The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

[MA-Caver]

Just finished watching this DVD... marvelous. A remake/renewed version of a popular Japanese film based on a mythological figure of a blind swordsman who became a hero and a legend. The director is Takeshi Kitano of Dolls and Brother fame. Does a wonderful job acting and directing this tale.
Great sword-fight scenes that are reminicient of the great Kurosawa samurai epics, and a wonderful sprinkling of humor throughout, particularly the fat idiot guy who dreams of being a Samurai that appears intermittedly for no other reason than to make you laugh.
Wonderfully acted and edited. Rated R for stylized bloody violence. Winner of numerous film festival awards.

Worth checking it out!

 

[Xue Sheng]

I have not seen this movie yet, but I think I have seen all of the Zatoichi films of Shintarô Katsu and they were great, predictable, but great.

 

[Hand Sword]

Good film, good action, but, growing up watching the originals--nothing will replace them, to me. It's kind of like the Godzilla in the rubber suit was still better than the computerized, Broderick one--LOL!

 

[evenflow1121]

Oh yeah thats a great movie, I remember watching that a while back.

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

Yep...the large kid was a hoot!

What'd you thing of the spectacular ending?

 

[MA-Caver]

Yep...the large kid was a hoot!

What'd you thing of the spectacular ending?

Unfortunately I found it distracting... I watched the "making of" sequences and understand the director's decision to do it that way... but... :idunno: found that was the only turn off of the whole film.

Can't have it all... but yeah it was great.

 

[Bigshadow]

Is that the same film where the big kid keeps running around the house yelling and acting like he is a samurai? I saw a show like that and I was wondering if it was the same one. I don't remember the name, just it was a fairly old movie. I enjoyed watching it.

EDIT: I did a google search and yes, I am sure it was the one. It was cool. I would like to see the new one.