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19. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - 142 points

scarlet - 4
Snake - 5
Johnbobb - 8
Karo - 21
JONA - 31
Inviso - 36
Wickle - 37

scarlet - The beautiful story and scenery make Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon more than a regular kung-fu adventure. It's romantic and unique, and the acting is top notch. Also, its nice to see the origin of a Star Trek captain.

Snake - This is poetry in motion, a genuine fluidity to the actors movements that are so much more than your typical kung-fu battle. Zhang Ziyi was perfect as Jen Yu, a sort of rebellious daughter, who's yet to find what she really wants in life. With a range of emotions ranging confusion to angst to despair, Zhang remains comitted, believable, and relatable. The aesthetic is definitely top-notch. With deft drama and revolutionary action, Crouching Tiger is one of the shining examples of the genre.

Johnbobb - I went into this movie with too high of expectations. Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi are both among my all-time favorite films, so I went into CTHD expecting nothing less. In hindsight, maybe that was unfair, because I dont quite rank it with those two, but its still an excellent film and one of the ones I feel is objectively among the best on this list. It definitely stands out as the best example of wuxia films here, with incredible performances all around (in particular, Im really starting to admire Zhang Ziyi as an actress, and shes at her absolute best here). While I cant quite call it an all-time favorite, its really just a brilliantly made film, and I cant really complain about it.

Karo - The tale of various kung fu people who wear invisible bungee harnesses that give them the ability to jump through the air like Luigi. The film's vaunted martial arts choreography is impressive, but any time people aren't fighting it is dreadfully boring. The plot is confusing and fractured, and all the characters save for Darth Mulan are as dull as mud. In one place the movie randomly jumps into an extended flashback about Dothraki horselords, At the end the heroine is reunited with her desert lover, which makes her so happy she promptly commits suicide. How touching.

JONA - As good as the movie is when it comes to executing its emotional beats, the actual story kinda has too much problems for my liking. As awesome as Michelle Yeoh is, her character doesn't particularly do much. She's just kinda there to add another female to the action and having that emotional ending with Chow Yun-fat. The flashback with Yamcha the Desert Bandit really takes up a lot of time and halts the momentum the movie has just for more character development for Jen (which she had plenty of by that point). Why did Jade Fox just drug Jen into sleep and put her in the cavern when she wanted to kill Jen anyway? Also, while the action is good, it's not particularly my cup of tea.
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