The Criterion Collection

10 comments

• By thevoid99
  June 02, 2011
  05:00 PM

  1. It's Kurosawa's best film (that I've seen so far) 2. It inspires a genre of group-based action films 3. The film's score
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• By dasboot4211
  November 08, 2011
  02:45 PM

  You only need one reason, Kurosawa. That's it.
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• By Marc
  January 07, 2013
  09:46 PM

  What an incredible film in very fine form!Fantastic cinematography.The actors are first class all the way.They sure don't make them like this anymore........
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  • By Alex Black
    May 26, 2013
    12:49 PM

    No they certainly do not!

• By Alex Black
  May 26, 2013
  12:47 PM

  1.Masterful direction with a wonderful 2.One of the most entertaining rides in cinema history 3.Great film soundtrack
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  • By Alex Black
    May 26, 2013
    12:47 PM

    I meant Masterful Direction with a wonderful cast*

• By EZ
  July 13, 2013
  02:09 AM

  1) Seeing bad ass Samurai joke around a lot 2) "The intermission" because I can bump up the volume & listen to the music while I re-heat some fast food chicken. 3) Tight script (not like, cool tight, (though it is that too) but like no fat tight, well focused)
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• By Mike Prado
  August 27, 2013
  06:04 AM

  1) THE CHARACTERS: The unparalleled dynamic chemistry between ALL of the players, from the mighty Kanbei to the feeble Yohei and everyone in between. All of the personalities are so expertly defined, that any given character's interaction with every other character is compelling. Incredible. 2) THE EMPEROR: Kurosawa's confident, sweeping, masterful direction that, even after the 20th viewing, makes this three-hour plus roller coaster ride feel like less than two. 3) THE INTANGIBLE: It's just that... thing. I can't explain it. So I won't try. But it's the reason why this will always be my absolute favorite movie of all time, no question. Arigato gozaimasu, Kurosawa-san.
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• By Cathy Earnshaw
  September 08, 2016
  03:44 PM

  1) The chemistry between the characters, 2) Action scenes which still pack a good punch, 3) A story set-up so fantastic that filmmakers are still ripping it off to this day
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