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mvie mu-1018639: A Japanese Classic that inspired many Western directors

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:13:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author andaryl - In 1954 Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) was the largest single undertaking by a Japanese director at that time. It was a monumental movie at 3 ½ hours long, and inspired the American remake The Magnificent Seven and several other projects. It...

mvie mu-1018639: This is The Nature of War. By Protecting Others, You Save Yourself

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:03:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thevoid99 - While it's claimed by many, including several filmmakers, that Japanese director Akira Kurosawa had made some of the greatest films ever made including numerous masterpieces. It's clear that it's hard to pick just one. One of those films that is often...

mvie mu-1018639: Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) --- The 1954 Japanese Classic

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:30:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author three_ster - Seven Samurai is an epic tale of seven heroes that stand up to fight for a town of farmers under threat of attack from 40 bandits. These bandits come through on a yearly basis, taking the crops (rice) and killing those who would resist them...

mvie mu-1018639: My All-Time Favorite - DON'T MISS

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:23:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gtmcfar - No matter how many times I watch this film, I just can't get enough. The story of a village harassed by bandits, who hire jobless samurai for protection. The eventual fight that ensues requires the entire village to fight off the bandits. Despite being...

mvie mu-1018639: My Favourite All Time Movie

Sun, 30 May 2004 22:59:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smoke286 - This is for me the finest movie ever made.Director Akira Kurosawa is in control of every facet and Toshiro Mifune gives perhaps the most powerful performance of his entire career.The action is very believable, the interplay between the characters...

mvie mu-1018639: The Most Popular Foreign Film All-Time

Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:01:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author metalluk - According to the Internet Movie Database, Akira Kurosawa’s grand epic The Seven Samurai (1954), is currently the 7th most popular film all-time. That is the highest ranking non-English language film and the only one in the top twenty in this...

mvie mu-1018639: The Samurai Papers Part II: Seven Samurai

Fri, 23 May 2003 14:00:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nathantyree - Welcome to The Samurai Papers Part II: Seven Samurai. To read the first review in this series go HERE.

In this review we will continue with discussing how samurai movies have influenced modern films in the...

mvie mu-1018639: Number One Samurai

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:49:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author snovack - Set in 16th Japan, “Seven Samurai” deals with a small farming village. They are having a major problem with bandits, who are stealing all their food, burning some houses, and stealing some people. The farmers see no way out of this, except an...

mvie mu-1018639: Ronin On Empty: Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (Ingysdayoff's "Foreign Film" W/O)

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:08:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mfunk75 - [This is my ever-so-late entry in Ingysdayoff's "Foreign Film" write-off, the instructions of which were terribly simple: "Choose a foreign film (a film not of your native land), and review the damned thing!" Easy...

mvie mu-1018639: Seven Samurai - The Ultimate in Film Direction

Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:54:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author KAR120C - To review legendary Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai seems silly and redundant, as the film and the directors work are so well known as among the finest of films ever made. I will say that my review of the film comes from the...

mvie mu-1018639: The Seven Samurai

Wed, 5 Sep 2001 14:22:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DavidMac - There's certainly a lot of kung-fu movies, samurai movies, and other B-movies of that type. But that doesn't quite explain the special position of many of Akira Kurosawa's films, which definitely are not B-movies, or cheesy adventures, but "real"...

mvie mu-1018639: I was torn between sides.

Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:10:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mr_chupon99 - At times during this movie, I was cheering for the bandits, simply because the farmers were annoying the saké outta me. The movie itself has wonderful cinematography, directing, and acting all around. That wasn't what bothered me. It was the plot. 7...

mvie mu-1018639: An Epic Slice of Life: Akira Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai"

Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:13:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stargull - "Farmers are stingy, foxy, blubbering, mean, stupid and murderous! God da*n! That's what they are! But then, who made them such beasts? You did! You samurai did it! You burn their villages! Destroy their farms! Steal their food! Force them to...

mvie mu-1018639: A Lesson In Filmmaking

Mon, 14 May 2001 00:46:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DrJ008 - I must first admit, before beginning this review, that until I saw Seven Samurai, I wasn't too keen on the entire Japanese film culture. I've never had a problem with subtitles or foreign films, in fact quite the contrary. However, I simply wasn't very...

mvie mu-1018639: Arguably one of the best films ever

Mon, 30 Apr 2001 01:01:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author squeebee - I first watched The Seven Samurai in a class entitled "Japanese Culture Through Film" What a wonderful concept! Watch movies, write short paragraphs on them, get an A. The only thing I can think of that is better than that class were the films I watched,...

mvie mu-1018639: Why the Criterion Company ROCKS

Sun, 22 Apr 2001 21:46:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author davebert - I love Criterion. They have the guts to release whatever they want on DVD. Their motto of "publishing only the finest examples of cinema and style" is dead true. You constantly hear how rare some of their movies are, and Seven Samurai is one. There...

mvie mu-1018639: Twinkle Twinkle, Killer Kikuchiyu

Thu, 29 Mar 2001 05:02:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j_christley - Akira Kurosawa's best-known film, Seven Samurai is an engrossing, masterfully constructed epic, one that introduced Japan (and Kurosawa) as a major player in world cinema. The greatness of the film does not lie in the usual elements, though, such...

mvie mu-1018639: good mirror of japan.

Sat, 9 Sep 2000 14:13:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author xbelphegorx - I watched "The Seven Samurai" after someone casually told me that George Lucas had been so moved by this particular Kurosawa film that he had integrated the Japanese director's style into his own work, "Star Wars."

And...

mvie mu-1018639: Toshiro Mifune is Amazing

Sun, 30 Jul 2000 14:12:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author parish3 - Easily the best samurai movie of all time. This movie makes you think about the true subtleness of the human soul. Are the farmers portrayed in this movie the cowards, or the heroes?

Storyline:

A group of heimin (farmers) living in...

mvie mu-1018639: One of the greatest films of all times

Thu, 8 Jun 2000 07:36:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author harpe - Akira Kurosawa was perhaps the finest filmmaker the world has ever seen. Certainly influenced by other masters like John Ford, Orson Welles, Jean Renoir and others (reading his autobiography says so much), Kurosawa found a way to take their impressive...

mvie mu-1018639: The original "Magnificent Seven"

Fri, 26 May 2000 20:11:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author WritingLife - Japanese director Akira Kurosawa was strongly influenced by American westerns, and sought to use the same format to present medieval Japan to modern viewers. Seven Samurai is one of his best full-length features in this genre. I find it...

mvie mu-1018639: The Magnificent Seven Samurai

Thu, 4 May 2000 17:02:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author amyrok - Ever watched the old western classic, Magnificent Seven? Well, if you have, you'll probably like this movie. As a matter of fact, the Magnificent Seven was based on Seven Samurai's story. The Seven Samurai, a samurai classic is a story of honor, bravery,...

mvie mu-1018639: I wanted my roomate to commit seppuku after he rented this.

Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:57:13 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Alkaiser - People are going to look at me like I don't know diddly about movies after panning this, but I'm sorry. Some things were best in their old age, and don't need to be viewed now. You pay your respects to them, and sure, they my have influenced directors...

mvie mu-1018639: The Seven Samurai (1954)

Fri, 17 Mar 2000 21:06:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author BrianKoller - Directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, "The Seven Samurai" is one of the most famous and highly praised of all Japanese films. It is often seen on many critic's all-time top ten lists.

"The Seven Samurai" takes place in...

mvie mu-1018639: Akira Kurosawa-There is no Equal

Wed, 1 Mar 2000 16:01:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author RobVanDam - Seven Samurai is the greatest movie I have ever seen. It combines the Drama, Suspense and Sadness of Rashomon, with the Epic battle sequences and Action of Ran. I was never bored at any part of this movie. the plot, and brilliant camera work...