I share my birthday with Kurosawa!
Awesome!
And I've had my dvr programmed to record Throne of Blood for the past week.
Also awesome!
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
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Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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Hayden - Mar 09, 2010 8:11:59 am PST #7153 of 30000
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DavidS - Mar 09, 2010 8:18:19 am PST #7154 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Seven Samurai is one of the most emotionally satisfying action movies you'll ever see. The characters are so well drawn and the situation is played for maximum drama that pays off beautifully. And Kurosawa, of course, set the standard for cinematic action at that time.
Yojimbo's the coolest, though.
Connie Neil - Mar 09, 2010 8:21:17 am PST #7155 of 30000
brillig
Which of the Kurosawa's is the version of (I think) Bad Day at Black Rock or (I think, it has Bruce Willis) Last Man Standing. I suck at titles, I just say, "You know, the one they've remade all over the place, with the guy who plays two gangs against each other."
Polter-Cow - Mar 09, 2010 8:23:47 am PST #7156 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's Yojimbo, a famous remake being A Fistful of Dollars.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 09, 2010 8:27:27 am PST #7157 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Seven Samurai is one of the most emotionally satisfying action movies you'll ever see. The characters are so well drawn and the situation is played for maximum drama that pays off beautifully. And Kurosawa, of course, set the standard for cinematic action at that time.
I agree with this.
Yojimbo's the coolest, though.
And also with this.
Which of the Kurosawa's is the version of (I think) Bad Day at Black Rock or (I think, it has Bruce Willis) Last Man Standing. I suck at titles, I just say, "You know, the one they've remade all over the place, with the guy who plays two gangs against each other."
Yojimbo was an unofficial version of Red Harvest, by Hammett. Sergio Leone unofficially remade it as A Fistful of Dollars. The Bruce Willis film (by Walter Hill I think) was also a version, though I think it might have credited Red Harvest as its source.
Hayden - Mar 09, 2010 8:28:23 am PST #7158 of 30000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Upon catching a few minutes of Die Hard the other night, I noticed that they took the scene with the bad dude shooting at Bruce Willis as he scurried under a table directly from Yojimbo.
Connie Neil - Mar 09, 2010 8:40:56 am PST #7159 of 30000
brillig
So what is the story of Bad Day at Black Rock? The one with Spencer Tracy? I could swear there was an identical scene of scrubland and bad guys standing beside their cars waiting for the first move to shoot each other.
I may be conflating a lot of movies.
javachik - Mar 09, 2010 9:08:51 am PST #7160 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yojimbo and Seven Samurai were the first two dvds I ever bought. Two of my top ten of all time movies. Yojimbo often trades places with The Bicyle Thief for first place, depending on my mood (which changes daily).
Sometimes when I am feeling melancholy, Casablanca is first. And when I'm feeling caustic and hopeless, Network is first.
Side note: "melancholy" looks very weird no matter how I spell it.
Tom Scola - Mar 09, 2010 9:13:31 am PST #7161 of 30000
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Network would be a whole lot less depressing if it all didn't come true.
javachik - Mar 09, 2010 9:14:21 am PST #7162 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Network would be a whole lot less depressing if it all didn't come true.
Right?!