Alison!

I haven't seen the second one.....but I really liked the first one! It's all in the details! I'm with you on the 'brilliantly crafted' note...yes.

I guess when I get back to Victoria I'll see the second one!

love T

The first one was very excellent, a must see. The second one wasn't as good, I thought. Just saw them both last week. But you need Volume two, I guess, it's most of the story. Volume one was the first kung fu sort of movie that made me want to learn those fighting styles. I want to see it again! I'll probably buy it this weekend and who knows, I might end up taking a lesson or two some day. Ha!

I loved Volume 1 and haven't seen Volume 2 yet. I bought Volume 1 on DVD already.

You know what, I thought about the movie last night and Volume two really was good. I guess because I had seen Volume one just a few days before, which was so excellent I thought, I just wouldn't let Volume two in, if that makes any sense. In some ways you need Volume one and two separated to sort of forget about Volume one for a bit and when you see Volume two and the parts where they reference Volume one and you're like, Oh yeah that was really cool or now I see, then you can apreciate the story better I think. Also, seeing it more than once helps as well.

Loved these films. A must see really. I think better than Lord of the Rings, if I may be so bold.