Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
The disappearance of a magical jade sword spurs a breathtaking quest for the missing treasure. Li is embittered by the loss of his jade sword, and his unrequited pursuit of Yu is further complicated by the mysterious intrusion of an assassin. The identity of the assassin is gradually unveiled as another poignant tale of love begins to ravel with that of Li and Yu against the backdrop of Western China's magnificent landscape. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Ang Lee
Written By: James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang, Du Lu Wang, Kuo Jung Tsai
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Pei-pei Cheng, Chen Chang, Ziyi Zhang, Sihung Lung, Su Ying Huang, Xian Gao, Li Li, Fa Zeng Li, Yan Hai, De Ming Wang
Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Franchise: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Country: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA
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eveelun | 84 90th |
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Beautiful cinematography and wirework, but what impresses me most about this after rewatching it is that characterization is surprisingly good - even characters who are relatively minor are convincing and interesting. The film has a magic feel to it all the way through and is a pleasure to watch.
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BeeDub | 95 91st |
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Everything about this movie is gorgeous.
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djross | 25 7th |
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May be of interest to those who like to call suspending people by wire "choreography". Of barely any for anybody else.
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darkman | 23 1st |
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Asian movies where the people point to the next roof and fly there without any explanation are not my kind of movies.
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| 5 | gtrmp | 94 97th |
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A literally wonderful window into a magically realistic feudal China.
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Pickpocket | 7 68th |
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I have never cared about a story less in my life. I just wanted more fighting, more flying and more beautiful cinematography. And my god is the cinematography beautiful. Yun-Fat Chow and Ziyi Zhang are both incredible as well. That scene in the trees is gonna be unforgettable.
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Mentaculus | 92 92nd |
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I absolutely love this film (and the ambiguity of the ending!), but this is a good example of culture oversaturation - or, the phenomenon making the film more than it is at the time (and as a result, less than it is in the future). At least this film created a resurgence to see more Wuxia, but it also spawned a hellfire of stupidity (e.g. Iron Monkey, Hero, Zu Warriors. And Ashes of Time Redux doesn't get a wide release? Sheesh). Culture quibbles aside, great camerawork and assured direction
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Wiche | 89 94th |
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Great movie. Something else than the things we're used to nowadays, but surely enjoyable. Even more than that. Great story, not that emotional but a beautiful love story troughout the film, full of action(superb fighting-scenes!)
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critickerkaw | 92 74th |
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A well-made film, visually gorgeous, great music, good performances and an interesting story; not really light viewing, but great if you want to spend an absorbing few hours.
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Actionberg | 95 97th |
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A beautiful and tragic epic that manages to bring depth to a surpisingly large ensemble of characters. The fight scenes are also thoroughly well done.
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| 3 | waddayanuts | 30 1st |
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This film essentially goes like this: Weeeio weeio weeio (Kung Pow-style - but not in a funny way) Chinese wisdom cliché weeio weeio weeeo Chinese people flying and dancing in trees.. more weeio weeio and more Chinese people who whine about a sword instead of just giving Chow Yun-Fat some guns.
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TripleSH | 90 90th |
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This is one of the movies that I can truly say is a beautiful work. All of the cinematography and choreography is spot on and breathtaking, and the story is a true epic.
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| 2 | UKSubs | 13 8th |
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Art meets unrealistic martial arts, boredom ensues.
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SmooveJ | 100 99th |
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The acting, choreography, cinematography and accompanying music are all perfect. The storyline is wonderful, and the scenery is simply beautiful throughout. I really can't praise this movie enough.
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Kojiless | 14 14th |
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I don't need a crappy love story in my wire action.
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Alex Watkins | 3 38th |
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What's surprising, seeing Crouching Tiger after all this time, is how heavy it is on character and story. There's, what, 15 minutes of fighting in a 2 hour movie, and the real focus is on its themes of love, pride, and cultural/gender roles. Fortunately, it's very engaging on that level, and its simplicity gives it the feeling of a fable or fairy tale (as does the film's sense of mysticism, via all those pretty choreographed wire scenes). And yeah, it sure is nice to look at.
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Stain | 0 8th |
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Crouching tiger, sleeping audience
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fyngyrz | 5 6th |
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It's all about the culture shock. This movie is terrible. The martial arts are terrible. The story is terrible. The requirements of belief suspension are beyond that of any modern audience. But the scenery is nice.
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purgatos | 73 56th |
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Mostly pretty entertaining action and while the camera-work was good, it was never particularly creative or terribly interesting. Worth watching, but won't be on my list to re-watch.
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tathiel | 87 90th |
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Really beautiful eastern fantasy movie.
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letskillrobots | 26 77th |
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Everything is awesome!!! Everything is cool when you're flying through trees!!!!!
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| 2 | nilay0045 | 98 72nd |
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It rarely happens that a traditional martial arts movie has a strong story to justify its action. But, not with Ang-Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Gliding in the air, climbing the walls, defying the laws of gravity; All these would have been termed humbug if it were not for this movies. The action is poetic. The leading ladies remain graceful, yet strong; And the male protagonist strong, yet graceful. This movie is a poem.
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billkerwin | 84 60th |
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Poetic fantasy tale, filled with memorable images.
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lisa- | 2 11th |
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god, why do i even bother? what a fucking boring movie.
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| 1 | svicciarelli | 97 97th |
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An inspiring, awesome motion picture. Drama, love, action, humor - it's got it all.
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jhmclellan | 50 10th |
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When they start to fly, I just can't suspend disbelief. I'd rather watch an old Chinese made chop-chop movie.
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yilb | 50 39th |
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Everyone is raving about this movie like they've never seen a Tsui Hark Hong Kong movie before. Well this may be a bit more Americanized, yet it's still subtitled. Yes many of the fight scenes are awesome (with cute girls!), still prepare to settle into some slow spots. Half of the ending was good, the very ending, well, i don't care for that sort of thing.
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| 1 | hank | 50 13th |
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Booooring.
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| 1 | Chili | 70 36th |
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Impressed but not as much as I thought I would be.
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| 1 | Anton | 100 98th |
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The most poetic, mainstream, action-romance I've ever seen. The best achievement by a director during this entire decade.
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BattleToad | 90 89th |
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The beautiful story and scenery make Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon more than a regular kung-fu adventure. It's romantic and unique, and the acting is top notch. Awesome!
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Ytadel | 7 83rd |
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It has some really imaginative action scenes, good performances, and gorgeous cinematography, but for whatever reason the story fell a bit flat for me. It's still well worth watching though. Spawned a million knockoffs, a few of which were good.
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auritech | 30 18th |
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Though lush in visual and remarkable in its use of wire-martial arts to create almost ballet like action, this operatic (in scope and characterization) story totally fails for me on so many fronts, and resolves so poorly that I wonder why I even bothered trying to watch it. I felt it was one of the most disappointing and overhyped films of all time.
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HalfJapanese | 80 61st |
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This is it: the movie that sparked American interest in Japanese film. It's overlong and self-indulgent at times, but it's still fantastic.
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| 1 | Skenkere | 85 92nd |
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An exciting and ridiculously well coreographed action/martial arts movie. It's also a graceful, beautiful and extremely poetic love story. So watch it for the fights, watch it for the poetry, watch it for the cinematography, just make sure you watch it.
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TedDedon | 83 67th |
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Crouching Tiger is a creative movie that spawned off way too many copy cats for its own good. It's hard to put the blame on this movie when it's so good in its own right, but damn, that style it has got annoying really quickly.
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| 1 | absentis | 25 11th |
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Dull... can't figure out what was so special about this film... maybe I just didn't get it. Lovely style though, but not enough to save the film.
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bowfinger | 95 98th |
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There is magic in this movie. Watch it again when you are older and you'll understand ;)
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frederic_g54 | 8 77th |
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"Once upon a time in zero gravity China..." Acting and story are adequate, watch it for the breathtaking fight scenes and cinematography, nuff said, though I think I'll like it more after a 2nd viewing...
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| 1 | st_fly | 55 51st |
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Good movie, imho a bit overrated.
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sonovagun | 65 78th |
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Beautiful movie!!
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Jarmann | 75 53rd |
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Beautiful and crafty. Not much more.
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| 1 | bluekitty | 75 39th |
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Nice love story, crappy ending. Everyone just dies, seems like they ran out of time on the film or something.
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LookingLand | 50 56th |
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liked it when i saw it, but have never had the desire to see it again.
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Cubal | 87 82nd |
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This movie displays some of the most amazing choreography to date, adding a fantastic storyline and a likeable atmosphere.
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TheRealJ-Ro | 30 9th |
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I mean... it's a bunch of guys flying around. It's live-action Dragonball Z without the flashy special effects. My love of Oriental aesthetics saves the ranking.
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XakkMaster | 97 98th |
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Sets the standard for epic martial arts films. CT,HD features some of the greatest acting and action in the genre. The cinematography though, is the highlight. From visionary choreographer Yuen Wo Ping, made famous by his work with the first Matrix film, the characters often become weightless in their battles, making for some of the most gorgeous sword fights ever filmed. Propelling the film's story is an aching tale of unobtainable love and the difficulty of being a both a warrior and a lover.
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ImThatDingo | 78 75th |
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I'm a whore for crazy asian movies where there's flying involved. Something very magical about 'em. It's like modern day ballet....only with karate and stuff.
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UniqueName | 95 98th |
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One of my favorite wuxia tales.. period.
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inhmn | 92 67th |
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the ending is superb and it was a real kick in the head for me. I never expected such a tremendous finale from a 50/50 ordinary kung-fu movie.
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| 1 | bishopml | 85 55th |
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Now I am not one for Kung Fu and always this mystical flying around garbage, but this movie was dazzling, stunning, and a excellent feast for all senses. Don't think that it is going to be all action and don't think it is going to be all love story it is multi-layered and very approachable for a foreign film. This is one of those Asian films that comes along and opens people up to new ways of doing movies, but it can be a little flat and stalls at certain points. quite normal for asian films.
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Rufam | 75 72nd |
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Ang Lee's lyrical "Wo hu cang long" gracefully blends breathtaking fight sequences and romance while significantly amplified by stunning cinematography and camerawork, a beautiful score and solid performances. Although not a fan of martial arts, I was compelled throughout and even in awe of the craftsmanship that went into the fights. And despite not breaking any new ground in terms of storytelling, the film wins you over with its visual lushness and tremendous artistry.
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hellboy76 | 83 95th |
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Entertaining and touching and bringing to the forefront cinema techniques that were old hand in Asia for decades before this.
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| 1 | flashsamurai | 98 96th |
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A movie that has beautiful story, choreographed fights, and cinematography. The editing, more noticeably in the fight scenes, is superb and the ending is poetic.
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Trooth | 79 80th |
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I love this movie a lot more seeing it a second time, but the beginning was still pretty difficult for me to get into. Lots of names are thrown around in the early parts of the movie, but it ends up boiling down to a story of about five people in total.
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Paxton | 74 75th |
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They fly and stuff and it is very beautiful and I would so much rather just watch Jackie Chan jump through the front of a car to kick a guy in the backseat.
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| 1 | Chaplin | 90 66th |
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This movie just blew me away. Best foreign film, in my opinion. If you don't mind subtitles, check this one out. You won't be disappointed.
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