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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

February 9th, 2003 by Brian McDonough

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Overall rating: 4/5

Director: Ang Lee

Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi

Tagline: A perfect film, an average DVD

The Film: It’s a perfect work of art. It’s the reason movies should exist. Fantastic action and adventure coupled with a rich plot, deep and complex characters, solid acting. Sucks you in and makes you a child again. You’ll get misty-eyed just writing capsule reviews of the damned thing.

Rating: 5/5

DVD: For such a majestic, sprawling, effects-laden movie, the DVD’s a bit of a letdown. Lee and screenwriter James Schamus provide decent commentary, and there is an interview with Yeoh and a making-of documentary, so It’s not a total loss, but a film like this leaves you
yearning for a two-disc special edition. Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.

Easter Eggs: None that we can find.

Rating: 3/5

Five Degrees of Seperation

Iron Monkey — the second-greatest martial-arts period piece; Zorro
in ancient China.
The Matrix — Yuen Wo Ping did the action here and in “Crouching
Tiger,” and directed “Iron Monkey.”
The Ice Storm — Ang Lee makes great movies.
Sense and Sensibility — Ang Lee makes great Jane Austen adaptations.
Tomorrow Never Dies — Would’ve been a better movie with James Bond cameos in a Michelle Yeoh film, rather than vice versa.

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