Hero (Blu-ray) PG-13
One man's strength will unite an empire.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 39 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 15, 2011
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Miramax Lionsgate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi & Tony "Big Tony" Leung | |
Performer: | Chen Dao Ming, Zheng Tian Yong, Liu Zhong Yuan & Donnie Yen | |
Directed by | Zhang Yimou | |
Music by | Itzhak Perlman | |
Composition by | Tan Dun | |
Produced by | Bill Kong | |
Director of Photography: | Christopher Doyle | |
Executive Production by | Dou Shou Fang & Zhang Wei Pin |
Entertainment Reviews:
If it were merely lovely and silly, that would be fine, but Hero wants to be more than merely kung fu fun. It has a message.
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The Tyee (British Columbia)
Rating: 3.5/4 --
What makes Hero special is that it has so much more going for it than just the superb fight sequences. There are a satisfyingly complex plot, passionate romance, cool special effects and strong performances.
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People Magazine
Director Zhang Yimou packs this visual feast with fierce action and breathtaking beauty.
Rolling Stone
HERO is one of the most beautiful and involving films of the year.
Premiere
Until the final 15 minutes of its deceptively short hour-and-a-half running time, Hero is a marvel, one of the best films to be released in the United States this year. It concludes, however, on a note both emotionally unsatisfying and morally idiotic.
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The New Republic
Rating: 4/5 --
Sumptuous and breath-catching, Hero blends the elegance of fine visual art with the more familiar cinematic jollies of attractive people engaged in crunching punch-ups.
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Total Film
The austerity of Hero makes you realize how cluttered other action movies are.
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Slate
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.