Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon [2001]

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Primary Contributor : Yun-Fat Chow
Primary Contributor : Michelle Yeoh

Product Details

Director : Ang Lee
Actor : Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Sihung Lung
Format : Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
Binding : DVD
EAN : 5035822105539
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : DVD
Region Code : 2
Release Date : 2001-06-18
Running Time : 115minutes
Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

ASIN : B00005AVUD

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is so many things: an historical epic on a grand scale, an Asian martial-arts flick with both great effects and fantastic fighting (choreographed by The Matrix's guru Yuen Wo Ping), a story of magic, revenge and power played with a posse of star-crossed lovers thrown in for good measure. Set during the Qing dynasty (the late 19th century), the film follows the fortunes of righteous warriors Li Mu Bai and Yu Shu Lien (Asian superstars Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh, respectively) whose love for one another has lain too long unspoken. When Li Mu Bai's legendary sword Green Destiny is stolen by wilful aristocrat's daughter Jen (exquisite newcomer Zhang Ziyi), who has been trained in the way of the gangster by Li Mu Bai's arch-rival Jade Fox, the warriors must fight to recover the mystical blade. The plot takes us all across China, from dens of iniquity and sumptuous palaces to the stark plains of the Western desert. Characters chase each other up walls and across roof and treetops to breathtaking effect, and Tan Dun's haunting, Oscar-winning East-West inflected score.

Directed by Taiwanese-born Ang Lee and co-written by his longtime collaborator American James Schamus, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon joins the ranks of the team's slate of high-quality, genre-spanning literary adaptations. Although it superficially seems like a return to Ang's Asian roots, there's a clear throughline connecting this with their earlier, Western films given the thematic focus on propriety and family honour (Sense and Sensibility), repressed emotions (The Ice Storm) and divided loyalties in a time of war (Ride with the Devil). Nonetheless, a film this good needs no prior acquaintance with the director's oeuvre; it stands on its own. The only people who might be dismissive of it are jaded chop-socky fans who will probably feel bored with all the romance. Everyone else will love it. --Leslie Felperin

On the DVD: As might be expected this superb anamorphic widescreen version of the original 2.35:1 theatrical ratio presents Peter Pau's spellbinding cinematography in its full glory; the same goes for the Dolby 5.1 audio track that showcases Tan Dun's haunting score. Annoyingly, however, the default language option is the dubbed English soundtrack, which means you have to select the original Mandarin version before playing. The extra features are good but not exceptional, with an obligatory "making-of" documentary and commentary from Ang Lee and James Schamus being the best options: the director and producer/cowriter chat amiably and in some detail about their martial arts version of Sense and Sensibility. But it's the breathtaking delight of the seeing the movie in such quality that really counts, and this disc does not disappoint. --Mark Walker

Customer Reviews

Just got bored and found it silly. (2008-08-01)

I watched this for the first time recently and couldnt understand why it was so popular, i found this film utterly boring and very stupid for e.g the flying and stupid jumps, for me its very unrealistic as in the fight scenes two people throwing swords at other full pelt and no blood no one hurt no nothing, but the only reason it got 2 stars rather than 1 is because of the way its filmed, apart from that found it very very boring.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - No 9 - All Time List 2008 (2008-04-08)

I initially had grave doubts about this film - however those doubts were plain and simply wrong. This film has just about everything you could ever want from a movie. It has epic fight scenes, contains beautiful landscapes, martial arts of the finest order and contains one of the most moving and simple love stories even portrayed in cinema.Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi performances are first rate. The cinematography is outstanding. This is fiction not reality.For the philistine there is an English dubbed version, alternatively you can watch in Mandarin with subtitles. Absolutely beautiful is the best way to describe this film, if you are looking for a Chinese made Kill Bill - look away - yes this has fights scenes but they are almost poetic and not bloody. I think the reason this film suffers on the rating (I.e. not the five stars it deserves) is because people are going into this film expected a Kill Bill / blood-a-thon and unfortunately for the average 18 year old this film will be too much for them. Those that can saviour this masterpiece for what it is will be rewarded.I need not summarise this film, just watch it and let it do the talking.

DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE! (2008-03-30)

I have many many martial arts movies, this one is not in my collection! Yeah, it's pretty...how could they make Chow Yun Fat look like a wet weekend? How could they make Michelle Yeoh's amazing fighting skill look bad? And as for the other girl,(can't be bothered to remember her name), yeah she's pretty, yeah she can fight but....oh dear!A big budget means nothing if you have a rubbish directer. I imagine he sooo wanted to make an epic like Once upon a time in China, but that did not happen. I've seen low budget HK movies that are soo much better than this and the dodgy wirework is thoroughly acceptable in these movies. In Crouching boredom Hidden talent they should have at least airbrushed out the wires and reshot the scenes until the actors didn't look like the wires made them wobble so much. No-one looked 'lighter than air' as they do in so many better martial arts movies. American financial input makes a bad movie. They just want to cash in on a popular genre 'cos they are seriously running out of ideas in the US. And as for ripping off...sorry I mean 'remaking' all my favourite asian horror movies...well they are seriously stuck for ideas aren't they!If you want to see a good Martial arts movie watch Iron Monkey, Twin Dragons, anything but this!

Amazing film that combines love, romance and Martial Arts. (2008-03-25)

This isn't just a film with fights and battles. It has a much more deeper story line and plot and the characters are perfect for this kind of movie.This is one of the best films of all time.

A romance film (2008-02-22)

A moderate romance movie with a martial arts back ground. The film is watchable but after you watch it nothing is remembered like a soap opera. Worth watching if you like eastern martial arts and a bit of romance...

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