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Summary: Spanky
Review: Not being one to watch too many kung fu movies or even any foreign ones, I wasn't very interested in this movie. It very much surprised me as it had much more plot than any I had ever seen and some very creative fighting scenes. It was a brilliant movie and I would reccomend it to any who is looking for a new type of action-adventure.
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Summary: A real way to show not only USA can make good movies
Review: This movie was for me, the real winner of the Oscar. The performance each actor gives, how all of them get so intertwined with their characters it's just amazing, it's as if they were living the story with such strong feeling that they get to communicate it to the viewer.As so many have said, it's simply a masterpiece. With outstanding fighting scenes and creating a story so fantasic that you can almost sense it as real.... I simply love this movie
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Summary: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Review: This was classic oriental epic story telling. The fact that some people may have found it complex (boring) probably has to do with the intricate manner of the story telling. Within one plot and story line there are various sub-plots and stories. The best example that comes to mind is the nature of the sword being woven into the nature of Jen's relationship with Lo and the other characters. For an interesting read that best demonstrates the qualities of this story-telling style, one must read "SAN KUO CHIH YEN-I" or "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The similarity of these styles is awesome in that though someone may feel that they are reading/watching something mindless, one is drawn in to a story and hours pass by amazingly fast. The movie demonstrated first rate story telling.
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Summary: A beautiful film on so many levels...
Review: I regret having missed this when it was in theaters, having avoided it assuming it would just be "Merchant Ivory goes Asian." Bummer! This is one of the most astounding things I've seen in a long time. It's part martial-arts/date movie, part courtly love story/martial-arts movie, if that makes any sense. The fight scenes have to be the most incredible I've ever seen, and they're couched in such a great plot, and with some of the most beautiful settings. For all the fighting, none of it comes off as gratuitous because it's all choreographed like a ballet, and there's conspicuously little bloodshed. Oh, and at some point, Chow Yun-Fat grew straight out of his annoying Hollywood sneer and into the role of a wise master. The real star, however, has to be Ms. Zhang. The restarant scene ("I am the invincible sword godess!") is worth the price of admission alone. On dvd, this film looks just spiffy. The picture is good and clear without any visible edge enhancement, and the colors (which Ang Lee uses to great effect) are vivid without being over-saturated. The audio, especially the really cool music by Yo-Yo Ma, is perfectly clear. My only gripe, and it's a small one, is with the relatively anemic extras. The commentary's nice, but it mentions twenty minutes of cut scenes, none of which are on this disc. There's a neat television documentary that shows how some of the choreography was done, and there's also a suprisingly good English-language dub, although I prefer the Mandarin with subtitles. What I would have loved to see, however, are extra-angle options for the fencing scenes, especially the treetop scene at the climax (which looks beautiful on this dvd, btw). Still, this is a good solid transfer of a great film.
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Summary: Amazing Movie
Review: A great movie, the concept of freedom, the wisdom of the orient spiritually people, and the big show of special effects only comparable to Matrix, of course, the same people behind the effects. One of the bests pictures I even seen.
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Summary: !!! Now I understand Riddly Scott !!!
Review: As someone who is obsessed with Gladiator I was shocked to see four Oscars go to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. And now after I saw the movie, I understand why Riddly Scott was shocked too in the Oscars!!! Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is not a bad movie but is not worth all that! Here are the ups and downs in the movie: 1. The story progress is extremely slow and boring. 2. The plot is not all that. 3. Great sound track. 4. Great scenery. 5. Good acting job and marshal art demonstration. 6. Touchy ending! 7. The thing that doesn't make sense at all was the zero gravity in the movie! Wow, everybody could fly' where was this film taken? On the moon?!!!!!!! Rent this movie to satisfy your curiosity but do not buy it! I guess politics had its own role again in the Oscars!!! Something else, this DVD's English subtitle doesn't match at all the English Dialogue in the movie!!!
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Summary: ONE OF THE WORST FILMS I HAVE SEEN
Review: This film is so childish that my 7 year old son had to make comments about the silly plot.
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Summary: A Beautiful Piece of Asian Art
Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragons have defied all lines that other movies have not been able to do. Ang Lee is able to take the adrenaline pumped art of martial arts and add passionate romance into the Academy Award winning film. The story blends perfectly with the fight scenes that occur from time to time during the film. There are also memorable scenes, such as the battle between the wise warrior Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) and a politician's daughter Jen (Zhang Ziyi.) All of the parts, including Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) and Lo (Chang Chen) are portrayed wonderfully. I heard that Jet Li turned down the role for the film. Either way, with or without him, the movie would still be great.
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Summary: Piece of Garbage!
Review: This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life and I don't know how it won any awards. The plot is BORING and EXTREMELY MONOTONOUS and the fighting scenes are really STUPID and UNREALISTIC. All they are are people flying through the air. Hey I like fight scenes even when they're unrealistic if they look good (e.g. Romeo Must Die). But in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon they're just a joke. I don't recommend this movie to anyone, it's not fit for a dog.
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Summary: Intense
Review: This movie packs in the power, the acrobatics, and lots of poetic charm. Great subtitles, the movie is all about wanting what you can't have; class distinction; honor; revenge; and discipline. Beautiful photography, too. Solidly fine acting; sometimes the emotions and volumes of dialogue is caught in a glimpse of a raised eyebrow or a determined grit in Yun-Fat Chow's lips. Graceful. Layered. Cinematic. Great, great movie.
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