Seven Swords |  | Director: Hark Tsui
Actors: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Liwu Dai, Chia-Liang Liu
Studio: Weinstein Company
Category: DVD
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Rating:  26 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: Cantonese (Original Language), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 153 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D79758D
UPC: 796019797580
EAN: 0796019797580
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: January 16, 2007
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As the title indicates, Seven Swords is in the epic spirit of The Seven Samurai and its American cousin, The Magnificent Seven. A grittier enterprise, it may not surpass Tsui Hark's 1990s classics like Once Upon a Time in China, but offers its own unique pleasures--like non-stop action (for which it received a coveted Golden Horse Award). Based on the book Seven Swordsmen from Mountain Tian, the action begins in rural China in the 1600s. The Ching Dynasty has just banned martial arts, and in response seven dissidents band together to fight against Fire-Wind (Honglei Sun) and his minions. The septet includes Hong Kong superstars Charlie Young (Wu Yuan Yin), Leon Lai (Yang Yun Chong), and Hero's Donnie Yen (Chu Zhao Nan). One of the mountain villagers they save is pretty Korean refugee Green Pearl (So-yeon Kim), who falls for the moody Chu. Filmed on location in scenic Xinjiang, Seven Swords is a feast for the eyes. Though some critics have taken Hark to task for the army's anachronistic goth-punk garb, it sure looks menacing. Originally four and a half hours long, this version clocks in at 153 minutes. Hark's soft-spoken commentary, along with Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan, is on the first disc. Deleted scenes and other extras are on the second. Because of the cuts, the complex narrative isn't always easy to follow--and the film still feels long--but the gold-tinged visuals and fight choreography by Kar-Leung Lau (The Legend of Drunken Master) helps to compensate. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Disappointing October 29, 2009
arkham618 (Latrobe, PA USA)
Choppy cinematography, poor characterization, and an incoherent plot. I'm not sure what the director was trying to accomplish, but the film as presented is practically incomprehensible. The fight choreography is nothing special, and the dialogue seems to lurch from one non sequitur to another. One gets the impression that better editing could have produced a very different (and possibly superior) film, but what is there just doesn't hold together.
 7 Swords September 7, 2009
Huy T Dang
A little above average movie. Story-line is ok, acting is average, and action is ok. It seemed typical "Asian martial arts" genre. Try not to pay full price.
 Great Martial Arts Movie August 20, 2009
Julia A. Click-wilson (Tulsa, OK)
This is a must see - lots of drama and martial arts plus a plot!!!
 Seven Swords May 14, 2009
Michael L. Engel (Sandy, OR USA)
Seven Swords is one of those marshal art movies that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Never a dull moment and when you think you figure it out something else is thrown at you that changes your thinking. Great movie and I recommend watching it.
Good movie, GREAT soundtrack February 21, 2009
Snappy Cat
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I actually bought this movie after hearing its soundtrack, and was not disappointed. Apparently, the original book was huge and complex, and the task of condensing it into a movie was akin to trying to take the entire "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and putting it into one movie. That being said, it tends to leave the viewer begging for more details. I believe the director did an admirable job with what he had, and the actors themselves were spot-on! I think that the fact we WANT to know more says that it was engaging enough to make us curious. I am even tempted to read the 700-800 page book it was based off of, and it is apparently just the first of a series of books about the Seven Swords. It may well turn into the Chinese/Martial Arts version of Harry Potter (for adults, that is)...
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