adlea_evanstar Well I think it's a not a bad movie. The plot not very original but not too overused. It's nice to see that we have an Asian kung-fu movie type that doesn't star Jackie Chan or Jet Li for once. Brenda Song is not bad as the main character but I think the one that really shone was heart-throb Shin Koyamada.The thing that really bothered me most was how fast that Wendy mastered Kung-Fu. A lot of the things seemed rushed and unreal. As soon as Shen said he was destined to die I knew he wouldn't, this being a Disney channel movie it would have a nice ending with the girl getting the guy. It would have been nicer if Shen had died for Brenda when she could not defend herself because she never trained. Then she understands what she needs to do and her love for Shen. Depressing maybe but if Disney Channel is going to give us happy endings every time we can guess the ending before the show even starts.

samantha_t41 This movie was so poorly written and directed I fell asleep 30 minutes through the movie. The jokes in the movie are corny and even though the plot is interesting at some angles, it is too far fetched and at some points- ridiculous. If you are 11 or older you will overlook the writing in the movie and be disappointed, but if you are 10 or younger this is a film that will capture your attention and be amazed with all the stunts (which I might add are poorly done) and wish you were some warrior to. The casting in this movie wasn't very good, and the music was very disappointing because it was like they were trying to build up the tension but it didn't fit at all. On a scale of 1-10 (10 being excellent, 1 being horrible) the acting in this movie is a 4. Brenda Song is talented in comedy, but with this kind of movie, in some of the more serious scenes, her acting was laughable. When she made some of her "fighting" poses, I started laughing out loud. I think the worst thing about this movie is definitely the directing, for example, the part where her enemy turns out to be the person the evil villain is possesing, how her voice turns dark and evil, I think that was incredibly stupid, and how Wendy's (Brenda Song)teachers were all her teachers at school being possessed by monks, that was pretty ridiculous to. So to sumamrize it all, a disappointing movie, but okay if you're 10 or under.

our_scenex Uh this was a very interesting movie. I have to say it was one of the better Disney Channel Original Movies, aside from the Color of Friendship (which tops the DCOM charts). Like others, I saw many similarities to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, mainly the original movie. Such as the warrior (slayer) looking the same throughout each life, as well as the mentor. Note the line: "You look… different." They both revolve around an important dance to the warrior, and the final battle happening at such time.I think this is the first DCOM that features violence, but don't quote that. It's nice to know that Brenda Strong did at least some of the martial arts in the movie. Or at least I assume so, as she is a black belt in Tae Kwan Doe. So she must have put it to good use in this film.But this movie was full of goofs, some that are just funny. Some cultural misunderstandings. I'm not sure on this one, but inside the mooncake is looks as if its filling is chocolate, and yet Shen says, "I've never had chocolate." Though this filling may as well be Jujube paste which is a very dark red that can appear black-brown.I wish they would have respected Buddha a bit more in the final fight. I wish the statue hadn't been included in it, such as Wendy using it to pivot off it. Also this movie gives us heaps of stereotypes that have been used since the beginning of time.The idea of this film wasn't exactly original, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.

Charles Herold (cherold) Decided to check this out because it was a sort of cute premise and was directed by someone who worked on Xena. It's actually rather similar to Xena, with the same goofy humor, obliviousness to accuracy and general good-heartedness, although the good-heartedness is push a little more because it's for the Disney Channel. The fight scenes are fun, the movie has a good sense of humor and it's a nice take on the Buffy the Vampire slayer story. In fact, while the Buffy movie had a clever idea (shallow popular girl has a destiny) it actually wasn't a very good movie, and between the two I would take Wendy Wu. Definitely worth watching.