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Title: Hero
AKA: Ying xiong, Jet Li's Hero, (Quentin Tarantino Presents Hero)
Directed: Yimou Zhang
Year: 2002
Genre: Action, Adventure, Martial Arts
Runtime: ~95 mins
Country: Hong Kong/China
Language: Original Mandarin + English Dubbed (+ English Audio Descriptive)
Subtitles: English Imbedded (SoftSub)
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/
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Cast:
Jet Li.............................. Nameless
Tony Leung Chiu Wai......... Broken Sword
Maggie Cheung................. Flying Snow
Ziyi Zhang....................... Moon
Donnie Yen...................... Sky
Daoming Chen.................. King of Qin
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Plot Summary (IMDB):
In feudal China, the King of Qin is waging a bloody campaign to conquer the entire land. He has been made a target of three dangerous assassins: spear-wielding Sky, and the lovers Broken Sword and Flying Snow. One day word comes that he has nothing left to fear; a prefect known only as Nameless has killed all three assassins. Nameless is called to the palace and asked to recount the tale of how he accomplished this amazing feat. After he tells his story, however, the King notices some flaws in it...
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Screenshot 5: (Babe!)
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Technical Information (Important stuff only):
Source: DVD Rental Region 4
Overall bit rate: 3100 Kbps
Video:
File Format: MKV
Format/Info: Advanced Video Codec
CABAC: Yes
ReFrames: 9 frames
Duration: 1h 35mn
Bit rate: 2 000 Kbps (2nd Pass)
Width: 720 pixels
Height: 432 pixels
AR: 1013:432
Display aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Frame rate: 25.000 fps
Bit depth: 8 bits
Scan type: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame): 0.257
Stream size: 1.30 GiB (63%)
Writing library: x264 core 79
Audio (Track 1):
Format/Info: Audio Coding 3
Duration: 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate: 448 Kbps
Channel(s): 6 channels
Channel positions: Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Stream size: 306 MiB (14%)
Language: Chinese (Mandarin)
Audio (Track 2)
Format/Info: Audio Coding 3
Duration: 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate: 448 Kbps
Channel(s): 6 channels
Channel positions: Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Stream size: 306 MiB (14%)
Language: English
Audio (Track 3)
Format/Info: Audio Coding 3
Format profile: Dolby Digital
Duration: 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate: 192 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Channel positions: Front: L R
Sampling rate: 48.0 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
Stream size: 131 MiB (6%)
Language: English (Audio Descriptive)
- Subtitles are the same as DVD version
- Chapters are all named
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Xtras: HERO Defined (24mins, ~301megs) + Quentin Tarantino interviews Jet Li (14mins, ~207megs)
(Both are encoded with slightly less quality than the movie, but not by much)
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Comments: There are 3 audio tracks but honestly, only the Chinese is really worth it. I included the 2nd English track just in case some people prefer it. The last track is rather good to listen to in bed before you nod off to sleep...
(If you don't need the English tracks, there a ways to take them out and save yourself ~437megs)