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Format | Color, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed See more |
Contributor | Xia Bin, Bin Wang, Donnie Yen, Daoming Chen, Maggie Cheung, Hua Cao, Philip Lee, Feng Li, Jet Li, Zhang Yimou, Yimou Zhang, Yan Qin, Ziyi Zhang, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Weiping Zhang, Zhongyuan Liu, Heizi, Shoufang Dou, Tianyong Zheng, William Kong See more |
Language | English, French, Mandarin Chinese |
Runtime | 1 hour and 39 minutes |
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Master filmmaker Quentin Tarantino presents HERO -- starring martial arts legend Jet Li in a visually stunning martial arts epic where a fearless warrior rises up to defy an empire and unite a nation! With supernatural skill ... and no fear ... a nameless soldier (Jet Li) embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people. Now, to achieve the justice he seeks, he must take on the empire's most ruthless assassins and reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat! Acclaimed by critics and honored with numerous awards, HERO was nominated for both an Oscar® (2002 Best Foreign Language Film)and Golden Globe!
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- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Item model number : MFR786936259223#VG
- Director : Yimou Zhang
- Media Format : Color, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed
- Run time : 1 hour and 39 minutes
- Release date : November 30, 2004
- Actors : Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Ziyi Zhang, Donnie Yen
- Dubbed: : French, English
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Producers : Philip Lee, Shoufang Dou, Weiping Zhang, William Kong
- Language : English, French
- Studio : Miramax
- ASIN : B00030590I
- Writers : Yimou Zhang, Bin Wang, Feng Li
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #107,791 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #10,255 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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Hero is set in china during it's "warring states" period. During this time, China was not a united country as we know it today, but consisted of 6 or so smaller kingdoms which were almost always at war with one another. Then the king of Qin (chin) attained military supremecy and began to ruthlessly conquer his neighbors, swallowing up all the kingdoms of china "like a silk worm gobbles up mulbury leaves". The king of Qin then proclaimed himself "Shi Huang Di" China's First emperor... china as we know it is born of this empire.
The story is full of twists and is told in a Roshomon style (showing different perspectives of the story until we finally arive at the truth). The entire movie is really a conversation between the King Of Qin and a bounty hunter who has killed 3 assassins from the rival state of Zhou that were trying to kill the king. The Hero, tells the king his stories of how he defeated each, and the story takes a few twists.
Our Hero, and his opponents all possess almost super-natural kung fu powers. And the fights are utterly amazing. The fight scenes and martial arts choreography are OUT OF THIS WORLD. In fact they're so over the top that many might find them "silly". But this is supposed to be more of a legend or a myth than a story based in reality and that should allow you to watch on with awe at thier powers rather than chuckling at seeing men walk on water or fly through the air.
The acting is superb. Jet Li and all the others do an OUTSTANDING job! This combined with amazing vivid visuals and innovative use of striking color give Hero a very complex and heartfelt emotional depth that other movies are lacking now a days. Everything from the diologue to the story to the acting to the fabulous soundtrack is touching and moving.
Amazing visuals, great cinematography, a wonderful score, excellent actors and a deep and engaging story... what more do you want? One word summurizes this film - FANTASTIC... in every possible sense of the word. Those just wanting a kung Fu Swordplay movie with some crazy fight scenes will get more than they could have possibly hoped for. Those wanting a deep and engaging historically based epic will also be pleased. And the passion with which this film was finely crafted ensures that it touches on every emotional aspect of life - love, hate, peace, war, passion, dedication, compassion, regret... you name it. You dont just watch this movie, you feel it - so those seeking a movie with depth and meaning behind it and a real story to tell should look no further than hero. It's a martial arts historical epic that has many levels and layers and you can come away from Hero with as much as you are willing to look for in it. A GREAT movie. a big big 5 stars.
The wire kung fu is meant to be an expression of the inner turmoils that play within the character's heart and mind. Suspending your belief in reality would have to take place to accept the incredibly artistic fight scenes in this movie or just about every other action movie ever made like Spiderman or ID4. At least enjoy the beautiful camera work and use of colors in this movie instead of thinking about "too many pretentious but self-indulgent thought-to-be poetically beautified scenes".
The "peking opera styled slow talking dialogue" is used effectively in my opinion. JUSTAREADER may not be a fan of this type of dialog but everybody has their own opinion.
Zhang Yimou used the story of the Qin Emperor only as an outlet much like Passions of the Christ. Many will not agree with the portrayal of the Qin Emperor in Hero or the portrayal of Christ in Passions but it made its point.
I agree that the Qin Emperor is not as "benevolent" as Hero suggests but this is a fictional story meant to convey the conflicts of the characters - the sacrifices made for self and country and the eternal question "does the ends justify the means"?
Boring movies don't move the audience and just passes 2 hours of their lives. It's the reaction I get after attempting to watch Dreamcatcher, Road Trip, or Day After Tommorrow.
Great movies provoke a reaction from the audience. This is a great movie with great visuals and cinematography. It got a reaction out of the "love it" and "hate it" camp! It wasn't a simple "love it" or "hate it" review.
Some of the best movies and music are derivatives of others. Example: Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith just borrowed from the blues and garage rock; Hero borrows from Rashomon; the list can go on and on forever. So to call Hero an unoriginal movie is an oxymoron because every movie copies from earlier movies.
Not all westerners are "simple-minded". People who just want simple Kung Fu movie or action movie with no plot will be bored to death and will find the movie "too complicated for westerners." For those of us who want something more than movies like Garfield or Starsky & Hutch will more than likely enjoy Hero.
This isn't just a best in-genre film, but perhaps one of the greatest films ever made. Incredibly artistic imagery, full of beautiful color, amazing battle sequences... and for me, the 5.1 audio production on this blu ray release will give you chills. The audio design in this film was just genius level, and masterfully executed by the engineers.
And not sure about other releases, but in the 2013 steelbook (which is the newest release, as far as I know), you do have the original 5.1 Dolby Digital in Mandarin, as well as 5.1 DTS English overdubbed, if that's your preference.
This film is seriously high art. Zhang Yimou absolutely created a masterpiece here. I would give it 7 stars if I could.
Oh, and the Steelbook is categorized in the Multi-format category here on Amazon, which includes the Blu Ray disc and digital redemption code. There's no standard definition DVD, just to be clear.
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La qualité vidéo de ce blu-ray écrase en effet haut la main toutes les autres éditions existantes. Le piqué et la précision de l'image sont à tomber, surtout sur les gros plans, et les dominantes de couleurs, si caractéristiques de certaines scènes du film, véritablement sublimes.
J'ai personnellement relevé (mais cela reste subjectif) une (très) légère baisse de contraste dans les scènes en plan très large (notamment lors des mouvements de troupe de l'armée impériale), mais cela reste marginal sur la durée du film.
Bref, d'un point de vue de l'image, c'est bel et bien (enfin !) de la haute définition digne d'un blu-ray.
Concernant l'audio, je vous rassure également : il y a bien une piste française Dolby Digital 5.1 et il s'agit bien du véritable doublage français (VFF pour les puristes). Par contre il s'agit d'une piste mi-débit.
On trouve également, en Dolby digital 5.1 mi-débit, le mandarin et l'espagnol.
Seule la piste audio anglaise dispose d'une piste en DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio.
Je vous précise enfin qu'il y a des sous-titres français, non seulement pour le film, mais également pour tous les bonus (lesquels sont issus du DVD donc en version SD).
Donc, si le DD 5.1 Français en mi-débit n'est pas une contrainte pour vous, je ne peux que vous conseillez d'acheter cette édition anglaise que j'ai personnellement payée sur amazon moins de 10 euros.
Enfin, et pour ceux qui l'ignoreraient, je rappelle qu'absolument tous les blu-ray anglais sont parfaitement lisibles sur une platine française puisque le Royaume-Uni et la France font partie de la même zone.