These showdowns feature spectacular, Lord of the Rings-style CGI settings, but not much in the way of thrills or terror.

The clunky action mostly revolves around uninspired wire-fu choreography: Monks fly around while flailing their arms as hordes of CGI creatures gather around and then do nothing.

The film looks so glossy, plasticized, and unreal that all you end up thinking about is special effects.

Beautiful martial arts fantasy with scary imagery, violence.