Yurt Night Entertainment
Added 9/13/2009
I hosted four middle school students for a night in a Mongolian style yurt that we built last spring. This movie was a big part of our evening's entertainment. The kids loved the movie. . . that is the parts they could truly hear. The colors are very dark through many sequences of the film, and the sound is low. But the movement is beautiful, and for the most part, it kept students entertained. It is a bit long, and the plot has a number of complex layers. For perhaps anyone who is less familiar with Asian culture, I would recommend it for ages 16+.
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crouching tiger, hidden dragon
Added 7/11/2009
a beautiful show piece of quality from China: scenery, music, acting, martial arts, and aerial movements. hongkong movie makers have much to learn from China's movie makers.
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Crouching Tiger, Little Dragon
Added 6/4/2009
An excellent movie well grounded in chinese philosophy and mythology. It brings an interesting twist to the star crossed lovers theme of the Wu Xia genre.
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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon does not need stars...
Added 3/20/2009
In fact I saw this movie several times. It won 8 oscars. So no stars from me needed. I bought the DVD because I give Chinese lessons and the chinese spoken in the movie is clear, evident and helpfull for the students (who by the way, also love the kongfu "ballet".)
Thats about it.
Prof. Dr Joeri van den Bergh, PhD, Netherlands
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A martial arts movie filmed with great visual brio...
Added 2/12/2009
Chinese martial arts films had found a market in the West during the Kung Fu boom initiated by Bruce Lee in the early 1970s... But "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" represents a new departure, an attempt to produce a sophisticated, big-budget Chinese film that would appeal both to mainstream Western audiences and to audiences in the Far East... Through their quest to find the stolen sword of Green Destiny, warriors Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) and Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) explore themes of love, loyalty and sacrifice...
Ang Lee was an astute choice as director... The location shooting was on the Chinese mainland and the actors came from Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as China... Instead of the Shaolin school of martial arts favored by Bruce Lee, Ang Lee opted for the more spiritual form of Wudan; brute force is replace by scenes of balletic grace as opponents climb up walls or flit through tree-tops...
The widespread success of the film is a firm indication that Chinese culture is making its mark...
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Yurt Night Entertainment
Added 9/13/2009
I hosted four middle school students for a night in a Mongolian style yurt that we built last spring. This movie was a big part of our evening's entertainment. The kids loved the movie. . . that is the parts they could truly hear. The colors are very dark through many sequences of the film, and the sound is low. But the movement is beautiful, and for the most part, it kept students entertained. It is a bit long, and the plot has a number of complex layers. For perhaps anyone who is less familiar with Asian culture, I would recommend it for ages 16+.
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crouching tiger, hidden dragon
Added 7/11/2009
a beautiful show piece of quality from China: scenery, music, acting, martial arts, and aerial movements. hongkong movie makers have much to learn from China's movie makers.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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Crouching Tiger, Little Dragon
Added 6/4/2009
An excellent movie well grounded in chinese philosophy and mythology. It brings an interesting twist to the star crossed lovers theme of the Wu Xia genre.
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