I can't say for the DVD, but the US theatrical release had a different translation that dumbed down some of the political aspects of the story, including that phrase. The character previously called "Sky" was also translated as "Long Sky". I assume Miramax's DVD has these same subs, but I don't know for sure yet (their Amelie DVD has different - and worse - subtitles than their theatrical release of that film).

"Long Sky" is a more literal translation to Donnie Yen's character's name, "Chong Kung".

I'm sure it is (it also fits in better with his partners Flying Snow and Broken Sword). I'm just pointing out that the subs are different.

i also hear that "Hail" (as it was in the original subtitles) was changed to "Storm" in the Miramax sub's.

spoken in mandarin, it's "Daa Feng" (literally, "big winds"). I think "storm" is closest in translation than "hail" is.

Here another review. The reviewer said the transfer a mixed bag.

http://www.dvdreview.com/fullreviews/hero.shtml

Have they changed the cover for the R1 release?

Last night I saw the commercial for the DVD on TV and the cover looked different from what it was shown before.
The cover shown on the commercial is similar to what has been shown with Jet Li and Zhang Ziyi (at least she kinds of look like her in her worst day) plus now it the face of Donnie Yen at the right of Zhang Ziyi and I think it was Tony Leung on the left of Jet Li.

Maybe this is a Canadian cover, who knows since the transfer will still be the same unfortunately.

Here is DVDTALK's own review , suprisingly they seem to gloat about the video transfer .

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=13424

Personally i think i am going wait for a beaver verdict.

I watched the DVD this morning. The transfer is pretty good, I'd say average, theres a lot of grain in a lot of shots, and its not super sharp. Its ok...I'd give it a B.

The DTS sound on the other hand is reference! Thunderous and subtle. Awesome DTS track!

Are there two different versions of this disc floating around?

i have a question - is this movie alot like crouching tiger hidden dragon, although i really liked that movie, it did not seem like a movie that could be watched over and over again so i got rid of it. I am thinking about making a blind purchase of this movie but want to know if it has repeat value, thanks

ruk -

I'm sure you'll get differing opinions but IMO it definately has repeat value. There are fantastic fight scenes and the actors do a great job.

The epic look of this movie is breath-taking. It's such a beautiful film with the vibrant colors and lush cinematography. The soundfield is immersive. Everyone who I've shown the movie to has been blown away.

I really like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon but between the two, I'd throw in Hero first.

thanks man, i will get this

I've had this DVD for over a year. This is the ONLY version I need.

as you guys probably know..HERO DVD will drop in price in the beginning of August.do you think the DVD will still have the slip cover or the slip cover was just for a limited time? anyone got the HERO DVD with no slip cover?

Gee, thanks for the price-drop info. Nothing like resurrecting a 7 month old thread to tell us about a price drop.

lol, why do i feel that you are making fun of me?

Because there's a Sticky Thread dedicated to this very thing. So there's no need to scavange up an old thread to remind people of this.

lol i didn't post to remind ppl...fuck ppl! lol..i only posted to ask about the slip cover...ironically you didn't answer that.

best part is that the Region 0 version's been out forever (April 2003) and it's a better version than Harvey Scissorhands version (well, besides the non-translated text at the beginning and ending of the movie, easily remedied a quick internet search).



http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/dvdcompare/hero.htm

and still no one answered my question....

No one will know the answer until the new batch of discs actually street.

There's a good chance the slipcover will be gone, but it's just the same artwork as on the case so it's no big loss.

I got mine without a slip cover. It was a present for my birthday, I believe, but it was not pre-viewed. This would have been in February. That would suggest the slip cover was limited.

That's his job, he has nothing else to do.

Maybe, maybe not. The case itself was shrink-wrapped below the slipcover, and most retailers stuck their price tags onto the cover. It could just be that the person who gave you the disc threw out the slipcover rather than bother trying to peel off the price tags.

Why would you even want that slip cover? That is one of the most hacked up covers I've ever seen. That's not even Zhang Ziyi's arm holding that knife.