JET LI'S: THE ENFORCER /Gei ba ba de xin/ aka My Father, The Hero (1995)
MOVIE COMPANY: Dimension Home Video & Golden Harvest
DVD reviewed by Dennis A. Amith
CAST:
Starring Jet Li, Anita Mui, Xie Miao and more.
DIRECTED BY: Directed by Yuen Kwai
PRODUCED BY: Wong Jing and Tiffany Chen
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE URL: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0113153 
TYPE OF MOVIE: Action
DURATION: 105 minutes

 
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This nonstop action thriller is the ultimate showcase for martial arts superstar Jet Li (Lethal Weapon 4, Romeo Must Die), who performs all of his own amazing hand-to-hand combat!  Li plays an undercover Chinese cop sent to track down a notorious criminal in Hong Kong.  There, he ultimately teams with his young son, an incredible kung fu master-in-the-making!  Together, they lay down the law!  Spectacular, thrill-a-minute entertainment that moves with knockout intensity-Jet Li's The Enforcer is a can't miss event for Jet Li fans and a must-see for anyone who's looking for some real action!


DVD EXTRAS:

• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Widescreen, Dolby, Closed-captioned
• Commentary by English (Dubbed)
• Widescreen anamorphic format

KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None that I could find.


DVD REVIEW:

     I remember when I first saw this movie (subtitled) and I really enjoyed it a lot.  I really enjoy Jet Li films but since I already have the movie, why would I buy this version?  Well, due to Jet Li's popularity, I wanted to see what Dimension Films had up their sleeve.

     The first strike was the lack of features and the second major strike is the lack of the HK soundtrack and only released dubbed.  Sure, I could buy the Tai Seng version but this was upsetting because I am not a big dubbed fan but then again, I have seen a few good dubs in my life and possibly, this movie might be one of them....wrong.

     This really cool movie was replaced by horrendous dubbing, a bad transfer where you can see the film scratches and the DVD has no major extras.  I'm just lucky to hear the 5.1 surround.

     I could still watch through the movie and enjoy it but I like the movie and the storyline.  Why they changed the name to "The Enforcer", I don't know.  Maybe they felt, "My Father, The Hero" was weak...not sure.

     So, if you had to buy a certain version, spend a little more for the Tai Seng version of this movie.  This movie deserves to be watched in its original Chinese language and if you can't understand it, with subtitles.

THE MOVIE:  This includes the bad dubbing job - C- (the only thing that saves this is being a fan of Jet Li, his movies and the Chinese version of this movie).
THE DVD EXTRAS:  F (Not even a trailer)
THE DVD OVERALL:  D-

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