I have been renting movies from netflix at a good pace for about 3 months now. During that time I have done my best to see films that are critically acclaimed as well as intriguing to me. Among the movies I've received; Citizen Kane, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Streetcar Named Desire, Dog Day Afternoon, Vertigo, Rear Window, Casablanca, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, Platoon and Requiem For a Dream are generally thought of as classics or at least excellent films. These are a few choice rentals I really enjoyed. While I still have a long list of classics and modern-day marvels to go, I feel like I have seen some great flicks. The latest movie that was recommended to me by the Netflix gurus(that rating movies thing really works) was Seven Samurai. The only time I had ever heard of Kurosawa was in a Bare Naked Ladies song. After reading a bit about him and some of his other films I will be sure to delve into his large assembly of cinema. Seven Samurai is his best-known film, so it was a good place to start. The movie lived up to or outdid all promises of critics, historians, and fans. I utterly enjoyed this film. I even watched some of the commentary feature on the DVD. Compared to the afore-mentioned films I would have to rank this one atop them. I gave a few of those movies a vote of 10 and I sincerely meant it. With this film I would vote 11 if it was possible. There is really no need for a plot description in these comments as I only want to convey the extreme admiration I have for the movie and all involved in its creation.
Review of Seven Samurai
