Green Snake

Green Snake (1993)

  • 71% of users liked it
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In this romantic fantasy from Tsui Hark (A Chinese Ghost Story), after 1,500 years of training, two sexy snake demons (Maggie Cheung, Joey Wong) take human form to experience mortal men. Fueled by hundred of years of longing, their boundless desire leads them into many love-hate relationships.… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Hark Tsui
Genres
Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Apr 17, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Kitsch illusionism and soaring sensation

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jojo S


    Based on ancient Chinese mythologies of two snakes turned into human. Wen-Zhuo Zhao aka Vicent Zhao (The monk) was supposed to be the second Jet Li. For some reason he wasn't as popular world-wide as Jet Li. His martial art skills is no less than Jet Li, actually, if not, better.

  • Christopher B


    A couple of minutes into this movie, after seeing a group of deformed humans, a butcher's cart filled with dead animals (animals are a big part of the film) and a monk catches a spider trying to be a human and punishes him by trapping him in a pot and lifting a gondola and… More