Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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Summary: THE BEST MOVIE IN A LONG TIME
Review: I love movies, and I have got to say, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is by far one of the best I've ever seen. It is a creative blend of Action, Drama, and love. If you have not seen this movie, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you see it. If you are one of the people who think subtitles are annoying, trust me, this movie is so good you wont even know you are reading it. If you absolutly cant stand it, you can make it dubbed in English, but it probably has bad voices. Over-all, the best movie ever. SEE IT!

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Summary: great movie!!!
Review: Even though this movie was in subtitles, I really enjoyed it! By the middle of the movie, I didn't even notice the subtitles. I think that this movie was well made, and very interesting. The fighting scenes were very well done. I enjoyed this movie very much and I would go see it again!!

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Summary: Oh for Pete's Sake...Just see it!
Review: Just see the movie to judge for yourself. It's a beautiful movie in every aspect. Enjoy!

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Summary: Best Movie Ever
Review: This epic is the best movie I have ever seen. I had my doubts about it. It is in a foreign language and it was only my second time to see a foreign film with subtitles. I noticed that some persons writing reviews did not care for the movie. Their number one complaint was that the film was/is boring. It is too easy and too comfortable a response but a predictable response. We are conditioned to be instantly gratified by movies that contain gratuitious acts and if something is not blowing up then our attention is lost. Not to say that I don't enjoy movies where there is hot passion and things blowing up. Die Hard, Animal House and the like are excellent movies. But, we need to let ourselves pick up on the nuances of romance, and the intuitiveness of movies as well. They don't have to smack us in the face with explosions and predictable love stories in order to hold our attention. Or, I guess for some of us, they do. If those of you who were "bored" by this movie would only stay home and watch All My Children and reruns of Hunter and TJ Hooker, you would be much happier. I read that one person actually thought this was an action movie and based his opinion from that perspective. I found so many aspects of this movie touching,magical,appealing. I will admit that you have to pay attention to details and nuances of the characters in order to get the full experience. This movie is a mix of Gone With The Wind meets The Matrix.

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Summary: To Zhou Hanqing:
Review: Since misinformation is a terrible thing, I think you should get some facts straight before posting your review:

Coco Lee was born in Hong Kong. She is NOT Taiwanese.

As to your bias towards movies/directors from Taiwan, you've clearly not seen enough of them to make a sound judgement.

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Summary: Mezmerizing
Review: To escape from your life of backpacks, traffic, computers and "Survivor," watch this film. It takes you to a different place and time, and it's a film you won't soon forget. Especially remarkable are how the women in this film don't have to get half-naked to make an impact.

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Summary: CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON
Review: I LOVE KUNGFU MOVIES, I HAVE OVER A HUNDRED OF THEM AND I COULD NOT WAIT TO ADD THIS ONE TO MY COLLECTION. THE FIGHTING SCENES ARE GREAT. MICHELLE YOEN AND THE OTHER FEMALE GOT BUSY SEVERAL TIMES. EVEN THE STUDENT TEACHER (THE BAD LADY) SHE WAS TIGHT TOO. THE GIRL FIGHT SCENES WERE THE BEST OVERALL. THE LOVE STORY WAS O.K. IT WAS ABOUT TWO SCENES IF ANY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SHORTER OR COMPLETELY TAKEN OUT. IF YOU LIKE KUNGFU MOVIES, THIS DVD IS TIGHT. IF YOU LOVE KUNGFU MOVIES, YOU HAVE TO OWN THIS DVD...PEACE

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Summary: A film i saw 4 times at the cinema, cant be all that bad
Review: In fact what it is is actually something really special. Based on what seems a very simple love story. Crouching Tigar Hidden Dragon is a brilliant mix of action, fantasy, martial arts and magic all mixed up in a colourful bowl of perfectly design music. Its a film you have to see more than once as so much goes on, the dvd is something not to be missed, slow motion options, so you can see how good they REALLY are and features that look set to take you deeper into this world of treetop battles. The best fight scene (for me) was the one in the court yard at night, like nothing i have ever seen... its really worth buying just for that.

Enjoy

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Summary: Tiger-Dragon
Review: There are so many things Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon does right. First of all, the action is great. It is majestic and graceful and, most importantly, complex, as all good action should be. There are martial arts hand-to-hand fights as well as intense sword duels, and it's all done with the style of a complex dance. This is indeed one of the best forms of action you can have. When it all clicks, it's great. Like The Matrix, CTHD liberates its fighters by having them superpowered, letting them run up walls and fly, and this gives the action a feeling of freedom and limitless bounds. The influence is undeniably there. And like The Matrix, CTHD's action is better than what you'd find in, say, Jackie Chan films because it trusts the magic of martial arts enough to actually use martial arts, and the results are far more impressive than any Chan film, simply because the action is there as action, not as a side-dish to predictable sight jokes. (Not to mention that there is a good plot, too). ...

This film is an epic, and makes sure it lets us know that, by creating some very nice visuals throughout. All the wide, detailed shots of Peking, the Forbidden City, are breathtaking, and the film is packed with beautiful, almost mystical settings like mountains, valleys, deserts, and forests. Not as grandly detailed and imaginative as, say, The Phantom Menace or Gladiator, but it still transports you to the time and place very well.

And there are only a few flaws. Yes, this film, which probably has an average rating of 4 stars among the critics, still has flaws. Okay, maybe that word is too harsh; there are things that could've been improved on. There aren't that many. For one thing, the film never lets us in on the background and philosophy of the surreal fighting style that allows the fighter to float. It is a film's job to let us in; for some reason here, it's left abandoned. And no, it's not tasteful mystique; the film could easily let us know more about the style without giving anything away. Look at Star Wars- we end up knowing a lot about The Force in the first film alone, yet none of its mystique is lost. I'm not saying CTHD should've explained everything away; I'm saying it should've given us more background on the philosophies and practices involving the fighting style. It is too bad CTHD doesn't do this, because it would not only add to the action but the story as well, as it would certainly bring up interesting philosophical themes.

The only other flaw isn't so much a flaw as it is a section of the film. One part, where the film flashes back to the origins of the romance between the princess character and Lo, a bandit, isn't handled very gracefully. It ruins the great momentum of the film by suddenly taking thirty minutes to focus on the two weakest characters and actors in the film to focus on a pretty typical romance subplot, which could have easily been done in five minutes without losing any effect.

As for the DVD of this film, it contains the usual features, like documentaries and behind-the-scenes videos, which aren't very special and don't provide much insight into the film itself. But what it also has is one of the best features any good DVD should have: director's commentary. With this, you can watch the entire film over again as Ang Lee talks you through it.

This is a great film. With some fabulous action scenes (the best one involves Yeoh and Ziyi dueling in her training room, and Yeoh basically goes through every weapon on the rack fighting her), pretty visuals, a solid story with good chemistry between the characters, fine acting (Yeoh is the best), and a nice moody score, CTHD is yet another great holiday-season film, an excellent action/epic, and one of the best martial arts films you'll ever see. One of the best of the year.

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Summary: Something for everyone
Review: Even if you think you're the type to hate subtitles, you'll love this movie. It's intense, mythical, funny, clever, charming, vicious, athletic, emotional and beautifully shot. Enjoy!