| | |  | CHINA & TAIWAN | Home » » New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | | | | | | | Description: | | This modestly budgeted remake of the 2000 Ang Lee film is a feature-length version culled from episodes of a television series broadcast on Taiwanese television. Based on the same Du Lu Wang novel, the story follows the battle over the stolen Green Destiny sword and the love between two warriors fighting a rebel thief. Chi Yau Shun, Tung Ho Yun, Angus Tung star. 3 3/4 hrs. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtracks: Mandarin DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, Cantonese Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; trailers. In Mandarin with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Wong Yik, Ho Yun Tung, Yau Shun Chi | | Format:
| AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC | | Language:
| Cantonese | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| Tai Seng | | Run Time:
| 228 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| June 22, 2004 | | Average Customer Rating:
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The soap opera version of Crouching Tiger Hidden DragonAug 15, 2004
By Wilson Ng
The Ang Lee version of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon left many Asians with a bad taste. The movie version cut alot of the side stories and boiled it down to the bare essentials. Asian audiences felt that 2 hours was not enough to tell the original story. The same can be said of many book to movie adaptations.
This U.S. DVD release of New Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is essentially a condensed Reader's Digest version of the television mini-series that aired in China shortly after the Ang Lee movie came out.
The original series, like alot of Chinese mini-series, tended to explore many aspects of Chinese culture that would be unfathomable to Western tastes. Much of that is cut out.
This series plays out more like a soap opera with continuing plot lines from episode to episode.
It's too bad that Tai Seng edited alot of the story out as some folks may want to see the complete uncut series. But in the interest of Western audiences, it was pared down to a more managable 4 hour show. This DVD release would probably not have sold very well if it was released in the U.S. in its complete uncut edition with more discs and a higher price.
VCDs of the original uncut series are available in China and in Chinese video rental shops but there are no English subtitles or English dubbing.
33 of 34 found the following review helpful:
This is not really a movie but it's interstingJun 27, 2004
By AriesSpaceboy
This "NEW" version of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is more like a television mini-series. It is shot on VIDEO. Not Hi-Def George Lucas like video but soap opera / sitcom style video. However, despite the low budget quality of the production, this is a fun ride. The story and characters differ quite a bit from the theatrical version of the story but I enjoyed this alternate take. It clocks in at over 200 minutes so the story delves deeper into nuances & character arcs. Now on to the martial arts. The fighting in this new production is intense & non-stop. Top notch Kung Fu all the way. Overall, this will not make you forget about the Ang Lee directed theatrical film but it's an interesting alternate version of the epic story. Approach it with an open mind & I think you'll enjoy it.
59 of 71 found the following review helpful:
 Colossal Letdown!Sep 21, 2004
By Omni-perspective
This version of Crouching Tiger is certain to disappoint most fans of the Ang Lee movie version. The special effects budget is nonexistent. There are scenes where the wires are vividly visible, destroying any believability. Unfortunately, the acting only deepens the disappointment. It is abysmal and amateurish. The story progresses at a jerky pace and the editing is choppy, (probably reflecting the fact that this is condensed from a 15 hour TV version), making it difficult to follow what is going on. Take my advice, save your money! Buy the Ang Lee movie version if you have not already seen it. Watching this horrific and degenerate version is painful and not worth the effort.
15 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent ProductionAug 13, 2004
By Mark Chrisco
This tv production pre-dates the famous movie by a year or so, but, has it's own character and story to tell. Some incidents remain the same, as well as all the major characters, performed by an attractive and talented group of actors (I've developed a little crush on the actress playing Shu lin). This was apparently a much longer work attested to by missing scenes shown in the opening and closing credits and it's a shame Tai Seng has not also offered the complete series dubbed for the serious collector. What's left is a sometimes choppy, but well edited story that expands into many different directions from the movie, yet at it heart never strays from the familiar. Great martial arts too. Very Highly Recommended!!
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 Watchable, but only justJan 28, 2011
By Tue Sorensen
The best thing about this chopped-up TV series is the attractive cast. As I began watching this almost 4-hour epic, I was almost instantly disappointed with the quality of the directing and the martial arts, and the awful pinkness of the costumes (very well represented on the DVD cover!). Is this a production for a mainly young female audience? After having watched for about an hour or so, I actually became caught up in the story, and thought that this might not be so bad after all. Unfortunately, the second disc proved overlong and confusing, featuring a very uneven plotline with shredded threads. The ending also is marked by nonsense and disappointment. It's not a complete loss, but I felt that many elements of this version were rather incompetently made. Not much to be impressed with here.
Except one thing: In this version we hear a lot of extra details that were left out of the Ang Lee movie. As I recall, in Ang Lee's movie Jen (Lung) steals the Green Destiny sword and then soon after brings it back, but we don't hear what she wanted it for in the first place. In this version we hear that the sword is supposed to be able to cut through anything if you apply the right stances to it, and this is what Lung is interested in testing.
Also, Lung's boyfriend Dark Cloud has a vastly bigger role here. Shu Lien herself, however, while easy on the eyes, seems not to have much to do in this New version. She's one of the main characters, but she's just sort of there. She doesn't train Lung, and she doesn't have much of a relationship with Li Mu Bai, and her kung fu skills don't really feature very prominently. It's interesting to have seen this version, but if I had seen it beforehand I probably would not have shelled out for the DVD. Overall, I'd have to say I find it of below average quality.
The Ang Lee movie, however, is a heck of a masterpiece.
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