FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

wtdchan I saw this movie once as a 15 year old kid during a holiday in Hong Kong. Still, I will never forget the feeling I had then: absolutely stunning, the guys at school should see this, the best I've ever seen, there's nothing in the world that can beat this one. And after all these years, I haven't seen anything that reached the level of New Dragon Inn and gave me that wonderful, heart pounding feeling. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Hero are okay, but absolutely not comparable with this real Hong Kong martial arts classic. New Dragon Inn is absolutely on the list the next time I go to Hong Kong (I only want the original Cantonese version). There are a lot of people who won't understand the feeling a good martial arts movie can give you, but that doesn't matter. I know it's Hong Kong's no. 1 in the kung fu category. Absolutely.

luke Unlike the other idiots who wrote reviews of this I actually took the time to watch the film instead of just reading the back cover. Great sets, good storyline, not bad acting, now were finished with the positive points lets talk about the so called well coreographed action. The eratic constant change of camera angles makes the fight scenes near impossible to enjoy and much more confusing than it needs to be. There is some great kicks unfortunately all you get to see of most of them is a foot from one side of the screen make contact with someone. These reviews are also misleading in the way they make such a big deal about the average fight scene at the end which is apparently spectacular, firstly it is nothing special or new to this type of film and also becomes so rediculous I felt sick that I had paid for it. I love a bit of wire action but this is such a dissapointment. Please watch the film before deciding to buy it and avoid making the same mistake I did due to some rediculous, drug taking, review writers who went on and on about how good this film is.

lu9603 Everybody loves "Crouching Tiger", but this movie made more than 10 years ago is a much better martial arts movie. Instead of trying to be everything like "Crouching Tiger" did, it was just designed and implemented as a martial arts movie, and nothing else. This focus made it great to begin with. In addition to a stellar cast, great action scenes, its plot is solid and intriguing. The final fight is one of the greatest martial arts scenes ever made, especially to those who grew up reading Chinese martial arts novels. It is interesting that those who have a problem with the imagination of Chinese martial arts movies do not have any issue with that of "Matrix". In fact, the logic is very similar. "Matrix": with hi-tech, everything is possible, including dodging bullets; Chinese martial arts movies: with kongfu, everything is possible, including running on the roof. Having said that, I understand that those who have never read Chinese martial arts novels may have trouble with some of the scenes, especially if you are trying to find medical evidence to verify the possibility of some moves. However, this is just a movie based on a novel, so why don't you just relax and enjoy?

Rampaging Hulk Where to start? This is an absolutely phenomenal martial arts movie. It is difficult to escape making comparisons with Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, so I won't bother. This film is much better. The martial arts are absolutely stunning. Donnie Yen as the big bad eunuch is unbelievably solid - watching the film it is difficult not to laugh at times because everybody is so ridiculously hard, but that's why we watch kung fu, right? Unlike Crouching Tiger this film focuses slightly more on ground work and less on the fly-by-wire kung fu that we see so much of in recent Hong Kong cinema, which is essentially a good thing because the martial arts are more realistic - however, the feats performed by the characters in this film are far from believable. I digress....... Kung Fu movies are not ALL about the fighting, though, and this film delivers the goods in all other departments as well. It is superbly directed (not just in the fight scenes), and actually has a compelling plot (very rare in kung fu) and superb performances from the actors, especially Maggie Cheung, of 'Police Story' fame. 'The New Dragon Gate Inn' has a great storyline, centred around rebel fighters trapped in an inn with evil officials in the room next door, and manages to switch from great intensity to comedy without missing a beat. Probably the best new school kung fu movie I have seen. The final fight scene is ABSOLUTELY INSANE. Watch it now.