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Summary: Elegant and Simple
Review: This movie was extremely elegant in the portryal of it's story.Instead of rash violence and stunt sequences this movie has a mythical and mysterious touch to it.The fight sequences are just amazing.They seem more like heavnely ballet which is something very unique.This is great movie overall with excellent performances from Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang.
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Summary: The Best Film of 2000 -- bar none!
Review: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is an incredible tale of two interwoven stories of love. Not only that, the movie features phenomenal cinematography in some the best fight sequences ever filmed. It's hard not to love CTHD, with it's beautiful scenery and epic tale. The film centers mainly around Zhang Ziyi, who plays a beautiful girl being forced into marriage to benefit her family's social status while secretly harboring deep feelings for an outlaw. She's also fascinated by Michelle Yeoh's character, a seasoned warrior visiting her home. Michelle Yeoh also has hides a secret love, Li Mu Bai (played by Chow Yun Fat), whom she cannot marry for fear of dishonoring his late husband. Zhang's quest for satisfaction will bring them all together, but at their risk of their own lives.But enough with the plot. CTHD features some of the best (if not THE best) fights ever seen. As the characters effortlessly bound across the screen on rooftops and treetops to escape their enemy or fight passionately in face-to-face. The movie is of the "martial arts fantasy" genre, meaning that characters defy the laws of gravity and physics with ease. This accentuates their story, but never overtakes it. These epic battles are an expression of their strong emotions and the burden they feel for peace. The fights include one actor against an entire bar, a chase through the rooftops followed by some insane hand-to-hand combat, and one fight involving so many weapons that you'll watch it over and over again. If you don't like subtitles the DVD offers an option for dubbed playback, but I enjoy it better reading the text. Buy this movie. Now. Then have some friends over and take in "one of the greatest movies ever made."
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Summary: Much Hype
Review: Ok, I liked it, but whats all the hubbub about?Strongly recommend you turn on the English dubbing unless you like the sound of Mandarin. More expression in the English dub.
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Summary: My favorite film of all time?
Review: Most often, picking one single film as a favorite is difficult. There are so many good ones, how can we pick only one? After seeing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (on DVD) for the second time, I believe this could be the best film I've ever seen for these reasons: The fight scenes
To say these are the best martial arts sequences ever filmed makes it sound like there are other films that are close. I believe that these fight scenes are far and above the best ever. Adding to the action is the fact that the women are as good, if not better, than the men. So many films place women in subordinate roles. Not this one. The music
During the first fight scene, the polyrhythmic drumming made me realize how sick I am of conventional action music. Many action films now only use rock and techno to drive the scenes. But CTHD used more subtle, dark music to color the scenes. Yo Yo Ma's cello work was also outstanding. The poetic tragedy
CTHD's mythical qualities and tragic themes are very well done. Similar to opera and Greek Mythology, the film shows painful lessons without being preachy or melodramatic. The cinematography and scenery
I noticed something unusual watching CTHD the second time. Often during the outdoor shots, Ang Lee placed his camera farther away from the actors than normal. This did two things: it painted great cinematic pictures and it was respectful of the beautiful landscapes. The love stories
So many film love stories seem unreal to me. The love stories in CTHD were both unique and very real for different reasons. Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh's love story was particularly well done. Their long unrequited love was painful and real.
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Summary: Great special effects-refreshing story line
Review: Crouching Tiger has great special effects along with a refreshing story line. It is a nice change from the same old same old that Hollywood insists on producing. Crouching Tiger is a great addition to the DVD collection.
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Summary: marvleous martial art but a confusing story
Review: i like it that the fact it is action packed movie. but to say that it has a good story, i completley disagree.
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Summary: French translation is superb!
Review: I just saw the movie again and this time it was dubbed in French and it made the movie even better!!!! The quality of the voices, the lyricism of Moliere's language (as well as the excellent syncronism) really enhancend the film.. As soon as I heard the "vous" and "tu", I realized that the english 'you' was a week replacement. I was never a fan of dubbed film but this one has cahnged my mind. This is only normal; I wasnt a fan of this genre of movie before but this movie changed that. If you understand french and havent heard this version; GO NOW and rent it! jer
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Summary: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a TRUE WORK OF ART
Review: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a TRUE WORK OF ART. I rented this DVD last night and at first I was skeptical because I have never cared much for martial arts movies, but due to the buzz and and my own yearning to see it I did and man was I surprised. This movie is AMAZING the landscapes are beautiful and the fight scenes are just down right the BEST choreagraphed I have ever seen on screen. I like how the main characters come across as these spiritual yet very smart and respected people who respect the power that the sword gives it's user. The cast MICHELLE YEOH and YUN-FAT CHOW give this movie a quality that no martial arts movie has ever had, TRULY GREAT ACTING! I loved the way the characters would seem to amaze me as they jumped and glided through the air. The movie is based upon this amazing sword that is stolen by someone in the village. After Michelle Yeoh's character almost catches the culprit, the theif soon gets away with the sword and gives the them a run for there money when fighting in battle as she was taught a gifted form of martial arts by one of the greats in China. The movie does have a sad ending that i will not give away but I will say it is flying high! Check this movie out it is so AWESOME! I will be buying this DVD soon! Great Cast and Great MOVIE!
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Summary: A highly Overrated Movie.
Review: I did not see this movie in the theater and was waiting for the DVD to come out. I picked one up when it was released. But, I might have been expecting a lot from this movie because of all the rave reviews this movie is been getting. I felt that the movie has a very week story and the action scenes looked pretty cheezy to me. I liked the photography and music in the film though. The acting was uniformly good and the new comer Zhang Ziyi stood out. She showed tremondous energy and emotion in acting different scenes in the movie. On the whole this movie left me wanting more. A definite dissapointment!!
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Summary: This Dragon is good, but not the best martial arts film!
Review: Yes, this is a well filmed, entertaining martial arts film, but I feel somewhat let down. The universal, enthusiastic praise this one received left me expecting a great film... instead this is a very good film. The first few "flying" scenes showed remarkable special effects. After the 20th time they flew, I felt it really took away from the martial arts technique. Personally, I'll take Enter the Dragon as the best martial arts film ever made. As a drama, the movie is good, but the story does begin to drag in a few places. Clearly, this is a well made, entertaining film... but a candidate for best movie of the year at the academy awards? Traffic and Gladiator are clearly much better. If everyone hadn't claimed this to be a great film ( a landmark in martial arts films), I would be more willing to sing its praises. You'll like this movie, I know I did, but I do question its greatness!
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