The Last Samurai (Special Edition) (DVD)

...past and seeks solitude from the bottle. Offered a vast amount of money he agrees to go to Japan to train up their army to fight and defeat the remaining rebel Samurai. Unfortunately he is injured and captured in action by the Samurai, and instead of being killed he is taken back to their village hide away. Although he is the enemy, he is not treated like a prisoner, and soon he comes to understand and respect the Samurai. With this his loyalty changes ...
...friends. Soon the Japanese army up their search for the remaining rebel Samurai, this time they are prepared for them and are ready to go to war which could determine the fate of the Samurai once and for all. This is a very powerful film which holds your attention through the story, the dialogue, the action and the scenery. The story which can be compared with "Dances With Wolves" is more about a man who is at war with himself, as he hates his past ...

christianfilmcritic 22.02.2006 (13.04.2006) · Read full review
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...and Japan produce some of the best movies (action and horror in particular) in the world. Being a big fan of these types of movies I was slightly skeptical about seeing the last samurai. I found the movie to be highly enjoyable, and respectful to the samurai culture but it didn't manage to avoid certain pitfalls, letting the movie down. The plot Tom cruise stars as Capt. Nathan Algren a hero of the civil war who has failed to settle back into normal ...
...to help fight the samurai in Japan, by training the army and leading them. When taking the new Japanese army into battle he is captured by Katsumoto, played by Ken Watanabe, the leader of the samurai. During his capture he learns the manner of the samurai and subsequently becomes one. Ending up challenging the people he was brought in by. It is solid story centering on the Japan’s battle to modernize and the struggles it had with trying to ...

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...gone to see it at the cinema! When i first saw this movie advertised, I assumed it was going to be one of those movies where tom cruise goes around killing absolutley everyone in other words lame, but how very wrong I was. The movie tells the story of an american war captain who is sent to Japan to fight against those who are rebelling i.e the samurai however he is captured by these samurai warriors and is eventually welcomed into the samurai community ...
...with. The movie has some great fighting scenes and really brings out a lot of history about the ancient samurai ways of life, in particular their resentment to use firearms even though they know they will get killed, as well as providing its audience with a good insight into typical 19th century Japanese life. In my opinion this is the best role Cruise has ever played. It's one of those movies that really involves the audience emotionally, I for ...

Dj_fiki 04.04.2005 (05.04.2005) · Read full review
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the double disc editon of this epic japanese action film is a certain buy. Starring Tom Cruise at his best and Ken Watanabe in his first fighting film, it really is great. Nathan Algren(tom cruise) is hired to train the new japanese army to get rid of the samurai's. Ever haunted by past wars against the Red Indians, he has trouble keeping off the whiskey. He gets ordered to take the unready "new" Japanese army out to destroy Katsumoto(Ken Watanabe). ...
...with the samurai army led by Katsumoto they lose many men and fail to make a scratch. During this battle Nathan gets captured and taken back to the samurai camp in the mountains where he is prisoner. Over the next 6 months his thoughts change and he Finnaly starts to agree with the "bushido"(samurai) way. When released Nathan is ordered to go into battle again with a bigger force to wipe out the samurais for good, But will he do it........... This ...

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...little room for surprises among the inevitable clichéd trappings of The Last Samurai, an epic cinematic scenario about a battle-worn war hero who has lost his soul but finds redemption in an ancient Japanese society he once perceived as the enemy. Story A decorated soldier, Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) fought bravely during the Civil War, but in the years thereafter, pragmatism and self-interest embittered him. He now drinks heavily to drown ...
...proud Native Americans in the name of progress during the Indian Wars of the 1870s. As a mercenary for hire, Algren heads to Japan to train the newly formed Imperial Army and usher it into the burgeoning age of modern Western culture--a shift that will put Japan's ancient customs and values in jeopardy, including the tradition of the fierce and highly respected samurai warriors who once protected Japan with their fabled swords and still live by a ...

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