by - written on 06/07/11 (Very useful, 53 readings)
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On the face of it, an artistic Chinese film that heavily features a discipline of martial arts that relies on special effects to pull it off may seem rather far fetched, and you may wonder why it won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. If you have watched it, though, you should realise that there is far more to interpret here than an ... Read the complete review
by - written on 02/06/10 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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Cast and Characters Chow Yun-Fat as Li Mu-bai Michelle Yeoh as Yu Shu-lien Zhang Ziyi as Jen Cheng Pei-pei as Jade Fox Li Mu-bai and Yu Shu-lien, the two martial arts warriors who have a special feeling with each other but for some reasons, they have hidden this love and keep it within themselves. A ... Read the complete review
by - written on 21/02/10 (Very useful, 9 readings)
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Set in China, during the Qing Dynasty - during the 43rd year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1778), Li Mu-bai (played by Chow Yun Fat), a skilled swordsman of the Wudang style returns to his village after having spent time away meditating. Some time back, his master was murdered by the powerful Jade Fox (Chen Pei-Pei). Mu-bai decides to ... Read the complete review
by - written on 18/02/10 (Useful, 20 readings)
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After having this DVD on my shelf for over a year now I finally got round to watching it and i'm glad I did, it really lived up to my expectations. Ang Lee is knows as a director who likes to do a lot of random films with no real set genre. But each and every film he creates are held in high esteem with their viewers. This is another ... Read the complete review
by - written on 10/12/09 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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The 'magic of the movies' is something rarely found these days, but proof that it still exists is in Ang Lee's delightful film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which epitomises a magical cinema experience. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a wonderful adaptation of Wang Du Lu's four-volume novel, Yujiaolang. Widely anticipated around the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/11/09, updated on 20/11/09 (Very useful, 42 readings)
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(film only review) Introduction Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a martial arts style foreign film that was released in the year 2000. It is in the Chinese language of Mandarin and has subtitles. The film was a big success when it was first released and received the Academy award for best foreign language film as ... Read the complete review
by - written on 27/09/09 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is in many ways the spiritual successor to films like Enter the Dragon, which introduced kung fu to Western audiences. This film, meanwhile, directed by veteran filmmaker Ang Lee (who is known for Western films such as The Ice Storm), ... Read the complete review
by - written on 03/08/09 (Useful, 2 readings)
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Ang Lee said that his intentions with Wo Hu Cang Long was to create one of the greatest martial arts film ever made and from the success and overall popularity of the film it is fair to say he has greated at least one of the best. This visually stunning combination of action, fantasy and romance is a brilliant portrayal of how epic ... Read the complete review
by - written on 22/09/08 (Useful, 31 readings)
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Jaw dropping martial arts masterpiece... A friend of mine came to my flat once and anouced that my flat mates and i had to go to the cinema with him that night and see this film. we had all seen the trailers and heard the hype and how it ws supossed the be good. We kind'a said we could'nt be botherd, so he unplugged the telly and ... Read the complete review
by - written on 14/08/08 (Very useful, 30 readings)
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, is a subtitled film, though there is an English dubbed version too, if you are a fan of martial arts films, then neither the dubbed nor subtitled version should bother you that much. Personally I went with the English version that, compared with older dubbed films, is watchable, without bursting into ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/07/08, updated on 09/07/08 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon isn't the type of film I would normally go for. However when awards season came around, after this film was released, the trailer was everywhere and reviews were raving of it's excellence. Therefore when it came on television not long after I thought I'd give it a shot; I wasn't at all ... Read the complete review
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (568 words)by - written on 26/06/08 (Very useful, 52 readings)
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----<A New Generation>---- Since the filming of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, there has been a new wave of films that have breathed new life into the dwindling martial arts Genre. Along with Crouching Tiger, comes; Hero, The House of Flying Daggers and Tarantino's, Kill Bill Vols. 1&2, these were straight from ... Read the complete review
by - written on 18/08/04, updated on 19/04/05 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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DIRECTED BY: Ang Lee CAST --------- Chow Yun-Fat .Master Li Mu Bai Michelle Yeoh .Yu Shu Lien Ziyi Zhang .... Jen Yu Chen Chang .... Lo ('Dark ... Read the complete review
by - written on 04/07/03, updated on 04/07/03
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flying a little far fetched - Advantages: beautiful scenery, most stunts were awesome, nice costumes - Disadvantages: too far fetched flying stunts, plot a little choppy, too long
by - written on 28/04/03, updated on 28/04/03 (Somewhat useful, 13 readings)
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For a movie which came with the dreaded subtitles stigma, Crouching tiger, hidden dragon has dragon-punched through all possible expectations to emerge as one of the best films of 2001. Rampaging across the international box office, scooping awards and universal praise as it went, this epic love story-cum-scrapfest delivers on all ... Read the complete review
by - written on 19/08/02, updated on 19/08/02
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It's amazing... even listening to it in Mandarin it's captivating. - Advantages: Packed with extra features, Simply gorgeuous visuals, Totally captivating - Disadvantages: None
by - written on 03/04/02, updated on 03/04/02 (Useful, 39 readings)
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I've had this on dvd for a while now, and finally got round to watching it last night. The film was excellent, great action with swordfights and a great love story behind all this, although for someone who has never watched a martial arts movie before there was perhaps a bit too much Fly-by wireing involved. However, you ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/03/02, updated on 21/04/02 (Somewhat useful, 31 readings)
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Wow. and double wow I saw this for the first time on a BIG screen at the cinema. I saw it a second time on a BIG screen at a cinema with 10 13 year old boys at a birthday treat. After the film try to imagine that many boys trying to run up walls. I feel that way each time as well. The DVD is stunning :- both on TV ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/02/02, updated on 26/02/02
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the breathtaking film based on the pulp novels by Du Lu Wang published in the 1920's. Ang Lee's brilliant film takes you through a world of fantasy, action and adventure. The script is essential, true and the actors relive it was passion and charisma. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon an oriental ... Read the complete review
by - written on 13/11/01, updated on 13/11/01 (Useful, 30 readings)
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I'd heard of this film long before buying the DVD, as I'm sure pretty much everyone else had. It's reputation definitely preceded it! To sum up before I kick off, I would say CTHD is definitely a good if not great film, that in my opinion deserves the awards it received. The Actors, Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh are ... Read the complete review
