Great! One of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2001)

Everyone knows that Ang Lee is a real cinema-magician. He made such wonderful movies like EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN and THE ICE STORM. Without any doubt, he's one of the most interesting and one of the best directors of international cinema.
But the 10-time Academy Award nominee CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is his personal milestone and it is a real masterpiece of Asian cinema. The composition of the pictures is so brilliant that the whole movie seems like a dream; the dream of another fascinating world. And Lee does an important thing more: He integrates the spectator in this world, shows him a huge storm of pictures which is perfect filmed by Peter Pau. For me, these fantastic pictures were the highlight of the movie. If I wanted to remember another movie, which has such a supreme cinematography I would have to search very long - this was really great!
Even so I think, that most people were fascinated by the absolutely staggering choreography of the fighting scenes. I've really to say, that I've never seen something like that before. Have you seen MATRIX? If you see CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, you will laugh about the fights from MATRIX, because the scenes from CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON are so fast that you won't be able to follow them with your eyes - but I think you'll feel it!
Finally I don't want to forget the love story, which isn't trashy as in so many other (good) movies. No, it is simply wonderful, profound and full of real emotions.
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON is cinema at its best! Breathtaking!
10/10