i been huge fun of kung fu, since the a child, took some classes which they didn't work out. But that didn't stop me, by seen more from the Shaw brother, to the Bruce Lee ones, to today. Now a reunion of two of the best, unite for one movie. To they bring great choreography, or they are acting like kid? here my review:
Jason Tripitika(Michael Argarano) is just your average loving kung fu loving kid, that admire the art of classic film, but when he dream about a monkey putting the kicks on some bad guy it make himself , into something. So one day he go to the nearest pawnshop where we meet hop( a very old jackie Chan), buying bootleg film, when he stumble in a room , that hold ancient staff that belong to a warrior. Heading home he cross path with a bully, that force him to go and rob Hop pawnshop. By entering they star looking for the money until hop gets shot, giving the staff to jason, which he make a run for it, chase around the street he reach an end in a roof, where the gang starting to treating him for what happen, when all of the sudden the staff start to push him to the cliff. When falling he wake in a village, frighten, he run when the sudden is invaded by the royal guard of the warlord, destroying houses, killing the men, and taken the women. By the time he meet a drunken traveller by the name of Lu Yan(Chan again) that save him, and invite him for a drink, where he tell him the story of the monkey king, and the importance of the weapon that he hold, so chase by guards, he is join by a silent monk,(jet Li), and a mysterious musician by the name of the golden sparrow(Liu Yifei) he is trained, and complete the prophesy to go to the 4elements mountains and return the staff that will awaken the monkey king, before the bounty hunter and jade warlord(Collin Chou) guards stop them.
The storyline seem to take from the Never ending story, but more of a karate way, with the basic that come to the main actor. Michael character is always the dimsy, and help es movie geek that we meet in real life, more like the resemblance to Shia Lebouf in the transformers. But the kid can fight that make the movie more joyful. The chemistry that Jackie character have with the Jet Li type, is the fun of the movie, specialty in the scene where Chan to make some rain. From the bad guys view i like more the bounty hunter Ni Chang play by Li Bingbing, that there haven't been a mean female fighter since Ziyi Zhang. Burt lets get something straight i know most of the Jet Li film he always play the silent type, from Once a upon a time in china 1 to 3 to Kiss of the dragon. But now he show he lighter side when playing the monkey king, i mean when ye gonna see him monkey around not on the set of war. But even stranger enough by when he said that fearless whats gonna be he last epic movie. wel this seem more epickier?Is nice to see Jackie Chan getting out of the disney film, leaving he rush hour persona behind and playing the drunken master, that he already did, in the drunken master.
But lest get to the best part of the film which is the fighting of course. The jackie and Jet confrontation is by far the best of the film, with the kick they give one another, is reminded me of the triple fight with the captain in Chan Project A. of course they where all done by the most busiest now hollywood stunt choreographer of mister Yun Wo-ping. that are well nicely styli est.
especially when it come to the staff fight between the jade warlord n the monkey king.
Been directed by the man who have done more animation film, from the classic Lion King, to the cg mouse of both Stuart Little films. Make ye wonder how he pull it all off, for a film like that. the film have fun in the way the characters interact, to the visual that certainly took from other kung fu movies like the crouching tiger hidden dragon palaces, to the old ancient Chinese weapons.
Is not the best kung fu film of the decade like it was with Jet Li Hero, but deliver the best duel fight of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, that bring the entertainment, From the fighting in a restaurant, to the slapstick training that made Chan famous.
The film goes directly to a family that will enjoy it. To even a martial art aficionado. so it got the kicks and adventure, and some jump, but ye can expect much. So for me i go watching the 7 swords to Azumi as one best epic martial art films. But i m here waiting for Jet Li bad guy(which he really good at) in The mummy 3.
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