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Lust, Caution (Blu-ray) (Taiwan Version) Blu-ray Region A

Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Actor) | Tang Wei (Actor) | Leehom Wang (Actor) | Joan Chen (Actor)
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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6.4 out of 10 (11)

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XN
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August 23, 2008

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2 people found the following helpful

 Great movie ever Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Great Acting, touching story... uncomfortable but honest portrait of the human mind. There is no doctrine like normal Chinese movie. This is one of best Chinese movies I ever seen.
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Henry
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August 22, 2008

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 Lust Caution Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Having read some of the reviews on here already I felt inclined to write my own. I found this film to be excellent all round. The plot is interesting and designed to almost make you feel uncomfortable in terms of trying to anticipate what's going to happen next. I don't mean this in the same sense as a horror movie keeps you on edge, but in terms of sympathy and empathy with the female lead and her situation.

As an audience member you feel that Wei Tang's character is swept along with the ideas of others, leading her in to awkward and dangerous situations: Some social, some violent, some sexual some being a combination of all three. However because, as an audience, you empahise with her you share appreciate the seriousness of these situations and as a result find it difficult to relax.

It's worth noting that the sex in this film is graphic, however it most definitely serves the narrative. Without giving to much away, when Wei Tang's character has sex subterfuge always has something to do with it (even if it does become clouded later in the film), and because of whom she is having sex with this sort of tense empathetic, foreboding notion of potential danger is shared with the audience. I really found it a unique experience as an audience member.

I know I haven't concentrated much on the basis of the narrative, where it's set etc, but I feel this has already been covered in many other reviews. What I wanted people to understand is that there's an underlying tense feeling throughout the film that actually contributes to it being a unique experience and in retrospect enjoyable experience. If you're against graphic sex then get the cut version of the film or give it a miss entirely, if you're like me and don't mind then just watch it for what it is; it actually has artistic value and serves the narrative extremely well.
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Lee
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August 14, 2008

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 What were they thinking! Customer Review Rated Bad 0 - 0 out of 10
I saw this movie 6 months ago...I decided that I should wait awhile before I say something about this. However, my strong feelings have not subsided at all. This movie is bad. I don't symphasize with any of the characters in it and it is the worst movie that Ang Lee had ever directed. From now on, whenever I see Tony Leung, I won't be able to conceal my contempt of his chosing to be part of this porn disguised as art. REALLY BAD TASTE.
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Kevin Kennedy
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March 10, 2008

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 Moody occupation-era thriller Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
"Lust, Caution", set during Japan's occupation of China, tells of a long-running plot to assassinate a collaborationist government official. Newcomer Tang Wei plays Wang Jia Zi, a student in Hong Kong who, through her participation in a nationalistic student play, becomes friends with a group of university students who have concocted a scheme to kill the evil official. Their target is Yee (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), who becomes romantically interested in Wang Jia Zi. Just as the students believe they are ready to spring their trap to kill Yee, Yee is reassigned to a position in Shanghai.

Years later Wang Jia Zi also has moved to Shanghai to stay with an aunt; her father, who resides in London, cannot afford the cost of a ticket out of China for his daughter. Wang sees one of her old radical university friends and, in the blink of an eye, once again she becomes swept up in a plot to assassinate Yee. As a consequence of her friendship with Yee Tai Tai (Joan Chen Chung), Wang is asked to move into the Yee's home. There she renews her romance with Yee and the wheels are set in motion to bring the assassination plot to its culmination.

Some viewers have described the pace of the film as slow. It didn't strike me as unusually slow, but it takes quite a while for this intricate plot to play out in an unforced fashion. Indeed, the pace of the film drew me in and kept me in a state of eager anticipation.

The film looks great, with lavish sets and sumptuous period costuming. Leung Chiu Wai gives a mesmerising performance as the official who has been turned cold and cruel by his dishonorable career. However, Yee seems self-aware of how his collaboration with the enemy has cost him his humanity and he seeks to recover a piece of it through his relationship with Miss Wang. That relationship begins as a cold-hearted manipulation, but develops into real affection. Actress Tang Wei has the perfect look for a woman of this era; her performance is riveting. She is particularly good in a scene in which she describes the horrors of her relationship with Yee in great detail to her co-plotters, a degree of detail at which they recoil.

One cannot review this film without touching on the sex scenes, which are the most graphic of any I've seen since "In the Realm of the Senses". I understand why director Ang Lee chose to shoot them in this way; they do reveal something about these characters and their relationship. Nonetheless, I believe Ang Lee has made a mistake. Due to their graphic nature, they dominate the impression the film leaves with its viewers. In other words, the sex scenes are so lurid that they overwhelm the gripping tale of intrigue and the shattering human stories of Wang and Yee.

Flawed as it is, I recommend the intensely atmospheric "Lust, Caution" very highly for a mature audience. The performances by Leung Chiu Wai and Tang Wei simply are too good to miss. I also recommend the very similarly-themed "Purple Butterfly", starring Zhang Ziyi.
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Steve Rees
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January 29, 2008

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 Lust Caution Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Both me and the wife saw this movies and thought it was great. The pace of the film was a little slow, but I think it works, and gives a real time kind of feel. A lot of comments have been made about the more explicit side of the story, but I thought this was really well done.The acting was brillient.
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KQ
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January 25, 2008

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Its not that bad. Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
from my point of view, this movie is direct and probably its considered slow in the story flow for some people who prefer fast action/ thriller hollywood. I applaud Tang Wei's performance as she portray the character very well as a newcomer. I would reccommend anyone to watch it with an open mind. Its just not about all the sex. But I have to say I was a bit disappointed with Lee Hom's performance in the beginning, he was a bit stiff. By the way, I bought this movie from yesasia, its the full version of the movie and tony was actually speaking mandarin throughout the movie.
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jasmine
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January 22, 2008

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 Yes, a lot of caution indeed! Customer Review Rated Bad 3 - 3 out of 10
While Brokeback Mountain certainly deserved its honours, this movie does not.

Too much explicit nudity. What was Tony Leung thinking? This is not a repeat version of Happy Together (which was done with better taste). Didn't you know that shadow play, tricky camera angles could still get the same effect? What about Tang Wei (the female lead). While her portrayal is quite good, is she so desperate to be famous overnight to land it with a bang??

Don't get me wrong, the plot is quite intricate and good except I think it's marred by Ang Lee's over= eagerness to show the west how 'good' he is at this sort of direction. I think audiences will remember this movie not for its plot but for its cheap nude scenes.
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JimJams
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January 17, 2008

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 Bad Customer Review Rated Bad 0 - 0 out of 10
Tony is too daring and I have never liked his movies to be honest with you. He doesn't deserve to be awarded for the best male actor just for this publicity stunt. Disgusting and vile. You could see his balls. I never finished the movie because it was given to me as a present when I never asked for it. I had stopped half way because it had made me sick. Tony is cheap to do that and even Leehom Wang. Disappointing!
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michael
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December 18, 2007

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Is HK version uncut ? Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
I have placed my pre-order but I am not sure if it is a full version. Thearters in Taiwan and Hong Kong displayed full version (uncut) but not in China, hopefully someone clarify this for all buyer soon.
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Sou Chang Wong
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December 18, 2007

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Hong Kong Version? Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
is Hong Kong version uncutwith full length of the movie?? Since we are unable to see the full version in Asian, the DVD released will be great for a collection.
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