| |
|
|
|
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
|
List Price: $14.94
Our Price: $9.99
Your Save: $ 4.95 ( 33% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Chang Chen, Chow Yun-Fat, Cheng Pei-Pei, Sihung Lung, Michelle Yeoh
Directed By: Ang Lee
|
Average Customer Rating:  
|
|
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767861441
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0767861442
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2001-06-05
Running Time: 120
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
|
Hong Kong wuxia films, or martial arts fantasies, traditionally squeeze poor acting, slapstick humor, and silly story lines between elaborate fight scenes in which characters can literally fly. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has no shortage of breathtaking battles, but it also has the dramatic soul of a Greek tragedy and the sweep of an epic romance. This is the work of director Ang Lee, who fell in love with movies while watching wuxia films as a youngster and made Crouching Tiger as a tribute to the form. To elevate the genre above its B-movie roots and broaden its appeal, Lee did two important things. First, he assembled an all-star lineup of talent, joining the famous Asian actors Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh with the striking, charismatic newcomer Zhang Ziyi. Behind the scenes, Lee called upon cinematographer Peter Pau (The Killer, The Bride with White Hair) and legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo-ping, best known outside Asia for his work on The Matrix. Second, in adapting the story from a Chinese pulp-fiction novel written by Wang Du Lu, Lee focused not on the pursuit of a legendary sword known as "The Green Destiny," but instead on the struggles of his female leads against social obligation. In his hands, the requisite fight scenes become another means of expressing the individual spirits of his characters and their conflicts with society and each other. The filming required an immense effort from all involved. Chow and Yeoh had to learn to speak Mandarin, which Lee insisted on using instead of Cantonese to achieve a more classic, lyrical feel. The astonishing battles between Jen (Zhang) and Yu Shu Lien (Yeoh) on the rooftops and Jen and Li Mu Bai (Chow) atop the branches of bamboo trees required weeks of excruciating wire and harness work (which in turn required meticulous "digital wire removal"). But the result is a seamless blend of action, romance, and social commentary in a populist film that, like its young star Zhang, soars with balletic grace and dignity. --Eugene Wei
|
|
|
Spotlight customer reviews:
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: a must see for sure
Comment: I had the opportunity to see this film when it first came out in the movie theater in 2000 and it immediately became my favorite movie since I love martial arts, philosophy and visual arts.. and this movie combines them all. It had the best choreography I had ever seen back then, reflected on eastern martial arts philosopy, nature, buddism wisdom as well as western metaphysical thoughts..
Customer Rating:
Summary: Crouching Purchaser, Hidden Quality!
Comment: I'm very pleased with this product! Very high quality and well worth purchasing! Thanks, Amazon!
Customer Rating:
Summary: love this movie
Comment: having it on the psp was nice, got to watch it on the plane. i love this movie, and i am not particularly into the whole kung fu thing in general, but this is great!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worst Martial Arts Movie ever made.
Comment: Chow Yun Fat
Enough said. That Means The Movie is a stinker. His acting is terrible. He doesn't do any kicks or anything. I Was Disappointed in this movie, especially the end. This is a B-Movie at best.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Mostly for Juveniles
Comment: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon DVD
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won an Academy Award a few years back. Must have been a slow year.. It's about a young warrior in ancient China who is trying to recover a stolen magical sword. Has just scads of martial arts and such.
Recommended mostly for juveniles.
Gunner December, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
