Film: Last Samurai

MrTrik · #1 10-30-2005, 09:23 AM

Ok first off, my wife and I still have all our digits, nipples, and other important equipment. Surprising since we had many drinks and then carved pumpkins. Then we decided to watch a rental, Sahara, and realized the disc is scratched and unwatchable.

Then I hit On Demand and picked Last Samurai. My wife hated the idea. I told her of some things my friends said: "Yeah it's set in Japan and a civil war between old school and new school. And yeah it's got some brutal fighting. But it's really about cultures, honor, and beliefs. And no, it's not just a fight and [censored] flick, there's only one woman in the movie and she doesn't bang an army or anything."

She bought it, so we watched.

We both ended up loving the movie. It was interesting to learn about the cultures involved. Although I thought the plot was a bit over the top Tom Cruise heroish ... it wasn't so much that I didn't like the movie itself.

Given that I liked the movie can any of you recommend other things I'd probably like? What did you think of the Last Samurai?

#2 10-30-2005, 09:33 AM

King Arthur, 2004

#3 10-30-2005, 09:40 AM

13th Warrior.

swede123 · #4 10-30-2005, 10:08 AM

Last Samurai is pretty good. For some other epic-esque historical stories check out Rob Roy and The Last of the Mohicans. Both are vastly superior to Last Samurai.

Swede

diebitter · #5 10-30-2005, 10:17 AM

Yeah, it was a good watch for sure, but I found it strangely unmemorable (I usually remember a lot from films I like).

Any film where ninjas fight samurais must be a goodun though!

HtotheNootch · #6 10-30-2005, 10:21 AM

Solid "meh".

jakethebake · #7 10-30-2005, 12:10 PM

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Then we decided to watch a rental, Sahara, and realized the disc is scratched and unwatchable.

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Count yourselves fortunate with regards to Sahara.

I liked The Last Samurai despite myself. I'm not a Tom Cruise fan. And went in with really low expectations. But I thought that despite some flaws, they got a lot of things right. Someone involved seemed to have a good grasp of the samurai philosophy, concepts like "mushin", etc.

Sightless · #8 10-30-2005, 12:22 PM

The movie is so one sided, and historically inacurate its laughable...

jakethebake · #9 10-30-2005, 12:24 PM

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The movie is so one sided, and historically inacurate its laughable...

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No disagreement on that but it was obviosuly intended to be one-sided.

deacsoft · #10 10-30-2005, 12:31 PM

I like it.