seriously I can foresee myself in deep SH**..
"When you want something, the whole Universe conspires to help you realise your desire." - The Alchemist
"The fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself. And no heart ever suffered when it went in search of its dreams." - The Alchemist
"All battles in life serve to teach us something, even the battles we lose." - The Fifth Mountain
"Defeat exists, but not suffering. A true warrior knows that when he loses a battle he is improving the skill with which he wields a sword. He will be able to fight moe skilfully next time." - By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept
"Choosing one path means abandoning others - if you try to follow every possible path you will end up following none." - Brida
"The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny." - The Devil And Miss Prym
"We have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right vefore our eyes." - The Pilgrimage
"When we put off the harvest, the fruit rots but when we put off our problems, they keep on growing." - The Fifth Mountain
"Ifyou go around promising what you do not yet have, you will lose the will to achieve it." - The Alchemist
"Love is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other person." - Eleven Minutes
"We must make the most of the times when luck is on our side and do everything to help it just as it is helping us." - The Alchemist
lust. caution is real gd regardless whether it is largely censored or not. Gd becos of Ang Lee, of Tony Leung, of Tang Wei and of the old shanghai setting. I simply love the setting right from the first scene of the movie.. but of cos, it will be best if we get to watch the full uncut version.
Tang Wei is one newcomer who really noes how to act in comparison to Lee Hom.. A pity that Wong Lee Hom's acting is a bit too stiff inside.. dunno y.. I just feel like giggling when I hear him speak his lines.. In fact, Tang Wei may be better than Zhang Ziyi.. and she is mesmerising as Mai tai tai.. and again, Tony Leung had lived up to expectations.. he is a superb actor who will bring you into the world of Yi.. a traitor, cold on the surface yet has a heart filled with intense emotions.. You wun get the chance to hate him. Instead, chances are u will feel sympathetic him, for the true love he and Tang Wei shared..
I can strongly feel for every tear that Tang Wei and Tony Leung shed.. from seducing Yi for the sake of the country to falling in love with him.. Tang Wei had sucessfully protrayed the emotional struggles well.
Ang Lee is indeed a gd storyteller.. the sequences flow smoothly with no awkward interruptions.. However, there are some parts which are too draggy but those are the essential parts that explain the story events towards the later part of the story.. so overall, I wld give the movie 8.5/10.. worth the tix price.. + buying the dvd too if it's the uncut version.. : )
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