I had the pleasure to see this film in America sub-titled and in a Japanese theater in it's original uncut version. This movie gets better every time.
The action scenes are better than anything out there today and Kurosawa-san didn't have CGI to abuse.
It was incredible seeing this mismatched group of men band together to risk their lives for people they didn't really respect. Great character build-up, brilliant action, superb tension, and even some flashes of comedy. And it's one of the DEEPEST action films that ever existed.
It shows the duty the samurai dedicates himself to. That whether he likes it or not, there are some things he just MUST do.
3&1/2 hours long but it seemed like 1&1/2. How many films can honestly say that today? Never looked at my watch once.
The action scenes are better than anything out there today and Kurosawa-san didn't have CGI to abuse.
It was incredible seeing this mismatched group of men band together to risk their lives for people they didn't really respect. Great character build-up, brilliant action, superb tension, and even some flashes of comedy. And it's one of the DEEPEST action films that ever existed.
It shows the duty the samurai dedicates himself to. That whether he likes it or not, there are some things he just MUST do.
3&1/2 hours long but it seemed like 1&1/2. How many films can honestly say that today? Never looked at my watch once.