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A.k.a.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Year
2016
Runtime
96 min.
Director
Woo-ping Yuen
Genres
Action, Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
Rating *
6.1
Votes *
11,942
Checks
563
Favs
9
Dislikes
7
Favs/checks
1.6% (1:63)
Favs/dislikes
1:1
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  1. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    15 years after Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Netflix produced a sequel, subtitled Sword of Destiny, in which Michelle Yeoh returns as Shu Lien to once again protect the sword from the worst elements of the Martial World. The film succeeds in that it feels of a piece with the world created by the first film, and I was more than happy to see Donnie Yen as someone from her past. But as you might expect, replacing Ang Lee with the original film's action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping may insure great wire action (actually, a couple of sequences ARE memorable, but it's far from his best work), but in no way does it achieve the emotional tragedy of the first film. The characters aren't as well drawn, the narration is awkward, the music is filler (but was one of the original's triumphs), and the pacing is clunky. Worse, perhaps, is that the stakes are neither obvious nor felt. So CTHD 2 is like most Chinese sequels, an inferior cash-in that brings back an element or two and puts the rest in a blender to give you a similar, but toned-down experience. 7 years 2 months ago
  2. DisneyStitch's avatar

    DisneyStitch

    It manages to capture maybe a shred of the magic in the original but overall it just doesn't stand up as a worthy sequel. The stunt work is decent and the fight scenes well choreographed but it just doesn't have that pop that we experienced in the 2000 original. 8 years ago
  3. chunkylefunga's avatar

    chunkylefunga

    Made for the sake of it; not a patch on the original. 8 years ago
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