I speak no Chinese but still loved it.

Rating: 8/10 (11 June 2003)

Unfortunately, the only copy of Ying xiong that I have or could find was in Chinese with Chinese subtitles. Despite my complete lack of knowledge of Mandarin or Chinese, I still watched it all the way through -- and was amazed. I was able to recognize about 10% of the subtitling from my knowledge of Japanese, but after a point I ceased even trying to catch that and just watched the stunning visuals. This movie was simply stunning, even without spoken comprehension.
It was as if the old style of kung-fu movie met Hollywood and they agreed on a non-trashy piece of work somewhere in the middle. Consider me suitably impressed.
One-line recommendation: Don't let the language barrier stop you from seeing this film.