You gotta be kidding?...8+ stars for this film!!!

Rating: 1/10 (14 June 2001)

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon may have won the hearts of many in this review, but this film was a major disappointment. The cinematography and locations were the only high points of what I could manage to force myself to sit through. The annoying subtitles were quickly presented and sometimes very hard follow making it very distracting...especially for the younger viewers.
The first (and BIGGEST) issue I have with the film, is the ridiculous "flying" sequences that take place!!! Bruce Lee is probably rolling over in his grave over this! Come on guys...I'm not an expert on the martial arts, and I certainly respect those who devote there lives to the study, but is the martial arts the producer of supernatural beings?...come on!...what's next, lasers from the eyes that melt steel and walking through walls! Not to go without saying from what I did see of the fight sequences (they were nicely choreographed), just when everyone started the flying around ruined it for me...at that point, I could have watched "Superfriends" on the Cartoon Network and couldn't have better laugh. Take for example many of the Jackie Chan films, the action is true and sincere, with the actor himself utilizing his skills with heart and conviction. No strings attached here or stupid flying stunts...he supplies great action that keeps your attention.
Secondly, the Governess' daughter's (who cares what her name was) flashback of how she met her boyfriend was also way too lengthy...basically a story in itself (this is where the film lost my attention when she's fighting her boyfriend in the desert, I could go no further...). My older son managed stay awake and sit through to the ending of the film which he later explained to me...come on!...the Wicked Witch!...the Governess' daughter flies off the mountain into the sunset!...and movie goers are giving this waste of mylar a 8+ rating.
In closing, I am glad that I did not take my family to the theater see this film...what a waste of time and money, especially with the cost of $8.25/person is the norm...I regret even spending the four bucks to rent the video from Blockbusters! Siskel and Eibert must have been asleep with the rest of the crowd when they rated this one...Shame on you!