The Forbidden Kingdom

by DeAnn Welker April 16, 2008 2:19 PM
The Forbidden Kingdom Whoa! They got Jackie Chan and Jet Li to do this movie. And Jackie Chan isn't being wacky? I'm already sold. Why they had to cast the dopey-looking kid you've seen in about 100 TV shows is beyond me. But, other than that (and Jackie Chan's horrifying wig), it's looking pretty good. Oh, wait ... the trailer's not over yet. Yep, there it is: Jackie Chan does have to be wacky. They're teaching the dopey-looking American kung-fu, after all. Despite the silly hijinks, Jet Li manages to keep a straight face (clearly playing the straight man in Jackie Chan's uproarious comedy act). Then they send in a lady with a long white wig to fight the guys, because that is the most practical hairstyle for a fighter. She wouldn't, you know, put it up in a bun or anything. Of course not, because then it wouldn't flow and fly around her as she jumped and kicked and otherwise looked bad-ass. Speaking of wigs, did I mention Jackie Chan's? It's long and dirty-looking, and really just serves to make him look like a kung-fu version of Falstaff. Hair is such a main character in this movie that the trailer ends with the white-haired dominatrix spinning and her shiny white hair turns into the shiny words "Coming Soon." I have no idea what the point of that was -- but, then, that fits pretty well with the movie, which can't decide if it wants to be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Shanghai Noon.

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