How about a thread where we critique movies we've seen recently? Sounds like a good idea to me, so I'm starting it.
Here we can tell other posters movies they should see or movies that they should stay away from, because we weren't smart enough to.
First up:
Hero
Starring:
Jet Li
Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Maggie Cheung
Ziyi Zhang
Daoming Chen
Donnie Yen
Directed by:
Yimou Zhang
Savafan rating: 10/10
This is the type of movie that we don't see here in the U.S. anymore. Beautiful cinematography, a great story, haunting score and wonderful performances by all of the above mentioned actors make this one a must see. The DVD provides an English dubbed version as well as original Mandarin with English subtitles (which is the way I watched it). This is the story, told in flashbacks, of how Nameless (Jet Li) defeated three assassins who were plotting to kill the King of Qin in pre-unified China during the time of the five kingdoms. I can't say enough about this film, it truly is a masterpiece of filmmaking that has to be viewed to be appreciated.