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Seven Swords [DVD] (2005)

Donnie Yen , Lu Yi , Hark Tsui    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Donnie Yen, Lu Yi, Sun Hong-Lei, Liu Chia-Liang
  • Directors: Hark Tsui
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: Mandarin Chinese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
  • DVD Release Date: 29 May 2006
  • Run Time: 135 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000EU1OYM
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 23,467 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

Hong Kong swordfighting action, from acclaimed director Tsui Hark. In the 1600s, the Manchurians have taken over China and established their own brutal dynasty, banning the practice of martial arts. As the evil Manchu general Wind Fire (Honglei Sun) ravages the land, a group of expert swordmen, including the deadly Yang Yun Chong (Leon Lai) decide to defend one of the last untouched villages in the land. But as they lead the villagers to safety, the swordsmen begin to suspect that one of their number might be a spy, working for the Manchus.

Product Description

Hong Kong swordfighting action, from acclaimed director Tsui Hark. In the 1600s, the Manchurians have taken over China and established their own brutal dynasty, banning the practice of martial arts. As the evil Manchu general Wind Fire (Honglei Sun) ravages the land, a group of expert swordmen, including the deadly Yang Yun Chong (Leon Lai) decide to defend one of the last untouched villages in the land. But as they lead the villagers to safety, the swordsmen begin to suspect that one of their number might be a spy, working for the Manchus.


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45 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Supreme 3 Jun 2006
By Patman
Format:DVD
I thought i'd add a different perspective to the other review. I thought the film was really good. It's wonderfully shot, the action sequences are brilliant and there are so many little touches that make the film that much more enjoyable. The only problem i have is that there are seven main charecters and not only is it dificult to follow every individuals journey through the film, but the characters are not as well developed as a consequense. Other than that i thought is was superb, and it's not a film you can compare with crouching tiger because its on a totally different scale, with very different ideas about how martial arts should be displayed on the big screen.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Seven Swords of Utter Boredom ! 22 Nov 2012
Format:DVD
Why do we buy films like this? Mainly for the martial arts? In my case yes.
Most of the fight sequences were ok, some were good, however it is depressing to think that 153 minutes later the film has given me nothing.
The story is weak, fragmented and often the continuity terrible. The music sounds like a 'Milk Tray' chocolate advert from the 70's and simply doesn't fit in.
The cinematography which is often spectacular is let down by awful wooden acting, with the sole exception to Honglei Sun or General Fire-Wind.
It drags on for two and a half hours and then goes on and on a bit more, till you start thinking of pins and eyes in the same sentence.
This is NOT Crouching Tiger nor Fearless nor countless other brilliantly made Chinese films.
This is bordering on utter nonsense. Save your money and don't buy this film.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars The not so Magnificent Seven 17 Dec 2010
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
There's a good film trying to get out of Tsui Hark's Seven Swords, but it seems to have been smothered in the cutting room as it shrank from more than three hours to 153 minutes to 141 minutes to 135 minutes in the UK. Clearly inspired by Seven Samurai - even down to the plot development of the seven swordsmen of the title who come to the defence of a village of martial artists facing destruction at the hand of an army of government mercenaries taking the battle to the opposing army to buy more time - it's in no danger of stealing Kurosawa's thunder. Despite a strong first half hour, it quickly becomes increasingly difficult to understand, with leaps of continuity, underdeveloped subplots and, worst of all, little character development that leaves most of its seven swordsmen completely anonymous: even Donnie Yen barely gets a chance to register. Since we never know who most of these people are, it's hard to get involved in their fate (especially since they're all but invincible). There are good moments like the light of an unsheathed sword half-illuminating a face at night or the neat swordfight with two men sandwiched up and down the walls of a narrow corridor, while the mercenaries' motive for holding off their attack (they want to negotiate a better bounty for its inhabitants' heads) is a neat touch and the action scenes are rather better shot than usual for Tsui. Yet there aren't quite enough of them to prevent the film from becoming just a bit dull and uninvolving. Be warned that there are a couple of very nasty unsimulated horse falls in the international versions of the film.

While Dragon Dynasty's 2-disc US NTSC set included the 153-minute cut of the film with an impressive array of extras - audio commentary with Tsui Hark and Bey Logan, 26 minutes of deleted scenes, behind the scenes featurettes, interviews, trailers and TV spots - Hong Kong Legends UK DVD release is a lot less impressive, offering a heavily cut version thats some 13 minutes shorter. There's a decent extras package which includes those deleted scenes if you get the original 2-disc UK release, but the single-disc version offers only trailers for other Premier Asia releases.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellant film
This film has plenty of action , the story line is similar to the classic Seven Samuri with good fight scenes , the locations were well thought out and overall I would recommend... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Robert
3.0 out of 5 stars A bad film, rescued by a killer umbrella
Another "homage" (mis-pronounced, no doubt, "omarj" in an attempt to sound all French and edumacated) to Seven Samurai, this is just as bad as the original. Read more
Published on 18 April 2010 by D. R. Cantrell
3.0 out of 5 stars The not so Magnificent Seven
There's a good film trying to get out of Tsui Hark's Seven Swords, but it seems to have been smothered in the cutting room as it shrank from more than three hours to 153 minutes to... Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by Trevor Willsmer
1.0 out of 5 stars oh boy
Ok i'm gonna start this review by saying oh boy was this film crap. I watched this over a year ago so my memory isn't to great but what i do know is it was so terrible my friend... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2008 by J. beck
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible!
This film is terrible, there is way too much going on and charaters are not given time to grow, the story line is poor and not very imaganative, evil war lord wants to take over,... Read more
Published on 17 July 2008 by Ms. A. F. Grainger
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, for a film with a lot of wire work...
Before I go off on my rant, I liked this movie. It was good.

I gave it 4 stars because I thought it deserved better than 3... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2008 by Ms. K. A. Johnson
1.0 out of 5 stars A truly terrible film
I sat down to watch this not expecting much as I never do with Martial Arts movies despite my love of them. Read more
Published on 9 May 2008 by Mr. J. Wright
3.0 out of 5 stars An incomplete work of art
Tsui Hark is recognised as one of HK's leading directors, but this movie is not as good as it should have been. Read more
Published on 18 May 2007 by Jason Tsang
3.0 out of 5 stars subtitles
If a film has subtitles, then they should be seen to read. Unfortunately, in this case they are not present which makes following the plot dificult in the extreme. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2006 by Brian A. Loughran
2.0 out of 5 stars Seven Swords
unfortunately a rather disappointing film. one of the joys of a good kung fu, or generally action film, is long shots, of continuous action uninterrupted by cutting camera angles... Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2006 by brunswickio
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