Hero
 

Has anyone else seen the trailer for this film? It looks amazing.

http://www.herothemovie.com/trailer/m300k.html

Does anyone know when it comes out though? I couldn't find a release date anywhere on the movie website.

IMDB link
It's been around for a while now - and it is pretty good. Don't expect a cinema (albeit limited) release till nearer the end of the year but it is available from all your dodgier DVD/VCD online stores.
It's a beautiful movie - colours are especially stunning but the plot/acting has provoked mixed responses.

I saw the preview during Kill Bill Vol. 2, so I assumed a summer release stateside, but we'll see.

They played the trailer all three times I went to see KB: V2. I was thoroughly unimpressed to tell you the truth. I like the colors and contrast and stuff, but nothing really jumps out at me. It reminds me too much of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which I regard as the most over-rated movie of all time :)

I don't know. After a viewing of the "Version 2" trailer, I was a bit more impressed, but still overall unimpressed. I don't know what they are trying to accomplish with the "suspended in air sword lunges" but it looks kind of stupid :) All I see when I watch the trailers is Casshern. Which looks much better!

Some of the parts looked really cool though. The sword fighting stuff looks awesome.

It has great actors, great style (I loved "Crouching Tiger", so there we'll disagree) and it looks beautifully filmed.

I heard that Quentin got this movie pushed to be released in the states. Lets hope so. Looking forward to it!

V.

I saw this a long time ago...enjoyed it very much.

Spoiler: the numerous flashbacks in this movie makes it confusing as hell.

very good movie. i've seen it at least 5 times and it never really gets old. if you're not really into the flying suspension of reality kinda fighting, this might not be your cup. but there are some nice fights and the colors are great. acting is top notch and the story works well.

It is a very good movie, if you like the "asian" style. It is definitely not like the average american movie.

i've seen the asian version of this film (w/ english subs). The camera shots in Hero are absolutely stunning! I was very impressed with this movie and will buy it on DVD when it's released here.

Dragon Ball Z. This is what Dragon Ball Z would look like if it were translated into live action film. At least some of the fighting aspect. I don't mean the details of it, but there is a general sense of "Dragon Ball Zness" about it.

Any anime and martial arts fan will love this movie. I think it will be far better than i expect it to be. Jet Li rules!!

Watch a Korean movie called "Volcano High"
They exchange "energy" blasts just like DBZ, except in Volcano High, the energy is transparent and gives a ripple in the air effect. This part happens at the end of the movie though..but it's really cool.

shit..sorry for thread jack....

So.....release date?

he watched it, because he showed me some of the episodes :) good stuff

Yeah, that movie is MEGA dragonballz, far worse than Hero. The DBZ aspect that I think Hero has the most of is the "massive wave of energy/arrows coming towards character, character does something badass to block/dodge the attack" and "character moves so damn fast that he/she/it destroys, knocks down, or kills anything within a 30-foot radius, but it doesn't look like that character has moved at all" kinda stuff.

I saw this movie. I personally loved it.

Did not like Kill Bill 2. Maybe my problem was that I did not see Kill Bill 1, so I did not know what was happening.

my gf bought the dvd a few weeks ago, was bloody brilliant. awesome movie, both artistically as well as the storyline.

KillBill 2 is not a movie to see without seeing the first... =P

Great movie.. I picked the DVD up in Chinatown some time ago.. You could say this movie is pretty similar to Crouching Tiger..

going to see this movie this weekend. the previews looked awesome.

interesting that it comes out in the states this Friday (or was it this past Friday) but some of you have it on DVD already?

It original debuted in China pushing on two years ago, so there just hasn't been an official region 1 dvd of it yet, afaik.

I'm really excited about this movie. Was a little disappointed to hear that the trailers are a bit misleading in it's content, and that they spoil the movie a bit, but it's still the big movie to see this month for me.

Hero opens tomorrow in the US. Very similar to the DVD that has been out for a while. Slightly shorter and some changed subtitles. I think what movies like this and matrix revolutions shows us is that as far as special effects and computer graphic arts are concerned, we are ready for a live-action DragonBall movie. I would be really worried about thme ruining the best action cartoon of all time. Remember Super Mario Bros.? Ouch. What about Rocky and Bullwinkel live action movie? Jesus Christ, that was pitiful. Actually, I don't remember any cartoon-to-live-movie being even decent. Dragonball would be the first. Oops, this is supposed to be about Hero. Hero = really good movie.

Well, it's got 95% on Rottentomatoes, with an average rating of 86% so somebody must like it! :) I'll wait for Ebert's review to see if it's worth spending my $7 on. If it's good, I'll consider it. If not, bittorrent here we come.

YOU ONLY PAY $7 ON A MOVIE?!?! IT'S LIKE $10 AT MY LOCAL THEATRES!

Looks good to me, I plan on seeing it tomorrow night.

i too saw this movie on dvd before today's release. for those on the fence, this movie is definitely better than crouching tiger, though still in the same kind of vein, so if you don't like the more exaggerated, fantasy style fighting, you probably won't dig the fight scenes. but there's plenty else to enjoy about this movie. i'll probably see it in the theatres soon

I was impressed all around. Tarantino has shown he can make quite a few good movies, all of which are very different.

Tarantino didnt make this. He just helped to bring it over to the US with out having it massivly cut. Tarantino Presents, not directs.

Hey man, gotta love the dirty south with it's more reasonable economy. Hmm, Ebert gave it a 3.5/4, that's a tough call. Well, bittorrent here we come anyways. I'm poor and in college, $7 is still pretty steep for something I haven't been looking forward too.

Anyone have any idea why they changed Spoiler: "all under heaven" to Spoiler: "our land"?

Yeah, I pay $4.99 at my local Famous Players... and that's Canadian. ;)

wtf... why on earth would they change that? so pointless

I think it's a good movie, but i really don't think it deserves all the insane hype it gets.

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Jet Li is a fucking hack who can't act his way out of a paper bag, any other martial artist could have played his stoic Keanu Reeves impression with the same level of talent... he deserves no credit for how good the movie is.

Ugh... Jet Li.... it should be a curse word... like meecrab

I saw Hero tonight and I must say, it rocked. Definitely like Crouching Tiger, but that's not a bad thing at all. Jet Li was an assassin on a mission - he didn't need to act any way other than the way he did - a cold hearted, revenge-laden assasin. Sort of.

Good movie. I give it 3.5 outta 4 stars.

Saw it lastnight and liked it. I think i would have enjoyed it a bit more if it weren't for the retards that laughed everytime someone flew across the scene- Go see Die Hard 9 if you want something more 'realistic'. :roll eyes:

I'd say that people should go see it simply for the artistic value. The story is good but a bit confusing, and the fighting is definitely hyper-realistic. The art direction, however, is amazing.

-T

Ever, I agree with you completely. I think my favorite scene in the whole movie was the one that took place on the lake. Wow. Beautiful.

No one laughed in our sold out theater. I think if anyone did, they'd have been lynched. :)

Hahaha. Yea, half of the theater I was in was crying. Seamless melding of action and romance saw to that. As for the spoiler, remember what the narration in the end said. I won't write it out, but that's why they changed it.