Hero
Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen, Jet Li
The Qin King has long been obsessed with conquering all of China and becoming her first Emperor -- which makes him the target of three legendary assassins. To anyone who defeats the assassins, the Kin...( read more
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DVD Released: November 30, 2004
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June 13, 2009
There is a plot to kill the king. Amazing scenery, fights and costumes. I like the vibrant colours and vast magnitude of the people scenes.
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March 6, 2009
Leaving aside any possible "ambigous-commie-oriented" profile the movie could have, this is still a great wuxia flick in all the right areas. Excellent cast, good direction from Zhang Yimou and great (if anything a bit already repetitive) photography from Christopher Doyle. Still... ...( read more )
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February 7, 2009
I'm not a huge fan of wire work, so that part of the film didn't particularly impress me too much, however I thought the use of colour was very impressive and visually effective and there were also a few subtle, yet impressive special effects, especially with the water scene.
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November 28, 2008
''My decision will cause the deaths of many and Your Majesty will live on. A dead man begs you to remember; a warrior's ultimate act is to lay down his sword.''
A series of Rashomon-like flashback accounts shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought... ...( read more ) -
October 1, 2008
I saw this waaay before I noticed every detail in a film and I still remember being impressed by the cinematography. Why doesn't Christopher Doyle expand his range more often to avoid being called WKW's bitch? Eh, anyway, "Hero" is also a fine, poetic martial arts film that featu... ...( read more )
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June 24, 2009
Beautiful movie, Kung Fu as art and it works perfectly in Hero, not only that its one of Jet Li's finest movies.
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August 11, 2008I didn't like the gravity defying martial art, but the rest of the movie was brilliant and the sets were beautiful.
Ziyi Zhang is not bad to look at either. If you like her, watch the movies 'The Road Home' or 'Memoirs of a Geisha'; They're both good!
Take care all,
William
Zzzzzooooommmmmm!
"It is easy to be brave, from a distance." -American Indian Proverb- -
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February 26, 2007This movie is fantastic!
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July 8, 2006Yimou Zhang has created a vibrant masterpiece of Hong Kong style action. The story, acting, and fight sequences are phenomenal. Jet Li and Maggie Cheung lead wonderful roles and the movie throws curveball after curveball up to it's surprise ending.
It is unfortunate that Quentin Tarantino had to slap his name on it, simply for calling attention to it and doing nothing else even remotely related to the movie, but it is nice to see that someone has brought it to the mainsteam so that more people can appreciate it.
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