Barbosa_XII
15Mar12
Same. At the time, i just couldn't find anything as graceful as this.
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HKFanatic
3Apr12
A film that's as beautiful as an oil painting. I just watched it for the third or fourth time and already feel like popping the Blu-ray in again. Yuen Woo-Ping has choreographed countless breath-taking battles over the course of his career, but somehow I suspect the fight between Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi will always be his masterpiece. The sense that these two women just want to tear each other apart is palpable.
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Josh Hansen
29Feb12
For some reason, I wasn't crazy about this movie when I first watched it some time ago, but now it is one of my favorites. Upon re-watch, I was totally captivated by Lee's artistic vision. It has passion, love, revenge; it expresses deep need and longing. And then there's the cinematography... wow! Yet, unlike its lesser imitations (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), it's much more than just stylish production and mesmerizing action: it's one of the most pure and beautiful love stories that I can remember.
MGeo
27Nov11
Such a gorgeously designed and beautifully choreographed and acted movie. Granted, the fact that they fly in the air while doing martial arts is amusing now, but the compelling story and interesting characters make up for that. One notable thing about this movie is that it was the first movie that I ever bought on the DVD format. Not Ang Lee's best movie, but it is way WAY up there.
msmichel
7Oct11
Essential cinema. The marriage between martial arts film and love story resulted in the first ever martial arts film best picture nomination. A star making performance by Zhang Ziyi; the ultimate vehicle for Michelle Yeoh; a love letter to kung fu cinema by Ang Lee and James Schamus; picture perfect cinematography by Peter Pau; wonderful Tan Dun soundtrack and great fight choreagraphy by Yuen Woo-ping. Perfection.
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Dave
29May11
Ang Lee truly is one of the best directors working today and this is toward the top of my list of favorites of his films. It is all-around beautiful, with the love story actually taking center stage over the spectacular fight sequences. One of the best of the last decade.
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Hunter Duesing
14Feb11
When I initially saw this movie in high school, I was mainly enjoying the excellent action scenes, but I was too young to experience how subtle and beautiful the performances were, especially the scenes between Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat. Ang Lee's film is a classic wuxia piece that includes a very western love story in very eastern gender politics that even manages to out-romance Wong Kar-wai's ASHES OF TIME.
Zachary Curl
2Dec10
when i saw this when i was younger, i focused more on the fight scenes, but as i got older, i appreciated the love story between Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh more and more. though i always knew there was something to it, i now feel like it is truly what makes this film great.
William Gary
20Sep10
Very much a love story! I counted mini-stories of impossible love within the movie. A love of a skillset, a love of service, romantic love and the list goes on........
paulogallian
17May10
Great cinematography, soundtrack, sound design, not to mention the actors and their martial arts training. It has one of the best fighting sequences ever made, with Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi, and yet it's still very poetic and romantic.
Enrico Green
28Jan10
the martial arts scenes are breathtaking but the real strength of the story is the silent, forbidden love between Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun-Fat. you can feel the secret longing hiding underneath their calm controlled exteriors. the story manages to fit in love, teenage rebellion and family intersperse with amazing kung-fu scenes. perhaps the most meditative kung-fu movie ever.
Phil Worfel
11Sep09
An epic that opened the eyes of so many to the martial arts serial structure. Daring in its execution and a definite success. Unfortunately it grew tired to me after a one too many viewings and parodies.
Yeng Hang
30May09
This film is pure story. It never takes a break to give you some action. The action sequences are actually acting scenes! How they fight reveals who they are: the methodical calm of Li Mu Bai, the wild hubris of Jen Wu, the clumsy missteps of Bo. A grand masterwork unequaled in wuxia.