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Summary: major milestone in film
Review: ...a two hour power poem. So many layers, it warrants viewing over and over. This movie surpasses late Hollywood efforts in quality and production values, acting, directing, and especially the ability to spin a good tale. This is a reveille call - heave out and trice up, Hollywood!
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Summary: If Peter Pan can fly...
Review: I've read a few viewer reviews regarding the flying fighting scenes and how some viewers thought they were silly and funny. Obviously people who thought this has not been exposed to the movies outside of Hollywood. For some reason Americans can't fathom flying people in a fictional, fantasy movie if it isn't from Hollywood. The Matrix? Yep, super-power humans. Superman? Got flying covered there. Plesantville(where a viewer and his sister gets sucked into a TV and back to the '50s)? Silly, but true! But flying martial arts warriors? No way!! How dumb is that?! If there is one mythical western character that can be correlated to this movie, it is Peter Pan. He fights, he protects and falls for a girl, he has a fairy as a protector, and he flies. Amazing, a person who can fly. Peter Pan is funnier than CTHD! I thoroughly enjoyed CTHD; the storyline, the cinematography, the characters, and yes, even the fight scenes.
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Summary: Excellent Movie!
Review: For some reason, this movie was one that I wanted to see. Maybe it was growing up watching Bruce Lee flicks with my dad- who knows. Anyway, my wife and I took the kids to the grandparents for the weekend and had some needed free time. We decided to see a movie. Finally, I talked her into seeing things my way- which never happens- and we agreed to see Crouching Tiger... As we were walking into the movie, I tell her, "by the way, this movies in subtitles." Now she's mad. I have to tell you- she loved the movie! This is the best movie I have ever seen. It is an epic and will be around a long time. I am not a movie critic, so I won't bore you with fancy talk about plot and character development and theme and blah, blah, blah. However, I will tell you that this movie is intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally demanding. It can be watched on so many different levels. The romance is what appealed to my wife. The spiritual principles and Matrix like fight scenes intrigued me. Whatever your bent I am sure you will find something that appeals to you. I am certainly going to see this movie again and again. When it comes out on DVD, I will be an owner. By the way, the subtitles in no way detract from the movie. Also, I think this movie is appropriate for older children. There is no nudity or profanity and only a couple of "bloody" scenes. If you can appreciate a Masterpiece, then you will enjoy this movie. Toodles...
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Summary: Outstanding film!! Brilliant work!!!
Review: This DVD is absolutely great!! Now you can get all the magic and awe-inspiring effects from this powerful film (nominated for 10 Oscars) from your very own television set in the privacy of your own home. This is definitely a MUST HAVE for anyone's collection. 5 audio tracks to include: Chinese-Mandarin, Cantonese, English (yes! fully dubbed in English! No more will meaning be lost through subtitles), and Director's Commentary (dialogue and explanation of the film between James Schamus and Ang Lee in English!!). Ang Lee's work on this film is absolutely brilliant!! Also includes a special interview with actress Michelle Yeow, music videos form Coco Lee, and MUCH MORE!! It truly is a full-featured DVD! Its really great! Also includes subtitles in multiple languages to include: English, Chinese, French, Thai, Arabic, you name it!! YOU GOTTA BUY THIS ONE! If you like foreign films, martial arts, or just plain films in general, YOU NEED THIS DVD. Mine is encoded Region 3 but it is STILL AWESOME!! I absolutely LOVE it!!
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Summary: A masterpiece.
Review: This is simply the most beautiful movie I have ever seen. I sometimes feel that the director has a bit of a cruel streak because nothing in real life will ever come close to the world he has created. The cast is uniformly perfect and the story is enthralling. I'm not usually so profoundly affected by movies, but in this case I was stunned. I am also now hopelessly in love with Michelle Yeoh.
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Summary: Wow, how can you sum it up in words?
Review: I remember walking out of the matrix the first time i saw it on the big screen, and thinking that no movie could ever top the level of superb cinematography and action in what I had just seen. When I saw this movie, it blew away that experience. This movie was unlike any other that I have ever seen. Not only did it take coreographed fighting scenes to a new level, but the acting was amazing, and the story was enchanting. (Not to mention that Zhang Ziyi was both stunningly beautiful, and frighteningly deadly on screen.) Any one who has told me that this movie was boring based on the fact that they had to read the subtitle needs to go pick up a book and practice so they can keep up, it really wasn't that hard! In fact, I found that for me the subtitle added a whole new deminsion to the intrigue of the film. This film is foreign, and the fact that we have to read and listen, adds to that effect, making us feel like outsiders. This makes the audience have to pay attention which is brillant because of the intricacies of the story line. If you don't pay attention you will probably miss important information. Well so sum it up, this movie was amazing and I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone. Enjoy!
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Summary: Sir, this is not your ordinary wuxia movie...
Review: Next time when you're in theater watching this movie AGAIN, before the show begins, why not take a deep breadth and stand up and say it loudly "Raise your hands if you've seen this more than once?" You'll be surprised by the number of eager waving hands. Some reviewers rate this movie lower than three stars, saying HongKong has done this kind of wuxia movies for a long time, etc. Well yes, wuxia pics they may be, but there're not CTHD. I've watched serveral '90s HK wuxia/martial art movies the past few weeks (a passion re-ignited by CTHD), but found these movies full of shallow characters (and story line), silly & excessive explosions, unnecessarily prolonged flying, and superficial humor ... and so on. You find none of these in CTHD. I'm still convinced that CTHD will reign as king of wuxia movies in the next few years. In case if you are interested, I rated CTHD 5 stars, these are what other movies earned imho ,iron monkey (***1/2), tai chi master (***), new dragon inn (***), deadly melody (**),swordsmanII (**), swordsman(**), win chun(*) Even if you are a stingy DVD buyer, this is a MUST BUY, save your money and rent others.
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Summary: Pure Excellence!
Review: I was astounded when I saw this movie, I realized there still is pure entertianment left in this society. The speical affects are like no ever done before, and as for the fight scenes all i have to say is WOW!!! The plot has a twist that will keep you intrested through the whole movie. All in all this movie will blow you away! You MUST see this as soon as possible!!!!
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Summary: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: THIS MOVIE IS THE BEST CHINESE ACTION-ROMANCE MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN. I MEAN IT IS LIKE THERE IS NO GRAVITY THE WAY THEY FIGHT. ANYBODY LOOKING FOR A GOOD ACTION MOVIE NEEDS TO BUY CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON ON DVD. BETWEEN THIS AWESOME MOVIE, AND DVD'S AWESOME DOLBY DIGITAL(5.1) SURROUND SOUND, YOU WILL HAVE AN FASCINATING EXPERIENCE. YOU HAVE TO GET THIS MOVIE, IT COMBINES ACTION AND ROMANCE IN ONE GREAT, I TAKE THAT BACK,IN ONE AWESOME FILM. IT DESERVES MORE THAN 5 STARS.
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Summary: Not the first
Review: Let me just say first that I really liked this movie. But something thats been bothering me more and more is that most people (critics included) seem to regard this film as the first of its kind. This couldnt be further from the truth. I remember sitting in my friends living room watching these anti-gravity kung-fu movies five years ago. This type of film has been popular in Hong Kong for years, decades even. This is only the first to make it to the U.S.. And to be honest, it isn't even as good as some other no-name ones that I've seen. Still, I recommend seeing this movie, if not buying it.
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