Green Snake (1993)

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Snakes and special effects abound as human and mythical worlds collide in this lavish variation of an old Chinese fable about a learned man who falls under the spell of two snake women. After 1,000 years of practice, White Snake is finally able to take on a completely human form. Hsu Hsien, the… More Snakes and special effects abound as human and mythical worlds collide in this lavish variation of an old Chinese fable about a learned man who falls under the spell of two snake women. After 1,000 years of practice, White Snake is finally able to take on a completely human form. Hsu Hsien, the scholar, falls in love with the lovely White Snake. Her sister, Green Snake, is not as adept at shape-shifting as she has only practiced for 500 years. She is human above the waist only. The serpentine sisters are hunted by a Buddhist monk who is almost to nirvana, and a Taoist monk determined to rid the area of all snakes. When the two forces finally meet, Hsu stands by as a secular witness. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Hark Tsui
Genres: Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1993 Wide
On DVD: Apr 17, 2001

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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Kitsch illusionism and soaring sensation

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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
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 chucking him under it, I nodded to myself and smiled knowing I had made the right choice in renting this one. Great, bizzaro film.