An incredible cinematic experience...

Rating: 10/10 (27 March 2001)

This film is an incredible experience that equals great visual films as in Star Wars, Blade Runner, and Lawrence of Arabia. It's a film that demands the best sound system and the largest movie screen. This is a audio/visual treat that doesn't rely on heavy CGI effects (like creating the Coliseum), but only uses them to hide the wires that were used to create these incredible fight sequences.
CTHD is in a way, a MUSICAL, making fists, kicks, and flying look as graceful as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire made tap dancing and singin'. Fighting sequences are perfectly timed and long to medium shots dominate as these martial arts experts show how REALLY fast their FISTS are. Just like how Kelly and Astaire showed how fast their FEET were.
The importance of this film won't be seen until years from now but it shows that the foreign film industry is on the rise as Hollywood continues to stumble.
10/10 (a foreign film classic).