What a rip! It wasn’t even a good Kung Fu movie, let alone a good general purpose movie. Way too long, rambling, lousy story. That flying special effect got old real quick.
I have no idea what all the fuss is about…
It is your opinion, and therefore it isn’t quite right for me to say it is wrong.
So, let me put it this way . . . you’re wrong.
But since it is your opinion I won’t argue the point.
The only good thing was it gave some free time to send and recieve a couple of important emails from inside the theatre. I wanted to make a couple of calls too, but my wife put her foot down.
Allow me to respectfully disagree. In the two weeks “Hidden Tiger” has been at my local theatre, I have seen it three times.
As soon as the DVD comes out, I’m buying myself a copy. That and the DVD player to run it.
What do you get when you take magical flight reminiscent of “Peter Pan”, action scenes that put “The Matrix” to shame, a love story infinitely more affecting than “Titanic” and wrap it all up in ancient myth and astounding landscape?
You get my favourite movie of 2001, that’s what. I know we’re not even out of the second month yet, but all contenders may as well just concede defeat.
dave99 wrote
Ah my friend, it’s clear you haven’t seen “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” or you wouldn’t be speaking so.
Ahhhh so the only movies that are good are the ones you think so? What a relief I mean hell free will and such hah no longer needed just ask good ol’ Bill H. whether or not you’ll like a certain movie and you could save yourself some money! :rolleyes:
The Mighty Tiki God wrote
Why thank you. You are always welcome to ask my opinion on a movie.
Alrighty then 
(with a hint of sarcasm) what did ya think about Cast Away? Personally I think it friggin’ rocked. I brought a couple of my friends to see it and they said it was complete trash. I was so mad. I figured since I liked it they should too. Oh well I digress. Oh and Bill I hope you picked up on my sarcasm in that last post. Re-reading it I sound like a pompus ass. I meant it in good fun. So I hope your not going to secretly plot an assasination for me.
The Mighty Tiki God wrote
Haven’t seen it, though I’m looking forward to seeing it at some point. Actually, I’ve seen few movies in the last several years. I’ve got a couple of small kids and life has kinda changed. So when we go to a movie, it’s quite an excursion. We go to some trouble to pick something that looks like a real winner. And I was really excited about this Crouching Crap. If I were seeing a couple of movies a week, this would’ve been just another mediocre flick. But I was expecting a lot more.
But I digress… I’ll get back to you on that Castaway.
Sarcasm was noted. The plot has been called off.
Oh, Bill, Bill, Bill – what shall we do with you? (Just kiddin’.) I loved CT, HD, but it is definitely not a movie for everyone. It is one of those rare foreign language films that could get nominated for best picture.
I haven’t seen O Brother, and I think I’ll probably wait until it comes out on video. I don’t particularly like George Clooney, but it also has John Turturro, who is a wonderful actor.
Oh, and as much as I loved the movie, I found Crappy Tiger, Hideous Dragon to be quite funny.
I’m a-hijackin’ this thread for a second.
Haven’t seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon yet, although I’m looking forward to it.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? made me do something I’ve never even considered doing. I went back to the theatre the next day, paid full price for my girlfriend and me again, and sat there and laughed harder than I had the first time around. It was truly an excellent movie. Clooney did a beautiful job, but the one who stole the scenes was Tim Blake Smith as Delmar. Good God, he was funny. I looked him up later, convinced he had to be a local. Uh uh. Juilliard. Go figure.
The soundtrack was breathtaking, as well. It made it even more secial that my girlfriend, a month before we saw the movie, sat in the Special Collections department of the University of Alabama library for hours and made me copies of the Lomax and Courlander Southern Music Recordings from the 30’s - 50’s for Christmas. Most of the songs featured on O Brother… were taken from the Lomax Collection. We were sitting in the theatre grinning like idiots, and singing along with the movie.
Good times. See the movie pronto.
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Are you sure you watched the right movie?
I’ve seen better kung fu flicks (Once Upon a Time in China, Drunken Master 1 and 2, etc), but as a whole, I think CT, HD is better than most. Beautiful settings, interesting plot and so on.
In any case, it was a nice departure from the usual run of regurgitated crap that Hollywood has been feeding us for the last few years.
Bill H., I couldn’t agree more with you on Tiger-Dragon and Oh Brother!
Tiger-Dragon SPOILER maybe sort of
Plot? The young gal was just a creep with attention deficit disorder. Why should we care about her? After she steals stuff and tries to kill everyone, we’re supposed to cut her slack? BAH! Pretty pictures? Yeah. The fights weren’t that well photographed for my taste. And the flying? Spare me!
Oh Brother!
I’m a life long fan of the Coen brothers so I’m walking in with a bias. But, I’ve not been a big fan of George Clooney up to now. So I think that kinda balanced it out.
He was perfect! I can’t think of another actor who could have gotten close. Once again the Coen brothers created a complete alternate universe based on our own, their vision is impeccable. It was immensely entertaining and completely surprising. You never knew what was going to happen next.
I expect Tiger-Dragon will suck up the Oscars but that’s another thread for another day.
Yeah, the flying stuff was a little silly, but taken in the context of older kung fu movies, where mastery of the martial art grants extra-human powers, the wirework fit.
IMO. I can see how some people wouldn’t care for the movie, as it’s a hybrid of three or so genres (Fairy tale, romance, martial arts, maybe more).
Personally? It was refreshing to see a martial arts movie with an actual plot, much less a plot premise, and it was cool seeing characters with more than two dimensions.
Also, since I already knew about the superleap scenes, I was able to get into the fantasy aspect of it (I compared mastery of Wudan as mastery of The Force).
That said, I still feel the fight scenes in The Matrix were better, and Drunken Master II (Haven’t seen the first yet, my loss) were MUCH better. If you’re looking for a straight martial arts movie, look elsewhere, clearly.
Characters with more than two dimensions? Oh man, I woulda settled for a well-done one-dimensional character.
This movie was so bad it almost brought my eleven year old son to tears. And not because he was crying at the sentimental crap either.
I’ve said some bad stuff before about this movie in other threads, so I won’t go on. Suffice it to say that if it gets even a mention at the Oscars it will be a sad day indeed, in the opinion of my entire family.
Remind me not to see films your family likes. 102 Dalmations, right? Or The Wedding Planner?
If we’re talking about the same Oscars that gave Titanic 300,768 Awards, then IMHO, it’s been a sad ten years.
I loved Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I’ve seen it three times and have a date to go see it again Friday night. I’m buying it on tape as soon as it comes out. I generally do not like King Fu movies; I saw it because I had heard that it was more of a Fantasia in Chinese with beautiful fight scenes. I was beyond shocked. The settings are absolutely breathtaking, the plot is gripping, and the fight scenes were, actually, the most incredible scenes of any film I’ve ever seen (especially the tree scene.) I can hardly put into words everything I loved about it, but suffice to say it’s at the top of my favorites list, right there with “American Beauty” and “Shakespeare in Love.” I’m a big fan of beautiful imagery (former art student) so the filmography enough would make me see it ten more times, but the plot (and subplot), the love stories, and the symbolism are so awesome it’s got to be one of my favorites.
I’ve got to opine that anyone who thought Jen’s character was anything less than two-dimensional (more like 3D or 4D) wasn’t paying attention. I think the fact that she clearly has contradictions within her character, and acts out of more than on motivation, might be offputting to Tom Hanks’s fans, but jeez. Mu Bai and Shu Lien are mostly one dimensional, true, but that subplot adds even more depth to Jen’s character.
And honestly, didn’t anyone read any of the five thousand reviews? Like this one: http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/12/08/crouching_tiger/index.html - it clearly lets you know what you’re in for. Would you expect to go see “The Wedding Planner” and feel overcome by the superb characterization? :rolleyes:
Well, you’re right, I haven’t yet seen “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”. But since I’m no fan of the Coen brothers or George Clooney, this movie’s not even going to get a peek at the trophy, never mind a shot at the title, of my favourite of the year.
Hey, Nacho4Sara, I second that thought. Next time you’re in Vancouver we’ll go see CTHD together, my treat. Then go out for coffee and scoff at “Titanic”, “Wedding Planner”, etc.
The Mrs. and I saw this movie last night for the first time and we both loved it. {b]Nacho4Sara** I agree with you completely about Shu Lien charachter. She is easily the most fascinating character I have seen in the movies in a long time. And Lo is my hero.
One comment on the OP:
Bill H. sez:
The movie is two hours (accordind to all the run times I’ve seen). I can understand saying that two hours is too long for a movie you weren’t enjoying. Heck, 30 minutes is too long for a movie you aren’t enjoying. But simply saying that two hours is too long for a movie … Sheesh. Has the American attention span grown so short?