Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: it has an ending!!!
Disadvantages: so many I can't list them!!!

Plot: (I'll give this a go, still don't quite understand it!) A swordsman searching for elightiment returns to a friend, he has his sword stolen by a rich kid who has been taught secrets of kung fu but her nanny who happens to be a convict. The nanny convinces her to rob the swordsman of his sword... umm thats about it. the nanny dies the sword returns to the master and the rich kid realises she shouldn't have learnt those secrets kills herself, ... Read review

Advantages: good film for the whole family
Disadvantages: the ending was typical chinese

Can chinese people really fly? of course not, but I watched the whole film without taking notice of this minor technicality. The scene in the trees was superb and the effects overall were very well done. The scenery was breathtaking. The atmosphere of the film was tremendous, often hillarious and although nothing like water margin and monkey, I could not help feeling this tinge of nostalgia during the fight scenes. If you are in the mood for ... Read review

Advantages: great action scenes
Disadvantages: death

why oh why does the nice guy have to die at the end of these films i love all these films, this one has a rugged story line but the layout and casting are brilliant, music is heart felt actresses are so right for this film, older warrior trying to steer the young rogue into the right direction, also at the same time trying to keep her emotions for lee mu bai at bay. So a forbidden love is kept still by tradition. Yet another love is cursed, the thief ... Read review

Advantages: Chow Yun Fat
Disadvantages: Ridiculious jumping

This film has received so many great reviews recently but when I went to see it I felt it was slightly overrated. The storyline was difficult to follow in places; this was partly due to the subtitles and the bizarrely irrelevant dream sequence. Another thing which wasn't good was the ridiculous way the characters were able to jump massive distance (Matrix Style). However, the martial arts scenes on the ground were brilliant especially the one in ... Read review

Advantages: HI-FI Action
Disadvantages: All feel like extra ordinary

Characters: Li Mu Bai - Chow Yun-Fat Shu Lien - Michelle Yeoh Lo - Chen Chang Jen Yu - Ziyi Zhang Features: Audio: English (5.1), Mandarin (5.1), Thai and Cantonese (Surround) Subtitles: English, Chinese, Korean, Thai Trailer Featurette: Interview with NMichelle Yeoh Commentary: Ang Lee and James Schamus (English) Costumes Gallery Music/video clip: Coco Lee, 'A Love Before Time' (English and Mandarin) Talent Files Weblink Animated Menus Review: This ... Read review