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| Heroes Shed No Tears |
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Genre:Action Adventure
Reviewed In Issue 29 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Eddy Ko, Lam Ching-Ying, Chen Yue Sang, Lau Chau Sang, Phillip Loffrede & Cecile Le Bailly |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Tai Seng Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
56336 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$39.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
93 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1978 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
John Woo |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
John Woo |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Chung Siu Fung & Tang Siu Lam |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Fung Yuen Chi |
| (Visual Effects): |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Cheung Yiu Chung |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
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| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Peter Chan |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.70:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Heroes Shed No Tears is a barbaric film that depicts a wrenching journey for a team of mercenaries who are sent deep inside the borderlands of Burma, Thailand and Cambodia—to the Golden Triangle. Sent by the Thai government, they must capture a renegade general reputed for building a drug empire in the lustrous land abundant with opium and heroin. What ensues is madness, horror and gut-wrenching battles, in which killing is the tool of survival. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.70:1, is oversaturated with green hues, bleeding colors and blacks that are inconsistently deep and undefined. Contrast and shadow delineation are poor, lacking overall clarity. Images are wanting in sharpness and detail, lacking any definition or texture. Some scenes are marred with noise and artifacts. Dark scenes look as if they are covered in a white haze. This film lacks overall consistency and detail. Subtitles cannot be read on widescreen monitors.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds very distorted, strident and irritating.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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