crouching tiger hidden dragon

blade2

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havent seen it yet but i saw an advert for it on Sky, advertising the fact it was on Sky Movies Premier, anyway, it had clips of the film mixed in with a Chinese proverb, something like:
"There is no control without desire, no action without reaction, no...."

then there is a 3rd part to it, but i cant remember it and its really gettin to me as its one of my fav sayings so can someone please please help me?
 

bmacd

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i don't know about your quote, but i watched about five minutes of CT,HD and took it back to blockbuster. I've watched a couple foreign movies before, but this one sucked IMO.

-=bmacd=-
 

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Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't know about your quote, but i watched about five minutes of CT,HD and took it back to blockbuster. I've watched a couple foreign movies before, but this one sucked IMO.

-=bmacd=-

You should have given it more than 5 minutes :) I liked the movie, I bought it on DVD for $9.99, too.
 

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Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't know about your quote, but i watched about five minutes of CT,HD and took it back to blockbuster. I've watched a couple foreign movies before, but this one sucked IMO.

-=bmacd=-

within 5 minutes of watching a movie you hated it so much you stopped watching it and returned it? and you can say that the whole movie sucked from the first 5 minutes? :-/
 

thebestMAX

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5 Minutes and it got how many Awards??

Kick Butt action, great sound, mediocre story but well worth seeing just for the beauty of it.
 

blade2

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im gonna have to try and get it on video, yes haha i dont have a DVD player but the damn quote thing is drivin me mad-help!
 

DanTMWTMP

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Originally posted by: oniq
Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't know about your quote, but i watched about five minutes of CT,HD and took it back to blockbuster. I've watched a couple foreign movies before, but this one sucked IMO.

-=bmacd=-

You should have given it more than 5 minutes :) I liked the movie, I bought it on DVD for $9.99, too.

i got the overstock deal too..but they never sent it to me!!! WTF!!!! it's been 2 weeks already!!!
 

xSauronx

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the story was ok, and i thought the flying wa sa tad over the top, but the action was really enoyable, even the wife liked this one
 

murphy55d

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Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
Originally posted by: oniq
Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't know about your quote, but i watched about five minutes of CT,HD and took it back to blockbuster. I've watched a couple foreign movies before, but this one sucked IMO.

-=bmacd=-

You should have given it more than 5 minutes :) I liked the movie, I bought it on DVD for $9.99, too.

i got the overstock deal too..but they never sent it to me!!! WTF!!!! it's been 2 weeks already!!!

I haven't gotten my copy either yet. :(
 

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Don't remember the quote and don't own the movie but I remember what scene it was from for anyone that can just pop the DVD in real quick.

It's where Chow Yun Fat was fighting the girl and her old ugly master. (I forgot thier names). Along w/ the police officer, daughter, and father. Near teh beginning when she jacks the sword again when Chow Yun Fat was there.
 

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This is one of those movies I would never have predicted being a hit. Pointless story, sparse action and just over-choreographied. Yet every Tom, Dick, and Harry suddenly adopts a connescuir's stance, professing a finessed critique over it. "Oh, the beauty!". My ass!
 

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I liked Kung Pow. Part of the fun was that it was so bad. CTHD takes itself so seriously. You'd think it was the Illiad or something.
 

UglyCasanova

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Kung Pow is a hit at the dorms. Nuthin like wathing that chick go YeeeoooWeeooWeeeooo with 10+ people in the room. :D

btw, my roommate showed me a porn that is a take off of CTHD. I can't say the name of it on here, but it is the funniest thing I have ever seen in my entire life. And I know more than 1/2 of you know what I'm talking about ;).
 

bmacd

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Originally posted by: dolph
Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't know about your quote, but i watched about five minutes of CT,HD and took it back to blockbuster. I've watched a couple foreign movies before, but this one sucked IMO.

-=bmacd=-

within 5 minutes of watching a movie you hated it so much you stopped watching it and returned it? and you can say that the whole movie sucked from the first 5 minutes? :-/

exactly and well said. :) It's the only movie i've EVER returned on time.

-=bmacd=-
 

blade2

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Originally posted by: KeyserSoze
"No growth without resistance. No action without reaction. No desire without restraint"


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yeah u got it!
"there is no growth without resistance, no action without reaction, no desire without restraint."

 

MichaelD

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The movie was very good. Nice cinematography and excellent fighting scenes.

About the flying: People in these karate flicks have been flipping backwards on top of four-story-roofs and walls for years now. It's expected to see this...it adds to the enjoyment...especially when they have the fluttering-bird wing sounds to go with it!! You know, the "pft-pft-pft-pap-pap-ap" sound ? :D

I didn't buy CTHD yet, but I DID buy Iron Monkey for $10. That's an awesome flick as well.

Am I the only one that thinks he knows how to karate fight after watching one of these flicks? :D
 

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Originally posted by: BlipBlop
This is one of those movies I would never have predicted being a hit. Pointless story, sparse action and just over-choreographied. Yet every Tom, Dick, and Harry suddenly adopts a connescuir's stance, professing a finessed critique over it. "Oh, the beauty!". My ass!

It's an Asian martial arts film based on an Asian pulp story. It's a cultural analogue of a movie like Star Wars. The only reason it gets examined as an art film is that American audiences don't like subtitles.
 

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Originally posted by: bmacd
i don't know about your quote, but i watched about five minutes of CT,HD and took it back to blockbuster. I've watched a couple foreign movies before, but this one sucked IMO.

-=bmacd=-

You can't judge that movie by just 5 minutes.... that's like watching the first half of Full Metal Jacket and left in disgust since you expected a war movie.

As for all the flying... er, that's like complaining about "magic is not realistic" in LOTR
 

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i'm surprised no one mentioned the acting. Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh's speaking parts were so BAD. They couldn't speak Mandarin to save their lives. I was so sick of CYF in the movie....he was like a damn fortune cookie spewing proverbs left and right.