Great film, but did no one else find the spiral cgi water effect kinda yuck?

Rating: Null/10 (17 February 2006)

I loved 'Hero', its beats all of the other films in that martial arts (wirework) sub-genre hands down, but the first time i saw it i couldn't swallow the spiralling water effect in the sky vs. nameless fight. I think it looks far too showy, and kinda hinders the brilliant fight scene, slightly. The similar effect used later on in the movie with the autumn leaves worked in a much more subtle way, there's just somethin about cgi water for me, especially in the way it contrasts with the background.
anyway if people reply to this i'm expecting animosity.
:)