The Seven Samurai

[Son_Goku]

Okay, first off, let me say that i know that this movie is Japanese and its about samurai and not traditional martial artists, but it is a great movie in its own right.
Has anyone else seen it out there; it just was released digitally re-mastered on DVD.

Fear.....Fear attracts the fearful.....The strong....the weak....the innocent....
Fear is my ally

[Black_Talon]

It's quite possibly the best movie ever created!

The story is good, the character development is awesome! and the acting it great too!

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Of the school they think so grand,
But there's a Spirit, can ne'er be told,
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[Lost_Disciple]

The guy who pretended to be a samurai (who happened to only be 13) was Kikucho. Kikucho's a riot to watch if you understand Japanese, a little like Chris Tucker.
One of my alltime fav's.
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[Black_Talon]

I can't believe he was only 13!!!!

That's a shock

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Of the school they think so grand,
But there's a Spirit, can ne'er be told,
It's the Spirit of Aggieland
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[Budokan]

I think it's Kurasawa's best movie ever. It was the pattern for the later Hollywoodized version called "The Magnificent Seven", which itself isn't bad.

I have "Seven Samurai" in my video collection and watch it several times a year at least.

K. Mark Hoover

[Lost_Disciple]

Did I miss something Black_Talon? or was that just sarcasm?

The character Kikucho was pretending to be a 13 year old samurai. They found out when they read his little lineage chart.

Unless you're just messing with me.
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[Black_Talon]

The way I read your comment I thought you meant his real life age was 13!!!!

That why I was shocked!

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Some may boast of prowess bold,
Of the school they think so grand,
But there's a Spirit, can ne'er be told,
It's the Spirit of Aggieland
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[Lost_Disciple]

That was the same actor from "Yojimbo"- "Kagemusha" too if I'm not incorrect. I'm pretty sure his name was Mifune. Excellent actor cuz he's so different in each role- I had to be told it was him in each movie.
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[Black_Talon]

Hey is Yojimbo any good? The only Kurasawa movie I've seen is The Seven Samurai

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Some may boast of prowess bold,
Of the school they think so grand,
But there's a Spirit, can ne'er be told,
It's the Spirit of Aggieland
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[Lost_Disciple]

I was never much into samurai, except for some budo theory like in the Hagakure, but I dig every Kurosawa flick I've ever seen.
Almost anyone could stand up to American classics like Bridge of the River Kwai, Cleopatra, Ben Hur, Lawrence of Arabia, et al; and yet probably done on a fraction of the budget of any of those.

The Bruce Willis movie "Last Man Standing" is based on Yojimbo. Almost every single scene is the same, just with prohibition- or 40s- era mafia stuff going on instead of feudal japan. It's almost like they just re-texture-mapped the movie (for you computer graphics people out there).

I recommend getting anyone you can; although "Ras****n" (not sure if that was actually done by him) is a bit freaky.

Enjoy
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[Black_Talon]

Well I've been into samurai stuff for as long as I can remeber, so I'd probably love it.

I'd have to buy it though as no video store here has it for rent.

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Some may boast of prowess bold,
Of the school they think so grand,
But there's a Spirit, can ne'er be told,
It's the Spirit of Aggieland
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Ace82@unrealism.com
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[Chang Style Novice]

Yojimbo is fantastic, as is the sequel Sanjuro.

Rent or buy them both at the next opportunity.

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[Black_Talon]

Will do!

Thanks

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Some may boast of prowess bold,
Of the school they think so grand,
But there's a Spirit, can ne'er be told,
It's the Spirit of Aggieland
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Ace82@unrealism.com
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[Lost_Disciple]

Chang Style Novice
I miss Vulcan Video and I Love Video soooooo bad.
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[Chang Style Novice]

Lost Disciple -

I just wrapped up a viewing party of "Mad Monkey Kungfu" and "My Young Auntie"

Neener, neener, neener.

On the other hand, if you have a DVD player, there's always netflix.com.

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