Crouching Dragon—The Tiger Lily Cut

Pros: I can't remember the last time I've watched a film that made me laugh so hard. Most of the new dialogue is just brilliant; its simply absurd, however the author did a great job of choosing where and when to say what. The subtitles are never too long or too short for the amount of words being spoken. Also, the context of the dialogue is always properly reflected by the characters' facial expressions and behaviors. That being said, the ridiculous dialogue becomes 10x funnier by how naturally the characters appear to be speaking it, with the straightest of faces. I don't think a live-shot English spoken version of this fanedit could ever exist, because I can't imagine anyone actually speaking this dialogue without busting a gut, or bare minimum cracking a smile.

Cons: I didn't find some of the plot/subplots really too entertaining, but they are certainly necessary to at least keep some seriousness alive (which I already said, makes the punchlines hit that much harder). All the talk of the orcs, dragon eggs, wyverns (not the zombie pandas- who doesn't love that?) started to get old for me, but I don't know what could fill that void without accomplishing the greatness reached in this fanedit.

Great work SSJ!

More fun than that one time when I had this girl over and she challenged me to a corn eating contest. Well, to be honest, that was an awesome evening that I'll never forget and a one-of-a-kind thing that I still have mental images of, except watching this edit didn't end in me having to wash my bed sheets. No wait, I didn't wash them but put them up on ebay along with a burned DVD disc of what went on after all that corn and alcohol mixed up and we ended up in bed and I had the brilliant idea of turning that HD camera on. It netted me about $22 and for a minute there I thought of turning that into a business but then figured it was best to keep this a unique memory that I'll cherish forever.

This edit is exactly what I expected and hoped for from the genius and slightly demented mind of ssj! I watched this with a friend, and we absolutely pissed ourselves pretty much the whole way through. From literally the first subtitle we were in stitches, and with only brief pauses for breath, the next killer line would hit the screen.

It's a simple concept, but executed so brilliantly. Ssj's comic timing is spot on, and the perfect sincerity in the performances from the actors only adds to the comedy. I see the potential for a series here from ssj if he can be bothered, but regardless, this one is a comedy classic from the outset. So many great one liners.

Highly recommended! Technically it is spot on (I watched the HD version), and none of the cuts were noticeable. I did notice the dramatic change in volume during one fight scene, but ssj tells us this was in the original too. Curious.

I didn't expect this to be a replacement disk, but what do you know. I can't imagine going back to original when I know that the Tiger Lilly cut is on offer.

Well done ssj, I look forward to more of your wonderfully insane offerings in the future. 10/10

I quickly realized what I was in for with this edit after the first subtitle appears on the screen. It set the tone. This edit is flat out funny. Now that's no guarantee that everyone will like it. People have different senses of humor etc. But there are some genius moments in this edit. I found myself laughing out loud on several occasions. Props to ssj for some clever "phonetic translations" of the spoken words in a few spots in the movie. And there were some great subtitles for some of the written stuff as well.

This edit is not simply a series on one liners either, not just a case of "hmmm let me make all the subtitles funny". That would have been too easy and would have resulted in a far inferior edit IMO. ssj weaves a coherent (and very entertaining) plot

So if it's been awhile since you've watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon or your tired of seeing it in its theatrical form, I say to you:

Grab some goat cheese and boozemilk. Seat thy ass! And watch this edit.

This is a slightly-modified version of the review by which I approved this edit.

It has been a pleasure to watch and review ssj's unusual edit of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Video: The video quality of the SD MP4 is acceptable, given the file-size.

Audio: The quality of the stereo audio was fine. There was one slightly rough transition, but overall the sound was good.

Editing: While the actual editing was minimal – the changes are largely a result of the completely-rewritten subtitles – the cuts that there were made were done well. An inherent problem with comedy edits is the fact that they can seem to run out of steam if they go on too long, so I was pleased with the ninety-minute running time, which is about right. Nonetheless, I did feel that some of the fight scenes, especially those near the end, might have been shortened, because in my opinion they did not add much to the new storyline and felt a little too much like watching the original again, so it would have been nice to see a little more ambitious editing here.


Presentation: There is basic cover and disc art, created by the faneditor. Well done!
Extras: An amusing featurette and trailer are included in the download.
Entertainment: A new wacky plot is implemented competently, driven by clear, well-written subtitles that obviously took a great deal of work. The subtitles range being from absolutely hilarious to slightly crass, but never fail to entertain. A notable achievement of the edit is that the editor managed to sustain his creative rewriting of the subtitles throughout several long scenes with extended dialogue, and avoided the temptation to make numerous cuts. This stops the edit from feeling choppy in the way that other comedy edits often do.

Overall: 8 out of 10

This very promising firstling comes highly recommended.