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Stick with me,,,, I die,, You die.

Advantages: Sturdy Tin, Free Stuff, what more could you want?
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...REVIEW SHOULD BE CALLED BATTLE ROYALE 2 - REVENGE (SPECIAL EDITION) (TIN BOX SET) (THREE DISCS) - It only comes in the tin with three discs.*** Looking back, compared to this, the original idea they had for Battle Royale I was pretty straight forward compared to this bloodfest of a game. 42 High school children are forced to battle it out *again* on an island *again*. This time howeVer, they dont have to kill eachother off.. oh no,, that would ...
...movie. ---- Battle Royale 2 - Requiem 3 disc special collectors edition. There are a whole bunch of special features crammed into this little tin: * Deluxe steel tin with embossed 'BR' logo design * Poster art collector's card * Uniquely numbered film cell * Information booklet * Disc 1: * Original presentation of the film * Trailer * Disc 2: * A new cut of the film delivering over 20 minutes more action! * Scene selection * Disc 3: ...

jonnyholden 02.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Battle Royale 2 - Revenge (Special Edition) (Tin Box Set) (DVD)

Another Kurosawa Masterpiece

Advantages: Top quality film.
Disadvantages: Not a lot of DVD extras.

My collection of Kurosawa DVD's just keeps growing because he seems to have delivered every time. This is yet another film by the Japanese film-making genius that offers something different. Whereas 'Yojimbo' was a harder edged action film this sequel takes a far more light hearted approach, with genuine laughs along the way that aren't lost in the subtitles. Toshiro Mifune again stars for Kurosawa and as usual delivers in a way that only he can; ...

Osaitfc 01.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sanjuro (Subtitled) (Wide Screen) (DVD)

The quickist sword in the west.

Advantages: brilliant film
Disadvantages: maybe difficult to get hold a copy.

...similar these films are, watch Yojimbo first and then A Fist Full of Dollars, without Yojimbo there would have been no Fist Full of Dollars. It would be unfair to say which film is best, as in my eyes they are both great films. The image Yojimbo gives of Japan at sometime during the 19 Century is that of a declining and corrupt Japan, which much of the country under the control of gangsters and corrupt officials. The film also portrays a national ...
...with the samurai, who normally having a high moral code being honoured and feared at the same time. The films also shows how these traditions are beginning to be opened up to western influences, this can be seen in the role Unosuke, played by Tatsuya Nakadai. He plays the son of one of the gangster who returns to the town in tradition clothes, but bearing an American gun which he uses instead of tradition weapons, thus making him a powerful force ...

oldgoth 27.07.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Yojimbo (DVD)

My ghost makes me human

Advantages: A truly thought-provoking work of art
Disadvantages: A somewhat uneven plot

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE Ghost in the Shell is inarguably Mamoru Oshii's most famous creation, one that can be seen as standing in a similar position in the director's achievements as Akira is to Katsuhiro Otomo. With its deeply philosophical attitude and pondering feeling, the film is distinctly Oshii's creation with all his strengths and weaknesses. Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow, Ghost in the Shell details the operations of Section 9, ...
...from Arthur Koestler's essay "The Ghost in the Machine," where it is argued that the origin of the human mind is a physical condition of the brain. Shirow expands on this philosophy to include a broader sense that a ghost is not only a physical trait, but a more complex phenomenon that works in a larger system, such as a removed organ, like an arm or liver, will lose its autonomic nerve and therefore its ghost, unless stimulated by a mechanical replacement. ...

berlioz 15.01.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Ghost In The Shell (Animated) (Special Edition) (DVD)

Tale Of A Fallen Shogun

Advantages: wonderful adaptation of macbeth in japanese.
Disadvantages: none

...bring his tragic downfall. Throne Of Blood is classic and timeless. The settings have a historical feel and an impressive style. Isuzu Yamada and Mifune are sensational as they preformed their versions of Lady and Lord Macbeth. Director Akira Kurosawa transforms the Scottish landscape into a haunting, misty vision of ancient Japan. Visual elements such as fog, rain, and wind give the film an eerie feel along with the use of black and white. Kurosawa ...

kagito 15.09.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Throne Of Blood (Subtitled) (DVD)