You could search long and hard and not find a more magnificent dragon. It will catch you when you aren't expecting it and pounce on you like a tiger
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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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Reviews for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
This one has it all: adventure, romance, spectacle, morality.
03/19/01
This is an exciting, mystical, romantic surprise of a film that really puts the 'art' in 'martial arts.'
02/07/01
So good, it reminds you how the best films transport you to another world.
01/11/01
Top CriticAn epic work of accomplished skill and grace.
02/07/01
You may never see a more beautiful movie - and certainly no more majestic film has yet been made.
04/16/01
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07/14/07
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a magical dream of a martial arts epic. It surpasses any you've ever seen.
12/22/00
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03/24/02
It is such an imaginative melange with such spectacular effects that it makes The Matrix look rote by comparison.
01/01/00
A nearly perfect film, and at this writing (December 17) it looks to me like the best of the year.
02/07/01
The most exhilarating martial arts movie I have seen.
12/22/00
Top CriticOne of the best adventure movies of the last decade, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is also gravely, eerily beautiful: poetic and moving in ways that we usually don't associate with violent genre films.
12/21/00
Top CriticA haunting, tragic fairy tale for the ages.
10/15/02
Os personagens da história acabam tornando-se mais notáveis do que suas próprias qualidades como lutadores.
05/31/02
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11/27/01
Not since Sandy Duncan's version of "Peter Pan" has such a cinematic masterpiece been caught on film.
08/12/02
Successfully applies its fantastical elements to develop story, character, and a kind of poetic license that captures the beauty of its own spirit.
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
A near-masterpiece, replete with marvelously fanciful images and a touching love story.
12/22/00
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