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Cremaster 2 proves two points: that art and art films alike are not judged as works alone but run as a popularity contest by a small elite few and also that the less people understand something the more intellectual it must be. After viewing this insanely substanceless film I was neither moved nor spurned to thought nor any emotional response that a truly masterful filmmakers works invoke. Barney's overused references to bee's and grossly overused stock footage of scrolling landscapes (at least I hope they were stock film as no cinematographer with any knowledge of composition would waste filming such boring landscapes in such a bland way) made this a tedious chore to sit through. For the love of all things good in film boycott garbage like this. Remember - if the message is unclear it might not be because you didn't understand it - sometimes it just isn't there.

This film left me a great deal disappointed. With a little more substance to the story line and a great deal of better editing it could have transcended being just another independent art film about insanity into being a great piece on the social conditions of mental illness.

From the same team that brought us Storm Riders this is a much more mature film. A Man Called Hero had a great story and wasn't as tempted to over use special effects like Storm Riders had. With the current rise in popularity in Hong Kong martial arts films because of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon this one shouldn't be missed.

From the same team that brought us Storm Riders this is a much more mature film. A Man Called Hero had a great story and wasn't as tempted to over use special effects like Storm Riders had. With the current rise in popularity in Hong Kong martial arts films because of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon this one shouldn't be missed.