Good start, but then it gets ruined

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

The first must-see film of the year.

The film tells a story of the spiritual world in contact with the material world, and when that happens the same forms are peculiar, "fantastic", "half people half snake", mice, etc ...The struggles in the film are shown in fact take place within each character and are illustrated with floating, spells, etc .. (are all symbols)The monk's power is the power of the Buddha, the monk itself does not have any power, and the power of the Buddha is the greatest power, the power of love. So the monk appears to be calmer and stronger.With this "power" to be love, he does not kill or destroy, but holds the "demons" for them to reflect on their wrong and selfish acts so that one day repent and open to light and love .Darkness is lacking in love, so it is dark and not light. In this grace she bewitches the beloved, but she is in love in love and purity it has.For now the white snake just love to your loved one, even more is a selfish love that kills, if need be, to stay with him, but it's some love. She is trapped in order to reflect on your selfishness in this love and so cleanse it!In short, in my opinion, it comes down to mercy, redemption and purification.

a fairy tale. few seductive fight scenes. a forbidden love story. short, a beautiful movie. far to be a masterpiece, it is a useful introduction in Chinese mythology and an occasion to discover Jet Li in a not bad role. the film uses many clichés and pink productions solutions but, if you are, in few moments, a romantic, dreamer or fan of classic fairy tales, its message and the solutions for create the story are not bad at whole. sure, it is not one of great films from Extreme East but it can be decent support for a form of entertainment in which romanticism, heroic virtues, sacrifice and magic are parts of same products. and the few doses of humor are not bad at whole. short, a beautiful film. maybe, the package is more important than the content but nothing is perfect.

I simply loved the magical moves and powers displayed in this movie. I thought they were very imaginative and just spectacular! These kind of movies spark the imagination and, I believe, are more than worth watching, just for that. The fight sequences were some of the best I've ever seen. That alone would have been enough to make a very good movie. But the romance was perfect too! As I was watching it, I just kept thinking, "Oh my goodness, this is so awesome! This is the best movie I've ever seen, so far!" The only reason I give it a 9 and not 10/10 is the ending. So as not to spoil anything I will only say that I understand why they ended it the way they did, and in a way that is perfect for the kind of movie they were trying to make, so you might indeed like it, but that part was not perfect for me.

I'm a big Jet Li fan and I have to say that this is just very disappointing on all fronts. Giving this 4/10 is being generous.This is a very childish fantasy story with poor plot and dialogue and vulgar CGI effects. I'm not against fantasy in martial arts but this should probably have been a PG rating. At least this would have given some indication of the level we're aiming at here. A randomly picked episode of Monkey would contain a better execution of fantasy, martial arts, character development and (for my money) special effects... and that was made in the late 70's.The love story was probably the most successful part of this movie. You have been warned - Here be CGI Snakes!