- Actors: Wesley Snipes, Anne Archer, Maury Chaykin, Marie Matiko, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
- Directors: Christian Duguay
- Writers: Simon Barry, Wayne Beach
- Producers: Alan Chu, Andrew Stevens, Dan Halsted, Don Carmody, Elie Samaha
- Format: NTSC, Import
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Warner Home Video
- VHS Release Date: Jun 5 2001
- Run Time: 117 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000056V7B
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The Art of War is the first action movie with a hero who works for the United Nations--the U.N. Covert Operations Unit, to be specific. Who knew there was such a thing? Wesley Snipes plays Shaw, their top operative, who's unafraid of dropping several stories from one ledge of a skyscraper to another. When the Chinese ambassador is assassinated, it threatens the stability of an impending trade agreement that the secretary-general (played by Donald Sutherland) has worked so hard to achieve. Shaw gets arrested for the assassination, but who's really responsible? Is it the wily Chinese capitalist? A seemingly affable FBI agent? Only a lovely U.N. interpreter (Marie Matiko) believes he's innocent, especially when someone tries to knock her off and Shaw is the only person she can turn to... well, you get the idea. The script is neither original nor comprehensible, but that's not why you'd want to watch a movie like The Art of War--it's the action. And the action is pretty good, particularly earlier on when the confusions of the plot don't matter as much. Michael Biehn (The Terminator, The Rock) does a serviceable job as one of Shaw's associates, Anne Archer (Fatal Attraction, Clear and Present Danger) tries to seem complicated as the head of the Covert Operations Unit, and Maury Chaykin (The Mask of Zorro, Devil in a Blue Dress) is dependable as ever as the FBI guy. --Bret Fetzer
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The Art of Martial-Arts Film-Making!,
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This review is from: Art of War (VHS Tape)
I don't care what anybody says!...In my opinion, as far as American action-movies with martial-arts are concerned, "The Art of War" is flat out THE BEST! Forget Van Damme, forget Seagal, Snipes fights well & he's a legitimate, competent actor to boot!This is an espionage, spy thriller with Snipes as a U.N. security agent. The plot centers around a conspiracy to thwart American-Chinese trade negotiations. There are double & triple crosses galore & this film has the feel of an updated film-noir classic, MTV style. If you like well-made martial-arts films as much as I do, "The Art of War" is for you!
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Art of Kicking Some [Rear]!,
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This review is from: NEW Art Of War (DVD) (DVD)
I really liked this movie. I saw the other reviews and was surpised by them.I bought the movie really on the back of films like Blade, Passenger 57 and US Marshals. Its a good action film, one that holds your interest and is watchable again and again. Not sure I take my films as seriously as some others...I didn't see this as some American or UN jingoistic offering, I just saw Wesley beat the bad guys! ...and it was fun! If you like films like Mission Impossible, Chain Reaction, Three Kings, The Fugitive, etc... then I think you'll find this enjoyable.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pro U.N. nonsense,
This review is from: NEW Art Of War (DVD) (DVD)
I saw The Art of War about 1 year ago ,and I was verydisheartened by what I saw .The U.N. has always been an enemy of freedom .It is a bastion of totalitarianism and socialism .The U.N. was founded by one-worlders ,such as Alger Hiss and Harry Dexter White ,who were both exposed as Soviet Agents .One of the U.N.'s Secretary Generals ,Kurt Waldheim ,was a World War II Nazi .The Art of War portrays the U.N. in a positive light ,and that is why I gave this move one star .
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