© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/prices/mvie_mu-1152280 Recent reviews written about mvie mu-1152280 en-us 100 100 http://www.epinions.com/prices/mvie_mu-1152280 http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/100X100/00/77/7a/85/9f/2004518303.JPG http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_445140668036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author BlackBear - Travelers to Japan have often been mystified by the grace and beauty that is the geisha girl. The perfectly applied makeup, the wonderful costumes, the absolute obedience and manners combined with the grace and poise of a beautiful woman who is so very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445140668036 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:58:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_445140668036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_441919245956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lunatiger - Cast/Characters: Ziyi Zhang – Sayuri/Chiyo Micelle Yeoh – Mameha Gong Li – Hatsumomo Youki Kudoh – Pumpkin Ken Watanabe – The Chairman Koji Yakusho – Nobu Suzuka Ohgo – Young Chiyo Rob Marshall (Chicago) brings Arthur Golden’s bestselling... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441919245956 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:59:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_441919245956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_434795875972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stardom08 - What kind of tradition is it for parents to sell their children into being a Geisha, a high priced prostitute? Is that what should be considered proper? Memoirs of a Geisha is basically all about high priced prostitutes selling their virginity to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434795875972 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:40:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_434795875972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_422412127876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author talyseon - Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Directed by Rob Marshall from the Novel by Arthur Golden. Chiyo (Suzuka Ohgo) was born to poor fisher folk, in a little village where she was not unhappy, growing up with her sister, Satsu (Samantha Futerman.)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~422412127876 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:58:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_422412127876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_417888439940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author budsam - Starring Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi, Tsai Chin, Suzuka Ohgo, and Gong Li. Directed by Rob Marshall. Character Introduction Suzuka Ohgo / Chiyo: She is a young girl, age nine, who is sold to a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417888439940 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:47:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_417888439940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_413028159108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ulsterscot - Here’s an exotic twist on the Cinderella story. In Japan in the 1930s, a poor fisherman sells his two young daughters into virtual slavery to the proprietors of training schools for geishas. The story is that of the daughter Chiyo, who at age nine is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413028159108 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:34:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_413028159108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_342280212100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bayvendor - Ziyi Zhang (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; 2046; Hero) is radiant as the young geisha Sayuri in Rob Marshall's beautifully filmed "Memoirs of a Geisha". Enchantingly beautiful and believably demure, she is perfectly cast in the starring role (with one... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342280212100 Mon, 2 Apr 2007 02:16:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_342280212100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_307218058884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author geishainkyoto - This is a fictionalized, inaccurate book and film that is anything but the truth. Many people think this is the way geisha work. But it's not. I think people need to wake up, do their own research, and not trust some novelist to speak truth. We need to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~307218058884 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:42:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_307218058884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_304793751172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jc_hall - Every now and again, we come across a novel that speaks to our heart. It could be the story, or the writing, or, more than likely, both. Sometimes it&#146s because we happen to be reading it while something extraordinary&#146s happening in our lives... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~304793751172 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:56:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_304793751172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_300983094916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author countess_eva - After having become entranced by the novel written by Arthur Golden, I was delighted to discover that a movie based on this excellent literature was forthcoming. Although this film was not completely true to the novel, it did parallel many of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~300983094916 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:08:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_300983094916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_269603016324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author piketta75 - The movie is alittle less interesting than the wonderful book, just because the book goes in details and the movie had to do its best in few hours of the film. But this doesn´t mean the movie is not good, actually I read the book in just two days and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~269603016324 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:33:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_269603016324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_249500896900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author phungus - Memoirs of a Geisha is an extremely sad drama about a young girl whose own family sold her into prostitution. It details the strange course her life takes on over the next couple of decades. It offers an interesting look into the secret lives of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~249500896900 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:33:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_249500896900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_241930243716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author inphri - When I first saw the preview, I thought it was interesting. Then I heard many negative feedback, so I waited until it came out on DVD. I am glad I waited. Not only because it isn't worth the ticket price, but also because there are many interesting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~241930243716 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:35:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_241930243716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_236435967620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kmhall - The movie, let me say first and foremost, was beautiful, and the word beautiful does not even begin to encompass its visual appeal. That said, there are a lot of problems. As someone who did read the book- they skipped so, so much, and a lot of it I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~236435967620 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:13:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_236435967620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_234982444676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author femasia - This is well-made movie in its authenticity. It's a very cultural film that has very realistic ups and downs of the characters like people would in their daily lives for that era. It's moving, touching, intriguing, and mystifying at the same time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~234982444676 Tue, 6 Jun 2006 15:22:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_234982444676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_234666430084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Birdfeather - This 2005 movie directed by Rob Marshall, The Memoirs Of A Geisha is based on the book by the same title by Arthur Golden. The movie is not as detailed as the book but I still found this movie to be entertaining. It is the story of a young... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~234666430084 Mon, 5 Jun 2006 01:16:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_234666430084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_230034280068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kedsand1 - After living in Japan for six years, I became very accustomed to the ways and ideologies of Japan. Concepts like polite service, observance of social position, and self-sacrifice still ring true. However, concepts like honor (as often portrayed in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230034280068 Sun, 7 May 2006 03:00:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_230034280068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_225782173316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skbreese - The experience of watching the 2005 film adaptation of Arthur Golden's best-selling novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, is like gorging yourself on a sumptuous meal. You may not remember all of the courses, but it stays with you for a while. This richly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~225782173316 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 09:37:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_225782173316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_226107887236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author eliw - I had thought that I might enjoy this movie, in spite of having adored the book, because I would get to see the kimono and the make up and the mysterious mythology of geisha come to life. Instead, all this movie accomplished was to point out that the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~226107887236 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:04:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_226107887236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_225205522052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author luisgomez909 - I don't care what the critics think or what the reviews say. If you're a typical guy like me that needs to be constantly stimulated by action packed car chases or meaningless violence, then...STAY AWAY from this movie. You will be so bored and you'll end... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~225205522052 Sun, 2 Apr 2006 22:08:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_225205522052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_224799592068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bilavideo - Memoirs of a Geisha is the 2005 film adaptation of Arthur Golden's 1997 book, loosely based on his interviews with Mineko Iwasaki, a real-life Geisha who later sued Golden - both for revealing her identity (which he promised to keep confidential) and for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~224799592068 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:42:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_224799592068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_223852269188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author saritadutta - Madonna had once wanted to play Arthur Golden&#146s Sayuri, so famous was his book on the life of a geisha in pre world war Japan. A movie version was inevitable and after a long drawn period of copyright agenda, during which the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223852269188 Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:15:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_223852269188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_218603228804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author virtuelle2 - ’Remember, Chiyo, geisha are not courtesans. And we are not wives. We sell our skills, not our bodies. We create another secret world, a place only of beauty. The very word "geisha" means artist and to be a geisha is to be judged as a moving... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~218603228804 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:03:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_218603228804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_218317098628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author halfsweet - Memoirs of a Geisha is a lush, sweeping, visual and tonal feast powered by intrigue and restrained longing, not to mention some really nasty cat fights. Based upon Arthur Golden&#146s celebrated, best-selling 1997 novel of the same name, Memoirs... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~218317098628 Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:02:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_218317098628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_217768562308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author monad - Here's a movie that centers on something that Americans in general seem to know very little about - the social structure of early 20th century Japan. Unfortunately, Hollywood assumes that Americans know very little about a lot of things - and in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217768562308 Sun, 15 Jan 2006 03:22:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/review/mvie_mu-1152280/content_217768562308?linkin_id=8003929