HERO!!!

Phil

Veteran
Miramax
Jet Li
Quentin Tarantino "presents"
Hero.

I watched the original version of this movie about a year ago and it's amazing. I love "wire-fu"; and swordplay. This U.S. release looks really good compared to the VCD I was watching it on!

Anyone else excited about it??
 
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Was it originally called Hero? I thought it was called something else for some reason?
 
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No, it was called Hero. I'm SO excited to see it on the big screen.
 
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It is the exact same movie. Only now it will be played in the states.
 
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[quote author=TC link=board=movies;num=1092293571;start=0#3 date=08/12/04 at 00:23:36]No, it was called Hero.[/quote]

It's called Ying xiong and it's a kick ass movie. Amazing cinematography....
 
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I knew it! Yeah, about 2 weeks ago I tried to find the name of the movie with Jet Li and the arrows, and couldn't remember the name!

Jet Li's older films are soo good, they're classic. I want to make a wire fu movie!!
 
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I watched it, its a great film, cinematography wise and choreagraphy wise...just watch out for the political agenda/propaganda
 
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So is this where Tarantino ripped his idea for KB, because in this isnt it something like: A man seeks revenge on the people that murdered his village and he kills 3 assassins to get there...

Yes/no?
 
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[quote author=monte link=board=movies;num=1092293571;start=0#10 date=08/12/04 at 18:40:23]So is this where Tarantino ripped his idea for KB, because in this isnt it something like: A man seeks revenge on the people that murdered his village and he kills 3 assassins to get there...

Yes/no?[/quote]

No. This film more or less ripped off Rashomon.

Kill Bill was influenced by the old Kung Fu and Western movies.
 
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When I say it ripped off Rashomon it's just told in the same style as it. There are three different conflicting stories. Ying xiong is a beautiful film though.
 
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Perhaps it IS where he got the idea...

I mean, Jet Li does get raped by a nurse while in a coma and drives off in a truck called the PussyWagon.

I mean come on...that's almost exactly the same! :)

P.S. that's not in this movie. The truck is called the Pussymobile in this one.
 
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[quote author=Phil link=board=movies;num=1092293571;start=0#13 date=08/12/04 at 20:16:17]Perhaps it IS where he got the idea...

I mean, Jet Li does get raped by a nurse while in a coma and drives off in a truck called the PussyWagon.

I mean come on...that's almost exactly the same! :)

P.S. that's not in this movie. The truck is called the Pussymobile in this one.[/quote]

I never saw the Directors Cut of this, Phil. So you will have to forget my previous post :P
 
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If you want to see the movie Tarantino ripped off for Kill Bill. Look at "Lady Snowblood"
 
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[quote author=araujofh link=board=movies;num=1092293571;start=15#17 date=08/13/04 at 00:32:22]I knew Tarantino was a ripper. :D[/quote]

I don't consider him to be a ripper. He's more of a name dropper. He rips off things then drops the name of where he saw it. Yes he still rips it off, but at least he admits it.
 
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I personally applaud Tarantino for doing what he does. Everybody rips off *something*...if we didn't there'd be no point in watching other movies. Tarantino's stuff is original *because* it blatantly rips things off. Few directors openly do that 8)
 
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