{"id":13328,"date":"2016-10-29T09:40:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T16:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=13328"},"modified":"2016-10-29T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T16:40:04","slug":"review-reignofassassins-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/10\/review-reignofassassins-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Reign of Assassins DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reign of Assassins<\/em><\/strong> is a half decent martial arts thriller that\u2019s pretty stylish in its camera movements (perhaps these scenes were the ones directed by John Woo) and the story is interesting enough especially for fans of the genre.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Reign of Assassins<\/span>
\n(2010)<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Martial Arts, Action
\nAnchor Bay | R \u2013 107 min. \u2013 $19.98 | November 1, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/29\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>John Woo (co-director), Su Chao-Pin
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Su Chao-Pin (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Michelle Yeoh, Jung Woo-Sung, Wang Xueqi, Barbie Hsu, Shawn Yue, Kelly Lin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>None
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Mandarin (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, English, Spanish
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

PLOT SYNOPSIS
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Set in ancient China, the film centers on a skilled assassin (MICHELLE YEOH) who is on a mission to return the remains of a mystical Buddhist monk to their resting place. The remains are believed to hold a powerful secret. Along the way, she falls in love with a man named Jiang (JUNG WOO-SUNG), whose father was killed by her gang. Unaware that he also is a trained martial artist, their love blossoms but tensions arise as the truth of her past unravels. Soon, a lethal triangle surfaces between her, Jiang and the team of assassins that are after the monk\u2019s remains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

SPECIAL FEATURES \u2014 0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Glossy slip cover<\/strong> is included, but no features.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

VIDEO \u2014 3.75\/5, AUDIO \u2014 4.0\/5
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Reign of Assassins<\/em><\/strong> is presented with an anamorphic widescreen transfer (2.35 aspect ratio) and comes with a standard but effective Dolby Digital 5.1 track in Mandarin with English subtitles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n

OVERALL \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Overall, Reign of Assassins<\/em><\/strong> is a half decent martial arts thriller that\u2019s pretty stylish in its camera movements (perhaps these scenes were the ones directed by John Woo) and the story is interesting enough especially for fans of the genre. Sadly, this DVD release is basic with no features but OK video and audio transfers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reign of Assassins is a half decent martial arts thriller that\u2019s pretty stylish in its camera movements (perhaps these scenes were the ones directed by John Woo) and the story is interesting enough especially for fans of the genre.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,970],"tags":[4913,4912],"class_list":["post-13328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-reviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-john-woo","tag-michelle-yeoh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13329,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13328\/revisions\/13329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}