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Key
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 Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:28 pm |
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So is the story rating as good as he says it is? I haven't seen it yet myself, but am thinking about picking it up.
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mugen1style
Joined: 26 Aug 2005
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Location: MN.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:25 am |
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| I thought that the reviewer had most of it right . I also think the character development, and back story are more interesting than the main story at this point in the series. I really did not notice the art flaws that he saw, and the time spent interviewing the samurai did not bother me. I would say that the rest of what he said seemed accurate to me. The negitive stuff he said, that I did not agree with, did not bother me, and I just took it as his opinion. As far as the rating is concerned I think it deserves an A for story so far, and I am lovin the artwork/animation. I have not viewed the film so I can not make a comment as to how accurate the plots are... The reviewer has seen the movie, this may have to do with the story rating I am only guessing though ? |
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Penfold1999
Joined: 28 May 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:00 am |
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| I have seen the first disc and the review was pretty much right on. Samurai 7 is very good, but the problems the reviewer expressed were accurate. Still I recommend this very highly. |
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Ralboon
Joined: 04 Sep 2005
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| I've seen the first two episodes and have to agree with this review. The only part that bothers me is the line where he suggests that people who have put off seeing the original should pick up this anime. If you have not seen the original and consider yourself in any way a fan of asian cinema then you really owe it to yourself to see it. It's one of the best movies ever made, a film that has been remade many times before and never once have those remakes outdone the original. Don't get me wrong, the anime is definitely worth seeing, but it will never match the brilliance of the original. |
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AlDim
Joined: 07 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:32 pm |
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I think this show should have never been made. They pretty much took the fame of Kurosawa's amazing movie and craeted a mediocre series for the anime mainstream.
Maybe on its own it has acceptable story and characters, but if compared with the original, it is, frankly, a piece of crap.
| Quote: | | Everyone else will probably enjoy the refresher course and update to the classic’s environment. |
Uh... No.  |
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Kagemusha
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
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Location: Boston
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 5:36 pm |
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| I've seen the fisrt five episodes, and while they were much better than I expected, it's really nothing special. Compared to the originals, the characters aren'y particuarly interesting or well done. It's fairly entertaining and I like the art style, but I wouldn't pay for it. A solid attempt though. |
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Mattousai
Joined: 15 Feb 2004
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:37 pm |
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| Shichinin no Samurai is one of the best movies, period, so its quite hard to live up to. That said, the other characters are somewhat on point, but I have to say that the portrayal of Kikuchiyo is great, and true to mifune's character (even though he is a machine). |
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Lix
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
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Location: All the wrong places...
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:29 pm |
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| AlDim wrote: | I think this show should have never been made. They pretty much took the fame of Kurosawa's amazing movie and craeted a mediocre series for the anime mainstream.
Maybe on its own it has acceptable story and characters, but if compared with the original, it is, frankly, a piece of crap.
| Quote: | | Everyone else will probably enjoy the refresher course and update to the classic’s environment. |
Uh... No. |
As much as I enjoy the freewheelin' pompousness of statements like this, I feel I must kindly disparage your comments by telling you that at the very least this show will garner more interest in the movie you so obviously adore, even if it doesn't satiate your immaculate standards.
My interest level is quite high for this series. Even though I'm not a tremendous fan of the original film, I'm thinking that I'll enjoy the setting of this take on it far more. As for the 3D visuals, I'm guessing this show won't fall far from the Appleseed in that at some point two separate camps will be simultaneously shouting, "Durrr, it durn't look that purty" and, "It is...magnifique!"
*shrug* It looks good to me. |
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