In short it had the best acting talent in the business, two of the best martial artists of their generation, and an action choreographer who was a dyed in the wool producer and director. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) had Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Liu Yi-Fei, and Li Bing-Bing with action choreography from Yuen Wo-Ping. It almost makes you yearn for The Thousand Faces Of Dunjia (2017). The Warriors Gate has all of that to lesser or greater degree, but has apparently no idea what to do with any of it. The Warriors Gate is a Chinese co-production with about three name stars but written, produced, and directed by a bunch of Europeans and Americans who seem to have no understanding of the nuances and subtleties of a good period costume wuxia, except that they typically feature high-flying, wire-fu action choreography, beautiful women in ornate dresses and heroic storylines full of betrayal, quests, and arcane magic. The Warriors Gate makes the exact same mistakes that made The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) so reviled among fanatics who actually watch and know Asian martial arts and wuxia films. The only thing that The Warriors Gate (released in Mainland China as 勇士之門 and most of the English-speaking world The Warriors Gate – except in North America where it was called Enter the Warriors Gate) has going for it that it’s more or less a remake of The Forbidden Kingdom ( 功夫之王) (2008), which was in dire need of remaking because… it was only eight years old? The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) had the good fortune to have both Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Kiss Me Honey Honey Kiss Me- Shirley Bassey (2:26)Ģ2.Plot : passive gamer must defend ancient China from barbaric warlord. The film opened in China at the end of last year and will be released in several European markets this spring. ![]() The movie follows a teenager who is magically transported to China and learns to convert his videogame skills into those of a Kung Fu warrior. The Warrior’s Gate is directed by Matthias Hoene and stars Dave Bautista, Mark Chao, Ni Ni, Uriah Shelton, Francis Ng and Sienna Guillory. The album is already available in several Asian markets. on Maand is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio clips. The soundtrack will be released digitally in the U.S. Also included are songs by Izia, Shirley Bassey, Samsaya, Diplo & Sleepy Tom and Trak Invaders. The album features the film’s original music composed by Klaus Badelt ( Pirates of the Caribbean, The Time Machine, The Promise, Rescue Dawn, The Recruit).
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