ST:TMP Meets Kung Fu

Rating: 4/10 (17 February 2002)

Let me explain. It seems that this movie spent all it's time dreaming up phenominal effects, but left out one key piece of the film... The Story! There is an interlude of about 30 minutes during a flashback in the desert where no special effects are used, and the story is captivating. The rest of the time, it was forgotten.
If you remember Star Trek, The Motion Picture, you will recall long drawn out scenes of special effects for no purpose other than to have fancy special effects. This movie suffers the same fate.
If you want to see high-flying Kung Fu with a story, watch almost anything by Jackie Chan, or Chow Yun-Fat's other movies like "Once Upon a Time in China"... If you want to see incredible special effects, then see this. There is no other real reason to watch it.
I would love for them to do the desert story as a full-length feature. It was the only moment of great character development and story in the whole movie.