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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Confuses Audience

Advantages: See what life might have been like during the Qing Dynasty
Disadvantages: it left the viewer confused with unanswered questions

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon takes place during the Qing Dynasty and tells the story of woman and men warriers and a sword known as the Green Destiny. I was utterly confused when watching this movie and had a hard time grasping my head around the plot. This story line was very difficult to follow and was needed to be searched on the Internet to discover the plot. In my opinion, the movie didn't answer any questions that were set up in the beginning ...
...plot and the characters of the story were to confusing that it was distracting from the effects included. Personally, I beleive that Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was a pointless movie in which there was no plot but just a series of random events that made transitions through the movie. ...

secret23 19.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (DVD)

ROMEO MUST DIE must see for jet lee fans

Advantages: great fighting, storyline
Disadvantages: no Aaliyah so no sequel

This film introduced me fully to the true skills of Jet Lee i have since pruchased almost all of his films. this is a film about jet lee as a ex-policeman escaping jail to go to america and find and kill the person who is responsible for the death of his brother. the story is about a chinese and African american gangs grabbing up land around docks in order to sell to the NHL. However when jet caracter meets Aaliyah an unlikely partnership is formed ...
...some amazing fight scences and some great songs. the filming is brilliant with some explosive scences and the escape from jail and the finally fight scene is unbelievable showing just how amazing jet lee's fighting ability is. Also with a cameo from DMX and him and Aaliyah providing most of the soundtrck it is a phenominal hit. i just have to say that if you still haven't seen this film then get up and go and buy it you will not be disappointed. ...

wegiephill 18.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Romeo Must Die (DVD)

A great martial arts film with fabulous storyline

Advantages: The film is awesome
Disadvantages: Not an happy ending

I love this film. As mentioned above, at it's time this was the most expensive film made in Korea, a fact shown in the movie with awesome special effects. This film contains a fantastic, gripping plot with tales of forbidden love, treachery, jealousy and vengence. Complete with fabulous sword fighting scenes to equal any top martial arts movie. The Hero, of this film is a simple peasant called Jinha {Shin Hyun-june}, who one day happens upon a girl ...
...next meal to a slavering ravenous wolf. The young boy saves this Heroine called Sullie {Kim Hee-sun}, who happens to be the daughter of a renowned general, By fighting off this lupine beast with his wooden sword, showing at this age a prowess with a sword. From this day onward they become best of friends, meeting in secret. As the seasons come and go{during this part there is a magical special effect that shows them ageing and various seasons passing, ...

tayloa22 23.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Bichunmoo - Warrior Of Virtue (Subtitled and Dubbed) (Wide Screen) (DVD)

Best Martial Arts Film Ever

Advantages: Great story and martial art moves, acting is superb
Disadvantages: Actors don't speak in English, but there are translations

If like me, you are thinking of learning some kind of martial art in the near future, than from this film you can get all the inspiration and motivation you need. Reknown for all the Martial Arts fighting in it, Chinese style, this film is the foreign film that cashed in the most money from the US Box Office ever. The cast in the film is completely Chinese and thereforeI have never heard of any of them before. However from what I have read on the ...
...Incidentally, although 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' was a complete success in the US and other western countries, it was a complete flop in China. Probably one of the reasons could be because the four main actors all speak four different dialects of Mandarin, which thankfully doesn't really affect Westerners who can see the film translated to English or else with English sub-titles. Personally, I prefer the latter. What particularly attracted ...

jeffe 01.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Superbit) (DVD)

Must See - Brilliant & Ingeneous martial arts!

Advantages: Culturally accurate (As I can tell), Comical, Excellent martial arts & Choreography.
Disadvantages: Not too deep, more for action than story.

I watched this movie as a recommendation from a friend. - And I'm glad I did. This is one of Jackie Chans' first films and helped hurtle him into stardom. Don't be put off by my special effects rating, a good martial arts film doesn't need them! The choreography is outstanding and carries the film from start to finish. The story is of a young unruly martial arts student (Jackie) who is forced by his father to leave town to train with a legendary ...
...of all, feared by new apprentices'. The young Jackie later discovers the legend is all but an old drunk. He dismisses him, until later through a funny and riveting series of events their paths meet again. As the film continues, Jackie's character, Wong Fei-Hung, is taught 'drunken Kung Fu'. In the mean time it is revealed an assassin has been sent after Wongs' father. I think it is plain to see that this is soley a martial arts movie; the story there ...

Infinite7 27.10.2009 · Read full review
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