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[Zelda-Bitch]

Finally watched it last night. I avoided this movie like the plague simply because Tom Cruise was the main character and I'm pretty damn sick of seeing him in everything. lol. Anyway,
I ended up loving it. I guess I'm a sucker for movies that have some sort of purity to them. I really loved the way the Samurai were portrayed.

Special honors go to this man:

Loved his character.

 

[jett]

Yep, movie's awesome. The soundtrack is really good too.

 

[golem]

it's like he's thinking WTF is spelled out over my head

 

[Boogie9IGN]

All that has been said in this thread is true
(IBH)

 

[robertsan21]

very good movie!

love it to death

 

[Willco]

I like the movie all the way up to the end, which sucked donkey balls.

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

it's like he's thinking WTF is spelled out over my head

:lol


Anyway, yeah. Can't believe I passed this up so many times. It'll always hold a special place in my heart... =_)

 

[Odnetnin]

bought this movie (dvd) cheap. passed on the movies. GRRREeeeat.

very emotive. sad as hell towards the end though.

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

Loved the scene when

Spoiler

the Ninja's attacked! I was like "OH SHIT!! NINJAS!!"

I mean if that doesn't put it over the top, I don't know what does. :lol

 

[thomaser]

I love it too. A great blend of cool dramatic sequences and peacefulness. Good actors too.

I saw an even better samurai-movie last week, though: The Twilight Samurai. Compared to The Last Samurai it's much more down-to-earth and emotional, and has even better acting. It's not as beautiful, but that doesn't really matter. It's fantastic anyway!

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

Loved this movie too. Ken Watanabi is the man and I can't wait to see him in Batman Begins. Tom Cruise was good in the film too, but as someone who studies martial arts, has learned to use a sword, and knows what kind of work it takes, I was pissed that he bacame so good so quickly.

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

yep, love the movie, love the soundtrack. My favourite part is the samurai village act. just the whole serenity of the village.

 

[belgurdo]

Best part of the movie: ZOMG NINJA!!!!!!!!!!!111!

Worst part(s): Tom Cruise can apparently beat master swordsmen by pure luck despite being injured and disoriented. And let's not forget about the ending

Spoiler

lol America sucks GO OLD SCHOOL JAPAN. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go fuck the wife of a man I killed purely through dumb luck

 

[Ash Housewares]

ending sucked, but thats ok, by virtue of the title you knew there wouldn't be any real samurai left, no surprises

great movie, better soundtrack

 

[dem]

Ninjas and samurai were cool before the japanophiles tainted it all

 

[MrAngryFace]

Yeah that movie had a cool 'WE'RE BADASSES TO THE DEATH' Feel to it.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Cliche filled and trite. Made me want to use a sword to let my guts out but instead I fell asleep.

 

[TheDuce22]

The movie was good untill, after a week of training, Tom Cruise becomes the ultimate samurai while the wife of the man he killed falls in love with him. Maybe if they hired a real actor it would have been more believable.

 

[Hournda]

Cliche filled and trite. Made me want to use a sword to let my guts out but instead I fell asleep.

Exactly. However, I am still eagerly awaiting "The Last Nigger on Earth" starring Tom Hanks.

 

[darscot]

Exactly. However, I am still eagerly awaiting "The Last Nigger on Earth" starring Tom Hanks.

:lol :lol
I'm not a fan of the N-bomb but it was still funny.

 

[Ash Housewares]

Cliche filled and trite. Made me want to use a sword to let my guts out but instead I fell asleep.

they can't all be retellings of shakespeare

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

Exactly. However, I am still eagerly awaiting "The Last Nigger on Earth" starring Tom Hanks.

:lol

that was from the Chapelle Show wasn't it?

 

[belgurdo]

Exactly. However, I am still eagerly awaiting "The Last Nigger on Earth" starring Tom Hanks.

*mental image* :lol

 

[Lyte Edge]

:lol

that was from the Chapelle Show wasn't it?

Not sure (I'm pretty sure Dave talked about that though), but read this if you haven't yet:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=five_shitty_movies

 

[callous]

My favourite movie of 2004 along with LIT. Favourite movie in years, actually.

 

[LaneMeyer]

The movie was good untill, after a week of training, Tom Cruise becomes the ultimate samurai while the wife of the man he killed falls in love with him.

a week of training? he was there for the entire winter season or something.

 

[etiolate]

Yeah, if I recall correctly Cruise was there for awhile. Till the thaw out at least.

Loved the movie, liked it a lot more than I expected. Loved the comparison of war/philosophy of swords and a war and philosophy of guns. The diffference between a learned skill and point & click killing.

 

[Prine]

I agree, brilliant movie.

Music was fantastic too

 

[bionic77]

Awesome movie.

The ending was kind of lame, but it didn't really bother me that much either. Couldn't take away from such a fantastic movie.

 

[Aika'svyse]

Awesome this movie added so much honor to samurai imo. I just thought it was awesome.

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

Awesome this movie added so much honor to samurai imo. I just thought it was awesome.

That was the best part. I wish modern society was really like that. =_(

 

[Pedigree Chum]

Not sure (I'm pretty sure Dave talked about that though), but read this if you haven't yet:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=five_shitty_movies

It's from that Ask a Black Dude guy (can't remember his name right now).

 

[whytemyke]

That was the best part. I wish modern society was really like that. =_(

Thats the reason I loved the movie so much.... it made me challenge my beliefs and whether anything I do is good for society or simply just good for myself.

 

[Matt]

That was the best part. I wish modern society was really like that. =_(

...You know, the fact is, the movie taught a horrible, horrible lesson, and nobody really seems to notice that...