Hero vs. House of Flying Daggers

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BlackMage
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Post by BlackMage » 30 Sep 2005 23:15

I had the opportunity to watch House of Flying Daggers the other day. Someone told me it was like Hero. Well, after much deliberation, I have to say I still prefer Hero over HoFD. Don't get me wrong, it was a great story. The cinematics were excellent, and the acting was great, however, I prefer the way the story in Hero was told. The use of colors to set the mood of each retelling of the tale made it worth watching again and again.

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edit: Excuse my horrible typing in the poll question.
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Post by Justin » 30 Sep 2005 23:20

i liked house of flying daggers better because it had more zhang ziyi in it. plus the story was much better. i liked the twist and the tragic ending!

ps: i also liked hero better when it was called rashomon!!!!!!!!

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Post by inplainview » 30 Sep 2005 23:59

HoFD was good, but Hero felt a lot more polished. I agree with mage, it was all in the way the story was told. The colors theme added a new layer of depth that was interesting.

Both movies were excellent, but Hero had that little extra to push it past HoFD.

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Post by kvl » 04 Oct 2005 12:11

I was dissapointed by both of them. I was expecting more, so my vote is neither.

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Post by BlackMage » 04 Oct 2005 18:35

What exactly did you find lacking in each of the movies?

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Post by lswalker » 05 Oct 2005 00:29

I've only seen Hero and didn't care for it too much, it was ok.

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