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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (UMD) (US Version) UMD, DVD Region 1

Cheng Pei Pei (Actor) | Li Li (Actor) | Chen Chang (Actor) | Deming Wang (Actor)
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All Editions Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.2 out of 10 (107)

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Known for making films about familial relationships, director Ang Lee surprised everyone with his martial arts epic CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. Based on a novel by Wang Du Lu, CROUCHING TIGER starts with the revenge plot common in the wuxia stories that Lee loved as a child, then adds a feminist twist. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) is a legendary martial artist who has decided to pass on his sword, the Green Destiny, to a friend. Soon afterward, the sword is stolen by a masked female, setting in motion events that test the bonds of family, love, duty, and sisterhood. Chow appears with three generations of female stars: Cheng Pei Pei, a 1960s action heroine; Michelle Yeoh, the beauty queen turned 1980s action goddess; and newcomer Zhang Ziyi, who smolders as the princess who wants more than domestic tranquillity. Famed action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping (THE MATRIX) stages jaw-dropping zero-G fights across rooftops, rivers, and bamboo trees, while Yo-Yo Ma punctuates the fisticuffs with dramatic cello solos. Described by Lee as "SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with martial arts," CROUCHING TIGER recalls the best wuxia films of the 1960s and pushes the genre in new directions.

"...The picture is more fun than it has a right to be....Mr. Lee puts things together artfully and stages this movie like a comedy of manners; it could be SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with a body count....It's an epic that breaks the laws of gravity." - Elvis, Mitchell (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 12/08/2000

"...This Cannes/New York Film Festival favorite has it all, starting with three towering central characters....[Ang Lee's film] offers melodically choreographed action scenes by THE MATRIX's Yuen Wo-Ping, Oscar-caliber photography by Peter Pau and the pleasure of seeing [Chow Yun Fat] in his most appealing performance yet..." -- 4 out of 4 stars - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 12/08/2000

"...A triumph....CROUCHING TIGER envelops you in its exotic universe..." - Stephen, Farber (Movieline Critic), Movieline's Hollywood Life, 12/01/2000

"....Always entertaining and exhilarating....CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is most notable for going beyond genre norms..." - Tony, Rayns (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 01/01/2001

"...CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON defies pigeon-holing by succeeding as a love story, an action movie and a fantasy....The best acted, best shot and most exciting film of the year..." -- 5 out of 5 stars - Cam, Winstanley (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 02/01/2001

"...A delightful one-of-a-kind martial arts romance where astounding fight sequences alternate with passionate yet idealistic love duets..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/15/2000

"...Exhilarating....Ang Lee stages magnificent action sequences..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 02/04/2001

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Product Title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (UMD) (US Version) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (UMD) (US Version) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (UMD) (US Version) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (UMD) (US Version) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (UMD) (US Version)
Artist Name(s): Cheng Pei Pei (Actor) | Li Li (Actor) | Chen Chang (Actor) | Deming Wang (Actor) | Wang Hui Ling | James Schamus (Actor) | Nicholas Kazan (Actor) | Wang Du Lu (Actor) | Hsu Li Kong | Kuo Jung Tsai (Actor) | Fa Zeng Li (Actor) | Xian Gao (Actor) | Bill Kong (Actor) | Tim Yip (Actor) 鄭佩佩 (Actor) | 李立 (Actor) | 沈暢 (Actor) | Deming Wang (Actor) | 王蕙玲 | James Schamus (Actor) | Nicholas Kazan (Actor) | 王度廬 (Actor) | 徐立功 | Kuo Jung Tsai (Actor) | Fa Zeng Li (Actor) | Xian Gao (Actor) | Bill Kong (Actor) | Tim Yip (Actor) 郑佩佩 (Actor) | 李立 (Actor) | 沈畅 (Actor) | Deming Wang (Actor) | 王蕙玲 | James Schamus (Actor) | Nicholas Kazan (Actor) | 王度庐 (Actor) | 徐立功 | Kuo Jung Tsai (Actor) | Fa Zeng Li (Actor) | Xian Gao (Actor) | Bill Kong (Actor) | Tim Yip (Actor) 鄭佩佩　（チェン・プイプイ） (Actor) | Li Li (Actor) | Chen Chang (Actor) | Deming Wang (Actor) | Wang Hui Ling | Ｊａｍｅｓ Ｓｃｈａｍｕｓ (Actor) | Nicholas Kazan (Actor) | Wang Du Lu (Actor) | 徐立功　（ヒュー・リーコン） | Kuo Jung Tsai (Actor) | Fa Zeng Li (Actor) | Xian Gao (Actor) | Bill Kong (Actor) | Tim Yip (Actor) Cheng Pei Pei (Actor) | Li Li (Actor) | Chen Chang (Actor) | Deming Wang (Actor) | Wang Hui Ling | James Schamus (Actor) | Nicholas Kazan (Actor) | Wang Du Lu (Actor) | Hsu Li Kong | Kuo Jung Tsai (Actor) | Fa Zeng Li (Actor) | Xian Gao (Actor) | Bill Kong (Actor) | Tim Yip (Actor)
Director: Fa Zeng Li Fa Zeng Li Fa Zeng Li Fa Zeng Li Fa Zeng Li
Producer: Wang Hui Ling | Hsu Li Kong | Fa Zeng Li | Bill Kong 王蕙玲 | 徐立功 | Fa Zeng Li | Bill Kong 王蕙玲 | 徐立功 | Fa Zeng Li | Bill Kong Wang Hui Ling | 徐立功　（ヒュー・リーコン） | Fa Zeng Li | Bill Kong Wang Hui Ling | Hsu Li Kong | Fa Zeng Li | Bill Kong
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Release Date: 2005-06-28
UPC Code: 043396115590
Language: English, Mandarin, French
Subtitles: English, Korean
Country of Origin: China
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Color Information: Color
Disc Format(s): UMD
Region Code: 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight: 81 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004478848

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Director: Ang Lee

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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9.2 out of 10 (107)

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April 10, 2009

This customer review refers to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Hidden Talent Customer Review Rated Bad 4 - 4 out of 10
I've seen this movie at the cinema when first released but didn't put in a review for dvd. Before proceeding, I read quite a number of other viewers' opinions and am glad of similar opinions.

It is true that although the west have embraced this 'epic' of a martial arts movie, it is REALLY NOT that great by Asian standard. Those in the know (count me in) have seen better. Alright, wiring is essential for some gravity defying sequences but the rooftop scenes and tiptoeing on top of the bamboo forest were just a tad too obvious as the actors' feet weren't making contact enough to make it look realistic. Yuen Woo Ping has done his bit for the action choreography and both Cheng Pei Pei (I'm an old fan going back to Golden Swallow) and Zhang ZiYi delivered . Wrong casting of Chow Yun Fatt as he has never been a martial arts actor. Sifu Master Gordon Lui would have been a better choice and who knows, could instigate more fighting scenes. Another reviewer was correct as Michelle and Chow's mandarin were not up to standard, compare to Cheng Pei Pei and Zhang ZiYi (now, that's A1 mandarin).
Unless you speak and understand the language, the common western audience will be clueless.
The outdoor scenes from the desert to the misty mountains were beautiful. and music score was brilliant.

Having said that, it was an achievement for an Asian movie to pick up an Oscar and other awards and in a way, help pave the way for the western audience (perhaps the newer/younger generation especially those studying the language or learning martial arts) to appreciate and enjoy chinese movies. This is also true, in a way, because it's not English dubbed like movies of old (chop socky).
It has been some time since something like this hit the market and naturally is a breath of fresh air.

Lastly, this movie gave us a new gem in the form of Zhang ZiYi.
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Anonymous

June 15, 2004

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Almost perfect Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
okay, the only reason I'm writing this is because of the bad review under me. I know this movie isn't for everyone but if you don't like it, you don't have to spoil other people's fun... seriosly, if you don't like this movie then do us all a big favor and LEAVE!!! that's done... the movie itself was awesome... even though I'm not intersted into kung-fu, I don't think Chow and Zhang were that awesome, but Michelle sure was! She is such a good actress. Have you noticed that you can see all her emotions in her eyes???
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Anonymous

September 14, 2002

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Saw it, liked it, but it's no classic Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
Take away the piano-wire and it's good cinematography plus focus on Zhang Ziyi in good fight & suggestive scenes. The story is interesting but not complex enough for an epic it tried to be. The movie could've been longer. The story ended rather abruptly. If you've watched enough kungfu movies from 80's and early 90's, you'll see this movie has the typical Kungfu movie storyline. Storywise, there are many better movies, even for a kungfu movie. This is, a kungfu movie...
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Anonymous

May 23, 2002

This customer review refers to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Hong Kong Version)
And Lee had done better movies...BUT Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Its not because we are hyprocrites or anything... most Chinese people didnt like it because there have been better stories and more spetacular fights... Even on everyday TV we see better shows... Its not because of the language barrier...MUWAHAHHAHAHA...there are Mandarin versions AND Cantonese versions... its defeinatly not because of whom the director is...Ang Lee HAD done better movies that MANY MANY more chinese people praise about...even this very day the most well known one is A Chinese Oddysey, a rewritten Journey to the West..A TRAGEDY and COMEDY AND A love story and spectacularly weeved into one... even today its viewed as a classic... But I do agree Hidden Dragon is a good movie... just not THAT good... Americans praised it so much is because the high flying action is new to them... this "hing Gun" is so spectacualar to the American crowd... these high flying sequences are introduced to the Chinese crowd for more than 40 years... all these "new" ideas are REPEATILY used in HK/Chinese movies and sereises... Finally the main reason for Hidden Dragon to be not so well recieved in CHina is because: 1)Ang Lee has dont better movies 2)these new ideas arent new at all to the Asian crowd 3)there has been better stories in the past BUT, Hidden Dragon is a good movie...just not THAT good...
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Anonymous

December 3, 2001

This customer review refers to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Hong Kong Version)
It has all the ingredients for a successful film Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", a movie that will be forever embedded in our minds forever, as the first Chinese film in the world to win awards at the Academy Awards ceremony. Am I right? I, like many other Chinese all around the earth should be proud of this film's achievements as the most successsful film produced by the Chinese, with the help of Americans. Ang Lee, the actors and the rest of the crew made us extremely proud that we, the Chinese; can finally showcase our unique talents (especially when it comes to flying kung fu films) and to show the world that we too, can produce a film of a Hollywood standard. This film certainly did exceeded my expectations. I believe many other people will agree with me; that China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and other Chinese communities throughout the world, should continue this tradition of excellence started by this film. Other films that are worthy to be mentioned includes: "Full Time Killer"; "Master Q 2001"; "Time and Tide"; "The Mountain of Zu"; and many other films carries the trademark of what defines as a top quality, excellent movie, which deserves the world's attention. I believe that there shall not be any constraints at all when producing a film. The people involved in these movies shall not have to feel afraid in expressing their dedication to the art of film making. I hope there will be more "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"s in the many years to come. May God bless Chinese language films. -Phil.
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