Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [UMD for PSP]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [UMD for PSP]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [UMD for PSP]
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Actor: Chen Chang, Michelle Yeoh, Sihung Lung, Yun-Fat Chow, Ziyi Zhang
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Cantonese (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.78:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-28
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Platform: Sony PSP
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Movie Reviews of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [UMD for PSP]

Movie Review: Awesome movie for the PSP
Summary: 5 Stars

I first saw this Chinese-language film quite a while back on a rental VHS. Due to the poor tape quality I wasn't impressed. This time around, I simply fell in love with the PSP presentation. Great visuals (those lovely bamboo trees! and lovely Miss Ziyi), great soundtrack, pretty neat fighting sequences, and the PSP's beautiful screen makes all look so delicious. Now my coworkers who don't have a PSP want to borroww one from those of us who do have one, so they can watch this, too! Whether you are into Kung Fu or romance or just cute Oriental girls (or a Chow Yun-fat fan), this movie is totally for you!

Summary of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon [UMD for PSP]

Named "Best Picture of the Year" by over 100 critics nationwide! Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice they come face to face with their worst enemy - and the inescapable enduring power of love. Set against 19th-century China's breathtaking landscape CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON is the action-packed box office smash from acclaimed director Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility The Ice Storm) featuring stunning martial arts choreography by Yuen Wo Ping (The Matrix).System Requirements:Starring: Michelle Yeoh Chow Yun Fat Zhang Ziyi Chang Chen Cheng Pei Pei Directed By: Ang Lee Running Time: 120 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: UMD Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396115590 Manufacturer No: 11559
Hong Kong wuxia films, or martial arts fantasies, traditionally squeeze poor acting, slapstick humor, and silly story lines between elaborate fight scenes in which characters can literally fly. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has no shortage of breathtaking battles, but it also has the dramatic soul of a Greek tragedy and the sweep of an epic romance. This is the work of director Ang Lee, who fell in love with movies while watching wuxia films as a youngster and made Crouching Tiger as a tribute to the form. To elevate the genre above its B-movie roots and broaden its appeal, Lee did two important things. First, he assembled an all-star lineup of talent, joining the famous Asian actors Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh with the striking, charismatic newcomer Zhang Ziyi. Behind the scenes, Lee called upon cinematographer Peter Pau (The Killer, The Bride with White Hair) and legendary fight choreographer Yuen Wo-ping, best known outside Asia for his work on The Matrix. Second, in adapting the story from a Chinese pulp-fiction novel written by Wang Du Lu, Lee focused not on the pursuit of a legendary sword known as "The Green Destiny," but instead on the struggles of his female leads against social obligation. In his hands, the requisite fight scenes become another means of expressing the individual spirits of his characters and their conflicts with society and each other.

The filming required an immense effort from all involved. Chow and Yeoh had to learn to speak Mandarin, which Lee insisted on using instead of Cantonese to achieve a more classic, lyrical feel. The astonishing battles between Jen (Zhang) and Yu Shu Lien (Yeoh) on the rooftops and Jen and Li Mu Bai (Chow) atop the branches of bamboo trees required weeks of excruciating wire and harness work (which in turn required meticulous "digital wire removal"). But the result is a seamless blend of action, romance, and social commentary in a populist film that, like its young star Zhang, soars with balletic grace and dignity. --Eugene Wei

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