(CRI) "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II: Sword of Destiny" opened today in Chinese theaters. Directed by Yuen Woo-Ping, the sequel to Ang Lee's 2000 martial arts classic is set 20 years after the events of the first movie. Unlike actress Michele Yeoh who reprised her original character as Yu Shu Lien, lead actor Donnie Yen has played a new role named Meng Sizhao, the silent wolf in the film. Yuen was the action director to Donnie Yen's first martial art film 30 years ago. To Yen, he's always the mentor who helped him start his career. And this time, it was also Yuen that helped him make up his mind about joining the project. "Actually, the team had been inviting me for years to join the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2 project, but I just can't make up my mind before they decide on the director. To me, the name itself is like a brand already, since the first one was such a success, with an Oscar award. I felt challenged to provide my best performance in the movie, especially without director Ang Lee this time. But then, the producer says my teacher is going to direct, that's what change my mind." The whole movie was shot in English to better present traditional Chinese culture and art on the international stage. Before the big release today, the movie had already received wide praise from its world premiere on Tuesday. Source: CRI
it's financed partially by Netflix, thus a Netflix exclusive. It should be available across all regions with NetFlix.
Saw it. Not bad. Nowhere near as compelling a story as the original, but production values, language, special effects, and cinematography are all top notch, even as the script and acting was only so so. But, worth watching, nonetheless. Also, I can't believe that Michelle Yeoh (53 years old) can still move like that. She's excellent in this. Donnie Yen looks like he's getting older and maybe even a bit fatter. Newcomer Natasha Liu Bordizzo is someone to keep an eye on. She's had zero acting experience before this, but nonetheless pulled off a convincing portrayal of her role. She's likely to be sought for other films. I would rate this movie as a 4 out of 5 stars.
idk, I saw it too, I wasn't a big fan of it...I mean it's the exact same storyline as the first one. Guy is bandit, girl goes out for revenge. The thing that bugged me the most is the witch. There were a few good scenes here and there but I felt overall it was a weaker story
The title needed to be renamed. But it wasn't a bad movie, though it was unusual hearing english that looked what appeared to be dubbing when it's not. The fact they got someone to try to represent Zhang Ziyi as a lookalike for the flashback roles was, nonetheless a budget issue. Hearing Donnie speak english was good, his scenes were most memorable, and it's a great step towards his Star Wars expectation come Dec 2017. HE'S A FREAKING JEDI
