One of the few action films that is as emotionally resonent as it is visually beautiful.
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(2000, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12. -
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Common Sense says
Amazing, magical martial arts fairy tale.
updated 06.29.09
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for Ages 12 and Up
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About Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Parents need to know that this movie features a lot of martial arts battles. Most are bloodless, but one character is killed when a blade is hurtled into his forehead. Major characters are killed, and one death could be interpreted as suicide. Although the women in the movie are treated with complete equality and are equal to or superior to the men in judgement and combat, one female character expresses bitterness that she was not permitted to train as a warrior. There is brief mild language.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how we balance our heads and our hearts to forge lives that are grounded in honor and in love.
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Lives in PennsylvaniaI rate this title on for age 13 and give it- Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title on for age 8 and give it
fascinating
I was disappointed that the movie I got from Netflix was dubbed into English since I hate dubbed movies and I saw it originally in Chinese. However the kids loved the martial arts action and the beautiful cinematography and I liked the women who were just as strong as the men.
- Lives inI rate this title off for age 2 and give it
UGH
dont watch it. it was one of those stupid pointless kung fu movies like hero that give all of them a bad name. lots of pointless fighting scenes...fearless is WAY better it actually has a STORY.
- Lives in New YorkI rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Intriguing for kids into martial arts
I watched this movie with my 9 year old son who is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He thought it was one of the best action films he's ever seen (which is not a lot). I think it's great that the main warriors in this story are women. Three things I'd wish I'd known: 1. There is a sex scene between the two younger lovers which was a little more than I wanted him to see at the time. 2. In one fight scene a large "knife-weapon" gets lodged into the head of a man - which was pretty gross. 3. In the final fight scene between Jade Fox and the three others, there is a pretty graphic scene of poison darts that go right into the eye of Jade Fox. That was kind of gross as well. Overall, the acting, directing and story are excellent. Even my 9 year old understood the moral of the story which had to do with living your love while you can. It also has an amazing soundtrack with Yo-Yo Ma doing cello solos.
- Lives in TennesseeI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Dumb. don't see it.
You could almost see the wires hanging off of them. I like kung-fu movie but this was stupied.
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