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starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Daoming Chen
directed by: Yimou Zhang
directed by: Yimou Zhang
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: LI,JET
EAN: 0786936259223
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Miramax
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Manufacturer: Miramax
MPN: 786936259223
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 30, 2004
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: August 27, 2004
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- VHS > DVD > Genres > Action & Adventure > Martial Arts > General
- VHS > DVD > Genres > Action & Adventure > Hong Kong Action > General
- VHS > DVD > Genres > Action & Adventure > Action Stars > Jet Li
- VHS > DVD > Genres > Art House & International > By Genre > Action & Adventure
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Set in China's past, before the first emperor, the film tells the story of a town magistrate who is summoned by the king of Qin to tell the story of how he defeated those who plotted to kill him.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 2-AUG-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Director Zhang Yimou brings the sumptuous visual style of his previous films (Raise the Red Lantern, Shanghai Triad) to the high-kicking kung fu genre. A nameless warrior (Jet Li, Romeo Must Die, Once Upon a Time in China) arrives at an emperor's palace with three weapons, each belonging to a famous assassin who had sworn to kill the emperor. As the nameless man spins out his story--and the emperor presents his own interpretation of what might really have happened--each episode is drenched in red, blue, white or another dominant color. Hero combines sweeping cinematography and superb performances from the cream of the Hong Kong cinema (Maggie Cheung, Irma Vep, Comrades: Almost a Love Story; Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, In the Mood for Love, Hard Boiled; and Zhang Ziyi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). The result is stunning, a dazzling action movie with an emotional richness that deepens with every step. --Bret Fetzer
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- Surprisingly good despite the hypeHero genuinely impressed me, much to my surprise - I'm not a fan of the humourlessly one-note Jet Li, who has always struck me as a character from Mystery Men who didn't make the final cut (useless `super' power - the ability to wave a flagpole around very, very fast) and after all the fuss made over the tedious, overlong and undernourished Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was expecting the Western critical praise to translate into another tired and overfamiliar movie that appealed mainly to people ... Read More
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- Who Moved My Hero?Red version: Hero is the story of one man's quest (Nameless, played by Jet Li) to destroy the three assassins (lovers Broken Sword played by Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Flying Snow played by Maggie Cheung, and Sky played by Donnie Yen) who tried to kill the King of Qin (Chen Daoming). Nameless bests Sky in combat, and Broken Sword and Flying Snow betray each other, all the while fighting off the King's entire army, until Nameless finally kills Snow. At least, that's the story Nameless tells the King, ... Read More
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- Gorgeous settings, score, story, but what an endingNot going to ruin the ending for people, but even with the sad ending, this is one of the best movies with Jet Li. It reminds me a lot of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince. From the philosophy of how to become a good king and betrayals thereof. Everything about this movie is pure aesthetic, and art for arts sake. The backdrop is so illuminating and dreamlike. How in one moment, the scenery is very green, then very red, that it gets really fun to guess what the next color will be. Overall, an awesome ... Read More
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- Visual Poetry and Martial Arts Perfection for fanboys and filmsnobs, alike. . .First off, it is important to note that this version is the shorter, American version. While some of the changes were subtle, they do take away from what I consider to be a flawless film. For instance, the translation of Huang Di in this version is 'Our Land'. And while that seems nice, the true translation is 'All Under Heaven'. Just has so much more poetry to it. If you enjoyed this film in the US, seek out the original version.
Hero is fantastic because it is not a pure martial arts ... Read More
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- Very creative film.This is a very artistically creative film. There is a great number of archetypal characterization and a soupcon of historical connection to the joining of the various Chinese states under a centralized Emperor. Jet Li, of course, brings a strong sense of emotional enactment into his role as the hero to put the Emperor on to his destiny. I highly recommend this. There are a few special features with this DVD, but it is worth it simply for the film.
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