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Release Date: 2000-07-06
TMDB Rating: 7.4/10 from 3,700 votes on TMDB
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Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Part of the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Collection on Filmoria.
Tagline:A timeless story of strength, secrets and two warriors who would never surrender.
Genres: Adventure|
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Release Date: 2000-07-06
Movie Revenue: $213978518
Movie Runtime: 120
Language: Mandarin
卧虎藏龍 Box Office Collection: $17000000
卧虎藏龍 was released on 6 July 2000. It is a Adventure, Drama, Action, Romance, Fantasy film with a running time of 120 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Filmoria's movie database includes 卧虎藏龍 alongside hundreds of other Adventure titles, each updated with UK release and streaming details.
Filmoria's Take: It has picked up a decent, broadly positive response. Now an established part of the catalogue rather than a new release. Fits naturally alongside the other Adventure titles on Filmoria.
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Easily my favourite of Lee's films, plus this was a no-brainer for me to watch, since I love martial arts films and the three stars. Peter Pau's cinematography and Dun Tan's soundtrack deservedly won two of the four Oscars, amidst its ten nominations, but even though the production values and story were the reason that this, rather than more significant martial arts classics, such as 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin' and other Shaw Brothers' masterpieces of the genre is that it stepped outside the box and became mandatory viewing for both genders and all cultures with its love story, in the same way that 'Rocky' isn't simply a boxing movie. Still fascinating watching today, and the scene in which the restaurant is destroyed is one of the most fascinating set-pieces I have yet seen.
Review via The Movie Database (TMDB)
"Master Li" (Chow Yun-Fat) asks his lifelong friend "Yu Shu Lien" (Michelle Yeoh) to take his legendary sword "Green Destiny" and deliver it to "Sir Te" (Sihung Lung) at the Imperial court. Turns out, though, that security there isn't so hot and the sword is stolen by a very able and nimble thief who only just escapes the pursuit of "Shu Lien" - who reckons she really knows whom the thief is. A visit to "Jen" (Ziyi Zhang) and the swift return of the sword seem to confirm her suspicions but then the sword is stolen again and aside from narking "Sir Te" this sets up a series of adventures for "Li", "Shu Lien" and "Jen" as we discover there may be a connection to the former man's nemesis "Jade Fox" (Pei-Pei Cheng). There is room, gradually, for a little romance but for the most part this is a quickly paced adventure that builds well on some beautiful cinematography with a solid story underpinned by some magical mythology and plenty of swordplay. Unlike many of the genre, the combat scenes are naturally choreographed and do not drag on interminably and repetitively. This has a more characterful narrative that involves us in the mystery, the vendetta - even the slowly simmering love story. For my money, this is easily the best film as yet made by Ang Lee and is well worth seeing on a big screen if you can find one.
Review via The Movie Database (TMDB)
