CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

Wow! I just saw this movie, and it was pretty good! I definetaly need to see more movies by this guy. So, who else here has seen and enjoyed this movie? Any recommendations of other titles?

I want to se some Kurosawa filmes as well. I guess it's Kill Bill till then.

I haven't seen it, though I have seen a few others by Kurosawa, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and Ran. All of which are highly recommended.

The ones of his that I've seen have all been very good:

Ran (absolutely his best. An adaptation of King Lear)
Throne of Blood (MacBeth)
Yojimbo & Sanjuro
Stray Dog
Dreams (his last film)
No Regrets For Our Youth
Hidden Fortress (The film that inspired Star Wars)
Rhapsody in August
Dodes'Ka Den

I have seen the Seven Samurai, it is very good. The violence is actually pretty funny, but that's just me. It's a gret movie, and I recommend Yojimbo.

Being used to more modern day movies like 'The Patriot' and 'The Gladiator', the violence looked pretty fake to me. But it was still a good movie.

The only kurosawa movie I'd seen is Yojimbo... It's great... I mean, seriously great... Very funny and slick. I really recomend it... The dog, man... The dog... If you rent it, only look at the title, don't look at the back of the box because it ruins one of the funniest scenes... I mean, it's a bit morbid, but very funny...

I haven't seen any Akira Kurosawa yet, not even Kill Bill.

djnoz wrote:I haven't seen any Akira Kurosawa yet, not even Kill Bill.

Umm...Kurosawa died a little over ten years ago. Are you thinking of Quentin Tarantino?

Yeah probably, lol
getting mixed up again

My college library has this. Haven't seen it though. I might check it out sometime.

I've seen both the Seven Samurai and Ran, and both are titles that should adorn my own DVD collection, once I get more of something called money.

I've heard good reports on Yojimbo and the rest of those titles mentioned I haven't heard much of, but given Kurosawa's gift for cinematics, I'm sure all of them are treats to watch, if not outright enjoy greatly.

I just watched Seven Samurai recently; I enjoyed it a lot! But, it is a little hard to watch it right after watching Kill Bill. There are some cool action scenes in Seven Samurai, but you can tell they're not actually slashing people, as opposed to Kill Bill....

That may be true, buy you're seeing modern camera techniques as opposed to a mid-50's production. Just because you can tell
when something's being faked doesn't mean what's being implied through the story. ;2P

Anyways, it's time for me to start hunting down some vintage DVDs. ;2)

Also, the great gouts of blood in Kill Bill owe a lot to Japanese samurai flicks (see "Wolf and Cub" and you'll know what I mean). Overdone effects of that kind are a staple, but fortunately aren't needed in more serious fare.