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The Story of Qiu Ju
Li Gong, Peiqi Liu
Sony Pictures, 2006
The justice is blind but, from time to time, opens its eyes!
+ A Glimpse of Rural China
+ Sometimes you get what you wanted...
+ "The Story of Qui Ju" Tells of Driven Justice
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Eat Drink Man Woman
Sylvia Chang, Ah-Leh Gua
MGM (Video & DVD), 2002
very unusual piece of work
+ Eat & Drink in Three Languages
+ Appetizing
+ about the DVDfilm/movie eat drink man woman.........
+ Classic
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The Pillow Book
Vivian Wu, Yoshi Oida
Sony Pictures, 1998
Tastefully done!
+ about the DVDfilm/movie the pillow book...............
+ One of Greenaway's More Accessible Movies
Good movie! Very well acted. Although its hard to watch Ewan in other movies now..
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Happy Times
Benshan Zhao, Jie Dong
Sony Pictures, 2002
Yimou's best.
+ Jie Dong is simply outstanding ...
+ Laugh and cry.
+ BEST MOVIE EVER!!!
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To Live
Gong Li, Niu Ben
MGM (Video & DVD), 2003
BEST. MOVIE. EVER.
+ Horrors of communism unveiled
+ Inocence and generosity
+ Chinese history comes alive
+ Worthy...
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Shower
He Zeng, Quanxin Pu
Sony Pictures, 2000
Heaven Shower's Us With Blessings
+ Surprisingly Good
+ A Wonderful Joy of a Movie
+ Sweet, but honest.
+ Loved the Movie-Rented it, then Purchased It
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Not One Less
Minzhi Wei, Huike Zhang
Sony Pictures, 2000
no actors
+ Brilliant and beautiful
+ THE CHINA YOU DON'T SEE IN THE NEWS!!
+ One of my favorite all time movies and a great story......
+ Wonderful film from Zhang Yimou
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The Blue Kite
Tian Yi, Wenyao Zhang
Kino International, 2003
The Blue Kite - The Hope
+ A personal portrait that embodies the state of things!
+ Very good film about China during 1950's and 1960's
+ Blue Kite?
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Farewell My Concubine
Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang
Miramax, 1999
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE
+ A very lovely film...
+ Intense, Deep Historical Epic and Personal Story
+ Haunting and eerie
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Raise the Red Lantern (MGM World Films)
Li Gong, Caifei He
MGM (Video & DVD), 2007
Review, Raise the Red Lantern
+ Sexual Politics Leads to Tragedy
+ Too many cooks in that kitchen....
+ Well made movie of a situation that could have truly happened
+ Exotic and hopeless; how does one describe great sadness?
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The Joy Luck Club [Region 2]
Kieu Chinh, Tsai Chin
One of my all-time Top 10
+ One of My Favorite Films
+ Outstanding!!!
+ One of the Best!
+ It will make you laugh, cry and sometimes both!
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Big Shot's Funeral
You Ge, Rosamund Kwan
Sony Pictures, 2003
Intelligent Satire
+ Grifters and scammers and auteurs, oh my!
+ 5 stars for originality and as a dark comedy
+ What's up with the lack of stars on the other reviews?!
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Shanghai Triad
Li Gong, Baotian Li
Sony Pictures, 2000
A majuscule film and probably the most relevant of that year!
+ Gangster politics in gorgeous color
+ Thrilling and Edge of Your Seat Gangland Drama
+ An excellent film with a couple of weak spots.
+ Good setting and atmosphere of 1930s Shanghai violence
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Temptress Moon
Leslie Cheung, Li Gong
Miramax, 2002
Total Eclipse!
+ Gong Li and Leslie Cheung do it again!!
Definitely worth pining for! I decided to purchase Temptress Moon after viewing the breathtaking, and devastating, Farewell My Concubine. Both movies feature the amazing talents of Gong Li and Leslie Cheung. So total is their transformation between the two films, it's difficult to believe that ...
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Beijing Bicycle
Lin Cui, Bin Li (III)
Sony Pictures, 2002
A wonderfully authentic thought provoking movie
+ The bicycle represents INNOCENCE LOST...
+ I Hate It & Love It
+ Truly thought provoking
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