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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon [Blu-ray] [2000]

Pei-pei Cheng , Michelle Yeoh , Ang Lee    Suitable for 12 years and over   Blu-ray
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (190 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Pei-pei Cheng, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chow Yun Fat, Chang Chen
  • Directors: Ang Lee
  • Producers: Ang Lee, Bill Kong, Hsu Li Kong
  • Format: Subtitled
  • Language: Mandarin Chinese
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Turkish
  • Dubbed: Czech, English, Hungarian
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: All Regions (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 23 Jan 2012
  • Run Time: 115 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (190 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0026R7BNY
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,150 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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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

Product Description

Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) has been charged with bringing the Green Destiny, a legendary antique sword, to its new owner in the capital. But the sword is stolen by a mysterious black-clad thief whose martial arts expertise outshines even that of Shu Lien herself. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun Fat) soon arrives to help search for the sword, and his suspicions are aroused when he realises that his old enemy Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-Pei) is nearby. Ang Lee's epic tale of martial arts chivalry broke box office records for foreign language film distribution, received critical acclaim the world over, and won four Oscars (Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Music, and Best Foreign Language Film).


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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 8 Nov 2005
Format:DVD
I love this film, simply for me because it is beautiful.
The fight scenes are breath-taking, the musical score is so haunting (using the Cello to great effect) and the story-line is one long roller coaster ride of twists and turns.
Anyone who dismisses it because of the flying sequences is probably unaware of the wirework used in a hell of a lot of martial arts movies.
I have never found the dubbing a problem for the simple reason that I watch it subtitled in mandarin, otherwise it loses it’s genuine feel, it seems that in most films the transaction from eastern to western is not a happy one. It seems we take great pleasure in changing the voices to sound ‘wacky’ and entertaining, in most cases the most inappropriate voice actors are chosen and key parts of the plot are missed out. It seems that we can’t cope with a complex storyline if we can’t read what the cast are saying, surely your brain couldn’t take it? So the people who put the effort in to read the subtitles are rewarded with the ‘true’ film, I must admit, I always watch Asian films with subtitles, how can you not like the sounds of the language being spoken?
Anyway, the film for me is totally legendary, one of a few more recent martial arts movies I have enjoyed.
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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Bluray edition review 4 July 2009
By DeeJay
Format:Blu-ray
There's already many reviews for the movie itself here on Amazon, and im sure the majority of people interested in this have already seen it in one form or another. For that reason this is basically a review of the Bluray itself. As im sure a lot of people want to know if its worth trading in their dvd for.

First of all, any cool new extras? Ala's no. We have a commentary with Ang Lee and James Schamus. A conversation with Michelle Yeoh (interview). Making of featurette.... and a photo gallery. All of which were supplied on previous DVD releases. Unfortunately, they are still in SD as well.

Secondly, the sound and subtitles. Thankfully we have TrueHD 5.1 for the English dub and Mandarin track. There are a 18 subtitle options in total, including English, and English for the hearing impaired.

Finally, the picture. I wasn't blown away at first truth be told, as I skipped to one of the movies night sequences. The picture had some grain to it, although its quite mild I wonder if it has had some DNR applied to it, as on closer inspection it did appear as though skin complexions would blur a little when moving. Blacks were mostly solid although I did notice a lack of detail on them during the night scenes, especially the fast moving ones. Again, perhaps a result of applied DNR. Day scenes I found to be excellent. Very clear with plenty of detail anywhere you looked. Nice!

Overall though, the picture is good and at times very good. The print used is very clean with almost no dirt or grain to be seen. Its only the night scenes that I could find a few faults with, nothing that serious though and nothing that made me regret my purchase. I can honestly say, yes it is worth buying even if you own the DVD. It's a far better Bluray than the House of Flying Daggers release we had as well, which im sure you will all be relieved to hear.

The lack of effort put into the extras would probably push me towards giving this Bluray a 3.5 if I could, but as Amazon dont allow halves, and I think its pretty good when compared to a number of catalogue titles, I think its deserving of 4 stars.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By Kayembi
Format:DVD
Beautiful cinematography, an amazing soundtrack, moving performances from the whole cast... Oh, and some of the most breathtaking fight-scenes ever filmed. The first fight between Jen and Shu-Lien - the roof-type scene - is mesmerising, and the elegance with which all the fighters move makes Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne look like clumsy wranglers by comparison. If you haven't seen this film yet, you'll have heard by now that the characters can practically 'fly' - causing a lot of short planks to moan that the film is "unrealistic", as though Ang Lee had tied the cast to ropes and made them fly all by complete accident - but if you have the intelligence to suspend disbelief, this is one of the greatest movies of recent years. A shame that the same can't be said about the DVD, though. The 'making of' feature contains virtually nothing about the making of the film at all. But most unforgivable is the fact that for some unfathomable reason, the English subtitles provided on the DVD are not the same as the ones that were used in the cinematic release, and completely ruined the tone of the film for me - especially in the final romantic scenes where the new translation seems clumsy and staid. I am completely gutted at this alteration, in fact, and feel a little cheated that we are not getting quite the same film as the one we saw in the cinema.
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5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable
I watched this film when it was first released. I liked it then and this time it was worth a second showing.
Published 17 days ago by angela kay
4.0 out of 5 stars A good Product..
I always like "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" and that's why i've got it.. But i must confess that there are so many Special Features on DVD than Blu-ray disc.. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Hasan
5.0 out of 5 stars Yep!!
Been trying to get this film in chinese with subtitles for a long time,....just cant stand the english dubbing it just don't work better to have it this way. Read more
Published 2 months ago by knotty boy
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed...
I absolutely loved 'House of Flying Daggers', 'Hero' and a few others of this genre of films that seemed to be in fashion for a few years but this title, even tho it was so highly... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Blu-ray fan
4.0 out of 5 stars mesmerizing and overwhelming
I am not a fan of wuxia films, and I believe this film could have done with much less rooftop flying and bullet deflecting. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Marco Carnovale
5.0 out of 5 stars First-class
I loved this movie from the very first, when I saw it live on Channel Four. The story is marvelous, and so open to individual interpretation, meaning all the mystic skills and the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Atro Merrek
2.0 out of 5 stars Crouching blu ray, hidden slipcase!!
I ordered this as i was a fan of the film and also collect the Blu rays in the Sony collectors range, these come as pictured with the slipcase and nice embossed gold colour... Read more
Published 15 months ago by A. Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars It's no Yimou Zhang.
This movie is way over rated. It's story pales in comparison to House of Flying Daggers and it's visuals pale in comparison to Hero. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jack
5.0 out of 5 stars Cinematic wonder
If asked my favourite ten films, this would be one of them, and if asked the most beautiful films I`ve ever seen, this would be in my top three. Read more
Published 21 months ago by GlynLuke
5.0 out of 5 stars Best martial arts movie
Being a martial arts junkie, I simply adore the grace of this movie.
It manages to avoid the over dramatisation of 'The Hero' yet does not fail to move its audience. Read more
Published 22 months ago by S. Siddhanta
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