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very impressive and saddy
this one, very impressive and saddy movie that I've never seen before. the beauty of the asian sentiments are well melted everywhere in the film. ... Read more

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not for the "Sleepless and Seattle crowd"...
...but if you like an intelligent, artful, thoughtful, and (unthinkable if this were to be re-made by Hollywood) profoundly rewarding cinematic romance, this is the film for you. So what if the attire and sets are a bit 1980ish? Unlike forgettable Hollywood knockoffs, Tony Au's background in costume and set design-- much like Zhang Yimou at his best-- reminds the viewer throughout the film just how powerful color, sound, and imagery can be. The star-crossed lovers theme, echoed over 20 centuries, gives the film a transcendence seldom found in any "romance." Aside from a rather pathetic attempt to mimic a young Leonard Bernstein on the podium, Yun-Fat Chow gives one of the most nuanced performances of his career (and demonstrates that he doesn't have to just pull a trigger and crack wise to convey screen persona). Brigitte Lin is stunning as Yuet-Heung, Chow's centuries-lost lover reincarnated. And Cher Yeung gives what I hope was an award-winning performance at *some* film festival *somewhere* as Chow's girlfriend of 8 years who suddenly finds herself supplanted by a 20 century-long "dream" of love. Her visceral emotional pain is at the core of this film, and her final sequence is perhaps one of the most devastating portrayals captured on celluloid within this genre. "Eight years or two thousand...it's still love": that line itself captures the simplicity as well as the uncompromising profundity of the film. Well worth the price of your purchase, whatever that may be.

Love is harder second time round
The legendary Chow Yuen Fatt is paired with Hong Kong's once beloved all-time actress Ling Ching Hsia.

This is a movie that tells us love is love, regardless the time, the time span and the players. Love is hard, the first time and the second time as well.

Fatt plays a modern day concert conductor and Hsia, the alluring artifact expert of sort. They both dreamed about each other. They eventually know they were tragic lovers from their past lives. And now reborned as Fatt's character Song Yu wanted it to be, in his previous life wanted, "I prefer flesh and blood".

And She, the abodient wife of a Qin dynasty architect sentenced to death, obeyed and died with her beloved husband.

Now reborned, starting over in a modern day presents a different problem, equally tragic : there is another player in this love affair, Fatt has a lover.

The question put forth is simple : Would you do again, what you did then for love, first time round. Does love comes first, regardless of those around us? When does love becomes all-consuming, selfish and destructive? When do we give our all, when do we show consideration. Can love be just about the two people involved? Culture, tradition, history...it surrounds us, can we divorce ourselves from them .

Dream Lovers asks what we should forsake for love, or might be love, or even a dream of what love could be.

This is a layered movie, with visually stunning sets, although the artwork seemed a bit conscious and contrived.

Fatt is flawless, and Hsia engaging, relentlessly stoic and vulnerable at the same time.

Don't miss this one. Learn what one great love can be, learn what you can be up against, if it is yourself you have to measure up to, when it comes to love.

Great story!
This story has brought out a lot of depth in life. For example, if a couple have been in love for 2000 years, does it mean they have the right to discard the relationship they were in prior to their "meeting" in this life? Even if it is truly important to continue a 2000 years love, shouldn't the couple be more considerate to the feeling of the people surrounding them? I believed that taking it slow is the key to successfully bring the 2000 years couple back together, with minimum amount of hurt brought to the people surrounding them. This is a great story. I would have given it a 5 stars if Chow Yun Fat and Brigitte Lin can bring out the struggling and the contradiction of their wants and what is right to do. However, I didn't see too much of that in this movie. So, I decide to give it a 3 stars.

how do you explain it?!
one of the main reasons I wanted to watch this movie was because brigitte lin and chow yun fat were in it together. something that you dont see much of. both of whom are excellent actress and actor. knowing this I expected nothing but the best. and this is what I bought.

this movie is about two lovers who lived 2000 years ago during the Qin Dynasty, and 2000 years later find each other again, being drawn to each other, by way of visions from their pasts. this is a tragic love story that justs mesmerizes you to the screen. now i am not much of a love story person, I go for the high action movies. but this one movie, dream lovers, I would recommend to anyone, especially those who like a good love story movie.

Not your typical "Western Style" romance
My primary motivation for viewing this film was to enjoy the performances of 2 incredible artists. Chow Yun Fat, known to some for his Rambo-style, shoot-em-up attitude, and Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia, known for her roles in many fantasy-fu flicks.

From the opening scene, I was in awe of the cinematography. Beautiful backgrounds and settings are used throughout this whole film, and do a wonderful job of creating an atmosphere representative of the whole story.

As much as I love Lin and Chow, I must say that Cher Yeung stole the show. She does a beautiful job of really bringing out the transformation of her character through the movie.

Complaints: Chow just didn't act out the flashback scenes to his potential. I felt that he didn't play a character that was from the past during the flashbacks. Also, I felt that the suspense of the whole situation could have been delayed a tad longer, to further the connection between the characters and the audience.

Finally, the movie may not suit well with certain viewers. But if you think of the context in which this movie was made, you'll see that it does fit. There are some abstract topics that some may not comprehend or subscribe to i.e. reincarnation, but if you look past that, what you'll find is an incredible love story that is unique.

Definitely worth a view, and a purchase. ... Read more