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Dragon Heat (2000) DVD Review
Dragon Heat (2000) DVD Credits:
Dragon Heat (2000) Directed by:
Daniel Lee
Dragon Heat (2000) Written by:
Not available at this time
Dragon Heat (2000) Cast:
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Dragon Heat (2000) Released by:
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Region:
1
Dragon Heat (2000) DVD Release Date:
17th September 2007
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Dragon Heat (2000) Synopsis:

A team of Interpol agents wages war across the city of Hong Kong in a quest to track down a Triad crime lord and the international terrorist who kidnapped him.

Dragon Heat (2000) DVD Review:

We are given a rundown of the Interpol agents at the beginning of the film, telling us their name and accomplishments, with the viewing pleasure of examples of them in action. These brief establishing sequences are entertaining, but happen so fast that there is no time to actually absorb any information about the characters which can be quickly recalled. It is just enough to know that there is a good driver, sniper, and so forth. The matter of which actor is which is not as relevant in an all-out action film. Perhaps it makes even more reason to watch the film a second time. These agents are all on a mission to get an important criminal to court. The crime lord is of great importance and they are the best at what they do, but we are also given the same rundown for the equally accomplished criminals set on stopping the trial. These international thieves and assassins are paired up like a team against the Interpol agents, which begins with the ominous anticipation of a bloody battle.

The criminals manage to capture the crime lord despite the best attempts by the Interpol agents, and they are asked not to investigate it any further. They form a bond together and decide to solve the mystery themselves, finding that much more than just the one criminal is at stake. Unfortunately there is such an intricate and sporadic plot that is often difficult to follow. Much of the difficulty comes from an abundance of characters, each given moments in the spotlight that are enjoyable, making it even more difficult when the story switches focus constantly. There is an abundance of energy in the film both in the style and story, but both ensure the film from any real focus. It isn’t as if the story is unimportant, as is the case in some action films, but the action is simply the only part of the film which is completely successful.

When the trained fighters go up against each other the film becomes slightly frustrating, mostly because of the inability to allow any of the skilled fighters to die. All of the normal police officers die in a number of ways, because there are plenty of them, but the Interpol agents and villains survive any number of attacks. The fact that the snipers have so much difficulty hitting these characters is absurdly obnoxious, especially when it results in further melodrama and no results. The action is certainly the most impressive of all the sequences, and these are the scenes which seem to come too far apart for most of the film.

The DVD contains the usual making-of featurette, a few interviews, a commentary and a deleted scene. The commentary track is with co-producer Bey Logan and the interviews are with actor Michael Biehn and actor Lawrence Chou.

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Dragon Heat (2000) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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