tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post8759606139191572474..comments2024-03-19T07:51:40.661-05:00Comments on Carmen's Fun Painty Time: Samurai Road WarriorEvilcartoonisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601323279665213451noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-10493703111571504672013-07-21T09:54:46.373-05:002013-07-21T09:54:46.373-05:00Open Range is not for everyone; it's verrrry s...Open Range is not for everyone; it's verrrry slow, but holds plenty of tension as it builds up to great climax. 3 hours long, but I still watch it repeatedly.<br /><br />I would compare it to Hari Kiri. Not necessarily the same plots, but the both seem to build up at the same speed with the same tension until the climactic fight of few vs. many.Evilcartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601323279665213451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-71640398536656619392013-07-21T09:44:24.503-05:002013-07-21T09:44:24.503-05:00Unforgiven is also another one I enjoy; I only bei...Unforgiven is also another one I enjoy; I only being it up because someone over at The Miniatures Page just posted this: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O3hHMSqHgpwEvilcartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601323279665213451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-85656126035951751802013-07-21T05:17:13.079-05:002013-07-21T05:17:13.079-05:00Might have to see if anyone has a copy of Open Ran...Might have to see if anyone has a copy of Open Range I can borrow :)<br />Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-86660338039681747532013-07-18T18:51:00.878-05:002013-07-18T18:51:00.878-05:00On second thought, I think Open Range could work:
...On second thought, I think Open Range could work:<br />A small group of close-knit(?) ronin (so not free-grazers) passes near a town whose leaders don't take kindly to them. A ronin visits town to try to get food and is killed by some town otakadate. The remaining ronin plan out their revenge, leading up to the inevitable conclusion.<br /><br />So yes on "Open Range."<br />:)<br />Now, I want to see that movie (the samurai version of Open Range)Evilcartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601323279665213451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-36730095983698550852013-07-18T18:38:13.334-05:002013-07-18T18:38:13.334-05:00Hmm, I don't know. Open Range wouldn't wor...Hmm, I don't know. Open Range wouldn't work unless you add more modern values to allow our samurai to interact with the common folk. That, and there weren't a lot of samurai herders:)<br /><br />True Grit maybe; ronin seeking review against bandits on the behalf of a peasant?<br /><br />High Plains Drifter might be like a more vicious Yojimbo, in which our anti-hero plays the sides of a town against each other all the way to destruction (granted High Plains Drifter was the townsfolk against returning prisoners.)<br /><br />So, I'm not sure those would work as samurai flicks.<br /><br />Evilcartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601323279665213451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-45970002203514050812013-07-18T16:04:45.350-05:002013-07-18T16:04:45.350-05:00Would it work in reverse ? Could those three West...Would it work in reverse ? Could those three Westerns make decent Samurai films ?Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-1030493129126223562013-07-18T13:42:16.654-05:002013-07-18T13:42:16.654-05:00Oh yes- plenty pf parallels (and straight-up remak...Oh yes- plenty pf parallels (and straight-up remakes.)<br />I guess my point should have been that I didn't expect "The Road Warrior" also to echo so many aspects of a good classic samurai film.<br /><br />Interesting enough, I'm not really a fan of the western remakes (Magnificent 7, Fistful of Dollars ...) Though, this may be because I saw the samurai film versions first. But I still enjoy a good western. My favorites are the newer True Grit, Open Range and High Plains Drifter.Evilcartoonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601323279665213451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-15689690780099458902013-07-18T13:26:34.992-05:002013-07-18T13:26:34.992-05:00How do you feel about Westerns? Some pretty stron...How do you feel about Westerns? Some pretty strong parallels there as well.<br /><br />FMBfireymonkeyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05833974263127787678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-72654069652407152542013-07-18T10:29:21.895-05:002013-07-18T10:29:21.895-05:00I would also add in the Eastwood/Leone films which...I would also add in the Eastwood/Leone films which are almost scene for scene lifted from those classic Samurai movies. Not to mention Magnificent Seven. But I never thought about the Mad Max franchise before. I think you're right.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-6657825772087643852013-07-18T06:29:35.019-05:002013-07-18T06:29:35.019-05:00You did all that without using the word "Rede...You did all that without using the word "Redemption" once. Zzzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363838253700265309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353993238228420112.post-51619647908462612502013-07-18T03:25:36.770-05:002013-07-18T03:25:36.770-05:00They do say there are only 7 plots! Or something l...They do say there are only 7 plots! Or something like that...<br /><br />H!Hugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.com