Jet Li's Hero : Poster and first reviews(Trailer posted)

For anyone who is excited about this Jet Li HK project I present an official poster:

http://www.monkeypeaches.com/pix/021027b.jpg

And review:

http://www.people.com.cn/GB/wenyu/64...28/852568.html

"Hero" is currently having its one-week Oscar qualification run in ONE 100-seater theatre in Shenzhen, China. It has been showing twice per day, with EXTREMELY TIGHT security for anti-piracy purpose (reportedly it's tighter than going through safety check at airports. No bags are allowed. No cell phones. No watches. Even eye glasses are checked for micro-camcoders. The ratio of security guards to audience is 1:3 inside the theatre.) A couple of reviews have been seen on Chinese news. So far the words have been very good on the film. It is described as a banquet for eyes and it is very emotional.
The only criticism on the film I saw is about the music. Some said the music was overused and some moments would be much better without it. Tan Dun's music, the violin solo and the drum beats made it sound like a CTHD 2.

The official release date of "Hero" is Dec 19 in China and Hong Kong.



Edit: Damn I wish it was translated :p

Hopefully this film will come to US next year, and will be available on HK dvd next spring.

If this is in Cantonese, I will be able to understand half of it. :) But if it's out in theaters only, then I guess I'll have to wait awhile...

Cool poster. I haven't heard about this movie before, but I'm now interested in it.

Here is REAL English translated review :)

http://www.hkentreview.com/2002/features/hero.html

Hmmm...I'm curious to see if it will follow suit with CTHD and be in Mandarin, since Zhang Yimou is a mainland director...anyway, this is hitting HK and China in December right? So we won't see it for some time...but hopefully the DVD will be availabel early next year...

I am glad to hear that Hero is working on getting a nod at the Oscars...I have to imagine it being good simply because of the huge amount of talent involved on the project. I would say it has one of the strongest casts I've ever seen for a HK production...

I read that Michelle Yeoh's The Touch (which is out on DVD and is getting mediocre reviews) will also get a foreign nod at the Oscars. I am picking up The Touch, nonetheless...and can't wait to see if Hero can topple the CTHD juggernaut...as long as it isn't butchered for U.S. theaters...

Yes, I will be ordering The Touch some times soon as well. It got 2 dvd edition in HK, which it practically never happens. I read alot of not so good comments about it though. Most complaints are about bad english dialog(since majority of film is in English), and bad cgi fx. I still wanna see it for myself.

Ah, I was wondering when more information about Hero would surface. Someone brought this film up a long while ago and I've been interested ever since... was it you, Despair?

Just did a search for more info: http://www.jetli.com/jetli/projects/...ro.php?bw=high

Gon

It was either me, or ssbomberman. We were talking about this movie since the news about it showed up on the net. Monkeypeaches have lots of links and articles about it now. Spoilers, story bits, set and in-movie photos and other related stuff.

Well, Hero trailer, has been posted on the net.

Find it here: http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?SID=3468260

I havent seen it yet, only downloaded, and can't wait to get home and watch it :p

Yeah, there's a link to MonkeyPeaches from that Jet Li webpage.

Just watched that trailer. Yep, I'm going to have a hard time waiting for this to come out here in the States. Hopefully a legit HK DVD will be released before then.

Gon

I watched the trailer, and it looks beautiful. Some great visuals, like the chase over the lake, barely touching the water surface, or the fight in the forest among falling leaves. Breathtaking.

It seems to be same style wire-fu as CTHD, but will be more action packed, and better choreographed.

Can't comment on the music, or dialog since my work pc doesnt have speakers. But I know film is in Mandarin, and Jet Li will be speaking his native tounge.