Romeo Must Die (US Version) DVD Region 1
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| Product Title: | Romeo Must Die (US Version) 致命英雄 (美國版) 致命英雄 (美国版) Romeo Must Die (US Version) Romeo Must Die (US Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Jet Li (Actor) | Delroy Lindo (Actor) | Aaliyah (Actor) 李連杰 (Actor) | 狄萊蓮度 (Actor) | 艾莉雅 (Actor) 李连杰 (Actor) | 狄莱莲度 (Actor) | 艾莉雅 (Actor) 李連杰（ジェット・リー） (Actor) | Delroy Lindo (Actor) | Aaliyah (Actor) 이연걸 (Actor) | Delroy Lindo (Actor) | Aaliyah (Actor) |
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| Release Date: | 2006-03-10 |
| UPC Code: | 085391812821 |
| Language: | English |
| Subtitles: | No Subtitle |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Sound Information: | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD-9, DVD |
| Region Code: | 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it? |
| Duration: | 115 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Warner Home Video |
| Package Weight: | 100 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004152800 |
Product Information
* Sound Mix:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
* DVD Type: DVD-9
* Extras:
13 Behind-The-Scenes Documentaries Trailers
1.Theatrical Trailers (2)
Music Videos
1.Aaliyah - TRY AGAIN
2.Aaliyah - COME BACK IN ONE PIECE
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Filmographies
1.Cast and Crew
DVD-ROM Features:
- Original Theatrical Web Site
- Sampler Trailers
- Web Links
- Exclusive Web Events & Chat Room Access
- Interactive Challenge
"A Martial Arts Experience"
Director: Bartkowiak Andrzej
ROMEO MUST DIE is the story of fathers and sons, of the importance of blood, of star-crossed lovers willing to risk their lives for their love. Two warring families, one Chinese, one African American, are fighting for control of the Oakland waterfront. It's an eye for an eye as members of each gang keep turning up dead--including the son of Ch'u Sing, the Chinese gang leader, which escalates the war to epic proportions. Into this fray comes Han Sing (Jet Li), Ch'u's other son, a cop who has escaped from a Hong Kong prison where he was serving time for not arresting his father and brother. Han soon becomes a little too friendly with Trish O'Day (Aaliyah), the daughter of Isaak O'Day (Delroy Lindo), the leader of the African American gang. The growing romance between Han and Trish parallels the growing body count.
ROMEO MUST DIE is a fast-paced, hip-hop retelling of the classic Shakespeare tale. A thumping soundtrack and wicked special effects--including martial arts battles in which the fighters virtually fly through the air--add to the excitement. Jet Li and Aaliyah turn in fine performances laced with just the right amount of comedy. Director Andrzej Bartkowiak has a keen visual sense--he previously served as cinematographer on such films as THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, SPECIES, and SPEED--that pumps up such standard fare as car chases, prison breaks, and even a pickup football game. The film includes an awesome special effect that reveals a person's skeleton as he dies--it has to be seen to be believed.
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Professional Review of "Romeo Must Die (US Version)"
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The genetic link between kung fu and blaxploitation is an eternal mystery. Why did African-American audiences like to see small Chinese men in silk pajamas whup up on hordes of no-goodniks? There have been attempts to fuse the two trends into one unstoppable movie (Enter the Dragon with Jim Kelly and Bruce Lee) but when blaxploitation proper died, so did the dream. Shabam! Cut to 1999 and witness the ultimate blaxploitation kung fu flick flying in out of nowhere: Romeo Must Die.
Jet Li's trans-pacific leap into Hollywood, both feet flailing, is given a hip hop soundtrack, an R&B co-star (Aaliyah), and set in an Oakland, CA gangsta milieu. African-American/Asian tensions are literalized in a bruising battle to control the Oakland waterfront between the Sings and the O'Days. No "Ebony and Ivory" sentiment here: these guys want to punch each others' tickets. Unite to fight the man? When you've got muscle like Russell Wong, you can fight each other, and the man can wait until you're done. When Mr. Sing's son is found hanging around a residential neighborhood by his neck, Sing is grief-stricken and Isaak O'Day (Delroy Lindo) turns a whiter shade of pale as he sees his efforts to go straight get washed down the drain by gallons of gang war blood. Hasty negotiations are scheduled but, back in a Hong Kong prison, Han Sing (Jet Li) hears his brother's dead and casually strolls out of jail to go to the funeral, leaving broken riot cops in his wake. In Oakland, he and Aaliyah (playing Trish O'Day) split the Al Pacino role from The Godfather (the good kid who wants no part of the family business) down the middle and fall for one another in a chaste, flirty romance that involves less passionate lip-locks and more coy eye contact. Most stars knock politely on Hollywood's door, hat in hand, asking for admittance. Jet comes in the window on a devil-may-care martial arts bender. His natural arrogance blazes bright as he demonstrates how little he cares for Hollywood or its conventions, puckishly mocking black and Asian stereotypes and defying gravity. He's radiates charm, and when he goes to hang in DMX's club, mimicking gangbanger manners, you just want to hug him. Don't. He'll shatter your blood. Overchoreographed by Corey Yuen, this movie features a fistful of dustups that show Li off to his cockiest advantage. Set to a hip hop soundtrack with sound effects so thick every blow sounds like a sonic boom, the action bypasses your brain ("Hey! He can't do that!") and rubs your nerve endings up and down ("Ah. That feels good!"). by Grady Hendrix |
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