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A Man Called Hero [DVD] [1999]

DVD ~ Ekin Cheng
3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Ekin Cheng, Qi Shu, Kristy Yang, Nicholas Tse, Biao Yuen
  • Directors: Wai-keung Lau
  • Writers: Manfred Wong, Wing-Shing Ma
  • Producers: Manfred Wong, Raymond Chow
  • Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language Cantonese Chinese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Mia Video Entertainment Ltd
  • DVD Release Date: 21 May 2001
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000051YHK
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 62,986 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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An example of Hong Kong action cinema at its most mainstream, A Man Called Hero owes perhaps more to the films of Steven Segal than it does those of John Woo. The tale of a mythical hero who borders on the status of superhero, the film is stripped of any potential credibility by some of the most appalling dubbing ever seen at the cinema. While the original Chinese cast may inject the movie with passion, their American voice-over replacements obviously never made it past the sincere section of acting class. Each line is delivered with such false earnestness that the film sounds like a cross between Days of Our Lives and an episode of Pokémon. No cinematic cliché is left untouched, suggesting that this is not just a case of something lost in the translation but just a bad film... in anybody's language. The world-wide success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has proved that there is a huge market for original Eastern cinema, even more reason to avoid the pointless rehashing of the worst of Hollywood that A Man Called Hero undoubtedly is. --Phil Udell

Special Features
Full Screen
Wide Screen
English
Cantonese
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 Cantonese English
Dolby Digital 5.1
Biographies and Filmographies of Cast and Filmmaker
Interactive Moving Menus
Music Video
Making Of Featurette
Production Stills Gallery
Scene Selection
Theatrical Trailers
English


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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars original version, 28 Oct 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: A Man Called Hero [VHS] [1999] (VHS Tape)
I have only seen this movie in its original, undubbed version. Excellent. At school I was fortunate enough to read the comics upon which this film is based, and to which it is highly faithful. I enjoyed the epic feel of the film, built up through the use of flash backs from various characters all tell of their experiences in dealing with the main character, who has disappeared for over a decade.
Great stuff. Though definately not one to buy dubbed.
Incidentally, the comic book artist who wrote a vast percentage of the stories on which the film is based went on to form his own company, and write a series called 'Wind-Cloud', that was later made into a film called 'Stormriders'. His visual style borrows heavily from DC comics, and you can see that in the both films.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, 15 April 2002
After seeing Stormriders i was eager to see this film and had high expectations, but unfortunately I was let down. The special are effects are decent and the story had real potential, but alas the final product just didnt work. There is very little actual martial arts in the film, there's too much concentration on the special effects and the acting leaves a lot to be desired. If you're looking for a decent martial arts flick then try Twin Warriors (amazing to say the least). Anyone who has seen Stormriders and hasn't seen Hero, then unless you want to be disappointed, don't see it.
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A Very Bad Movie, 25 May 2001
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This review is from: A Man Called Hero [VHS] [1999] (VHS Tape)
This is probably one of the worst Hong Kong movies that i have ever seen. The special-effects are real bad, the martial-arts laughable and the storyline ridden with cliches and plotholes. If you like Hong Kong movies, then do yourself a favour and avoid this travesty like the plague.
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