@Space_Vampire (Space Vampire) posted a new topic, subject "I just got my Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon DVD.". It read:

   Whoa baby. It's gorgeous. As much as I might rattle on about this being a very good movie but not the best of its kind, it is by far the best DVD treatment such a film has ever received. Anyway, I just wanted to brag. Excuse me now, I have to go look at the pretty colors.

So @Gozu_Tashoya (Gozu Tashoya) replied

    Lucky bastid.

So @MannyL (MannyL) replied

    Where did you get it and how much?

Then @hypergirl (hypergirl) said

    It's already on DVD? I just saw it in theaters. It does have some gorgeous imagery in it.

Then @Space_Vampire (Space Vampire) said

    It is only available on Region 3 DVD. Usually that would mean the version wouldn't be as good as the Region 1 release that is supposedly to be released maybe in early summer, but supposedly they are identical feature-wise, with the exception that this version has Thai, Korean and Chinese subs, and a Thai language track. You also would have to buy it in a Chinatown or order it from overseas. If you have a region-free player, though, (search the web to see if you've gotten lucky; players are rarely touted as “region-free” in the US because nobody cares about foreign films here,but certain players, like mine, the Aiwa 370, can be easily hacked via a code punched in on the remote.) I got mine from dddhouse.com. The price is a little steep; I hear it's typically going for about $40 in stores. This site sells it for about US $23.22, but of course you have to wait and pay for for shipping from Hong Kong.

After which, @nashiitashii (nashiitashii) added

    Wooooooo, I wanna copy. Then again, I'd have to get a dvd player…

Then @screech-owl (screech-owl) said

    Criminey, it's opening in theatres in Orlando TODAY!  
    (Jay Boyar [local theatre critic] gave it 5 stars. “It's certainly the only martial-arts film I have ever seen that I could watch without feeling as if I were slumming.”)

Then @Space_Vampire (Space Vampire) said

    Jan Boyer, then, can go to hell. Ethnocentric prick. Frankly, as good as it is, I almost don't think this movie's existence is worth the constant irritating comments like this I keep hearing.

So @Zebra (Zebra) replied

    I've seen the movie and I loved it. Even my wife strongly liked the film.
    
    However…  
    Who are the title characters?

@PolishSausage (PolishSausage) replied

    screech-owl:  
    Where is it playing in Orlando? I am coming down this weekend for my b-day & to see that movie, if I can! It is not playing in Gainesville.  Please help me with some info - Thanks!

@screech-owl (screech-owl) replied

    Aw, I don't have e-mail on the weekend (only at work). Be great to meet up with someone finally! E-mail me your phone number.
    
    Enzian Theatre (Maitland, north of Orlando - great intimate arthouse cinema - shows lots of foreign film and has a kitchen so you can order snacks before/during the flick)  
    Pleasure Island 24 (Downtown Disney - free parking, but gets really busy on Fri & Sat nights - theatre 1 & 2 are huge)  
    West Oaks 14 (Ocoee Mall- never been there)  
    Universal Cineplex (Universal Studios CityWalk - free parking after 6 pm!)  
    Cinemark at Festival Bay (International Drive at Oak Ridge Road - near Belz Factory Outlet Mall)
    
    as well as several other smaller theatres
    
    Get the Friday ‘Calendar' insert of the Orlando S _nt_ n*l, or go to [calendar.orlandosentinel.com]

@Space_Vampire (Space Vampire) replied

    “Tiger” (Fu) is part of Lo's name. “Dragon” (Long) is part of Jen/ Yu Jialong's name. The full phrase is an idiom that has to do with hiding one's strength, which is what Jialong is doing for much of the movie.

@Space_Vampire (Space Vampire) replied

    Oops… Not like anyone will care, but “Fu” is Cantonese. “Hu” is the correct Mandarin.

To which @Zebra (Zebra) replied

    I'm terrible with names and I saw the film over 6 weeks ago.
    
    I remember the Jade Fox.
    
    Is Jen the person whom the JF worked for? (That's who I thought the HD was.)
    
    Which one is Lo?

So @MannyL (MannyL) replied

    Space Vampire the site address was missing please E-mail it to me. My address is on my profile.


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