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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
a.k.a. Wo Hu Zang Long Director: Ang Lee Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen

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  • DVD Release Date: 06/05/2001
  • Original Release: 2000
  • Rating: Rated PG13
  • Sales Rank: 6,213

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Features

Audio commentary by Ang Lee and co-screenwriter James Schamus; optional Dolby 5.1 soundtracks in Mandarin, English, and French language; Unleashing the Dragon, a making-of featurette; Michelle Yeoh conversation featurette; photo gallery; multiple theatrical trailers; cast and crew filmographies

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [:52]
2. Li Mu Bai [5:27]
3. Sir Te [2:01]
4. Jen [3:24]
5. Governor Yu [3:37]
6. Sword thief [2:36]
7. To catch a thief [4:03]
8. Flyers [1:47]
9. Calligraphy [5:36]
10. Police Inspector Tsai [1:08]
11. What Shu discovered [2:30]
12. Yellow Hill: Midnight [2:32]
13. Li vs. Jade Fox [1:31]
14. Jade Fox's disciple [5:55]
15. "Give yourself up." [3:06]
16. Home late [2:55]
17. "The sword is back." [3:00]
18. Dark Cloud [1:33]
19. "Come with me!" [19:40]
20. Young Master Long [3:08]
21. Seeking a lesson [3:41]
22. Invincible Sword Goddess [3:12]
23. Sisterly advice [2:27]
24. Jen vs. Shu [1:51]
25. Li vs. Jen [2:15]
26. "And so you die!" [5:20]
27. One breath left [8:36]
28. Wudan Mountain [3:43]

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Editorial Reviews

A hypnotically fascinating hybrid produced by crossing martial-arts adventure with fairy-tale romance, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon quickly became the most successful foreign film ever released in the U.S. Chow Yun-Fat, an international superstar whose English-language films include Anna and the King, portrays a Chinese warrior who retires from a life of violence and relinquishes custody of his fabled sword, the magnificent Green Destiny. Hong Kong action star and erstwhile Bond girl Michelle Yeoh plays the longtime friend and admirer whose father is entrusted with the sword. A thrill-seeking young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi), working with an evil mentor whom Chow once swore to kill, steals the sword -- and the chase is on. The characters square off in a series of exhilarating, occasionally dreamlike confrontations -- including a particularly memorable scene that unfolds amid windblown treetops -- staged with split-second precision and choreographic grace. As directed by Ang Lee (The Ice Storm), Crouching Tiger assumes multiple aspects; it offers two contrasting love stories that are at various points wistful, soaring, melancholy, and profoundly spiritual. It is, in every way, an impeccably executed film that refuses to be confined by formula and therefore delights on many levels. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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Above and beyond...by Anonymous

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January 10, 2005: When I saw this movie, I thought it was quite overall the best movie I had ever seen. The acting, editing, cinematography, the screenplay, the action, costumes - it had excellence in every element of the film's making. Although the alternate English speaking overdub version is well done - you must watch it with the original language and the English subtitles. It is overwhelmingly poetic... Even with it's highest praise, I believe this film is still much underrated. Several people I know could not get past the characters 'flying'. 'Unrealistic', they would say. But yet these same people loved Spiderman, Superman, X-men, Star Wars... Watch this movie with an open mind, with someone you love, and in a quiet, uninterrupted environment. You will experience something very special and lasting.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen Superbit edition.

Crouching Oscar, Hidden Failureby Anonymous

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May 19, 2004: The only thing distinguishing this film from your average 'D' quality Hong Kong kung-fu film is the state-of-the-art cinemtography and slightly above average directing. Apart from that, the screenplay is whimsical, the acting dull and shallow, and the script is inundated with those generic Confucian/Dow Chinese proverbs already extensively overused back in the 70's 'Kung-Fu' series with David Caradine. Yes, Chinese kung-fu cinema often has the characters floating in the air or doing other motions that defy the laws of physics: this reflects their notion of how the channeling of chi through mental and physical concentration can overcome natural laws. Although I'm not disturbed with such reality gaps in film, I don't see why it would be worth of an Oscar or the amount of praise it received. The screenplay presents a story that is just as absurd as the one for Rambo II where Rambo bravely defeats an entire entire North Vietnamese regiment using just a knife. Rambo II wasn't Oscar material and wouldn't have been Oscar material even if it had a better script, an added love story and enhanced cinematography: Why? Because the story line is generic and unimaginative. The same goes for Crouching Tiger: the story is essentially no different than every other generic kung-fu film coming out of Hong Kong. This is not to say that there aren't any good films coming out of China but, kung-fu films are essentially the Chinese equivalent of our Shwarzenneger or Stallone films. Have either of the latter actors or their action films won Oscars? No. So why should Crouching Tiger: just because it's foreign? Check out 'Red Firecraker, Green Firecracker' or 'Farewell My Concubine' for good Chinese drama, not this overhyped and revamped generic kung-fu fiasco. If you want to see really good kung-fu films, check out all of the Jet Li films instead of this pretentious farce.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen Superbit edition.


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What to watch out for

  • Sex:

    Implied sexual encounter, nothing shown

  • Violence:

    A lot of kick-boxing and other fighting, brilliantly staged. Characters killed. Possible suicide.

  • Messages

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drugs:

    None

  • Language:

    Brief mild language

What Parents Need to Know

About Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Parents need to know that this movie features a lot of martial arts battles. Most are bloodless, but one character is killed when a blade is hurtled into his forehead. Major characters are killed, and one death could be interpreted as suicide. Although the women in the movie are treated with complete equality and are equal to or superior to the men in judgement and combat, one female character expresses bitterness that she was not permitted to train as a warrior. There is brief mild language.

Families Can Talk About

Families can talk about how we balance our heads and our hearts to forge lives that are grounded in honor and in love.