The Forbidden Kingdom (Blu-ray)

I borrowed this BlueRay disc from my parents to try out my new ps3/HD tv combo and found it both a very entertaining film and very impressive in detail and picture quality. The film stars Jackie Chan and Jet Li and to me appeared to be a typical Jackie Chan romp...great fun, great action but a fairly standard storyline. There are some slow areas in the film which I guess you need to explain the storyline, characters, etc but these are more than made up for with some of the most impressive action scenes I've seen. I've always loved Jackie Chan's films for their mix of comedy moments with incredibly impressive martial arts stunts and ...  Read the complete review

Kung Pow! The world of martial art films is a rich and entertaining one for those willing to wade through a sea of poorly dubbed slurry in the hope of finding a few choice floaters. The worse that the genre has to offer is unwatchable rubbish; poorly dubbed and with a transfer that make it look like it was taken from someone's Betamax circa 1979. A youngster has to start somewhere, but where? The landscape is pitted with poor films and violent offerings. Even if you find a suitable film it may be subtitled and this could prove too much work. Perhaps if there was a kid's film that managed to appeal to the younger crowd whilst still having merit as a martial arts ...  Read the complete review

As like a lot of people - I took advantage of the great offers from Lovefilm and rented out a lot of new releases on Blu-ray a few months ago. The Forbidden Kingdom, has to be one of the best movies I've seen on Blu-ray this year. I was tempted to go see this at the cinema, but sadly missed out at the last minute. Lucky for me, Lovefilm were extra kind to me and got this movie to me almost straight after joining them! Jackie Chan stars in this American martial arts film, which is an adventure and some tongue-in-cheek comedy moments, with Jet Li tagging along for good measures! The starring cast is enough to get any martial arts fan ...  Read the complete review