Hero

Pros: Beautiful cinematography and direction, perfect
Cons: People won’t accept an artsy film, overdubbing

There are few movies that come along that leave you out of breath once the final scene rolls. Hero is one of those great movies that you watch expecting a decent action picture, but receiving a wonderful movie that you didn’t at all suspect. ...

Pros: Magnificent visual qualities, including sets, costumes, and choreography; excellent soundtrack
Cons: Script problems; dubious thematic content

Poor me! Sometimes I get so desperate for company that my left brain asks my right brain for a date – or vice versa. Trouble is that righty always wants to go dancing but lefty wants to stay home and play with the calculator. Last night, though, ...

Pros: Visually stunning. A cinematic tour de force
Cons: Linking story is a little too long-winded at times

Hero is quite possibly the most beautiful movie that I have ever seen. The photography leaves me speechless. The directorial vision is flawless. This is truly a masterpiece... ...

Pros: Photography, choreography, music, color, oh well, everything!
Cons: Subtitles sometimes go by awfully fast

Rarely have I ever been treated to a film with such exquisite beauty as Hero. I'm not a fan of most martial arts films, and regard them much as I do a three-ring circus: one has to admire the skills and coordination of the performers, but one ...

Pros: Story, art design, cinematography, music, acting
Cons: cultural differences

I have seen a lot of movies from all over the world and virtually all genres. But I have to say that "Hero" is one of the most amazing films to watch in a very long time! "Hero" was produced in China and directed by acclaimed director Zhang Yimou. ...

Pros: Stylish. Action filled. Exquisitely crafted. Interesting unique setting and story.
Cons: Confusing at times. A little stagy.

A long time ago, say... umm... long damn time ago, there was no China. There were instead a bunch of smaller kingdoms. The king of one, Qin, decided to unify the smaller lands into one whole. This didn't sit terribly well with the residents of the ...

Pros: It's great to look at.
Cons: The visuals outweigh the story.

Zhang Yimou's "Hero" is probably one of the most visually beautiful and exquisitely filmed movies I have seen in many a year. Set in the third century BC during the unification of the seven kingdoms under the first Chinese emperor, the film stars Jet Li ...

Pros: Visually astounding, thought provoking, great simplicity of music
Cons: Some may not appreciate dubbing, there is so much beauty it can be easily overlooked

This is an amazing movie, I think perhaps one of the best of the early 2000's perhaps one of the best of the decade. Why is it so amazing, the first reason is it mythological and sweeping in scope, and like many myths it is rooted in truthful events. ...

Pros: Spectacular special effects, fairly good acting, martial arts, Good theme throughout the film.
Cons: Some of the effects are just ridiculous, poor plotline, confusing, the worst sex-scene EVER.

Hero…What is a hero? What kind of a person is a hero anyway? Does is signify bravery? Or is it power? Or is it strength? In the beginning of the film, Jet Li’s character says something along the lines of “In any war, there is a hero on ...

Pros: The costumes, cast, and martial arts
Cons: I'm not so sure I like the story

There is a lot going on in Yimou Zhang's Hero. I really like and dislike the movie at the same time. It's hard to explain, but to put it in the simplest terms, I just did not like the plot. To me, it turned out to be one of those plots that ...

Pros: Beautiful, gorgeous, visually delectable movie.
Cons: Stalinist theme.

This movie is hard to give an honest review, largely because it's really two movies. On a visual basis, it's a striking picture, certainly one of the most masterfully made films I've ever seen. Visual masterpiece is not a tremendous exaggeration, if at ...

Pros: Fine photography, martial arts
Cons: Horrible story, so-so acting

"Hero/YingXiong" is a self-important movie that incorporates much of what is bad with Hollywood, and is a huge letdown from Zhan Yimou - who should be leading chinese films into a much more progressive direction. It borrows ideas from Crouching Tiger, ...

Pros: Cinematography, fight scenes, Jet Li
Cons: Subtitles

Plot Details: This review reveals plot details Being a huge fan of Jet Li, I found a review for this film and found a way to see it. I ended up buying the DVD on eBay, but I'm glad to see this film coming to the States. Unfortunately the last I saw, ...

Pros: Gorgeous to look at, thoughtful and thought-provoking, brilliantly directed and acted, incredible art direction.
Cons: Small gender bias noticeable but not enough to spoil the film for me.

I enjoyed Hero (Ying xiong) on many levels, first and foremost as a lover of cinema, for it is a work of visual and kinetic art. The cinematography, art direction, costumes, and music all set the stage beautifully for the actors to bring these legendary ...

Pros: Great scenery,no need to pause the DVD player for pit-stops
Cons: Typical Chinese downer-everyone-dies-at-the-end film with some added secret political content.

I suppose the scenery was "spectacular," but this movie is a pig in a silk hat. If you like martial arts movies that come off worse than David Carradine playing Peter Pan, you'll like this one. The rather pedestrian plot represents a 15 minute ...