War-Jet Li [Blu-ray] | ![War-Jet Li [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QZW4GHBoL._SL160_.jpg) | Category: DVD
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Rating:  91 reviews
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: Blu-ray
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 5060052414519
EAN: 5060052414519
ASIN: B000Z63Z8I
Release Date: December 16, 2008
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Pitting Hong Kong legend Jet Li against UK tough guy Jason Statham seems like a surefire way to generate on-screen heat, and action fans will get a good deal of just that from the action-heavy War. Unfortunately, they also have to slog through a clichéd-riddled story about world-weary FBI agent Statham, who's gunning for Li, the master assassin that killed his partner years before, and who's currently neck-deep in a turf war between yakuza and triad gangs. Philip G. Atwell's style-over-substance direction doesn't help matters either, though he does have a way with shootouts and other combative set pieces. As for Li and Statham, their scenes together are surprisingly limited; there's also a twist in the film's final third that begs for serious suspension of disbelief. In short, those that found the duo's last movie team-up (2001's The One) lacking won't find much here to supplant that memory. The DVD includes three commentary tracks: one by Atwell, one by screenwriters Lee Anthony Smith and Gregory J. Bradley (it's the liveliest of the lot) and an audio trivia track that delves deep into the film's production, which is also covered in detail by nine separate featurettes. A gag reel and deleted/extended scenes round out the supplemental features. -- Paul Gaita
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 War in a nutshell June 11, 2010
hope d (Seattle, WA USA)
This , in short, is a good movie. I really enjoyed that it was not super high budget. It really keeps you hanging right till the end on who the antagonist is and the whole story of why he is doing what it is he is doing. I always enjoy a good Jason Statham movie and was not disappointed wit this one.
War May 18, 2010
Larry J. Bowden (Des Moines, IA)
Anything with Jet Li is always exciting, especially if you're a kung fu, etc. fan like me. Seriously, it was a good movie and I like it very much.
Tom Lone is dead . . . make a new life . . . May 1, 2010
trebe
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
With conflicts on several fronts, director Philip G. Atwell's, War (2007), is a violent, relentless, crime drama, with a bold and stimulating storyline, that is hard to anticipate. Mostly set in San Francisco, the principal players are the FBI, a California based organized crime group run by Li Chang (John Lone), a group of Yakuza run from Japan by Shiro Yanagawa (Ryo Ishibashi), and a mysterious killer known only as `Rogue'.
FBI agents Crawford (Jason Statham) and Tom Lone (Terry Chen), encounter Rogue on the San Francisco waterfront. Crawford is shot, but Lone returns fire, and the shooter they believe is Rogue is hit, and falls into the ocean. Rogue is known for using bullets with titanium shells, and Crawford finds one at the scene. Tom Lone and his wife and daughter, later become the target of a vicious hit. Lone's house goes up in flames, and three burned bodies are found in the remains. Sifting through the debris, Crawford finds another titanium shell.
Skipping forward three years, a group of Yanagawa's Yakuza is attacked at club. The killer approaches a dying gangster, and shoots him in the head, expending a shell. When, Crawford arrives on the scene, he finds another titanium shell. The man known as Rogue has apparently returned.
Once employed by Yanagawa as a hit man, the man that Crawford believes is Rogue (Jet Li), now goes by the name of Victor Shaw, and has made his services available to triad boss Li Chang. With Rogue's assistance, a valuable cargo is stolen from Yanagawa, and more of his men are killed. A gang war between the Yakuza and the triads is about to erupt, and the FBI is in the middle, trying to deal with both of them. Rogue says that he has no master, and that seems to be the case, as he fans the flames, playing each side against the other. Things come to a boil, after a massive shootout in a tea house (masterfully directed by Corey Yuen), as Yanagawa flies in from Japan to oversee matters.
War is a stylish, well-written and executed affair, that dazzles and thrills, while building up to an inventive twist. Jet Li is a charismatic performer, that lets his actions do most of the talking, as he showcases his fighting and shooting skills. Jason Statham is very solid in a serious role, again demonstrating that he is capable of much more that just cartoonish action flicks. It is rather disappointing that third billed Devon Aoki, who plays Yanagawa's daughter, does not do any real fighting, in what is a actually a supporting role. On the other hand, Terry Chen makes an enormously impactful contribution, in a very brief appearance. The remainder of the cast, do nothing but add to the momentum and effectiveness, of what is a very entertaining ride.
The DVD is well stocked with bonus material, including two commentary tracks, and a number of cool extras, including a compilation called The Action of War, that in total, provide a fairly comprehensive look at the creative process involved in this very fine production.
 Jet Li February 24, 2010
Gladys C. Perkins (Kennewick, Wa.)
War is the best film Jet Li has played in. The is a lot of action & I love how he uses both Chinese families to get what he is going after. The is great.
War January 1, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"War" is a serious, sophisticated, powerful action-thriller with a decent plot and good performances, especially by Jet Li. There is great action and fighting in this movie, there is one fight scene where it becomes so furious, even in the beginning, that it's impossible to follow what is happening to whom whereby the story gets jumbled and collapses partially - becoming fighting for fighting sake whereas a great director would have been able to save the plot outline even in this complicated and physically well-executed stretch of the movie. Jason Statham's seems to have martial arts skills above his job classification which make it sometimes a bit incredible, but still enjoyable. By the time the twist comes along, it's actually quite a nice one, but not executed with the greatest of credibility. This is overall a good, compelling, and rather complicatedly sublime movie. This movie is rich with action.
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