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Reign Of Assassins [2010, HK] DVD

John Woo (Director) Format: DVD
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 565 ratings
IMDb6.8/10.0
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Format Widescreen, Subtitled, Import
Contributor John Woo, Michelle Yeoh, Woo Sung Jung, Kelly Lin, Shawn Yue
Runtime 2 hours
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Set in ancient China, Zeng Jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical Buddhist monk's remains. She begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place, and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power-wielding secret.

This DVD features Mandarin and Cantonese audio with removable English subtitles. It has an anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby 5.1 and dts 5.1 sound, and is on a dual layer DVD for maximum picture quality. Special features include a trailer and “Making Of” documentary.

Running time is an uncut 120 minutes.

Product details

  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ John Woo
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, Subtitled, Import
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Michelle Yeoh, Woo Sung Jung, Kelly Lin, Shawn Yue
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified (DTS 5.1), Unqualified (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 7885142515
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 565 ratings

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Banam
5.0 out of 5 stars Good fun flick with a little bit of everything
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023
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Yeah, yeah, another sword-swinging assassin flick, but not as formulaic as you think. A well-written fun ride with the awesome screen presence of Michelle Yeoh. Love how they even account for Michelle's aging look in the movie with the ancient botick wrinkle treatment.

The only scene I couldn't figure out was Yeoh's character becoming enraged that the monk chose to return to his church duty. I mean, you've been sleeping with a monk...he dresses like a monk, he prays like a monk. And there's no backstory as to how a coldblooded murderous assassin started a sexual relationship with a spiritual monk. Overall, a fun ride.
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turtle
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of action, nice twists
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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The action scenes were quite good. The villains were vicious and a little crazy...in other words, perfect villains. While the description mentioned nudity, it was very mild compared to many movies out there. The twists were very entertaining.
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5.0 out of 5 stars So Good
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
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A really good watch, with action, good acting, drama and romance - all in fused with humor in a wu xia movie. Some character development would have been useful for some of the supporting actors and more nuance would have been good, but the book ending was great and the acting between the two leads really carried the movie.

The director did a good job of moving it along.
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PHUONG ANH VO
4.0 out of 5 stars Michelle Yeon!
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2019
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Literally, her name is a stamp for a must watch movie - action or romantic or even comedy (Crazy Rich Asian). As soon as I see her face on the poster, click without even checking for the movie description. How can a 50 years old woman can move so light as air! Age doesn't matter if you know how to look after yourself.
Kinda excited to see Woo-sung oppa in Chinese martial art flick. He ain't bad himself. But damn, the director missed a big big big hole for not having any scene that shows his marvelous abs. Like seriously! Come for Michelle Yeon unnie, stay for the action. A pretty cliche martial art flick, always fighting over something to get richer or more powerful then end up dying. The acting made the movie!
By the way, it is hard to believe that Woo-sung Oppa didn't believe his wife was the one that killed his father. And damn, he does have a long life - was stabbed by the skilled assassins multiple times yet, still moving and fighting many years later lolz!
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YOMama
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie. Blu ray. Note, has English subtitles. No English audio track, Chinese only.
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020
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Great oriental movie. Slight spoilers....so if you don't want to know, stop reading now...….Movie is in blu ray. Two hour run time. Beware of the dvd version with 94 min. or so run time. It is a cut up movie. Some scenes cut or reduced. Fortunately from what I can see, this blu ray is the complete movie. Story is about a thief who steals a set of ancient remains rumored to have magical powers. The Thief's accomplices want the remains for themselves. Thief finds a doctor who gives thief basically a facial reconstruction to look like a diff. person. (Which given the time the movie is set in, a pretty spectacular act in itself). Thief with new face,(now being played by diff. actress-Michelle Yeoh), moves to a city. There is more to it of course, but that is the basic setup. Once the thief moves into the city, a love interest enters. Of course her old friends are still looking for the thief and they enter the story later on. There is much more of course, this is just a very basic summary. This movie has been extensively reviewed elsewhere. Michelle Yeoh stars, so if you are a fan, you will enjoy this move. I liked it for the fighting scenes. Has a "Making of" featurette, but it is in Chinese language only.
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S. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Clever and interesting Kung fu flick
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2012
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A website recommended this film as a good kung fu flick and I decided to purchase the movie since I am a fan of Michelle Yeoh. I'm so glad I did! This movie was totally awesome! Plus, I loved the story.

Yeoh plays a former assassin who has changed her identity (and her face) to hide her old life. Later, she meets a quiet, unassuming man (played by Jung Woo Sung...who is gorgeous!) and gets married. Unfortunately, Yeoh can't hide from her past and a chance trip to the bank starts to unravel her new life, as she discovers everyone is not who they may seem.

Of course, there are more twist and turns, but what really set this movie a part for me was the wonderful chemistry between Yeoh and Sung. I enjoyed watching their romance unfold. Plus, there were some truly comical moments as the two of them settle into married life. This is where the comparions to "Mr and Mrs Smith" come into play. Still, "Reign of Assassins" stands on its own as a great movie with some stunning action.

Speaking of the action, it's purely wire-fu and swords, which is alright with me. Though, if you're looking for a film with a lot of hand to hand combat then this is not for you. Nevertheless, this is a fantastic movie which I thoroughly enjoyed.

I am sad to see this has not been released in North America on Blu-Ray. I prefer Blu-ray quality, but not the blu ray import price. Hopefully the Weinstein Company, who owns the North American rights, will release this on blu ray soon. This movie is so good I will likely buy another copy. :-)
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3.0 out of 5 stars I'll get right to the point. This was clearly ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016
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I'll get right to the point. This was clearly edited. There were scenes missing from the original movie - The fight between the Wheel King and the Magician was cut short where all the . The scene where Jiang Ah-Sheng confronted the Wheel King on the courtyard where the Wheel King was acting as a court eunuch and found out the remains of Bodhi's was gone was also cut and a few more. The scenes may not be integral to the plot but it gave some perspective in the movie.
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James Jennings
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable!
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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Fantastic story, great plot and wonderful wuxia fights!
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Andra
5.0 out of 5 stars Gerne wieder
Reviewed in Germany on March 23, 2024
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Alles super
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Have to say this is my favourite foreign film I've seen
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2017
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Have to say this is my favourite foreign film I've seen. Was really happy to be able to find it on Amazon since it is a rather hard to find item. Great watch. Showed it to my brother who is less of a film buff and more of an occasional action film junkie and he appreciated the story as well even though I made him watch it in it's original language. Product was packaged decently, CD intact. Happy with my purchase.
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Marc G. Hiles
4.0 out of 5 stars Great film with lots of twists
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2024
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It was a great film, even the wife continued to watch it and her attention span is low unless the film is interesting. Action sequences were great. Only issue is that you had to read the subtilties and missed some of the action. Will need to watch it again.
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adrian macdonald
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2020
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Great
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FedoraonTour
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2023
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A great marshal arts film with sterling performances my all the cast. Michelle Yeoh is excellent absolutely at the top of her game. Great fight scenes, great wire work - good to see this genre of film getting the budget it deserves.
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