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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 Languages: 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 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 Average Rating:
 Rating: - 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. Rating: - A rainbow-hued RashomonZhang Yimou's "Hero" is probably one of the most visually beautiful and exquisitely filmed movies I have seen in many a year. Set in the third century BC during the unification of the seven kingdoms under the first Chinese emperor, the film stars Jet Li as a literally Nameless warrior who has supposedly vanquished the emperor's most fearsome enemies: Sky, played by Donnie Yen, Snow (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk), and the previously undefeatable Broken Sword (Tony Leung Chiu-wai). Nameless ... Read More Rating:  - Truly beautifulThis one of the most truly beautiful movies I have laid my eyes on. And not just from a visual feast, but the musical score by Tan Dun and epic storyline all together makes for a remarkable, unique combination. The clever use of different colours with the martial arts in different moods of the movie was breathtaking. Its one of those rare gems that can be watched many times and gives a cleansing effect to the soul. Rating: - My favorite of the new martial arts flicks.Crouching Tiger was awesome, this one is even better. A superb story line, great acting, and excellent directing make Hero one of the best foreign films I have seen. Beautiful to watch, the special effects are jaw dropping good. Do yourself a favor and rent this, just make sure you watch it with the subtitles on as the English voiceovers are horrid. Recommended!!!!!! Rating: - Overall, excellent movieComplex storyline, engaging characters, beautiful cinematography, action galore, this is perhaps the best action movie ever made. LOVE the way color is used in this film to set the mood and establish points of view. |
