War [Blu-ray] | ![War [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xr2k0e0SL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Philip G. Atwell
Actors: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone, Devon Aoki
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 13962
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 22184
UPC: 031398221845
EAN: 0031398221845
ASIN: B000X1Z0CO
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: January 1, 2008
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Product Description
After his partner is brutally murdered by the infamous assassin Rogue (Jet Li) FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) vows to find the elusive killer and personally avenge his partner's death. But Crawford's thirst for vengeance jeopardizes his professional judgment and as the violence escalates he finds himself in the middle of a conflict between two rival Asian gangs. Now nothing is quite what it seems and he must be prepared for WAR!System Requirements:Run time: 99 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: R UPC: 031398221845 Manufacturer No: 22184
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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 cliched-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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 Mayhem, With A Twist June 23, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
Hey, if you're interested in seeing a mostly-violent flick with a big body count, gratuitous in nature half the time, and a lot of hostility, anger, betrayal, a big twist near the end and tons of testosterone, then this movie is for you. If you want a quiet, low-key thriller, skip this one.
This is somewhat brainless blood-and-guts, slice 'n dice. In other words: know what you're going to get here. We get many, many gunshots to head., long range to up-close-and personal, swords into mouths and through back of head and through just about any other body part, a car chase, motorcycle chases, a few bare breasts and a bunch of attention-grabbing scenes of brutality, which definitely outnumber the quieter scenes.
Jason Statham seems to be the new macho man of the day, playing this kind of role in numerous films the past few years. Jet Li.....well, you know him. Statham versus Li? Yes, but not really. The two are only in the same scene twice, once for a couple of minutes of Jason giving threats and Jet standing there passively, and then in the finale fight scene. The latter, unlike most of these action films of today, is not overdone and go on and on. It's just about the right length.
The best part of this ultra-violent movie dealing with rival Asian gangs and FBI agent (s) in the middle in the BIG twist near the end of the film. At least it makes this a little more than a brainless action movie. I think it's kind of cool, although don't try to analyze it for credibility.
 Extremely Well Written Story June 8, 2009
G. Jennings (Outside)
I rented the movie because I felt like an action flick, and somewhere a long the way I figured there was going to be some sort of twist, but I never imagined the twist to turn out the way it. It's a good one.
Great action. Great soundtrack. Great cinematography. In my opinion, this is Jet Li's best role.
Bloody and Violent movie May 24, 2009
Khiem Nguyen (Louisiana, USA)
This movie is Great ! If you like Blood, Violent, some Nude scences, you will like it. However, the ending of the movie does not make sense to me.
 War? More Like A Minor Squabble May 13, 2009
Mike Schorn (APO, AE United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's official: I used to think that "Cradle 2 the Grave" was the worst western movie that Jet Li had ever done, but as of today, I know that this is not the case. Rarely has such a unique and promising premise been squandered as badly as director Philip Atwell did when he had Jet Li and Jason Statham in the same movie and did next to nothing with them; what could have been an action lover's wet dream was turned into a toothless talkfest with minimal action and endless quick-cut editing that's to tick off even the most devote follower of Michael Bay.
The plot starts off fairly straight-forward - FBI agent Jack Crawford (Statham, "The Transporter" trilogy) seeks revenge on a mysterious assassin known as Rogue (Li, "Hero") amidst an Asian mafia rivalry-turned-war run by the Triad leader Chang (John Lone, "The Last Emperor") and Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi, "The Grudge") - but eventually becomes quite convoluted, since every other scene becomes an instance of betrayal and leaves you really wondering who is on whose side and why. To the writers' credit, there is an unexpected twist at the end concerning Rogue's identity that is surprisingly good and very nearly enough to make up for the rest of the plot's wannabe-smart tomfoolery...but not quite. Still, if you're going to remember anything about the movie, that'll be it.
Action? - what action? With the legendary Corey Yuen acting as fight choreographer, I was expecting his usual explosion of wireworked excitement, but I now think that he spent most of his time on the set napping: amidst some lackluster shootouts that any fool could've shot, there are only a handful of kung fu scenes that are worth waking up for. The better of these include Li in a short but cool hand-to-hand fight with a Yakuza henchmen (I think it's Don Lew) and a swordfight against Ishibashi that's pretty good even though it's entirely grounded. Statham has one short, mandatory beat-`em-up against a group of mob thugs before he fights Li in the last five minutes of the movie. Without exaggeration, their fight is less than a minute long and features next to no martial arts - it's just the two of them pushing eachother against walls and through windows. I could go on for hours about the injustice of finally getting two top-tier action heroes into the same fight and seeing them do only this, but since it won't do any good, let me leave it at this: Li didn't become a national wushu champion so he could get into shoving matches with other martial artists.
The acting is decent, as action flicks go, but nobody from Li to Statham and Lone to Ishibashi shines at all. Luis Guzman ("Boogie Nights"), Sung Kang ("Fast & Furious"), Nadine Velazquez ("My Name is Earl"), and Matthew St. Patrick ("Six Feet Under") have forgettable supporting parts, and even though Devon Aoki rocked "Sin City" by pretending to know how to fight, she gets in on none of the action.
At the end of the 103 minutes of "War", you'll have seen about half-a-dozen fights of which five do not top ninety seconds in duration, about three or four meh-level car chases, and a lot of shouting from Mr. Statham, but nothing even reminiscent of the large-scale conflict the title refers to. I'm very tempted to give this movie a one-star rating simply because it botched one of action cinema's dream match-ups so very badly, but in light of a handful of good parts, I can't really go through with it. Two stars is generous for a movie I never want to see again in my life, so... Unless you're expecting something disappointing to begin with and are okay with that, don't bother with this one.
 Where's the martial arts? January 15, 2009
Vic Sage (Melbourne Fl)
Ok, this far from the worst martial arts movie I've seen. However the movie didn't feel complete when watching it. When two martial artists of this caliber get into a movie, you expect to see some pretty impressive fight scenes...and it never got past the jackie-chan brawl stage...but without jackie chan. The plot twists feel a little cliche, but you don't see them coming until they happen. I'd really only recommend this movie if you are a diehard jet li/Jason Statham fan, and can get the movie used for a few bucks.
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