SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

madwitch61 This is a guilty pleasure of mine. It's not Enter the Dragon or Crouching Tiger, or even Clueless (In terms of High School Comedies)Pluses: the Choreography is impressive. Shin Komida and Brenda Song have great chemistry and comedic timing. Brenda Song's perky cute style makes an otherwise annoyingly-written character likable, and she does most of her own stunts! Some of the jokes are giggle-worthy and the effects are good for a TV production. Power Ranger Fans will enjoy seeing the Blue Wind Ranger from Ninja Storm in a back-up role. The movie doesn't take itself that seriously, and you shouldn't either. The movie's "Don't forget your roots" message is effectively delivered.Negatives: The movie does get hammy at times during the "serious" moments. The Chinese culture is boiled down, and some of the characters' motivation is very shallow. Strike that, a lot of the motivation is shallow, because the Disney Channel seriously underestimates the intelligence of its target audience.This movie is for you if: You enjoy Disney Channel Original Movies for what they are. Parents who love Wired-Fu and Hong Kong action flicks and want to share that love with their younger kids, if they don't have the reading speed to enjoy subtitles. You ever wanted to suddenly discover you had mystical martial arts powers and beat up your high school tormentors This movie isn't for you if: You look at every movie as if you were the Academy Awards Panel. Just take it at face value, and have fun!

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.

Ddey65 From the moment Brenda Song walked into the junior high school set of "Stuck in the Suburbs" and flung her retro-1960's hairdo over her shoulder, people who never knew who she was prior to then would realize this is an actress that The Disney Channel could not afford to lose before she grows up. And though she already turned 18 before the release of this DCOM, they couldn't possibly deny that she was a star in the making as far back as "The Ultimate Christmas Present." When I first heard that this was going to be Brenda's first starring role, I thought it was going to be incredibly corny, cheesy and campy. I'm surprised to find I was wrong about the third part.Wendy Wu, is a pretty and popular contemporary Chinese-American California high school girl. She has two friends that envy her, a trophy boyfriend she's not entirely enthusiastic about, and while not the smartest kid in class, she's certainly not the spoiled airhead she plays on "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody." Neither she nor her parents, nor even her classmates make any issue of their cultural heritage, until two things happen; 1)Her mother, a museum curator starts getting newly received ancient Chinese statues, and 2)Wendy herself gets a visit from a Buddhist Monk who insists she's the reincarnation of an old female warrior destined to fight an evil spirit(What I'd like to know is how this temple survived more earthly evils like the Five Year Plan, "Great Leap Forward," Cultural Revolution, etc.). Naturally, she thinks the guy is nuts, but he slowly starts to convince her that he's telling the truth, and she agrees to accept training for the big fight that's to come.The tagline here is "Pretty. Tough." No truth-in-advertising laws were broken here. Her opponent Jessica Dawson(Ellen Woglom)isn't so bad looking herself. The TV-PG Rating was appropriate as well, not only for the standard contemporary martial arts choreography, but for the idea that Shin may have to die, a la Michael Biehn in "The Terminator"(1984). Essentially, Shin Koyamada is Wendy Wu's version of Kyle Reese. Part of the problem with the kung-fu fighting scenes is that like so many of them nowadays, the producers think they have to rip off "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000)." Others detected elements of "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer(1992)," the "Dragonball"(1988) franchise, and numerous versions of the "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"(1993). Although admittedly, I saw more Power Rangers elements in "Sky High(2005)," than I did here.Hardcore Martial Arts fans would probably dismiss this because it's a DCOM, and because of the cheesy plot, and far-fetched special effects, but I remember seeing plenty of martial arts movies from the 1970's with less of a plot, and people shooting lightning bolts out of their hands as well as other SFX that didn't exist in the 12th Century Far East. As of this writing, there don't seem to be any plans to put this movie on DVD, however the high ratings may change that. And though there are others who may like "High School Musical(2006)(TV)" better than this DCOM(including those who like this one), I feel the opposite way. All in all, it's not half bad.

dee.reid "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" has been compared to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in some respects because it concerns a popular cheerleader-type teenager who discovers that she is the latest descendant in a long line of demon-fighting warriors and is forced to bear the weight of the ongoing battle. I hardly think the comparisons are relevant. Obviously, the director John Liang has seen his fair share of Bruce Lee, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000), and other kung-fu spectacles to make a decent, Disney-fied kung-fu flick.As a guy, I'll be the first here to admit that Brenda Song is a little cute, even though she doesn't look remotely Chinese, and is in fact actually Thai/Hmong, but it hardly matters. She's also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a Korean fighting art, yet her character supposedly has consummate fighting skills in Crane, Eagle Claw, and other Chinese kung-fu arts. That hardly matters either.What does matter is how the film makes good use of special effects and allows her and others to fly and kick really high (like in some of the greatest martial arts flicks from the 1970s) and make the film more accessible to everybody, even kids and those who may not know a damn thing about martial arts movies. There's just some pretty darn entertaining stuff here.The plot: as Wendy Wu, Song is a popular California teen leading a normal life. She's also aspiring to win homecoming queen and must square off against a rival from childhood who copies everything she does. The movie gets underway when a mysterious box arrives at the museum where her mother works, and it unleashes an ancient evil that has come to rain down darkness upon the world. A Buddhist monk named Shen (Shin Koyamada) is sent to protect and train Wendy, which is easier said than done since Wendy and the other members of her family seem detached from their Chinese heritage and are reminded by the grandmother (Tsai Chin) of their roots.As a fan of martial arts movies, "Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" is a delight, even though it's different from what I'm usually accustomed to as far as these sorts of flicks. Miraculously, the movie is able to rise above the "typical" Disney kiddie fanfare and take itself a little more seriously as a stand-alone picture. The fight scenes are choreographed well and exciting, and the martial arts battles themselves are a far cry from anything you might see in say, "Mortal Kombat." Lastly, Song does display some pretty nice moves of her own and it makes me wonder if this movie could be her ticket to a sequel or even her own spin-off series.Such a change would certainly want to make me watch the Disney Channel a little more often.7/10