Expected More...

Rating: 5/10 (4 September 2004)

What's with this Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon flying through the air nonsense? Dilutes the drama...if I wanted to see Peter Pan, I would have.
Been hearing how great this movie was for two years from Chinese friends, so I am greatly disappointed. The Emperor and the Assassin is a much better movie about the uniting of China, without all the dancing on trees crap. The actors were quite good, especially Jet Li and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai. Very nice effects -- the scene with ten thousand arrows coming toward our heroes was quite amazing. Still, not an epic, at least for me.
Interesting how disappointed the audience seemed to be. Is this being sold as a Kung Fu movie? The same people would probably enjoy the most recent Blind Swordsman movie, if it makes it to New Jersey.