A2Day saw the movie and raves!
Not since the legendary battle between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in a Coliseum cage match in Return of the Dragon have I anticipated a match between two fighting equals. They are both accomplished Hong Kong action superstars. They both are skilled in the real art of kung fu. One was a graduate from the prestigious China Drama Academy (called a Chinese opera school) where most of today’s most famous martial arts stuntmen and fight choreographers come from. The other was a child prodigy from the Beijing Wushu Academy where its national team can seriously kick some major kung fu ass. Jackie Chan and Jet Li appear together for the first time in the movie, The Forbidden Kingdom. For the first time, we get to see who is better at kung fu. The result: a fight worth repeat viewings on YouTube.
More after the cut!
The site’s Victor Ho also had good things to say about the rest of the cast!
Chou plays an impressive big bad and we can be sure we will see more of him in upcoming Hollywood movies as he can speak English fluently. But the surprise belongs to Michael Angarano who effectively remains memorable in a movie where the whole box office money goes to see Chan vs. Li. He could have easily been forgotten but proves to be a rising star and it’s refreshing to see new talent besides Shia LeBeouf or Zac Efron. Both Bingbing Li and Yifei Liu bring the international charm that has continually graced the American screen like Chinese actresses, Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh.
Read the whole thing at LA2Day’s ‘Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!’
