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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 378 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1501
Category: DVD
Actors: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Director: Yimou Zhang
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 99 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 786936259223
EAN: 0786936259223
ASIN: B00030590I
Release Date: November 30, 2004
Theatrical Release Date: August 27, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
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
Description
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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Customer Reviews: Read 373 more reviews...
Stunning! June 27, 2006
I understand the four star ratings that other reviewers have given for this movie. Mine is the same.
Hero is, first of all, and most importantly, Gorgeous! The use of color and movement, not to mention the mezmerizing looks of the actors, keep your attention in a very unique way. At the same time however, it is rather distant when it comes to creating a connection with those characters. Because there are different stories , you don't have the time necessary to pick up on subtleties of character, so in the end when the emperor illuminates upon the assasins, you aren't able to quite concur. At least that was my experience.
Still,
There are few films that carry the audience into a different and nearly subconscious state of mind and place and there impart a new rhythm and perspective. This film does. The overall idea is great. It insists you look more closely each time. Bravo.
Therefore, shortcomings and all, it is a "Must not miss."
 Visually Unique June 18, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Leave it to Hong Kong filmmakers to be the first to exploit, truly exploit, digital technology. This film creates its own visual imagery, never seen before. A drop of rain on a sword. A swirl of yellow leaves. A storm of black arrows. That, plus a soundtrack of extraordinary beuaty. Hollywood can learn from this one, or hopefully it will.
It's message June 14, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Both seek to return to a state of seplicity. A line a love along with many more from this emotionally gripping movie. Also there is character delvolpment, but only for one chrarcter which I like because it makes the story go well by leaving Snow in her short sightedness of the bigger picture leaving her and Broken sword at odds with eachother. Master Nameless does change significantly, from wanting nothing more than to kill the King and then realizing why he should let go of his revenge. Broken sword said for years, there has been continous warfare, causing huge sufering to our people. Only your Majesty has the power to bring peace by uniting our land. he hoped for sake for the greater good, I would abandon my plan to kill you. Broken Sword said" One persons pain is nothing when compared to the suffering of all. THe ending is sad, and yet happy, with the death of Broken sword, Flying Snow, and Master nameless leaving Storm and Moon...alone. This is a poetic movie of many colors with the message of peace for all...
Our Land.
 Hero: Different colors May 29, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
The movie Hero was a very interesting movie, because it was separated into different sections with different colors for different stories. There were black, green, red, white, and blue, each colors represent a different perspective of what really happened.
There were four main characters in the movie, Flying snow, Broken Sword , Nameless Warrior and the emperor. Each character had their own personality and uniqueness, but all of them had the same goal and purpose, and it was to kill the emperor. I think the characters Broken Sword and Nameless Warrior were the only two characters that had a turning point in their personality and goal. They both wanted to kill the emperor in the beginning, but towards the end, they looked at the problem in a more in depth way and decided it the whole country would be worse than it is now if the emperor was killed.
I think the different perspectives and the different colors of the stories made the whole movie really confusing. While I was watching the movie, I didn't now which perspective I was watching. And after the movie, when I was looking back to review the movie, it is really easy to confuse the different stories.
This is a movie I would watch if I was fully awake and not tired, because if you are tired, it would be very hard to follow through the movie.
Love the visuals May 28, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes there were some aspects that seemed exaggerated, but the gorgeous visuals made up for that. I liked the focus on abstract areas during suspenseful scenes. Low: Action. High: Visuals. Note: I bought the import version, which has all the Chinese on it and the 5 mug shots of the characters on the cover. If anyone has the import version and you've seen the special features on it, please contact me! I do not know how to access them as I didn't see the words on the menu. Thanks.
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