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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Javier on August 28, 2004, 05:28:55 PM

Title: Hero
Post by: Javier on August 28, 2004, 05:28:55 PM
WOW!  I saw this film last night, what a beautiful film.  Deep film.  Must see, although i wish i would have seen those 20-25 min that was cut.  Jet Li shows what a great actor he can be in this film.
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: MANBEARPIG. on August 29, 2004, 12:43:44 AM
nothing was cut, thats why it says tarantino presents
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: CRAFTY on August 29, 2004, 05:22:36 AM
What's the movie about?
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Javier on August 29, 2004, 08:28:53 AM
lol bs nothing was cut, it was like 97 min.   The orignal release is over 2 hours.
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Entreri117 on August 29, 2004, 08:46:32 AM
A friend of mine went to see it and said it was absolutely horrible.  He said the plot sucked, the fighting was nothing special, and the guys could fly.  I know I won't go see it.
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Javier on August 29, 2004, 10:33:16 AM
you know what pisses me off, when people complain about the "flying" in martial arts movies.  That person has trained so hard and is at peace in their spirituality that they can "fly".  Thats so much better than the reason Spiderman has his senses or how superman can fly.   PLus in the film, the flying is in the scenes where they fight in their minds or its just a lie. 





to crafty,  its basically how China was formed.  But a lot of people say its innaccurate...but its still a good story
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Eddie G. on August 29, 2004, 02:01:53 PM
I heard that nothing has been cut.  Anyways, I wanna see this.
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on August 30, 2004, 01:36:17 AM
It's such bullshit how Quentin Tarantino's name is on this movie only because Mirimax agreed to release it in American theaters uncut if he agreed to put his name on it...He's not involved with this movie whatsoever...Anyways, it was released in China two years ago under the name "Ying xiong"...The full Chinese cut is 107 minutes, and the US re-release is only 96 minutes...PeACe
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Javier on August 30, 2004, 12:46:17 PM
^^^y is that BS?   It was his idea to bring the movie here,  same situation with Iron Monkey
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Woodrow on August 30, 2004, 12:52:41 PM
It's such bullshit how Quentin Tarantino's name is on this movie only because Mirimax agreed to release it in American theaters uncut if he agreed to put his name on it...He's not involved with this movie whatsoever...Anyways, it was released in China two years ago under the name "Ying xiong"...The full Chinese cut is 107 minutes, and the US re-release is only 96 minutes...PeACe
The version that was played in theaters there is the same version that is being played in theaters here.

http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1003695054/code-c/version-all/section-videos/did-106/

THe directors cut is 10 mins longer brining it to 107 mins
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on August 30, 2004, 01:45:14 PM
^^^y is that BS?   It was his idea to bring the movie here,  same situation with Iron Monkey


It's BS because a lot of people got fooled. People entered the theater believing it was a Tarantino film, or Tarintino at least had some involvement...Instead, he was just paid to have his name on it, just to draw a larger audience.



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The version that was played in theaters there is the same version that is being played in theaters here.


That's exactly what I just said...Quentin Tarantino agreed to have his name on it if it was released in American theaters uncut...LOL
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Sikotic™ on August 30, 2004, 02:16:49 PM
It said Quentin Tarantino Presents. If people don't understand what present means, then they need to hop on the little yellow school bus.
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Woodrow on August 30, 2004, 02:17:29 PM
The full Chinese cut is 107 minutes, and the US re-release is only 96 minutes...PeACe
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on August 30, 2004, 02:36:25 PM
It said Quentin Tarantino Presents. If people don't understand what present means, then they need to hop on the little yellow school bus.


Usually when movies have "*insert name here* Presents" before the title, that person actually had some sort of INVOLVEMENT with the movie...This is not the case with "Hero"...


Engel, I meant the full director's cut...
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Javier on August 30, 2004, 03:26:32 PM
well if Tarantino never urged Miramax to purchase the rights of Hero, the film would have never been released in theaters in the U.S.  so he did have something to do with it.  I rather see it in the theaters first than straight to DVD.


They did this Presents thing with Back to the Future.  They do shit all the time.
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Maestro Minded on August 30, 2004, 03:35:27 PM
"Jet Li's 'Hero' Tops Box Office in Debut"

im pleasantly surprised, never expected a chinese movie to top the charts, its a very good movie, i recommend it to anybody
i dont understand why people complains about the flying.. i mean.. matrix never bothered yall....

one more thing.. the american version is cut, Tarantino agreed to put his name if they promised to release an uncut dvd version.

Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Javier on August 30, 2004, 03:39:32 PM
^^^thats really good news.  so Hero might be the first uncut DVD miramax will release then.  Unless the uncut Kill Bill version comes out before
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Maestro Minded on August 30, 2004, 03:49:05 PM
man.. now i feel like checking that movie again.. it've been over a year since the last time
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: MANBEARPIG. on August 30, 2004, 11:57:09 PM
Tarantino owns Miramax or is partial owner or something right?
Title: Re: Hero
Post by: Eddie G. on August 31, 2004, 08:44:14 AM
Tarantino owns Miramax or is partial owner or something right?
Naw I don't think so, he just has a ridiculous amount of power because he makes hit after hit for that studio.