the setting is good but the story line is a bit crazy if you pay close attention but overall not that good 2/5

Chinese Soap Opera with very little action. It didn't keep my interest. 3/10.

This review of the film: sheds a lot more light on it, then the IMDB description: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/28535/curse-of-the-golden-flower/

Ver2 : Megavid. Run Time: 01:53:52. English Dubbed, No Subtitles. Famous Celeb: Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li (aka: A Whole City Clothed in Golden Armour) In 2006, this was the most expensive Chinese film: budget @ $45 Million US. You have to give them props for the extreme attention to detail, lavish beauty of the sets, props, and wardrobe. China proudly submitted this for an Academy Award, but the Awards Committee slapped-it-in-the-face with a nomination for best costume design instead. Note: Download crawled @ 00:52:40 too many people watch this version. Tried (Ver3: Megavid): Works fine (English Dub with Arabic Subtitles). Truth be told: The English dubbed version doesn't do it justice: for me it was a little hard to follow, which made it kinda boring and drawn out. I wish this was in Mandarin with English Subtitles (even though i can't understand the language, i think it would have made the film more authentic, hearing the tones: how each actor spoke to each other and tying it in with the English translation). To me as it is, it was easy on the eyes, but lacking in everything else.

Really amazing movie. Really beautifully done. Costumes are amazing. The acting was great!! Definetly worth watching.

My all-time favorite!

amazing movie, i love it and own it :)

this movie has a lotta meaning and had subtitles(the dvd version i watched)and has great action. this was well done and worth watching.

treachery,greed, betrayal,and tragedy. beautifuly done

"no famous actors"? yun-chow fat is listed on here, and what about gong li? this movie is stunningly beautiful, awesome, a definite must-see... 9/10

Good movie, perhaps not the best I have seen but still dam good! also megavideo links listed by EddieT are backwards. #2 has the English Dub with Arabic Subtitles and much better quality than #3

Very festive! The twist of stories amazed me, very unpredictable. You can really tell that they've worked hard for this movie. Goes to My Favorite's!

This film is AMAZING.. ive seen it before but couldnt rem the name .. sooo glad i found and watched it again :)

Classic Asian movie. Love the drama and emotion of it.

I really liked this movie...I went and bought it...great story and acting was also great.........................................4/5

Excellent and visually beautiful. 10