It's not so much that I didn't like the stylized fighting as it is I just didn't understand it. Do they have superhuman powers? 

See what I mean? As much as I like Zhang Yimou, I felt like I missed the basic premise that the movie was based on. And I do want to understand it if for no other reason than I bought the DVD. (And of course that's not the only reason.) 

Sorry I got all defensive on you.