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Forum Archive 2023 => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Movies, Music & Books => Topic started by: sheepy on January 11, 2004, 03:14:01 PM

Title: the last smaurai
Post by: sheepy on January 11, 2004, 03:14:01 PM
w0w

this is an amazing film, watched it yesterday, very cool, lots of cool shots of ppl getting cut up with ninja swords!
Title: the last smaurai
Post by: DuVeL on January 11, 2004, 04:18:06 PM
Me goes to the kitchen looking for a big knife.  :ph34r:
Title: the last smaurai
Post by: Gh0st Face Killah on January 11, 2004, 04:52:59 PM
I'm sorry but the idea of Tom Cruise playing a samauri was enough to put me off this. They could at least had a japanese or chinese actor playing the part.
Title: the last smaurai
Post by: A Twig on January 11, 2004, 05:00:59 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Gh0st Face Killah@Jan 11 2004, 04:52 PM
I'm sorry but the idea of Tom Cruise playing a samauri was enough to put me off this. They could at least had a japanese or chinese actor playing the part.
I think you'll find that if it was a japanese or chinese actor the story of him being an american mercenary wouldn't really have worked...  :huh:
Title: the last smaurai
Post by: Gh0st Face Killah on January 11, 2004, 05:32:12 PM
Well if hes an american mercenary hes not the last samauri is he. Which is what the title and trailers are implying.
Title: the last smaurai
Post by: smite on January 11, 2004, 06:01:00 PM
Who's implying that HE is the last samurai? That is just your assumption ;)

I agree though i fancied the film but not with weedy boy Tom Cruise in it.... i will wait for it on DVD.
Title: the last smaurai
Post by: ChimpBoy on January 11, 2004, 06:30:26 PM
Dont agree with you there smitey - I find Cruise to be consistently watchable and he has an acting talent that is overshadowed simply because he's the poster boy for Hollywood.

Look at that track record (yeah there's a couple of duds but what leading man didn't have them) and it's fair to say that in terms of purely commercially-orientated films Cruise is by far and away (with Tom Hanks) the most consistent actor out there.

I'm not sure about the weedy bit either - he's buffed ;)

Empire just gave it five out of five, and I believe the title refers to the dying age of Bushido (the code of honour for the samurai) as Japan moved into a period of Westernisation, thereby killing off the ways of the Samurai.

Bit like "Last of the Mohicans" in that respect I think
Title: the last smaurai
Post by: smite on January 11, 2004, 06:39:33 PM
Aaah i see where your coming from ....like the last of the english...there banging their car plants all over our land...Bstrds


(I work for Toyota :( )

As for Cruise.. personal preference, but im not going to comment on how buff he may or may not be... i like ladies :D

Tom hanks is a good actor.
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