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Summary: An Average Hero
Review: Let me start out by saying that "The Storm Riders" is, in my humble opinion, one of the best movies to come out of Hong Kong over the last few years. That said there is no way "A Man Called Hero" could compare to "The Storm Riders". This movie lacks the style and drama of "The Storm Riders". If one takes away Ekin Cheng's strong performance and the special effects, there really is not much left to this movie. Overall I enjoyed the movie, however as an action movie I expected more action. There are just to many long periods between the action peices. The special effects were great (I wish the movie included more), however the martial arts action is not up to the usual Hong Kong standard that I am used to. As far as the storyline goes I will not nitpick it. There are quite a few holes in the story and some unresolved issues. Several of the actors including Shu Qi, Yuen Biao and Ken Lo and good in thier respective roles, however they are not given enough to do. The dubbing was halfway decent, however I really prefer to watch these movies in the original Chinese with subtitles. The dubs are generally goofy and something is lost in the translation. Overall this was a decent movie, however it does not compare to the great movies from the heyday of the late 80' to early 90's of Hong Kong cinema. I would definately recommend this movie, however it is not the best movie from this genre.
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Summary: Not horrible, but did the other reviewers even see the movie
Review: OK after reading the reviews here I wonder if any of the others even saw the movie or just read the back of the box... Anyway, on to my review.
It was not a horrible movie, it focused more on story than action unlike others like The Duel and Storm Riders, and it is a good story, special effects where not as good as some but better than other movies of the Genre the final fight was a bit confusing to watch and somewhat uneventful, and with the many subplots there where enough loose ends to make 2 sequals just to tie them up, Hero's Daughter? Moon? Shadow? Sword? what happens to all of these characters is a mystery.
My overall review is that it is one of the better movies of the genre but not the best, if your a fan of Ekin or fantasy martial arts or even Honk Kong soap operas you should like this movie.
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Summary: WAY better than Matrix
Review: Simply put, this is a fun and very captivating movie. Many will complain about the hard to follow story layout, but it's more of a long flashback than a Mission Impossible confusion. The special effects are top notch making Hollywood wonder where they put all their money because this movie was made cheaply compared to anything the US puts out.
It's an action story so the occasional poor acting by some (Nicholas Tse mainly) can be forgiven. It's nothing worse than Will Smith, so don't be scared. But everyone else is right on with their skills. Yuen Biao's cameos lend his real kung fu expertise. And fans of the Hong Kong actresses will have more than special effects to stare at. Everyone will envy Ekin Cheng's character.
Fight sequences will make any action/martial arts fan cheer. The last battle is one for the record books. Anyone out there wishing for a DBZ movie will be more than happy with this in its place. The only flaws are small ones which do not ruin the experience at all. Expect to see a great action film with an engrossing story and you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Don't believe the hype
Review: Storm Riders is a wonderful movie. Ground-breaking for a HK movie. However, A Man Called Hero is one of the worst movies I have seen. Yeah, great special effects, some of the fight scenes were amazing. However, if you are not familiar with the comic book series, you will be lost.The story jumps around, NO Character development, essentially, a piece of crap made to try and show off Centro's CGI capabilities. Big Deal. Don't believe the hype about "Oh...from the makers of The Storm Riders....Oh...a modern retelling of the Blood Sword saga"...crap I tell you, Everyone gave it four or five stars just because of the special effects...sigh.
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Summary: A Man called Hero
Review: The creators of Storm Riders delivers another blast for the senses! This movie focus more on the martial arts aspect compared to Storm R., but there's also tons of awesome special effects that are equal to or surpass western movies(ie: Matrix). The Man Called Hero is based on a Jademan Comic book character who is a tragic figure, He is born on the sign of a death star, and is destined to be alone. All who gets closed to him will suffer an untimely death. If you like a good story, lots of spectacular stunts and martial arts with high tech special effects look no further, I cannot recommend this title highly enough to do it justice! Buy it!!!
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Summary: Well done
Review: This is a true well done film! The acting, action, effects and story go well together. A must see film if you like dramatic action films. Its more swordplay than kung fu but is a MUST see if you enjoy Hong Kong cinema/kung fu films. I consider this in the lines of "Storm Riders" but with a more serious tone. It has a good deep underlining message instead of one of revenge or just a beat em up.
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Summary: You call this a movie?
Review: This is one of the worst movies ever made. Pro: Good fighting scene. Con: A completely [...bad] plot and unrealistic acting that just makes you go ['huh?'], after watchin the movie for 10 minutes I ended up fast forwarding to the fighting scenes and wanting it to end as quickly as possible. I was expecting something along the lines of storm rider since it is by the same director, but you cant even compare the two movie. Leave this one on the shelf.
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Summary: Solid film
Review: This movie is a good film, not great and not terrible, but somewhere in the middle. There really is not much fighting in the movie, so I would not consider this a kung fu movie. I liked the love story and it was pretty sad at some points. The spot where the film fizzles is in terms of hero's son, that aspect of the film having to do with his son lookin for him was kind of weak. This film was not too difficult to follow so don't be fooled by the other reviews. I found the storyline a refreshing change from the staight forwardness of most action oriented films. There are two different time periods going on in the film but it is not hard to follow. I would recomend this film as a break from straight forward kung fu movies.
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Summary: Ewwww that smell...
Review: this stinks...
Buy Flying Daggers, [just plain] HERO, or buy Fong Sai Yuk at an online retailer...
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Summary: Mmm Ekin Cheng....
Review: This was the first Ekin Cheng movie I had ever seen and I fell in love with him the moment I laid eyes on him! I'm not a fantasy movie fan so basicly if Ekin wasnt in this movie, I would not have watched it. But, if you are an Ekin Cheng fan, you'll no doubt love this film.
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