Rating: 
Summary: Deep and tragic
Review: Wow. I cry everytime I see this. Be warned however, this is no lifetime flick, you have to be deep yourself to understand the depth in this movie. But whatever you do, DON'T GET THE DUB! Seeing this movie dubbed is far worse than not seeing it at all. The english dubbers even to bad chinese accents- it's awful!
Rating: 
Summary: a wee bit over rated.
Review: this film was a very poor film. I know some that have seen the film would say, "oh, he just doesn't get foreign films" not so. I know bad movies when I see them, whether they come in english or german, french, chinese, or any language. I want some of that asian herb they were smoking when they wrote this. it must be pretty strong.
"wow. this sword I stole can cut buildings."
"hey give it back."
"no" *fly away*
"come on give it back"
"no"
"uh oh the ugly guy died"
"I'm sad"
"hey guy that I (...) for no reason, what do you wish for?"
*fly away again*
there you go. that's the movie in a nutshell. yep. if you get rid of the (...) awful "invisible string" scenes, you could get rid of about 90 min of this stupid (...) movie. although, the scenery in this movie is very beautiful. china is beautiful. This could have been a good film, if they could have fixed the script to where it would make a little sense, or something. I don't know. also, the menus are just pitiful. harder than hell to use on a computer, cause you have to click in just the right place, and then you have to watch this damn fighting scene between selections. rent it, but for god's sake, dont' buy it. buy something else.
Rating:
Summary: Simply a masterpiece. Deserves 6 stars!
Review: A triumph of Asian culture. Beautiful, stunning, powerful...a masterpiece!
There is nothing more to say.
Rating:
Summary: the BEST movie EVER made.
Review: OMG! I was simply wowed in theaters when this came out. It was all beautifully portrayed, and acted. I own the DVD now(I got it a couple days after it came out on DVD!) and it is even sweeter. I love the photo montage, and the BRAVO special. This movie had something for everyone.
Action
Romance
Subtle Comedy
Awsome characters
and MUCH MORE!!!
I like "Dark Cloud" Best. He is so great. I recommend this to anyone who likes anything in a movie. Seeing as this is an ancient Chinese Fairy tale, It has a lot of fantasy in it. BUY IT NOW!!!
Rating:
Summary: Romantic epic not to be missed...
Review: Even though I had seen "Traffic" earlier in the day at 1:30pm, I decided to go see "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at the 9:45pm showing. The show was sold out (as all of the previous ones were before it as well.) After seeing Ang Lee's "Sense And Sensibility" multiple times (I own it on laserdisc and DVD), and by having heard about the romance in the film between Yun-Fat and Leoh, I knew I was in for a treat.Ang Lee did not disappoint. It's the perfect date movie. The subtitles keep you paying attention to the movie (instead of worrying about where to put your arm, etc.), the romantic, quiet chemistry between Yeoh and Yun-Fat will satisfy her, and the mesmerizing fight scenes will more than satisfy him. (Or vice versa if you hate clichés like I do :-) It also has more than it's fair share of comedic moments in the film. I can't think of anyone that wouldn't enjoy this film. If you don't like subtitles, too bad. It's one of the best movies of the year, and deserves serious consideration for being nominated for that Oscar. I highly recommend seeing it on the big screen (even though I have a widescreen television at home) for all of the reasons mentioned above.
Rating:
Summary: Good movie for most audiences
Review: Of course, I had to see this movie first in the movie theatre. OF course, it was in mandarin. This DVD has both mandarin and english audio tracks which are great. The one really funny thing is that the english audio track doesn't match the enlish captions which are funny. The drama is great. I think the movie has everything that people would enjoy, romance, betrayal, action, etc. But watch instead of reading this recommendation if you haven't seen it! :-)
Rating: 
Summary: Zero stars is too many
Review: I disagree with giving this movie zero stars -- that is too many. I watched the movie from beginning to the end because I didn't want to offend my wife and her family. Forget the old fashioned A and B movies: what comes after F. The sound track is nice though. Okay, a D minus. Does that make for one star? Very overrated. No content. Mindless plot. BAD values. The cinematography could be great if the acting didn't spoil it. I need something to offer my friends and children. This ain't it.
Rating:
Summary: This movie stinks
Review: I sat through the entire show in the movie theater, but only did so because I was there with others. This was one of the worst movies I've seen in a very long time. There is no real character development, the plot is entirely predictable and cliche', the action sequences are either funny or just plain boring. The special effects weren't cool, just dorky - it would have been no worse by having the actors flying through the air by the "invisible ropes" of years ago. Kids might like this, though I've seen almost every Disney film made and this was far less entertaining than anything Disney has released in the last ten years. I can only imagine that folks that like martial arts and kooky special effects will find this movie entertaining. I could find nothing of redeeming value here.
Rating: 
Summary: Believe in Battle
Review: The film takes FOREVER to get going but once it does,the film crackles with gripping drama capturing the audience well.
Pure escapless entertainment and a bit over-hyped buzz.
But the Dvd features were margenal. Ang Lee fills in the patchy
James Schamus in the Feturette.
The porformances were terrific and allow you to pour into the characters Mind. A true winner on video but not as good on Dvd.
Rating:
Summary: mysticism and bad values
Review: Would give this a 0 star rating. This is a truly horrible movie. Full of mysticism and bad decisions with a totally nonsensical ending. The only reason I continued to watch was because it was recommended to me by family. I managed to watch the whole thing due to my incredulity and fascination for just how bad it would get. By the end I was standing and trying not to gag.
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