RenoOfTheTurks
First Post
From what I can dig up about it, the Asian action star-studded Hero looks very promising. It's got Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, an apparently good director, an amazing cinematographer.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Hero-10001021/
It looks as if it has some fairly philosophical underpinnings, and some have even charged it with being a kind of "mainland propaganda" which makes me REALLY want to see it (then laugh at the accusers, likely).
It seems as if it's already been released just about everywhere else in the world except North America?
And, maddeningly, I hear that Miramax is shaving 20+ minutes of footage off the US release. It was under 2 hours to start with, I believe.
I've heard several people say that the deletions really harm the movie. What information can anyone supply regarding the release and editing of Hero? Why is the US release so late relative to worldwide releases?
If I hear too much more about Miramax screwing it up, I will not see (give any money to help reward) the shortened version, but will buy the DVD containing the full movie as it was intended by the filmmakers, if it becomes available. Or eventually I'll just download it.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Hero-10001021/
It looks as if it has some fairly philosophical underpinnings, and some have even charged it with being a kind of "mainland propaganda" which makes me REALLY want to see it (then laugh at the accusers, likely).
It seems as if it's already been released just about everywhere else in the world except North America?
And, maddeningly, I hear that Miramax is shaving 20+ minutes of footage off the US release. It was under 2 hours to start with, I believe.
I've heard several people say that the deletions really harm the movie. What information can anyone supply regarding the release and editing of Hero? Why is the US release so late relative to worldwide releases?
If I hear too much more about Miramax screwing it up, I will not see (give any money to help reward) the shortened version, but will buy the DVD containing the full movie as it was intended by the filmmakers, if it becomes available. Or eventually I'll just download it.