Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Synopsis: Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy - and the inescapable, enduring power of love.
Set against 19th-century China's brathtaking landscape, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Draon is the action-packed, box office smash from acclaimed director Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm) featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yeun Wo Ping (The Matrix).

Rating: PG-13

Run Time: 120 Mins.

Director: Ang Lee

Dvd Extra's:Subtitles: English and French, Theatrical Trailers, Bravo Making of Special: Unleasing Dragons, A converstation With Michelle Yeoh, commenty by Ang Lee and James Schamus, Photo Montage, Filmographies, Languages: Mandarin, English, and French.

Nudity Factor: None

Of Note: "Crouching tiger hidden dragon" is a quote from Chinese mythology. It refers to hiding your strength from others; advice which is followed too well by the characters in the film.

Trailer: Click Here (Quicktime)

Review by: Jason James Rating:

To be honest this was the first subtitled movie I have ever watched and I even went to the movie theatre to watch it. I remember the first few minutes thinking to myself - wow, this reading subtitles is going to get old. Though, as the movie goes along I quickly forgot all about the subtitles as I became completely involved in the movie. It even got to were the words were not coming up on the screen fast enough. This movie has a different type of magic about it that no other movie before it had, at least in America. The opening combat with them fighting across the tops of buidlings, all the way to the combat from tree tops this movie kept my imagination running. The one complaint that I have heard about this movie concerns the ending. I think the complaint is manly based on the fact that the ending is very Un-American. I have embraced this and am glad that we still have cultural differences in movies. As the world continues to become one big melting pot, these differences will be of more importance. Oh, what am I trying to do, I am no philosopher, but if you like a good movie with good action and a little supernatural magic then give this movie a try. If you want a little more of my advice stick with reading the subtitles, though the DVD does have an English overlay if can't stand to do the reading.

Review by: Shooter I was already an old pro at reading subtitles before this movie made the silver screen. I guess it was my fascination with “Dragon Ball Z” (don’t ask). I did, however, wait for the DVD to come out before watching this one. This movie is a must see for anyone who likes martial arts movies, romances, or a hot Asian woman. As Mr. James pointed out, there is a cultural difference here. You can either, embrace it, reject it, or try to understand it. Trust me, if you try to understand it you may end up with a few less hairs on your head. The story in this movie was excellent, the martial arts sequences were well performed, and the actors are some of the most famous actors in China. Once you watch this one Chinese movie and you watch some of the others that the Chinese government approved for export you will see a lot of similarities. They mostly seem to tragic love stories of one form or another. The movies are also usually set in ancient China, probably because current day China is too depressing. Oh well, nothing like reliving your hay day. I have watched this movie at least 3 times so I would say it is definitely worth picking up on DVD.