Epic, dream-like and really rather good.

Rating: Null/10 (28 March 2001)

I have spent a fair amount of time watching foreign language films, so I guess that I am immune to the fact that the film is subtitled. The translation occasionally slipped ("You make me puke!" anyone?) but the job was fairly well done - although I suspect a lot was lost from the Mandarin.
I have a few comments about the "unrealistic fight scenes"; this is an epic, a legend. Reality is not the desired effect. Is Achilles' invulnerability realistic? Do we think that a single man in armour could really kill a giant, fire-breathing lizard? Can Arnold Schwarzenegger really mow down hordes of faceless mooks with a machine gun and walk away untouched? The flying, the superhuman reflexes are just another example of this.
What people should be saying about the fight scenes is that they are fantastically choreographed, with superb timing and camera positioning. Perhaps they were distracted by the beautiful scenery? The soundtrack, too, is nigh on perfect; atmospheric and unobtrusive.
9/10