Hero coming to the US

RoniMan · 10-31-2003, 01:14 AM

(i know we talked about this before, but i can't find the thread)

Looks like Miramax is picking up this HK movie and showing it here in the US. It's dated to be in theaters 4/16/2004

if you haven't seen this movie, you need to go see it. it's really good. i think it's soo much better than crouching/hidden animals.

it's also got a great cast: jet li (unfortunately they used "kiss of the dragon" as his credit), maggie cheung (former miss hk), tony liang (a famous hk actor), zhang ziyi (the cute girl from crouching/hidden), donnie yen (a great martial artist, but haven't gotten good roles yet...but you might remember him as the chinese guy in one of the highlander movies, or the only guy that only used a SWORD in blade 2.)

Freelance Superhero · 10-31-2003, 01:49 AM

you know, i actually watched this on bootleg DVD, and at first, i was also tempted to say it was better than CT-HD (which isn't saying much, because i hated that movie the first time i watched it). but, i took it to my lil cousin's place to show him, and when i watched it again, my opinion shifted quite a bit.

i just think they tried WAY too hard to make the movie "beautiful" or "poetic" and it only turned out being a bit hokey (i.e. fighting mind-battles, and that one scene when tony liang was doing the calligraphy with the wind blowing in his hair). just a bit too much, and the action didn't always make up for it.

the one thing i DID like was the use of colors to tell the stories. that was a quaint little touch.

ArkiStan · 10-31-2003, 09:18 AM

Here (New Jet Li movie called HERO) is the thread you were talkin about Roni.

And yeah Donnie Yen is awesome. Watch Iron Monkey!

nickel · 10-31-2003, 09:22 AM

say what? i have been here all along.

TofuNinja · 10-31-2003, 10:18 AM

what I saw from my friends bootlegged VCD was good... but I am a Comedy fan myself... LONG LIVE STEPHEN CHOW!!!

bachviet · 10-31-2003, 11:39 AM

Seen it (VCD) but I think it's too slow. The fights are cool but there are not enough of it. It has two of the biggest martial art stars, Jet Li & Donnie Yen.

Acy · 11-03-2003, 03:06 AM

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Originally posted by Freelance Superhero

i just think they tried WAY too hard to make the movie "beautiful" or "poetic" and it only turned out being a bit hokey (i.e. fighting mind-battles, and that one scene when tony liang was doing the calligraphy with the wind blowing in his hair). just a bit too much, and the action didn't always make up for it.

10-31-2003, 01:14 AM	#1
RoniMan Admiral Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Temple City, CA Posts: 5,140	Hero coming to the US (i know we talked about this before, but i can't find the thread) Looks like Miramax is picking up this HK movie and showing it here in the US. It's dated to be in theaters 4/16/2004 if you haven't seen this movie, you need to go see it. it's really good. i think it's soo much better than crouching/hidden animals. it's also got a great cast: jet li (unfortunately they used "kiss of the dragon" as his credit), maggie cheung (former miss hk), tony liang (a famous hk actor), zhang ziyi (the cute girl from crouching/hidden), donnie yen (a great martial artist, but haven't gotten good roles yet...but you might remember him as the chinese guy in one of the highlander movies, or the only guy that only used a SWORD in blade 2.)

10-31-2003, 01:49 AM	#2
Freelance Superhero Optimus Prime Join Date: May 2002 Location: in bed Posts: 4,116	you know, i actually watched this on bootleg DVD, and at first, i was also tempted to say it was better than CT-HD (which isn't saying much, because i hated that movie the first time i watched it). but, i took it to my lil cousin's place to show him, and when i watched it again, my opinion shifted quite a bit. i just think they tried WAY too hard to make the movie "beautiful" or "poetic" and it only turned out being a bit hokey (i.e. fighting mind-battles, and that one scene when tony liang was doing the calligraphy with the wind blowing in his hair). just a bit too much, and the action didn't always make up for it. the one thing i DID like was the use of colors to tell the stories. that was a quaint little touch. __________________ "I can't believe you can eat that; it looks like abortion." - Augusta, of the Tard-Blog

10-31-2003, 09:22 AM	#4
nickel Vice Chairwoman, Joint Chieftess of Staff Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Jeterville, NYY Posts: 17,786	Hero coming to the US say what? i have been here all along. __________________ click me

10-31-2003, 10:18 AM	#5
TofuNinja Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: May 2000 Location: On Serenity Posts: 3,503	what I saw from my friends bootlegged VCD was good... but I am a Comedy fan myself... LONG LIVE STEPHEN CHOW!!! __________________ "To search for the old is to understand the new." -Gichin Funakoshi- ===>>>LABELED CANTACUZENE'S DUMBEST PERSON ALIVE!!!<<<===

10-31-2003, 11:39 AM	#6
bachviet What's Da Pho*? Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SoCal (714) Posts: 13,296	Seen it (VCD) but I think it's too slow. The fights are cool but there are not enough of it. It has two of the biggest martial art stars, Jet Li & Donnie Yen. __________________ Dell Dimension 9200 \| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz) \| 4x1GB DDR2 \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 8800GT Dell Studio 17 \| Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6GHz) \| 2x2GB DDR3 1066MHz \| 1GHz ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Intel P4-C 3.0GHz \| ECS 865PE-A \| 3x512MB PC3200 \| 128MB PNY GeForce 6600GT

10-31-2003, 09:18 AM	#3
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	Here (New Jet Li movie called HERO) is the thread you were talkin about Roni. And yeah Donnie Yen is awesome. Watch Iron Monkey!

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