Heroes Shed No Tears [DVD]

The cd with good quality, exceeded my expectations.

Brilliant John woo war film, full of action and drama. Recommended.

Yuh

Let me start by saying that Hard Boiled and The Killer are 2 of my favourite HK films ever and take pride of place in my DVD cupboard next to countless over HK relases, right so that aside let me start with the review. Learning only after I'd watched it that Woo was deeply ashamed of this film has his image not been tarnished in my mind, It's a garbled mess of misogony and p*ss poor gunplay. *Spoiler alert* In the battle at the climax they are taking cover behind sand bags as the enemies are advanicing they are only 5 yards away and then they throw a grenade and they're 30 yards away then 5 then 20... I can't even be bothered to write any more on this runny puddle of crap, this is just another example of making money off a director / actors name and a very poor quality film, shame the late Lam Ching Ying couldn't even save this one.

Heroes Shed No Tears was filmed in 1984/1985 but didn't get a release until after the success of A Better Tomorrow in 1986 and is considered to be Woo's transition from Kung Fu films to his now trademark explosion filled gun-play action films.As with most Cine Asia releases we the consumer are treated to a fair amount of extras on the disc and a print that has been digitally remastered. I bought this film on the basis of it being a war film and although it is set during the Vietnam war it's not your average war film.It doesn't take the usual route of Americans fighting the V.C or NVA, in fact there is only one American GI on show and he's a deserter. The plot is as simple as they come,a group of Chinese mercenaries employed by the Thai government and under the leadership of Chan are tasked with capturing a drug lord.If they succeed the men are promised green cards to enter the U.S.It seems that capturing the drug lord is the easy part but delivering him safely is another matter altogether. The mercenaries succeed in capturing the drug lord in an opening scene that had so many explosions that I was sure Woo had blown (pardon the pun) the whole budget in the first ten minutes.They are then relentlessly chased across Thailand,Laos and Vietnam by a whole range of over the top colourful characters and are occasionally aided by friendlies. The 1980's saw a plethora of Hollywood mercenary films with the likes of the Delta Force franchise and the Dogs of war to name but a few.The only difference here is the obvious Hong Kong style this genre is shown in.The friend I watched this with is a huge Hong Kong fan and loved it from start to finish. For me the film was like a coin,with one side blowing me away and the other making me laugh uncontrollably.I loved the stunning location filming and am hard pressed to name any Vietnam war film that came close to the scenery.The close ups of the weapons/loading were out of this world.The M-16 shown had the cleaning kit in the butt of the rifle and the .45 pistol had the manufacturers name stamped down the side(props wouldn't show these).The sniper shot through the scope scene pre-dates Saving Private Ryan's and is infinitely more realistic.The wardrobe and pyrotechnics teams deserve a nod for their attention to detail and I liked the addition of Montagnards in the film.The camera work too is top notch and shows signs of Woo's ability in camera placement. The other side of the coin is the bendy rubber spears used,the stunt men contorting and twisting when shot and the lack of any real character development(only Chan's character has any background at all).The dialogue is as cheesy as it comes and the enemy fire thousands of rounds without hitting anything yet the mercenaries don't miss(ever). This withstanding I was mildly entertained and the film never takes itself too seriously.It has no profound meaning or messages and is what it is a mindless violent action film.Fans of the genre will undoubtedly love it and likewise those not into hong Kong style film making will probably loathe it.I think three stars is a fair assesment of a film ridiculously and unintentionally funny yet peppered with great shots and action. Filmed in a mixture of English,Cantonese,Thai and Vietnamese with English subtitles,again no dubbed version available.

Classic john woo war movie

It sucks it doesn't play outside region 2 DVDs but it works on my pc so it's a good movie too. John Woo is great

bon film ? bon il faut aimé john woo mais on retrouve ses premier gunfifght .pour amateur de john woo

画質、音質共に及第点です。吹き替えが無いのは残念ですが、安いので買いと致します。

【映画紹介】 ソルジャー・ドッグス(1986)原題:英雄無涙 製作国：香港上映時間：85分 ✴︎ジョンウー監督の結果問題作 個人的には映画でここまでヴァイオレンスを 描写した事に敬意を持った！ しかも撮影は日本人なのだよ！ この作品があまりに残酷で干されて、 男たちの挽歌で返り咲く。意味深い作品。 黄金の三角地帯を舞台に麻薬王救出のため死闘を 展開する傭兵たちの姿を描いたアクション。 監督・脚本は「フェイス／オフ」のジョン・ウー。 本作は当初「黄昏戦士（The Sunset Warrior）」の 題名で83年に製作されたが暴力描写が社風に 合わないとの製作会社の判断で封印され、 ウーは86年にツイ・ハークに呼び戻されて 「男たちの挽歌」を監督するまで台湾で過ごした。 同作のヒットにより題名を改め急遽公開されたが 話題にならず一週間で打ち切り、 海外での公開はおろか本国でもほとんど 上映されなかった幻の作品である。 製作は「ラヴソング」などのヒット作の監督となる ピーター・チャン、撮影は降旗康男らのテレビの 2時間ドラマ作品を多く手掛けている 日本人カメラマン中川健一、 音楽はチャン・シーフォン、 美術はフォン・イェンチー、 編集はチャン・ユイチョン、 衣裳はウー製作の「野獣の瞳」で監督デビューを 果たしたパトリック・レオン（助監督も）。 主演は『ワンダーガールズ／東邦三侠2』（Ｖ）の エディ・コー。共演は「霊幻道士」シリーズの ラム・チェンイン（97年末に急逝）ほか。 やっぱ有名、名を残す人は何かしら、 「やっちゃったねー」がある。 オイラもこれから撮影に入る… が、「やっちゃったねー」にはできん！ 謙虚に丁寧にやろう！ アクション映画ばかり撮ってきたオイラが ヒューマンドラマ作るからねー w ハハハ、見てるがよい！ さてさて。

Will not play in my DVD player.