13 Assassins

It seems the film has the merit of pleasing some, though I for one definitely did not get its brilliance. The bad guy is simply a maniac, and aside from his lieutenant no one in his army has a character, they are just interchangeable figures who fall silently when mortally wounded (goodies die more slowly, but always bravely). The comic inserts were poor slapstick that didn't fit in. It's like we've made no progress since the westerns of the 1950s. Perhaps TO should have a committee to OK five star ratings, so you don't collectively make fools of yourselves.

To think, I was cnofuesd a minute ago.

Same old, same old. 5 * hardly. Last hour was endlessly boring.

Has anyone seen the original 1962 (Was it?) film?

But again, good fun.

Good fun but nowhere close to the majesty of Seven Samurai, with personally more than just a nod happening there, or the work of Kurosawa in general. Overall I didn't find it to be well characterised as the material or film structure demanded it to be, look what something like The Dirty Dozen achieved with similar narrative requisites. The usual, although less of them, Miike Takeshi flourishes really helped here, but as always they're both amusing and disposable. The political backdrop was effectively conveyed but this isn't a 5 star film or the work of a real Master.

>>this list of comments by what seems to be mostly a bunch of illiterate commentators, whose main prejudice seems to be that the film is 'Japanese' << Gitface, from nice Phil: I've tidied up your error of grammar here so that you'll look a bit less of a tit. Best.

Phil Incidental. Stick to your Guy Richie movies and your Daily Mirror leave the complicated stuff to those that can read.

Your day will come, clitslop. Just keep plugging away.

Ppl like you get all the barnis. I just get to say thanks for he answer.