Hero
We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. Even Bernie Laplante.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 22, 2020
- Originally Released: 2002
- Label: Miramax
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jet Li | |
Performer: | Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Dao Ming, Donnie Yen, Liu Zhong Yuan & Zheng Tian Yong | |
Directed by | Zhang Yimou | |
Composition by | Tan Dun | |
Produced by | Bill Kong | |
Director of Photography: | Christopher Doyle | |
Executive Production by | Zhang Wei Pin & Dou Shou Fang |
Entertainment Reviews:
Intoxicatingly beautiful, structurally enigmatic and decidedly brief.
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Screen International
The extravagant visual beauty of HERO is, in a way, its own reward....The cast is a parade of action stars in full charisma...
Entertainment Weekly
Director Zhang Yimou packs this visual feast with fierce action and breathtaking beauty.
Rolling Stone
The austerity of Hero makes you realize how cluttered other action movies are.
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Slate
Filled with meticulous set pieces, including a showdown between Snow and Moon set among swirls of golden-yellow leaves, HERO is easy on the eyes.
New York Times
HERO is beautiful and beguiling, a martial arts extravaganza defining the styles and lives of its fighters within Chinese tradition.
Chicago Sun-Times
The result is both thrilling and thoughtful, offering imaginative action sequences as it considers questions of loyalty and the individual's role in history.
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Chicago Reader
Product Description:
Zhang Yimou, the director of such Chinese epics as RED SORGHUM, RAISE THE RED LANTERN, JU DOU, and SHANGHAI TRIAD, takes his first stab at a period martial arts film and succeeds wildly, making an intelligent, carefully crafted drama that pays tribute to the genre while taking it to another level. The story is set 2,000 years ago, during the time of the Warring States, when seven kindgoms were battling for dominance, and one leader--the king of Qin (Chen Dao Ming)--was determined to end up victorious and unite all of China as one nation. The proud king is forced to live trapped alone in his palace as a remarkable trio of villains--Broken Sword (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk), and Sky (Donnie Yen)--are out to kill him. But one day a simple country prefect (Jet Li) shows up, announcing that he has killed all three assassins. Identifying himself as Nameless, the prefect tells in great detail how he got rid of the king's sworn enemies. However, once Nameless is finished, the king has some interesting questions for him, pointing out holes in his tale. The cat-and-mouse story continues as Nameless and the king seek to find out the truth about the assassins and the future of China. Zhang Yimou's marvelous film is enhanced by Christopher Doyle's lush photography, Tan Dunn's percussive score (with Itzhak Perlman adding violin and fiddle), exciting special effects from SHAOLIN SOCCER veteran Tony Ching Siu-Tung, and excellent acting.
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- Sales Rank: 74,320
- UPC: 032429345981
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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