Customer Reviews
Just got bored and found it silly. - By: M. robinson, 01 Aug 2008 
I watched this for the first time recently & couldnt understand why it was so popular, i found this film utterly boring & very stupid for e.g the flying & stupid jumps, for me its very unrealistic as in the fight scenes two people throwing swords at other full pelt & no blood no one hurt no nothing, but the only reason it got 2 stars rather than 1 is because of the way its filmed, apart from that found it very very boring.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - No 9 - All Time List 2008 - By: L. Ecclestone, 08 Apr 2008 
I initiallly had grave doubts about this film - however those doubts were plain & simply wrong. This film has just about everything you could ever want from a movie. It has epic fight scenes, contains beautiful landscapes, martial arts of the finest order & contains one of the most moving & simple love stories even portrayed in cinema.
Michelle Yeoh & Zhang Ziyi performances are first rate. The cinematography is outstanding. This is fiction not reality.
For the philistine there is an English dubbed version, alternatively you can watch in Mandarin with subtitles. Absolutely beautiful is the best way to describe this film, if you are looking for a Chinese made Kill Bill - look away - yes this has fights scenes but they are almost poetic & not bloody. I think the reason this film suffers on the rating (I.e. not the five stars it deserves) is because people are going into this film expected a Kill Bill / blood-a-thon & unfortunately for the average 18 year old this film will be too much for them. Those that can saviour this masterpiece for what it is will be rewarded.
I need not summarise this film, just watch it & let it do the talking.
DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE! - By: A. Joseph, 30 Mar 2008 
I have many many martial arts movies, this one is not in my collection! Yeah, it's pretty...how could they make Chow Yun Fat look like a wet weekend? How could they make Michelle Yeoh's amazing fighting skill look bad? And as for the other girl,(can't be bothered to remember her name), yeah she's pretty, yeah she can fight but....oh dear!
A big budget means nothing if you have a rubbish directer. I imagine he sooo wanted to make an epic like Once upon a time in China, but that did not happen. I've seen low budget HK movies that are soo much better than this & the dodgy wirework is thoroughly acceptable in these movies. In Crouching boredom Hidden talent they should have at least airbrushed out the wires & reshot the scenes until the actors didn't look like the wires made them wobble so much. No-one looked 'lighter than air' as they do in so many better martial arts movies. American financial input makes a bad movie. They just want to cash in on a popular genre 'cos they are seriously running out of ideas in the US. And as for ripping off...sorry I mean 'remaking' alll my favourite asian horror movies...well they are seriously stuck for ideas aren't they!
If you want to see a good Martial arts movie watch Iron Monkey, Twin Dragons, anything but this!
Amazing film that combines love, romance and Martial Arts. - By: The Keigmeister, 25 Mar 2008 This isn't just a film with fights & battles. It has a much more deeper story line & plot & the characters are perfect for this kind of movie.
This is one of the best films of alll time.
A romance film - By: Ogun Eratalay, 22 Feb 2008 
A moderate romance movie with a martial arts back ground. The film is watchable but after you watch it nothing is remembered like a soap opera. Worth watching if you like eastern martial arts & a bit of romance...
