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Summary: Deeply Romantic Action Movie?!
Review: As a thirty-something who grew-up loving Bruce Lee, and all the dubbed late-night martial arts films, this was a must-see. I did love the action sequences - they were beautiful and fast-paced - but this movie has much more than action. The story lines and character development are suberb. I would classify this as one of the finest movies I have seen.
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Summary: Silly
Review: I liked this movie because it was very silly. I don't exactly know what happened in the movie because I don't know how to read. So, because I couldn't understand it, it was silly and I like silly movies so I give it a 5 star. Yahhhh!
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Summary: a fantastic film
Review: this movie is a great fantasy and martial arts film. Brilliant. Reading the whole time is a pain though.
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Summary: One thing about culture....
Review: For those of you that might cast this movie in the pits of hell, there is one thing you are obviously missing. Culture. Our culture is so fallen away from God, (who is the source of our country to begin with, and I could get on that for about an hour) that we have no values let in society. Look around. Moms and dads let their children shoot people because they do not have the simple dicipline to keep them out of reach. God is written in the constitution (look that up too), as he was the reason we founded this country. From Him, we have values, moral standards, and education. But, we have fallen away as I stated. In other cultures, they are highly in tune to their values, morals, and education. Why do you think they beat us at everything? You may be wondering why I am speaking so strongly in the favor of this movie? Well, simple. Culture. In East Asia, they do everything because of it. I know because I was there. I learned the culture of a nation that is just waking up to modernization. They are deeply rooted in their lifestyle of peace and harmony with nature. I am not Asian. I just have to say that if you found this movie boring or hard to understand, then you must realize, it was written from the standpoint of their culture. Do not critizice something you don't understand. I suggest learning Chinese, not Japanese as someone said, then approach the movie again. Or you can go live in China, learn their culture, and get a much better appreciation for this movie. Either way, I guarantee you will find that this movie has many facets that will interest you, and you'll be all the wiser for having taken the time to appreciate another culture. And give God the glory!
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Summary: A great film, but please, steer clear of the dub!
Review: There's really nothing I can say about the movie itself that hasn't already been said. It's a breathtaking film. I'm generally not a fan of martial arts-style action in films, but the fight scenes left me stunned, as did the ending. In general I really liked the plot and the characters. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you do.Anyway, since I don't think anyone here's commented on the English dub, I thought I would. The version shown in cinemas was in the original language of Mandarin with English subtitles. Being a fan of anime (Japanese animation) I'm used to reading subtitles, but other people may have a hard time getting used to reading the subtitles before they disappear and at the same time looking at the rest of the screen. But trust me, it's worth it. The English dub (available on the same DVD as the subtitled version and a separate VHS) matches the lip movement surprisingly well, but it still sounds like the people are just moving their lips and there's someone else hiding behind a rock saying the lines (like most live-action dubs). Also the acting's fairly bad and sounds very stilted (partly a side-effect from the computer editing required to get the good lip-sync, but it doesn't help that everyone has bad Chinese accents). The script isn't too bad, but it rewords things from the original a *lot*, at times completely changing the meaning of what's being said. Watching this dub makes me cringe, and I can sit through Cardcaptors. That's saying a lot. The only really good thing about the dub is that the ending theme is translated into English - there are no subtitles for it when watching the Mandarin version ;_; If you have a DVD player, get the DVD (that way if you really can't cope with the subs you can switch to the dub, or the other way round). If you don't, get the subtitled version on video and just do your best to keep up ;D
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Summary: Crouching farter, hidden stench
Review: Okay, my first review on this movie, also a one star, must have been edited out by amazon due to its profanity (softcore at best), that is how much i hate this movie. So, is this title also editable? Is farter a bad word for this movie? I don't think so, and the somehow the Hollywood media hid the stench of this movie by elevating it. First, the sword, BFD. Unbelievable the sword (green destiny), happened to be the whole point of the movie. Second, the stupid peter pan flying effects don't cut it and are an eye-sore. And why in the heck are all the fight scenes so dark? I almost went blind trying to watch this movie. Yes, it is boring, plotless, and an eye-sore, but that's just the beginning. The characters have nothing to offer in addition to a script that is comparable to Eye of the Beholder. I totally just lost it with this movie when some questionalbly placed flashback into the princess's life (more than halfway through the movie that is) just dragged on and on. So there, don't touch this movie with a ten foot pole.
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Summary: Rubbish
Review: Five minutes after leaving the cinema (or reaching the end of the DVD) no one call say what this movie is about -- but all admire its dreamy beauty and its quirky special effects. These, however, are self-indulgent and in service of nothing. There is absolutely nothing thought-provoking in the entire film. It's the cinematic equivalent of New Age Music. If you like Yanni, you will love this film.
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Summary: Why love this movie?
Review: I can understand the recent fascination with Ang Lee's masterpiece about the quiet warriors and thieves, but can't say that I liked it at all. Given that there were a lot of amazing action sequences and the story was more than that of your regular run of the mill action movie it stands well in some places. It's the middle that sends me to sleep everytime I watch it. The love story is carried out to long and caused me to go, "Yeah I get your point...she likes him and he likes her but she's a princess and he's a renegade." I've seen it a million times and it still plays the same as it did with Shakespeare...this one doesn't even have a twist. That is why I feel that the film doesn't hold its own and is in fact very unoriginal and boring. A vailiant effort by Ang Lee but not good enough.
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Summary: one of the best kung fu movies ever
Review: this is one of the best kung fu movies that i have see! it has action suspence and some druma. there was a lot of killing and ass kicking. over all i think that eveyone should own a copy of this movie. i just bought mine!
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Summary: Martial Arts Mayhem
Review: If you like Martial Arts, then buy this movie. If you like Love Stories, then buy this movie. Crouching Tiger has it all. Drama, matrix-esque fight scenes. It has a commentary by Director Ang-Lee. A great movie.
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