It's 1860 and Niiro Tsurichiyo, the illegitimate son of a nobleman, dreams of becoming a samurai. But he is suspected of being a spy by the Mito Clan... Japanese dialogue with subtitles.
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Action/Adventure - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Jack Ging, Marla Heasley, Lance Legault, Melinda Culea, Mr T, Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict, George Peppard, Carl Franklin
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
Advantages: Good acting, and some nice twists Disadvantages: None
Hello there, and thanks for stopping by for my 8th review.
Before we start the review, look at the DVD cover for the film?. the movie is called Assassins and Stallone doesn't realise that Banderos is behind him!! Oh dear, this could have been a shorter film than what was expected.
Any way I digress, sit comfortably, relax and on with the review?.
This film was released twelve years ago; I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this at the Cinema that this was a Richard Donner film. This man has directed Superman, 4 Lethal Weapon films, and shows no signs of slowing down.
The cast in Assassins is a very good collection of actors, Stallone playing Robert Rath, the professional assassin on the verge of retirement and wanting to do one more job. Stallone plays the role very well and looks the part completely. When watching ...
Timbo3107 09.01.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Assassins (DVD)
Advantages: Great choreography and acting Disadvantages: Too Americanised
Tom Cruise wouldn't have been great with a French accent!!
The choreography of the fight scenes is a wonder to behold. Director Edward Zwick has got it right there, and the emotional conversations, particularly between Algren and Katsumoto, hold just the right amount of tension in them to suggest poignant conversation and meaningful traditions in the samurai way. In this respect, I felt part of the film when I was watching.
As the credits rolled, I was thoroughly impressed. It takes a lot for me to just watch a film without checking on the time at certain intervals, yet with this film I watched all the way through and only realised that the playing time of 148 minutes was up. And that is a long time for a film! Over 2 hours of good entertainment, marred only by an americanisation of sorts.
There are no extras.
The DVD is ...
Advantages: The acting, the story, the effects Disadvantages: Billy Connolly
a warrior could choose to end his own life or have the leader of his tribe cut off his own head, as the dishonour would be too much to bear.
Most people when they hear the word Samurai, think of the swords. Samurai warriors often gave their swords names as they believed that their soul and honour was carried within the sword they fought with.
***TECHIE BITS***
Title: The Last Samurai
Director: Edward Zwick
Running Time: 2 hours, 24 minutes
Certificate: 15
Where to buy: Amazon, HMV, Virgin and order from all three
DVD/VHS: Both (my copy was on VHS)
Price: For the VHS copy £15.99 and same for the DVD.
Trailers: One that I've seen
Sountrack: Yes
How much for soundtrack: £10.99
Posters: Several
Happy trails kids!
Leila :) ...
It's 1860 and Niiro Tsurichiyo, the illegitimate son of a nobleman, dreams of becoming a samurai. But he is suspected of being a spy by the Mito Clan... Japanese dialogue with subtitles.
It's 1860 and Niiro Tsurichiyo, the illegitimate son of a nobleman, dreams of becoming a samurai. But he is suspected of being a spy by the Mito Clan... Japanese dialogue with subtitles.
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