Hero

[Dijita]

When I went to see Kill Bill Vol 2, I saw that they had a preview for the movie Hero. I guess Tarrantino is bringing this movie to North America. Has anyone seen the original? I hear that it is very good. My friend has had it on DVD for a long time but I never got around to seeing it. I will have to borrow it someday.

 

I think it's by the same person who did Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. It looked fantastic though.

[Drunken Monkey]

not much to do with crouching tiger.

 

hero is based on a popular comic book in hk and as such has weak, cliched characters, baaad scripts (especially if you're going to be watching the dubbed version) and too many plot holes.

 

if you have not read any of the comics then a lot will be lost on you.

 

in my opinion, too much flash, not enough content.

 

not even yuen biao could save it.

[krzychicano]

Hero is an awesome movie. Jet Li has done it again!

[seersin]

I've not heard many people who like Hero.

[krzychicano]

You must not know many people then cause that movie rocks!

[seersin]

I dont think it has anything to do with a number,I think it's more an opinion.I do know two people who liked it.

[Skeptic 2004]

I'm a big Jet Li fan. I adore Zhang Ziyi. So, when I find out that not only are both of them in Hero but they that they fight each other, I'm as happy as a fat kid in a buffet line. I ordered the DVD from YesAsia.com as soon as I found out about the movie's release in China (only to discover, much to my chagrin, that it was not a DVD but a VCD, and that my copy wasn't exactly "legit." I should have known $10 for an "all region DVD" was too good to be true...I digress). Essentially, I saw the movie long before a trailer was released with Kill Bill.

 

I pop in the DVD...er...VCD, and sit and watch. The movie starts off promising enough, and the Jet Li/Donnie Yen fight has me thinking that this is the best thing since sliced bread. By the end of the fight I'm literally on the edge of my seat, salivating, thinking that this movie was going to be one hour and forty minutes of awesome story and kick a** fights. I guessed wrong.

 

The story was very convoluted and abstract, and nothing really made sense until the end. But, it wasn't one of those, "Oh, I get it. That's cool" kind of sensations at the end of the movie. I think the best way to summarize the sensation at the end is to quote a friend who watched the movie with me: "That was so stupid that I want to punch myself in the face for watching it." If you're familiar with Chinese dramas, big guess to what happens to everyone at the end.

 

I understand wanting to make the fights artistic; however, they start to get a little TOO artistic. The Maggie Cheung/Zhang Ziyi fight was a little too much flying and floating and not enough clashing and banging. The Jet Li/Maggie Cheung fight was actually kind of boring (I know...Jet Li in a boring fight?). The Jet Li/Tony Leung fight was melodramatic. The one artistic fight done right: Tony Leung vs. the Emperor. I'd say it was almost as good as the Jet Li/Donnie Yen fight, but at a much slower pace. Let's not forget the reason why I bought the movie in the first place: Jet Li vs. Zhang Ziyi was well worth the money. My only complaint is that it was TOO short.

 

I don't want to ruin the movie for anyone, but suffice it to say that it's too artsy for its own good. I understand the motivation and the ambition behind the movie; its good intentions oozes out of its pores. However, good intentions does not equal good movie. Watching the movie is like watching a painting, but as about interesting as watching the paint dry.

 

There are a ton of people who liked the movie: I'm not one of them.

[krzychicano]

The movie rocks your all haterz! Don't hate participate!

[kzshin]

I watched Hero after watching ONG BAK. Hero's fight, become well............ how should I put it nicely.... dancing???

[krzychicano]

Hero is the new Matrix!