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Summary: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Review: The movie is very good if you like action. The way of the fighting in the movie is different from the american style. It has no special affects, instead they use a cable line attatched to the actors to able to exaggerate the moves which is well done. I enjoy watching this movie. Its definatly one of a kind.
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Summary: overhyped
Review: I had heard so much about how excellent this movie is, but after seeing it I wonder how many people out there like bad movies. I found it to be quite boring and very fake looking. The special f/x were badly done in my opinion and the story was complete monotony.
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Summary: MMMM. A Visual Treat!
Review: Great movie for any of those who enjoy martial arts (the martial arts in the movie is more like intricate dancing, very nice!) A breath taking treat in the movie is the way those trained in Wudan (the martial arts speciality in the movie) can break the laws of physics and give the image of being able to float about. The story line is great and includes a wide range of emotions such as pride, sadness, uncertainty etc.. Great movie all the way around.
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Summary: As everyone almost agrees, this is an excellent movie!
Review: Everyone already knows all there is to know about this amazing movie. This movie has a lot of character. Not only are the characters properly developed, but they are likeable as well. Jen, Li Mu Bai, and Shu Lien are likeable and memorable characters. Kudous to Jen (Zhang Ziyi) for her role and the incredible amount of work put into it. She is a beautiful and talented actress that I hope to see more from. Crouching Tiger is a masterpiece. It combines action and drama in a way that I've never seen before! Excellent camera angles and script makes this one of my favorite movies of all time! No kidding!
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Summary: An OK movie.
Review: I saw this movie in the theater when it was firt released and I was really expecting to enjoy this movie, but it was not what I expected.What I didn't like was that I had no idea what was going on when these people just started flying around and were able to climb buildings like spiders. Don't get me wrong, I love science-fiction and fantasy movies, but this was just wierd and that's what ruined it for me. This movie wasn't all bad it did have an OK story line, but it didn't make it one of my favorite stories of all time. Be sure to rent this movie before you decide to buy it. You may like it, you may not.
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Summary: Great movie! Great price from Amazon
Review: Love the movie. Seen it in the threater 3 times. After I got the DVD, I watched it a few more times with my whole family. The only bad thing was the English translation. Missed the real meaning on the dialogues.
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Summary: An unbelievably over-rated film
Review: For some reason, this movie caught the eye of movie critics across the nation and held these same critics in rapture. Review after review touted this as one of the best films of 2000. I just don't get it. For one thing, the "gravity-defying fight scenes" look ludicrous. The actors dangle and wave their legs ineffectually as they are swung on a wire up walls and over roofs and, my God, even through the TREETOPS. I have heard some critics refer to these as ground breaking special effects. However, they've been hanging people on a wire and swinging them around since the fifties-just go see any musical theater production of Peter Pan. The only difference here is that post-production completely removes the wires from visibilty while creating the visual equivalent of a Chinese Peter Pan on steroids. If you get past the silly, impossible fight scenes you will have to endure a convoluted, ponderous plot that is difficult to follow and even more difficult to stay awake through. Am amusing side note is that the male machismo running rampant in Hollywood's productions of late is adopted by the FEMALE characters in this movie. Most of the main characters in this film are women who kick butt. Nothing wrong with that although the women in this film at times engage in gratuitous violence, violence that has no involvement in furthering the plot. In one scene, the female heroine is harassed by a few bad guys while trying to dine in a tavern. She could have just kicked and punched a few times and that would have been enough to put them in their place. Instead, our heroine has to fight EVERYONE in the tavern and ends up making the entire second floor of the building collapse, all the while bragging aloud about how great she is. As far as the DVD itself goes the movie does have some beautiful cinematography with gorgeous landscapes and florid costumes that put the picture quality of DVD to good use. The film was recorded in Chinese and you have a choice between English subtitles or an English dubbed version. Trying to follow the plodding story line and the subtitles simultaneously would drive a person to insanity. The dubbing is well done for dubbing but, of course, with the dubbed version the actors' mouths are not sychronized exactly to the soundtrack which is also somewhat distracting The dubbed soundtrack also has that inevitable wooden quality. In short, only hard core martial arts film fans who can suspend logic and forget about the laws of gravity will find much to enjoy here.
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Summary: Beyond Crouching Tiger
Review: I have been waiting for someone to release a movie like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for maybe ten years. I had hoped it would be an American film but I think it fitting it was something in the middle. Ang Lee has been directed the outstanding film Sense and Sensibilities which is amazing considering it is a perfectly British feeling 19th century English country romance-comedy-drama. In spite of this success continues to make Chinese language films like "Eat Drink Man Woman" that have had a small but enthusiastic following here. For me Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was nothing new. Even though I am a pasty white boy, I have had the privilege of enjoying Chinese fantasy adventure films before. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has finally introduced America to a genre of film that has been long enjoyed in China. And in particular I believe to a great extent the film is an homage to the artistry of the great Chinese director Tsui Hark (pronounced Choy Hock)who has been orchestrating elaborate choreography such as this in forests, cities and buildings for years. Crouching Tiger is a blend of Sense and Sensibility and the films of Tsui Hark and others directors in that tradition. It is therefore no accident that suddenly but quietly appearing on the DVD shelves of all your Blockbuster Video stores are the best known films of Tsui Hark. Once Upon a Time in China and the Swordsman series. Unlike most American films the sequels, Once Upon a Time in China 2 and Swordsman 2 are considered the best films. If you enjoyed Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon you will also thrill to Swordsman 2 just as much. The choreography is often even more spectacular than what you have seen. Squadrons of ninjas whorl and fly through the forests displaying powers you have not even imagined. And like Crouching Tiger, men and women (and men-women in some cases) are on an equal footing. I have heard it said that once you have seen Alien or Aliens and jumped out of your seat, the only way to recapture that experience is to see the film with a friend who hasn't seen the film yet and watch them jump out of their skin. For me it was kind of wonderful listening to the audience applaud after watching the rooftop chase. Obviously it was the first time my audience had ever seen anything like that. So while it was not as amazing to me having seen similar it was very cool knowing this was an eye opener for many uninitiated. I hope some people will be inspired to take a chance and watch the films that inspired Crouching Tiger. Hopefully it will usher in inovative styles of action films in the U.S.. It already has if you have seen "The Matrix."
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Summary: Excellent Movie!
Review: In my personal opinion, this was the movie that should have won the Best Picture award for 2000. This movie is complete with action, compeling story, and beautiful camera work. It has some of the most unique action work done since The Matrix. While some might argue that since wires were used for them, I do not believe that it detracts from the movie. I believe everyone should view this movie at least once to see what it is all about. I recommend listening to it in the original Chinesse with English subtitles instead of the dubbed version.
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Summary: WHAT A DISSAPOINTMENT
Review: I kept hearing all of this talk about how good the movie was, so I rented it. Man was I dissapointed!! Here's a list of reason's to stick with american movies: - The sub titles!!!! - The extremely fake action scenes. The sword parts were okay, but flying, jumping from buildings, and walking on trees was a little to much. - There was NO PLOT. It was hard to understand what was going on, when there was no story behind it. So if you have trouble going to sleep at night, rent this movie. Believe me, I know!!!
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