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Retelling of classic tales has been a fodder for movie scripts for years. Take something that has worked for ages, spin it just so and you got a movie that might be gold. They have been doing this with Romeo & Juliet for years. The results can be great or sometimes they are one step of having the creator roll around in his grave with pain and anguish. Take Hamlet for example, the classic Shakespearian tale about a prince who takes revenge on his uncle Claudius who has murdered his father the King and taken the throne and the king’s wife too. It has treachery, corruption and a little good ole fashioned incest to wet the palette. Now take that piece of journalistic tragedy and set it after the fall of the Tang Dynasty in China. Insert popular Asian actors like Ziyi Zhang & Daniel Wu and you might just have something.

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If any film deserves a SuperBit treatment, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is it. This is an astonishingly brilliant film that is extremely visual and extremely captivating. The original DVD release of this film was very good, and this edition even betters the audio and video quality. Before I get into this disc, here is a bit about the plot…

Synopsis

“Named “Best Picture of the Year” by over 100 critics nationwide! Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) arefaced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen.

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