Hero
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 OscarĀ® (2002 Best Foreign Language Film)and Golden Globe! more
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Product DetailsOriginal Title:HeroActors: Jet Li - Maggie Cheung - Tony Leung - Zhang ZiyiCondition: USEDFormat:... |
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-09-2009
- It was ok
I bought this because I couldn't find it anywhere else at the time and didn't want to wait to see it. It was alright, nothing to write home about. In hindsight, I guess I could've waited to rent it.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-08-2009
- The good and the bad
The good:Beautiful cinematography, interesting plot, good acting.The bad:This movie is way too stylized. Too much slow motion and special effects. The fight scenes are so scripted they look like ballet, not fights. And the last time I...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-05-2009
- Niiiiiice kung-fu flick
Great action throughout the movie, and an even better story. Jet gives one of his better performances in this one. The visuals are amazing and the fighting is in incredible. Great movie
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-01-2009
- A profound philosophical story about the relationship between power and violence
"Hero" is a visually stunning and philosophically profound parable on the relationship between violence and power. It is one of the very few movies that achieves a remarkable fusion between the philosophical ideas underlying the...
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Selected Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-09-2009
- It was ok
I bought this because I couldn't find it anywhere else at the time and didn't want to wait to see it. It was alright, nothing to write home about. In hindsight, I guess I could've waited to rent it.
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-08-2009
- The good and the bad
The good:Beautiful cinematography, interesting plot, good acting.The bad:This movie is way too stylized. Too much slow motion and special effects. The fight scenes are so scripted they look like ballet, not fights. And the last time I...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-08-2008
- Glorifying Fascism
Zhang Yimou lost whatever credibility he possessed by making this film, which glorifies the Chinese ideology of totalitarianism. Hero attempts to portray the Qin emperor Shi Huang Di (Ying Zheng) as some kind of benevolent...
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