arts. Compare Jackie Chan’s drunken boxing in Drunken Master II to the version in Forbidden Kingdom, for example. If you read the IMDB or Amazon reviews, you’ll see that many non-martial-artists, Chinese and not, rated this movie poorly.

Jay, I do not say that timing is worth less than speed, I mean that older men have no choice.

By: Jay Gischer

Jay Gischer — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:50:30 +0000

“When you haven’t got speed, use timing. When you haven’t got strength, use position.”

I have a quibble with this, Chris. In my opinion, timing beats speed. It isn’t the slow man’s substitute. Position beats strength. Position PLUS strength is better, but a good position will neutralize strength, make it irrelevant.

But I don’t necessarily think this will translate well to film.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:46:36 +0000

Respectfully, I have to point out to you that because of your martial artist status you have been unnecessarily harsh on this movie. It was sweet – and fun – and INTENDED for a more general audience. I thought Li and Chan played well off of each other – there was a comedic element that worked far better than I was expecting… I think your expectations were perhaps too high – disappointment = expectations – reality. Yes? Peace…