peterhtoo

It is a pity that the name "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" in terms of movie history carries a heritage of a beautiful movie with real "actor's actors". This 2nd part was a big let down. As being Asian and having grown up with Chinese King Fu movies, for me this just looked like another Kung Fu movie made by the Shaw Brothers!!! If it had spoken Mandarin or Cantonese, there would have a good feel, and there really was no depth in the story, characters, ...etc,

Just another Shaw Brothers pic with the latest tech! There is no chemistry between the actors the only one good thing was that there maybe a new actress in the making "Natasha Liu Bordizzo" she felt real and had depth with Michelle Yeoh... the rest was as said before just walking & talking through the part, the script had no story. The photography is really good, but apart from mentioned above it was let down... But if you feel there nothing to do, nowhere to go, no one coming... simply if you have "NOTHING" to do then this will ease the boredom... Sorry but as said was a another Shaw Bros. movie except they were all talking in English!!!

A film worth seeing, explains the birth of present middle east. A visionary feast and both Nicole Kidman and James Franco's acting is superb.Most critics didn't give it a thumbs up but for me it was a beautiful film, maybe because the lead was a woman who changed the course of history! For anyone who doesn't know anything about the middle east should see it just for history and Gertrude Bells significance in history....

The photography is exhilarating and get to see the desert and the oasis in their beauty. The movie might lack historical details but it focuses on Gertrude Bells life, so that is understandable. But at least for people who never knew what or how the middles east came about and what she did it is an eye opener. A must see file for me!