marvelous... simply marvelous

Rating: 8/10 (13 June 2003)

i finally saw this movie 3 years after its release. it was beautiful, moving, and inspiring. the fighting scenes were perhaps a bit excessive, but marvelous nonetheless. the storyline was very interesting because it was quite complex and suspenseful throughout.
i probably would have enjoyed the movie more if i had watched it in mandarin, instead of the english dubbing. the english dubbed over voices were quite annoying and the translation often silly or awkward sounding. (actually i think michelle yeoh did her own english dubbing, and sadly her english is as poor and awkward as her mandarin). i started watching the dvd in chinese, but they used such archaic language that i had trouble understanding some parts. (using subtitles always annoying b/c the words end up coming up before they're actually spoken, so that was out of the question).
the martial arts in this movie has motivated me to devote more of my energy into practicing wushu... so for that i'm grateful. i should watch more chinese martial arts movies ... :)
in short, i really enjoyed this movie... it was a beautiful masterpiece. the only possible complaint i can imagine american viewers having is with the terrible english dubbing... i highly recommend it to everyone.