| Call of Heroes |
  | Starring: Eddie Peng, Louis Koo, Wu Jing, Sean Lau Directed: Benny Chan Release Date: December 6, 2016 Run Time: 120 Minutes Format: Blu-Ray .Color: Color Audio: Cantonese .Subtitles: English Distributor: Will Go USA | |
| Synopsis |
Multiple Award-Winning Director Benny Chan (BIG BULLET, CONNECTED, THE WHITE STORM) directs a star-studded lineup of action stars in CALL OF HEROES, starring Louis Koo (DRUG WAR), Eddie Peng (COLD WAR 2), and Wu Jing (SHAOLIN), with Sammo Hung as action director.
Koo stars as Cao, the spoiled son of a powerful General who has grown into a vicious and depraved warlord. Although Cao is accused of triple murder, his father will destroy the town if his son is convicted and sentenced to death. But injustice cannot go unanswered, and the villagers prepare for the repercussions of punishing a guilty man.
| Audio/Video |
Audio Audio Language: Cantonese Sound Quality is pretty good with nice deep end and clear dialogue Rating: |
Picture Quality Disc Format: Blu-Ray The Picture Quality if Top Notch. Vibrant colors, great looking Skin tones, deep blacks, and the sharpest detail. Rating: |
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| Theatrical release Date: August 12, 2016 (China) |
| Disc release Date: December 6, 2016 (USA) |
| Extras |
- Trailer
| My Thoughts |
Call of Heroes is a Stand up for what is right Action Drama. A Father planes of taking vengeance on everyone and will kill all if they don’t let his Murderous son out of Prison. Are heroes don’t take that to kindly after men start killing folks in town as they stand ground and plane on protecting and holding those accountable all while the son is just Laughing in up behind the bars sitting behind.
The story is a good follow as it holds down a western vibe with Wuxa tangled within. This is an action film but the story doesn’t just dive into fighting as we get a decent deep drama and heart. Action wise the film was fun with at time over the top Wuxa where a guy goes flying in the are more than they should be. We do have some CGI and it looks good at times but some times it will hurt at least to me as I like realistic visuals. Acting was good as we have a great cast, all A-list actioneers who all star in great films. Sammo Hung Takes the spot as Action Director which helps out a lot with making it look good. On top of it all we have a great looking Picture on Blu-Ray. Prob the best if seen so far when it comes to Asian Action films and it holds its own with the likes of great looking Pixar films.
Overall the film was a good watch a tad slow at times but at times the film can get brutal but wish we had more. Action some comedy and drama is what makes the film enjoyable. I would love to see more feeling as giving the viewers a deeper feeling during sad portions of the film. They did do a good job on making me hate the bad guy.
With that said I give a Call of Heroes a 4 out of 5. Love Asian Action with a good story with Sammo Hung Behind the Camera than you should pick this up.
| Rating – 5 Star System |
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| Trailer |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFypcWhZVeY
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