But you're ahead of me by one extra viewing of the Chinese version. I considered going back for it - I still might. BTW, my wife thought there were too many fight scenes. I'm not sure if she said that just to irk me. She enjoyed it, but she felt it was a little overdone melodramatically.
On my third viewing, I gained more respect for what WKW was doing, but every line started to feel like Kung Fu
Fortune Cookie wisdom. But still, it's a significant martial arts film, and you can't really call yourself a fan of the genre without engaging this one now.