The Lost Empire
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Actor: Kabir Bedi, Ling Bai, Ric Young, Russell Wong, Thomas GibsonDirector: Peter MacDonald
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: David Connell
Editor: Colin Green
Producer: David Henry Hwang
Writer: David Henry Hwang
Producer: Robert Halmi Jr.
Producer: Robert Halmi Sr.
Producer: Steve Harding
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 170 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-14
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lions Gate
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Movie Review: Fun and Adventure with the Monkey King
Summary: 5 Stars
As a fun family movie to watch, this is a good one. There is action, romance, special effects, martial arts, good guys, bad guys, and beautiful goddesses. Thomas Gibson plays a splendid "scholar from above", a reluctant hero with a fairly decent backhand at racquetball. Russell Wong is perfect as the Monkey King, cocky and exceedingly sure of himself. The companions Pigsy and Friar Sand play very well as sidekicks. Bai Ling is flawlessly beautiful as Kwan Yin, the goddess who brings "the scholar from above" into the mystical world and save it from the evil Shu and the Five Traditional Masters. The dialog is quirky-an interesting mix of classical Chinese and 21st century slang. If you're looking for an historical deeply significant film, this isn't it. If you want a film that's fun to watch for the whole family, grab the popcorn and enjoy!
Summary of The Lost Empire
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 08/30/2005This three-hour made-for-television epic based on the classic Chinese story Journey to the West is an engaging mix of fantasy and martial-arts adventure, and it features a veritable tsunami of special effects. The plot involves an American China scholar (played by Thomas Gibson) whose knowledge of Asian mythology becomes astoundingly useful when he is magically transported into other dimensions by terra cotta warriors who come to life. The American scholar soon finds himself face to face with a wisecracking Monkey King (Russell Wong), a mystical warrior whose martial-arts skills are matched only by his sarcastic one-liners. The mismatched heroes have only three days to find an ancient manuscript and thereby save the world from destruction, and they're assisted by the timely interventions of the Goddess of Mercy (played by Bai Ling). The rambling plot puts the characters into confrontations with tigers, dragons, and evil giants, and at times they're joined by such unorthodox allies as a human with the head of a pig. As his quest progresses, the scholar has to learn to think like a warrior, and there are innumerable obstacles put in his path. Even if the plot doesn't always seem terribly coherent, the computer-generated special effects are entertaining, and the film has no shortage of bizarre villains, flashy martial-arts scenes, and sardonic quips from the Monkey King. --Robert J. McNamara
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