Bruce who? Once you enter this Dragon, you'll quickly realize there are some serious new masters in town.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1999)
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Reviews Counted:143
Fresh:139
Rotten:4
Average Rating:8.5/10
Consensus: The story is compelling, the acting is stellar, and the direction is fantastic. Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh provide the action of The Matrix plus the romance of Titanic.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Dec 8, 2000 Limited
Box Office: $127,652,038
Synopsis: 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... [More]
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12/06/05
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is what Hong Kong film fans have been waiting for: a martial-arts movie for adults.
12/22/00
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02/07/01
Astonishing choreography and action.
01/12/01
A first-rate Chinese action film that can stand with the best.
12/08/00
Within age-old contrivances emerge deeply affecting characters. Poetry.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
The class act of action movies.
12/22/00
Top CriticThis is an exciting, mystical, romantic surprise of a film that really puts the 'art' in 'martial arts.'
02/07/01
A sumptuous, sexy, sensational experience that richly deserves to be acclaimed as one of the top films of 2000.
12/08/00
A nearly perfect film, and at this writing (December 17) it looks to me like the best of the year.
02/07/01
Once in a great while, a movie engages us so thoroughly that we slip the surly bonds of Earth and experience a rare moment of transcendence. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is such a movie.
12/21/00
Top CriticWhat is pleasantly unexpected is how effortlessly Ang Lee’s low-key dramatics mesh with the kinetic sword battles.
02/07/01
Crouching Tiger is a fine introduction to the genre for newcomers, though specialists might find it thin in comparison to the real thing.
12/07/00
[If] you've always turned up your nose at martial-arts films. You may find yourself converted.
12/08/00
You need a roadmap to find the hidden masterpiece.
02/07/01
Crouching Tiger is like an animated calligraphic scroll and Taoist painting. You can feel physically empowered, yet your spirit is seduced by something more subtle.
12/21/00
May be the one kung-fu film that legitimizes the genre as bona fide cinema without selling out entirely.
12/18/00
A captivating, thoroughly enjoyable, romantic romp.
03/26/01
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