Curse Of The Golden Flower / Fearless / Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (DVD)

Titles Comprise: Curse Of The Golden Flower: China, Later Tang Dynasty, 10th Century. On the eve of the Chong Yang Festival, golden flowers fill the Imperial Palace. The Emperor (Chow Yun Fat) returns unexpectedly with his second son, Prince Jai (Jay Chou). His pretext is to celebrate the holiday with his family, but given the chilled relations between the Emperor and the ailing Empress (Gong Li), this seems disingenuous. For many years, the Empress and Crown Prince Wan (Liu Ye), her stepson, have had an illicit liaison. Feeling trapped, Prince Wan dreams of escaping the palace with his secret love Chan (Li Man), the Imperial Doctor's daughter. Meanwhile, Prince Jai, the faithful son, grows worried over the Empress's health and her obsession with golden chrysanthemums. Could she be headed down an ominous path? The Emperor harbours equally clandestine plans
the Imperial Doctor (Ni Dahong) is the only one privy to his machinations. When the Emperor senses a looming threat, he relocates the doctor's family from the Palace to a remote area. While they are en route, mysterious assassins attack them. Chan and her mother, Jiang Shi (Chen Jin) are forced back to the palace. Their return sets off a tumultuous sequence of dark surprises. Amid the glamour and grandeur of the festival, ugly secrets are revealed. As the Imperial Family continues its elaborate charade in a palatial setting, thousands of golden armored warriors charge the palace. Who is behind this brutal rebellion? Where do Prince Jai's loyalties lie? Between love and desire, is there a final winner? Against a moonlit night, thousands of chrysanthemum blossoms are trampled as blood spills across the Imperial Palace. Fearless: Inspired by the life of Huo Yuan Jia, a real Chinese martial arts master at the turn of the century, Jet Li takes the title role in his final martial arts epic with action sequences choreographed once again by the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Amazing martial arts fighting sequences (choreographed by Yuen wo Ping - The Matrix), stunning special effects, action adventure and romance have made Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon the most talked about movie of the year. Martial arts masters Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) battle against evil forces to recover their stolen sword, the legendary Green Destiny. Winner of two Golden Globes, four BAFTAs, and four Academy Awards, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon tells an epic story that is, according to the Evening Standard "a movie every man, woman and child on the face of the planet should see".