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Jet Li's Fearless [Blu-ray] | ![Jet Li's Fearless [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eKhrIlioL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Ronny Yu
Actors: Jet Li, Shido Nakamura, Betty Sun, Yong Dong, Hee Ching Paw
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 4041
Format: Ac-3, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Cantonese (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 62104946
UPC: 025195041119
EAN: 0025195041119
ASIN: B001HUWQEK
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: December 9, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 12/09/2008
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A moving and inspiring story of redemption and personal triumph in the face of great odds, Jet Li's Fearless is the based-on-facts story of Chinese folk hero Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li). The son of a martial-arts master whose greatest strength was his restraint, Huo grows into an unbeatable fighter whose pride and thoughtlessness lead to a chain of tragic losses. After a classic wanderer-in-the-wilderness penance, Huo reinvents himself as a mature instructor of Wushu, a martial arts system that embraces all forms of fighting without preference or pre-judgement. He also becomes a populist symbol, at the dawn of the 20th century, of China's refusal to entirely capitulate to the boot of Western colonialists. Taking on whatever European, American, or Japanese fighter the outsiders bring in to demoralize the natives, Huo becomes a legend that, in real life, is still revered. Thrillingly directed by Ronny Yu (Warriors of Virtue), Jet Li's Fearless is a dazzling action movie that transcends its breathless fight sequences with Huo's sportsmanship virtues, i.e., knowing when you've won by example, rather than by the fist. Jet Li is superb in the role. --Tom Keogh
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 JET LI'S FEARLESS (BLU RAY) December 30, 2008
Joseph Chow (Singapore)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I HAVE TO BE VERY MUCH AGREE WITH REVIEWER 'PACKERFAN 75'. JUST RECEIVED THIS BLU RAY DISC 2 DAYS AGO, THERE ARE 3 VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM.
1. DIRECTORS CUT
2. UNRATED VERSION
3. THEATRICAL VERSION
SUPERB DTS HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1, WITH CLEAR PICTURE QUALITY.
MUST HAVE FOR JET LI'S FAN.
 The Blu Ray (DC) is Light Years Beyond the Standard DVD December 27, 2008
P. G. Keller
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As is the directors cut over the previous cuts. I had just recently watched the unrated cut on standard not long ago and the Blu Ray/directors cut looked and played out so differently, it was like watching a different movie altogether.
It's a shame that 'Fearless' was so overlooked in the theaters and was most likely chalked up to being "another kung fu movie". Nothing could be further from the truth. There's a real story here about a real martial arts champion who learns about the downfalls of arrogance, pride and revenge. But he must lose it all in order to understand what's truly important in life, to his father and his country. It's a long, hard road indeed. While it's mostly story, and a good one at that, the fight scenes are excellent as well. They lean towards the fantasy style of kung fu on wires but it's all acceptable if you'll give a little leeway. But it doesn't go nearly as far as others have with flying around and walking on water and such. Otherwise, this is an fine film that'll hold your attention, even the moreso now with the extra 35 min. on the directors cut which fleshes out the story so much more. It allows for more growth of character and context to some scenes that previously had little impact in the other versions. It reminds me of 'Kingdom of Heaven'. I didn't like it very much in it's theatrical cut, but the directors cut made so much more sense of the characters and scenes, that it made it an entirely different movie. I had the same experience here with 'Fearless" and I'm so glad they decided to release the DC version. It makes a pretty good move into a very good movie.
The Blu Ray is also the only way to see it, and I mean "see" it. The standard dvd was servicable at best but compared to the Blu Ray, it's pretty bad. There are so many wonderful sets, costumes and scenery to see here that I feel like I'm also looking at a different movie. The detail is excellent and the print is spotlessly clean. The bold colors pop and everything is clearly defined. The difference is night and day. This is the only way to watch this movie.
The Blu Ray also offers DTS-HD soundtracks that are also way better than the DD 5.1 tracks on the standard disc. Theres alot more bass from the action and percussion. The quite scenes are loaded with discrete ambient noise and there's never a problem discerning the voices over the sounds and music. One thing of note though, only a Mandarin DTS-HD track can be found on the Directors Cut. Whereas the other cuts offer a Mandarin DTS-HD track as well as English and French dubbed DTS 5.1. I would've liked the DC to include an english track as well but I had no problem reading the subtitles while watching the movie.
'Fearless' is a great film and is Jet Li's finest performance by far. The story allows Li to show that he's capable of so much more than just punching and kicking. I can't remember seeing him in anything that was nearly as dramatic and polished as this. The Blu Ray makes what was a good movie before, so much better by offering all 3 cuts in beautiful 1080p with an excellent DTS-HD audio track to accompany each. If you have the previous version, don't hesitate for a second on the upgrade if you can and for the curious, give it a try. It's a very well done film with wonderfully choreographed action scenes by the best in the business, Yuen Wo Ping (Drunken Master, Twin Warriors, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Iron Monkey, Matrix, Kill Bill, etc.) Just don't write it off as kung fu with a story, it's a story with kung fu. Enjoy.
Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia) - Blu-ray Info November 8, 2008
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Version: U.S.A / Universal / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-50 / Advanced Profile 3
Disc size: 45,83 GB
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit/48 Khz
Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish
Director's Cut
Running time: 2:20:54
Movie size: 23,95 GB
Average video bit rate: 17.03 Mbps
Unrated (seamless branching)
Running time: 1:43:41
Movie size: 18,94 GB
Average video bit rate: 16.90 Mbps
Theatrical (seamless branching)
Running time: 1:43:08
Movie size: 18,72 GB
Average video bit rate: 16.75 Mbps
#A Fearless Journey
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Version: Hong Kong (HK) Director's Cut / Edko / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 2:20:46
Movie size: 42,94 GB
Disc size: 44,87 GB
Total bit rate: 40.68 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 28.97 Mbps
Number of chapters: 20
Subtitles: English / Chinese
LPCM Audio Chinese 6144 kbps 7.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 6144kbps
DTS-HD Master Audio Chinese 2794 kbps 7.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 2794kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1536kbps)
Dolby Digital EX Audio Chinese 640 kbps 5.1-EX / 48kHz / 640kbps
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