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Summary: Mystifying and romantic epic
Review: I just caught this recently for the first time on tv I saw the dubbed english version and was still completely awe struck. If anyone is looking for a good place to start with Hong Kong style film making this is a great one. It has excellent production values and a great story, making it more western than some Asian cinematic efforts. My wife actually watched it and loved it as well the choreography of the fight scenes is above average as is the cinematography and once you understand the story you will be sucked into its layers immediately. I cannot recommend this title more highly. For those of us waiting for the new Chow Yun Fat movie this should help bide the time.
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Summary: Phenomenal Movie!
Review: This movie completely took my breath away! I am rarely impressed by anything, but this film really moved me. Both the tragic plot and the fighting scenes had me completely engaged in the story and the characters from beginning to end. Both Leslie Cheung and Bridgitte Lin gave amazing performances. The climactic scene of ultimate betrayal at the end -- the slap, the sword, the look, the hair -- managed to do what Steel Magnolias, Terms of Endearment and even Titanic couldn't accomplish: make me CRY! (I was sobbing like an infant at that point...) This is a movie for everyone because it has so many elements to it: good cinemetography, a touch of folklore, romance, tragedy, action, swordfighting , etc. It's become one of my favorite movies of all time. The sequel is just as amazing, and ties up the story very well. There was no better way to end such a beautiful yet tragic love story.
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Summary: A great cinematic movie...
Review: This is one of the movie that afterward, you yearn for more because it's that good. Brigitte Lin is one of my favorite actress. She was perfect in this movie. For those who haven't seen this movie, you guys are missing out on a great movie. Hollywood don't make this kind of stuff. The cinematography is awesome!!
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Summary: ALL i have to say is i CRIED =(!
Review: OK CAN WE ALL SAY....GREAT MOVIE! I have read many of the reviews and well what i have to say is if every movie were to be the same, same fightsm argueing, action etc etc it would be boring and very preditacable. But with this movie, especially the part when he did not trust her in the end when was telling the truth...shocked the hell out of me. But something in the movie that made me cry, AS WELL AS in part 2 was THE MUSIC. GREAT SCORE SOUNDTRACK and i HOPE anyone who is reading this would tell me WHERE I CAN GET THE SOUNDTRACK FOR EITHER PARTS BECAUSE I WANT IT! GREAT acting, story, directing, cinematography and special effects(especially the flying instances and slow motions when they do it. Brigitte Lin is GREAT, i will always LOVE the movie.
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Summary: Excellent movie
Review: This is an excellent movie! As a viewer who is familiar with the book story, I have to say that this movie did a pretty good job of sticking to the original story line. the fight scenes were of high quality and beautifully filmed. The romance of the story was reasonable with good acting by both actors. Definitely a movie to see!
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Summary: Loses something in video transfer
Review: THis is one of my favorite Hong Kong movies, no, one of my favorite movies of all time. There is beauty, great fight scenes, engaging characters, Chinese Opera conventions, a strong female character (it's always nice to see a woman in an action movie who doesn't scream and get rescued all the time) and a nice tragic ending. I overlook the silly parts (gratuitious sex in the waterfall that doesn't seem to end, evil Siamese twins,etc.) or just love them with the rest of the movie.The problem arises in video transfer. Even though my video was letterboxed and one of Tai Seng's newer releases, it was still murky for the most part. I couldn't see half the action and many of the really pretty shots were lost. Most of the rest of the movie takes place at night or in a foggy dark forest (or THE foggy dark forest - it's a familiar set to anyone who loves these movies) and the video transfer just kills it. I don't know about the DVD but I assure you that I will write a review of teh DVD as soon as I buy it.
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Summary: Good Movie,Ugly fights
Review: I read this movie was the best sword play movie around and had a great plot,cinematography,and acting.It was true for the most part except for the fight scenes(they were very blury and extremley altered).But this was a very creative movie with a good plot and interesting characters,I must also say that the cinematography is some of the best around and was attractive enough to keep my attention.To quikly summarize this,it's a more hollywood than hon-kong filmed movie that would have been excellent if someone could do the fights better,if you want to see intense swordplay I highly reccomend Fire Dragon(aka Fiery Dragon Kid)
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Summary: The bride with white hair
Review: Well, this was a great movie. It had action, romance, and drama. I think everyone should buy it
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Summary: Reminded Me Why I Don't Usually Get Dubbed Versions
Review: 'The Bride With White Hair' blows most other 'sword-play period movies' out of the water. It's a non-stop visual feast, the fight scenes are amazing, and the characters are emotionally involved with each other and their surroundings. And, near as I can tell, the acting *was* top-notch... but that's a bit hard to tell as I think some of it has been leeched away by weak performances on the part of some of the voice actors. (Particularly annoying were the scenes where the doomed lovers first meet...) 'The Bride With White Hair' thankfully trancends the weak dubbing effort. It only hampered my enjoyment to the point where I took a single star off. I highly recommend this film... but do yourself a favour and get the subtitled version. And whatever you do, make sure it's 'letterboxed.' You don't want to miss any of the exciting visual presentation of this masterpiece!
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Summary: True Beauty
Review: To begin with, I feel so blessed to have ever seen such a Film. Thanks so much to the cast and directors that were chosen to bring alive such a breathtaking film. I would like to acknowledge that Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia's( the white-haired bride) performance in TBWWH filled me with adoration and inspiration. Nothing can compare with her divine beauty and grace. Leslie Cheung(Cho Yi Hang) was also very impressive. He also contributed greatly on this films success, in my view. In this legendary story, Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung are warriors from opposing clans, but become so ever deeply in love with eachother that they have to comfront their pasts and decide if they will truly devote to eachothers lives and abandon their families and soils for good. Filled with non-stop action and drama, this film should not be overlooked. Also, I believe that such a film cannot be viewed superficially because TBWWH contains many sophisticated views on the subject, Emotion, and if viewed in such a single-minded way, would ruin the intention for every person who views it. It is also necessary to view it several times before you give an inference. Truthfully, I believe that this movie was intended for a certain audience and you're either going to truly love this movie for its meaning, or you will only appreciate it for it's amazing visual content. Regardless, I would recommend it to anybody who is into fantasy, emotion-filled, doom and gloom movies. Finally, I have to say that The Bride with White Hair was that one legendary film that truly embezzled my heart.. I must thank Ronny Yu /Tai Seng productions and I hope that they will continue to flower such captivating films like THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR in the many years to come.
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