Mac's Movies

UK Release Date : 5 January 2001 Certification: 12 Director: Ang Lee Cast: Chang Chen, Pei-Pei Cheng, Xian Gao, Sihung Lung, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Y un-Fat, Ziyi Zhang Rating: 82% A stunning martial arts movie. Review: Ang Lee is a terrific director. He's not perfect but Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon  and Life of Pi are sensational movies. And with  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon he makes a gorgeous film unlike anything I've ever seen before.  I, of course, binged and loved the cultural phenomenon that was  Squid Game  but  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon  is my first real foray into foreign language cinema and it was an eye-opening experience. I loved the culture the film exposed me to and it has opened the door to a whole new world of cinema for me and that's exciting.  Every single bit of praise Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon receives belongs to Wo Ping Yuen. His filmography includes  The Matrix and Kill Bill which are both laud...

UK Release Date: 03 September 2021 Certification: 12A Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Cast: Awkwafina, Fala Chen, Ben Kingsley, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Simu Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Meng'er Zhang Rating:   67 % "I speak ABC" Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the MCU's take at a martial arts story inspired by movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon . The movie isn't void of it's MCUisms but it's a decent o rigin story that expands the world and introduces a new likeable character.  Shang-Chi is played by Simu Liu in his breakout role. He's charismatic, caring and I'm very excited to see him as a new leading man in the MCU. But  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings focuses on the villain and   Tony Chiu-Wai Leung is brilliant playing the real Mandarin. Destin Daniel Cretton did a good job working around the racial stereotypes that are often associated with the comic book version of the character.  He sells every emotion and  wa...