One of the greatest films I've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2001)

oh my god. I went to see "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" last night, and I was totally blown away. I have been wanting to see this film for some time, I'm so happy I got to see it. I'm especially happy because I saw it on the big screen. Believe me, if you have any desire to see it, see it in a theartre.

The film has so many great things going for it. The acting, the story, the love, and how could I forget the action.

The acting is very good. Chow Yun Fat delivers a superb performance. I was especially impressed with Rachel Yeoh's performance, she was great. But the biggest surprise for me was that of the young actress who played Jen. She should be a big star in the future.

The story is very good. I'm not going into plot details because I'm sure if you're reading this than you know what the plot is. But the story is well put together and shot.

The two love stories in the film are very well executed. The unspoken romance betwwen Chow Yun Fat and Rachel Yeoh was very interesting to watch. But the one between Jen and Lo was touching. The scenes in the desert are pretty funny.

Now of course how can you talk about the film without talking about the action. The action is so well done I wanted to cry,(not really). The fight scenes are always spectacular. There are I would say five or six big fights in this film. Each one of them is different and interesting. The fight scenes go from them flying around each other and climbing walls like Spider Man, or two woman using countless numbers of weapons, (they all keep breaking). I have been to thousands of movies. And I've never seen an audience stand up and applaud the film in the middle of the scene, they did after the first chase/fight scene.

I went with my friend who couldn't quite grasp the fact that this is a fantasy. He liked it but he thought some of the flying got rediculous. But I don't care, it was always awesome. The film has my vote for Best Pic at the Oscars. First it was Gladiator, then Traffic, but I'm sticking to this film. This film is a magical expierince, a must see. 10/10