> > > What's so great about "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", then?
> >
> > The actors do all the fight scenes themselves. Oh, and they all speak silly languages. And it's not "Gladiator."
> >
> > Oh, all that and that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is more or less a shoe-in for Best Foreign Film. :-}

> The name. C'mon, find me a cooler movie title.
>
> Also, the sword is called the "Green Destiny". Great name there too.
>
> -- Trip

I've seen CTHD twice now. Got my thumb's up for the name, the sword name AND the movie. :-)

One thing I just /don't/ understand. Anybody know why CTHD bombed so badly in Beijing and Shanghai? Apparently the Shanghainese audiences hissed and cursed at the flying scenes, which makes no sense. Scenes of fantasy "flying swordsmen" is standard fare for martial arts flicks, so what gives?

Wolfspirit