To those who think this is a good movie.

Rating: 1/10 (11 April 2001)

I personally think this movie is totally a failure, at least it is in the theaters of Beijing. And I feel really bad when I heard that it's becoming popular in the United States. I need to write something here for you Hidden Dragon fans.
A: The heavy accent: Most of you guys can't understand Chinese, so it really don't matter to you. But for me, listening to their accent is like listening to George Bush saying :"Hi, guys, I am from New York." And that really gets me under my skin.
B: The special effects: Totally fake, you can clearly feel the rope pulling them here and there. And I bet the girl called Zhang Ziyi never even went to P.E. class in her middle school(a must if you are a chinese middle school student), each move of her martial art was very much like NiuYangGe---a kind of Chinese folk dance. Anyway, if you watch enough Gongfu movies--even made in Mainland China, you'll know the difference.
C: The language: Very hollywood. I mean I understand hollywood lines, right, they are hopeless already, (though I have to admit that some hollywood lines ARE cute), but why the heck do you have to put all that in a Chinese movie? Well, I noticed it does mention something like calligraphy and Chinese traditional medicine or stuff, but it was just all naive and shallow. Therefore, I sympathize those American when they see all that and cry out loud "Wow, that's awesome!! Because I don't understand!!!"
D: The plot: Very boring, and incrediablly unreasonable, though I would highly recommend it as a classical post-modern study subject or something.
E: My boss: He is one of the American Chinese brought up in Taiwan, a complete red-neck idiot. And HE likes the movie very much! But don't worry about me, I QUIT already.