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Hero [Blu-ray]
Hero [Blu-ray]
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5One of the Very Best
10%A Waste Of 99 Minutes Of Life.
40%It was ok
30%The good and the bad
4Niiiiiice kung-fu flick
51%A profound philosophical story about the relationship between power and violence
51%Hero
50%Yimou Zhang - what else?
51%Surprisingly good despite the hype
40%Who Moved My Hero?
51%Visual Poetry and Martial Arts Perfection for fanboys and filmsnobs, alike. . .
40%Gorgeous settings, score, story, but what an ending
40%Very creative film.
50%Truly beautiful
50%Overall, excellent movie
11%Glorifying Fascism
51%People just don't get the story....
50%Probably my favorite movie
31%The Borg won
50%Fantastic Cinematography, Amazing story, and Brilliant film production
5Stunning movie
5Jet Li Rocks in China's Qin Kingdom!
4Masterful and Beautiful
31%Sumptious propaganda
50%First and Best of Yimou's "Trilogy"
10%A piece of junk
51%Beautiful movie!
51%buy this movie or at least watch it!
51%This is Hero
51%Hero
41%Visually stunning, heart-wrenching story, reactionary politics
20%Boring
51%"Our Land"
4Jet Li - Hero
51%beautiful........
51%Every frame for my walls
10%Horrible!
30%Propaganda done nicely
50%Hero with Jet Li
51%An incredible film
30%Liked But Didn't Love...
5'Rashomon' + 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' = 'Hero'
50%Colors are cool
51%But It's NOT What You Might Expect!
5So many good reviews.. What can I say.. Accept the invitation
51%Converted me to Asian Cinema
20%Great graphics, but what a dumb movie.
51%TOO DERIVATIVE OF KURASOWA BUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?!!
5BEAUTIFUL CINEMATOGRAPHY!
41%Wow for special effects & music
4Stunning
51%Wonderful
41%A clever story with slightly overdone cinematography
41%Visually Spectacular.
41%Beautiful
51%Great film
51%Great Storytelling, Moving Legend on How the Quin King Conquored China
41%Alot of people did not like this movie but i certainly did.
10%i love jet li's movies except this one
41%Climax
50%Stunning
51%Stunning
30%Jet Li's interpretation of the "One China" policy
41%The released from Edko Films is better.
41%Our Land
51%Stunning Visuals: A Film with Deep Meaning, Culture, History
41%Hero -
41%The green, the red, the yellow, the blue, and the white are all pleasing to the eyes.
40%Hero
51%Amazing
41%Overall a very good movie
41%Stunning!
51%Visually Unique
51%It's message
31%Hero: Different colors
41%Love the visuals
41%Limited Action Action movie
11%Masterwork movie, very poor quality DVD
41%Merely beautiful?
51%Objectively speaking, this movie is daring, beautiful, intelligent, and hard to find fault in
41%Spectacular, Stunning Visuals; So-So Story
4Good film but not just about action...
41%There's no Crouching Tiger behind this Hero
10%Nonsense movie
41%Disturbed by all the people calling it "ChiCom propaganda".... (possible spoilers)
51%Great story telling!
41%A visually self-indulgent film - but with a good heart/message
51%Breathtaking
41%High quality
51%hAD to write a review even though there are hundreds already
51%hero is a hero
20%Anyone who really loves this film and its message has no right to criticize George W. Bush's foreign policy
51%Stunning
50%THE most beautiful film ever made
30%A sickening tale of unbridled nationalism at any cost.....
51%A masterful film of exquisite complexity and beauty
10%Colorful Propaganda
41%a stunning work of art
50%"Is the sword the only answer?"
51%WOW!
40%This movie is beautiful.
10%Was this meant to entertain or bore?
20%Communist propaganda
10%I have been fooled by IMDb rating, just wasted my time to watching it
51%Simply Magnificent
20%may the NAMELESS, BROKEN SWORD never fall from the
40%Jet flies high!
51%Hero
40%Great Action Movie
51%Beauty for the Mind and Spirit
41%Excellent story, beautiful cinimatography
51%Beautiful.
31%"A warrior's ultimate act is to lay down his sword."
40%Visually stunning feast
50%An amazing visual feast
51%Some will love, some will hate, some will be unimpressed
51%Visually stunning!
21%Beautiful But Hollow
20%Two Stars only !
50%great
40%A great movie can be viewed on more than one level.
5How swift is thy sword! How jaundiced are the Western eyes!
20%The beautiful story of a merciless warlord
20%Incredibly Dull and Boring...
41%Great on many levels- hen hao!
41%beautiful, thoughtful, very Chinese
51%Hero or Terrorist? Leader or Tyrant? I am so confused - but in a good way.
41%Interesting and Intriguing
40%This movie is my HERO
41%Neat movie, but more "art" than "martial".
41%Powerful mixture of historical fiction, myth and politics
41%Hero worth watching
30%Ziyi Zhang gotta be used to those cables by now....
51%A 6 stars movie
51%Beautifully shot lesson in chinese history
51%Beautiful use of Time and Talent
31%again a great movie and a poor dvd release!
51%A struggle to hit 5 stars, but better than 4. . .
30%Beautiful to watch
51%Crouching style, not-so-hidden politcs
51%Thrilling Hero
50%Beautiful Film, but where was Jet Li?
50%Pure Visual Poetry: Story, Myth, Heart, Emotion, & Beauty
20%I didn't see the point of the movie
30%Not sure what multiple narratives is for
10%Unbelievable chopsocky.
51%An action movie for everyone
40%To fight violence with non-violence
30%Not As Good As Crouching Tiger
51%Well-told, well-filmed martial arts drama
51%The Perfect Martial Arts Movie
51%So good it won over a card-carrying martial-arts film hater
10%And Then They Got The Bomb
40%Underrated for certain...
20%The truth
41%Action + Classic Narrative + Philosophy =
40%Beautiful but...
41%Gives your HT audio system a workout!
51%Beautiful
30%liked the cinematography and color, but..
10%good flick
51%Beautiful, powerful
51%Orb in the movie? I think so.
51%"Visual Poetry"
51%An Awsome movie . . .? You betch-ya kinckers!
31%Pretty good
51%The Best Summer Film of 2004
51%Stunning
20%Overrated and boring.
51%Complexity of ideas as well as an epic extravaganza
20%great visuals, awful story
10%All flash and no cash.
10%Uhm . . . no
51%An Epic Masterpiece
30%Inspiring
30%An artistic kung fu movie with a hint of a political agenda
31%It's pretty but Crouching Tiger was better
51%A Genuine Masterpiece. Not Only for Martial Arts Fans.
41%Sumptuous imagery but somewhat lacking in substance.
5Beautiful Greatness
51%A true Classic
51%A Masterpiece - you will not forget this movie
51%Stunning
10%Hero
51%FANTASTIC in all aspects
50%Hero
30%A mixed work of art, beautiful and disturbing
41%Another great "flying swordsman" movie
30%A good movie.
51%The Wild Wild East
5A visual orgy of colours and textures.
51%Crouching Tiger Meets Leni Reifenstahl
41%I have mixed feelings about this movie
4Visually Stunning
41%Terrific action movie draws hilariously provincial review.
51%Holding Out 4 A Hero (dumb title!)
41%Worth seeing, but only one side of the story
51%Cool
51%Celebrating the beauty of filmmaking
50%Wow !!
10%Same old thing
51%Some thoughts on cultural differences and the bamboo scene..
51%Chinese history as only the Chinese can...
41%Veiled Chinese nationalism, but beautifully veiled
51%BEST FILM EVER~!!!!!! Japanese audience. :-)
51%Awesome movie!
51%Emotionally and Visually Moving
30%Overated but Interesting Film Nonetheless!
41%Pantone Poetry
20%An easily foregettable film .....
51%What Is a Hero?
20%Hero
5Wonderful Story Telling with Amazing Visuals & Music
51%Excellent film, if you avoid the Tarantino version anyway
41%Beautiful and Thoughtful
20%Boring and Unsubstantial!
51%really well done
10%A less than decent movie
50%A Festival of Color, A Fractured Narrative, Spectacle
20%Mainstream action movie or Chinese propaganda flick?
51%"Hero" - Why can't there be more movies like this?
51%Great movie
20%HERO- HUH
21%What did they do to this movie (and why)
51%A MUST SEE for Martial Arts Fans
10%Yet another poor movie from a rotten director
51%WOW !!
41%Gorgeous, well acted. typically tragic.
51%The hero according the East gaze!
41%Maggie Cheung is amazing
51%Cinematic Poetry
51%Hero, a graphical masterpiece
3Zhang Yimou's freshman effort in "wuxia pian" genre
41%Wonderful to behold...
20%Jet Li - HERO!
51%a new Kagemusa adapted for the age
10%Rubbish
51%A great great film.
40%Aresome movie but one problem
30%Communism
51%great movie, bad distributors
10%hero
5In a War, both sides has Heros
40%Good Movie. But could have been better
4Croutching Tiger's , 1st cousin
51%Magnificent - our land
10%SOOOO Over Hyped!!!!!!!!!!!!
31%Loved the art, disliked the politics
41%Dances With Swords
51%Superb!
11%North America got shafted!
51%Excellent, if not a little unrealistic
30%audio
41%Brilliant movie!
3a good movie 3.5 stars
50%TRULY PROFOUND
51%Mind blowingly Fantastic
51%The Best Movie I've Seen
41%Jet Li good
51%Stunning!
51%Give Tarantino a Break
41%More About Visual Splendor Than About Story
20%support your local emperor
10%Just...appalling...
51%Great movie - crappy Miramax version
20%Lots of fanfare leading to a dissapointment
41%Good movie, some flaws
51%It Is Possible To Assimilate What Is Transpiring
5Elegant, artful
51%beautiful
41%Gorgeous color, epic standards, and minor flaws.
31%DVD is Disappointing
51%Wonderful Feasty
51%Hero Indeed!
41%wow, Tarantino's name is suddenly worth $15 more?
31%Great film but QT is ripping off his fans.
31%Beautiful on the theaters, bad on the DVD
40%A visual stunning movie, that's it!
30%STUNNING
41%A Visual Feast and a Cleverly Told Tale
51%Much better than expected
41%The empire strikes back
51%Magical and Awakening
31%Cool fights, great scenery, lame plot
41%Lyrical and stylish
51%dignified & beautiful
50%A beautiful,surreal experience
20%Visuals yes, story no
51%Wonderfully Poetic
51%Excellent example of what a movie should be
41%Stunning visual feast
41%Pure cinema pleasure
41%Beautifully shot
20%Lousy
20%An absolutely pointless, boring, schmaltzy foreign film
51%a timeless experience
51%"I Couldn't Wait for HERO . . . .
51%Poetic and profound
51%a brilliantly unique journey into ancient China
51%Hero
41%Vividly Poignant (4.5 Stars)
51%Thoroughly Engrossing
51%Best movie of the year!
51%Great film! I own the Chinese DVD release version.
51%Hero
51%Excellent film
41%nicely done, if somewhat simplistic
51%Fantastic, but not the Miramax version
50%HERO JET LI
51%Don't Let The Cheesy Title Scare You Off
31%US Version not as good
51%Ravishing and Inspiring
31%Beautiful, exhilarating, but not terribly satisfying.
31%Beautiful, but spoiled by craven political pandering
51%Stunning.
10%why did they drag quintens name into this horribel movie
51%for those who dig deeper
41%Colorful
31%Beautifully filmed martial arts, an authoritarian message
41%Terrific Movie with too much propoganda.
51%Great film, very Taoist
10%SUCKED!
51%too bad it cant be nominated
51%Artistic
51%Much, much, MUCH more than action.
41%Epic
41%Hero
51%Superb! Martial Arts with a Soul!
41%Not quite Crouching Tiger...
41%A Good Film but Highly Predictable
41%The pen is mightier than the sword!
41%stunning, colorful, beautiful
40%Not the Best of Movies, But an Extraordinary Piece of Art.
41%Beautiful Film
51%Rainbow
51%Awesome in the Theatre
41%Where Have All the Heros Gone...
51%Beautiful
51%Absolutely Stunning!
51%A visual and cinematic accomplishment
51%Extraordinary
40%Hero
51%Well worth the wait, "Hero" finally plays in our land
51%A "Hero" is born!
50%"One Of The Best Films Ever"
41%A VISUAL ROLLER COASTER
51%When Death Becomes a Statement
10%Worst movie I have ever seen.
51%Visual Poetry
50%A People's Party No More ...
51%Hero has it all
41%Visual Tour de Force
51%We need more Heroes!!!!!
50%This movie is all in subtitles
51%A compelling action drama you do not want to miss
51%ravishing aesthetic beauty.
41%Not your typical Jet Li movie...
51%Unbelievable
51%A beautiful, lyrical and classically epic film
51%One of The Best Movies Ever Made
51%Best movie of the year!
51%Unbelievably breathtaking cinematography!!!
10%what the...? THAT wasn't what was really said!
41%A treat more for the eyes than the senses
4A Hero Will Rise
51%Stirs the soul
41%Very Good, but Not a Great Film Liked I Had Hoped For!
41%I have seen Hero and it is good
51%Exquisite and profound
31%A rainbow of fruit flavor
30%My Review Based On the "Original" film
41%Tarrentino can bite me
41%Why is it cut?
51%Vivid Cinematic Poetry
51%rebuttal to JUSTAREADER & Other Naysayers
50%jet li at his best
51%An intimate epic
51%Amazing film.. but takes some liberties...
51%Hero is a hero of Martial Arts Films! Graceful and fantastic
50%Hero Jet Li
50%Heroic art direction
51%A Dazzling Adventure with a Blood Trail...
50%A True Masterpiece!
41%Mainland China's Crouching Tiger
5very good
51%A Feast for the Eyes
51%2003 The ONE, The IT
51%Leviathan revisited
51%No comparisons
51%See This Film
51%I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!
51%Alibek Junisbayev
30%Eye-candy
51%Just perfect!!
40%(In Fact, 3.5) Repetitious, But Still Beautiful and Graceful
51%The Best Martial Art-Movie Ever
51%Stuning & beautiful film with an engaging story
20%Inaccurate view of one of, if not, the most horrible tyrants
30%Shameful abuse of western ignorance of Chinese history
31%Beautiful, colorful, popular, but unfinished
51%A Masterpiece of Movie Making
51%Absolutely Beautiful!
51%Fantastic!
51%American producers could learn a lot from this movie!!
51%The Making of China
51%This Is Why We Go To The Movies
5An amazing movie on many levels
50%How Swift Thy Sword
41%An apologia for the Communist Government of China.
30%Overrated, but not bad
50%Way better then Crouching Tigger, Hidden Dragon
20%Don't Expect One Side
50%Everything I Expected
10%abominable
50%Best kept secrets from Asian Cinema - AAA+
50%don't listen to them
51%A maestro of artistic flair, with a great story!
10%Overdone
10%...
51%The Best Movie Of 2003!
41%A Visual Feast
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