Since this was originally announced I've absolutely hated the idea. The news first came around that J&J would team up for the first time, man, it sounds incredible. The next day or something around those lines, we discover it's for the Forbidden Kingdom, and eventually the fact came out that the director of Stuart Little 2 is holding the reigns on this one.

So after that I had pretty much lost all love and hope for the film, but then the trailer comes out and it looks half-decent? (Cinematography wise at least)

Anyway, I'm still not sure about the plot and the overall film, but there is at least a chance this could be the next ..Karate Kid or something around those lines. It seems a kid orientated film, so that would probably be the best fit.

But man, I wish J&J would have actually teamed up for something ..better?

Isn't this the story to one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films?


Yeah I fucking swear it is.

I guess Jet Li, Jackie Chan and some kid are better than some tubular turtles, we'll see

Well, since it's based on Journey to the West, it wouldn't be suprising. It's pretty famous.

that was japan, not china.

How many times are they going to redo the Monkey King/ Journey to the West/ Saiyuki legend?

How many times are they going to redo the Monkey King/ Journey to the West/ Saiyuki legend?

...as many times as Troy, 300 and the rise of Julius Caesar Salad, I suppose.

How many times are they going to redo the Monkey King/ Journey to the West/ Saiyuki legend?

It would be nice if we could just get a decent adaption of the source material, rather than retarded animes, a fun/obscure tactical RPG, and ridiculous TIME TRAVEL movies.

Jesus man, the fact that they have a white guy as SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE in a ASIAN setting.... It's just not right.

Kinda like in the Replacement Killers when the studio said the bad guys couldn't all be white...

You're right, racial issues and quick training are totally the least believable things about this story.

Also I think it looks like they just took bits and pieces of other movies

The young white kid learning how to be a great warrior in a matter of weeks/days/hours while meanwhile all the generic soldiers who trained all their lives drop like flies is stolen from Japanese RPGs though :P

reminds me of the last samurai, lol tom cruise.

He should've found a gremlin in the pawn shop imo

Edit: How have they NOT remade Gremlins yet

I thought Jet Li stopped doing Martial Arts in films? oh well, I wish Jackie and Jet Li woud do something more deserving then this together.. oh well.

I thought Jet Li stopped doing Martial Arts in films? oh well, I wish Jackie and Jet Li woud do something more deserving then this together.. oh well.

he stopped doing historical based films