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I BOUGHT "THE LAST SAMURAI"!!!!!!!!

Did you like the Last Samurai?

  • I Loved It!

    Votes: 26 41.3%

  • Pretty darn good.

    Votes: 18 28.6%

  • Eh, it was okay.

    Votes: 12 19.0%

  • Nah, waste of my time.

    Votes: 7 11.1%
  • Total voters
    63
The guy from Ringu is really cool (can't remember his name right now) I was a little upset when he died. Same with Ken Watanabe's character...even though I expected it.
If I were in Tom's shoes (at the moment of the beheading) I doubt i'd have waited to see what the guy had to say -.-
Sometimes I wonder....sheesh...anyways, I didn't like how patriotic the ending was either.
 
Yeah it was the guy from Ringu that i really weeped for. *snif* Nooooooooooo!!!!!!
 
He was really cool ;_;
He was nifty in both movies. I need to see more movies with him in it...
He's just nifty >.<
 
Your talking about Hiroyuki Sanada, right?

Also, the silent samurai...he's pretty famous/popular to see in the samurai movies....Him and Katsumoto's son were the ones that brought a tear to my eye.
 
Hiroyuki and Tom drawed in a mock sword fight. That's bull! Tom wouldn't of trained nowhere near a quarter of the time that Hiroyuki's character trained for!!!!!! Urgh. Why do the cool people always have that happen to them?!
なぜ だ～????!!!!!!!!!!
 
I too have the dvd and I really liked the film, even though Tom Cruise had the leading role..
Ken Watanabe is really good with character acting as Katsumoto....a better actor than Cruise for sure....!!!

Too bad he did not get an Oscar for "Actor in supporting role", as he was nominated and really deserved it.

The scene where everyone was slayed by that "primitive" machine-gun type, with handles was very powerful. It reminded me of the descriptions of WW1 Europe, especially battle of sommes where British soldiers where slayed in 'no man's land' between the trenches, by the more "modern" machine gun of the Germans.

It shows the superiority of modern, fire weapons over feudal/medieval weapons...GOOD FILM!!!

Some reviewers have compared the film with Kevin Costner's "Danicing with Wolves"...well, it may have some similarities, but not much!!
I liked The Last Samurai much more than Costner's movie, which was too long with some few unnecessary scenes....
 
Miss_apollo7 said:
Some reviewers have compared the film with Kevin Costner's "Danicing with Wolves"...well, it may have some similarities, but not much!!
I liked The Last Samurai much more than Costner's movie, which was too long with some few unnecessary scenes....
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There's no comparrison, I think, Last Samurai is a way better movie in all aspects.

Also, Ken Watanabe made that movie....if he wasn't in it then it probably would have bombed.
 
I agree with you all on Ken Watanabe. He's a GREAT actor and definitely should have won an Oscar for his work. The movie really would have BOMBED if Watanabe hadn't been in it....
Katsumoto's son's death was really a very tragic one. I was upset to see him die ;_;

and Tom definitely would NOT have been able to even get close to a draw with Sanada in that battle. I found that scene to be very iffy. After all, he was only there for ONE year.
 
Onigiri Chan said:
I agree with you all on Ken Watanabe. He's a GREAT actor and definitely should have won an Oscar for his work.
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I remember watching the oscars and remember that part. I remember screaming "What a rip-off!!"....no way Tim Robbins deserved it. But the Oscars are rigged anyway.
 
My mouth was open all the time when I watched the movie....it kinda started my affection for Japan....I LOVE THIS MOVIE !!!! well...I wish my Japanese improved that fast as his(Tom cruise) in 1 year .....

Yeah....it was really sad indeed !!!
 
Buddha Smoker said:
I remember watching the oscars and remember that part. I remember screaming "What a rip-off!!"....no way Tim Robbins deserved it. But the Oscars are rigged anyway.
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I agree!! The Academy Awards are politically "correct", some have suggested anyway. And actors who really deserve an award get passed for lesser talents....(mostly, in my opinion). "Lost in Translation" did not get a big recognition at the awards because some said it was too racist. ??!!
Like when the Academy Awards were accused of being selective by giving awards to only white actors, and "suddenly" a couple of years ago, both Halle Berry and Denzel Washington got awards....weird??!!

Who decide that who get an oscar? What is the jury composed of anyway? "experts"....it should be public voting - then I am sure Ken Watanabe would have won instead of Tim Robbins.....Watanabe is a great talent! ....and much better looking than Robbins..
GIVE KEN WATANABE AN OSCAR!!!
 
It's the Academy of Actor Guild or something that choose...which is basically themselves....that right there shows you how it is set up.

Here here to what you said.
 
i am so happy that everyone is replying to my post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
that was an excellent movie. the one part i really liked was that tom and the girl did not get too romantic. it was perfect.
 
One of Tom's more memorable lines for me was just before the last battle took place.
"I'll look for you on the field" That made me laugh. I thought it was pretty funny.
* listening to soundtrack *
 
i also didnt like the ending but it was still an awsome movie, and i to bought the soundtrack...hans zimmer did a excellent job, if last samurai were to actually of won an award i would say the music for sure...poor poor ken wantanabe, damn americans and your movie awards...
 
Hiroyuki and Tom drawed in a mock sword fight.
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I remembered it was Ken Watanabe who was challenging Tom Cruise.


Ken Wantanabe had nothing to lose, he was nominated in the first place. It was Hiroyuki Sanada!

Oh, I meant Ken Wantanabe WASN'T nominated in the first place.

The movie was good but I don't like the ending.

 
 
I doubt Tom Cruise speaks that much Japanese to be quite honest...I suspect that it's all forgotten by now.
I was watching a show about the making of the movie, and they had a long interview with Tom Cruise. Apparently he doesn't understand how to pronounce a single Japanese word -.-
 

Maybe I saw that same one....he was just saying how he memorized how to say it but didn't really know what he was saying.
 
Figures.*shrug*
That's why I hate when movies made in japan with american actors/resses who don't even bother to know or care for the language they will be useing in a movie. Bah.
 
Hey, Wait A Minute ....

AREKKUSA, how'd you get my wife's picture as your avatar??

Frank

PS - You're a next door neighbor, just down the road from Maine!!

 
Arekkusu said:
Figures.*shrug*
That's why I hate when movies made in japan with american actors/resses who don't even bother to know or care for the language they will be useing in a movie. Bah.
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Alas, that is so true of most Actors.
 
 
duff_o_josh said:
when i said poor poor ken wantanabe, it was reffering to him not winning the best supporting actor award, even though he was nominated...
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Point is----it SUCKS that he didn't win. The Oscars are rigged. :angryfire
 
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