Release Date:
Friday, December 8, 2000
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, like some kung-fu fairy tale, takes place a long time ago, in a kingdom far, far awaya place where warriors are so disciplined that they can literally walk on water.
The most surprising thing about Crouching Tiger, however, is that it is a sweeping romantic epic that doesnt skimp on the whoop-ass. Also surprising, most of the whoop-ass is unloaded by the movies female characters. Yes, guys, we have the perfect marriage of kung-fu and chick flickand the results are amazing. (If all you know of wire-fighting, the technique by which characters can appear to fly or run up walls through the use of hidden wires, comes from The Matrix, then school is in session. And remember: director Ang Lee is best known for Sense and Sensibility and The Ice Storm). Chow Yun Fat, as legendary wudan warrior Li Mu Bai, is quite possibly the coolest man to ever grace a movie screen, but he takes somewhat of a back seat to beautiful and deadly Michelle Yeoh (Tomorrow Never Dies) and gorgeous newcomer Zhang Zi Yi (playing the mysterious princess Jen Yu). These ladies show the guys a thing or two when it comes to throwing down. When Yeoh orders the men to leave the room, and lock the doors as she prepares to go womano-a-womano with Zi Yi, it almost tops Keanu and Laurences I know kung fu./Show me. set up. And yet, beneath the swordplay, theres a touching love story set against the backdrop of some jaw-dropping landscapes. Crouching Tiger is something unique and surprising and should not be missed.
The most surprising thing about Crouching Tiger, however, is that it is a sweeping romantic epic that doesnt skimp on the whoop-ass. Also surprising, most of the whoop-ass is unloaded by the movies female characters. Yes, guys, we have the perfect marriage of kung-fu and chick flickand the results are amazing. (If all you know of wire-fighting, the technique by which characters can appear to fly or run up walls through the use of hidden wires, comes from The Matrix, then school is in session. And remember: director Ang Lee is best known for Sense and Sensibility and The Ice Storm). Chow Yun Fat, as legendary wudan warrior Li Mu Bai, is quite possibly the coolest man to ever grace a movie screen, but he takes somewhat of a back seat to beautiful and deadly Michelle Yeoh (Tomorrow Never Dies) and gorgeous newcomer Zhang Zi Yi (playing the mysterious princess Jen Yu). These ladies show the guys a thing or two when it comes to throwing down. When Yeoh orders the men to leave the room, and lock the doors as she prepares to go womano-a-womano with Zi Yi, it almost tops Keanu and Laurences I know kung fu./Show me. set up. And yet, beneath the swordplay, theres a touching love story set against the backdrop of some jaw-dropping landscapes. Crouching Tiger is something unique and surprising and should not be missed.