Legend of the Eight Samurai (Dol)

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starring: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yuki Meguro
directed by: Kinji Fukasaku

 : Legend of the Eight Samurai (Dol)
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0096009039431
Format: Color, NTSC
Label: Platinum Disc
Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
Publisher: Platinum Disc
Release Date: January 30, 2001
Studio: Platinum Disc




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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Would have been better to seen the subtitle version.
The dub is pretty bad. A subtitled version would have been better.



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Soft PG-13/Case-study for Carl Jung
First, this film has nothing to do with the Kurosawa classic that has one less Samurai. In the movie the band is referred to as ninjas, and I am not sure why they rendered the title differently. If they are trying to cash in on the famous movie, this makes sense in a Dilbert marketing sort of way. If they are trying to move away from the ninja image associated with 1980's movies and the turtles, forget about it--we've moved past it all.

What impressed me about this movie was its ability ... Read More



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - What's Up with the Cover Photo!!???
Does anyone know why a scene of Toshiro Mifune as Musashi in "Samurai Trilogy" is on the cover of this DVD!??



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - It's not THAT bad...(WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS!!)
I personally liked the movie...Ok, so it was kinda corny at times, but it had it's 'alright' moments:
1. The look on the princess's face when she agreed to eat the snake (you got to admit, the look WAS pricless)
2. When Shinbei goes riding through the village calling out, "BRING ME THE GIRLS!!"
3. When Shinbei was kicked out of the group and the princess gives him her flute...
4. When Shinbei finds out the evil witch is his mother!!!
5. When the evil witch goes in the bath ... Read More



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Very silly
Legend of the Eight Samurai is just as bad as you'd think it should be. The plot bounces around in a most confusing fashion, but who cares about what's going on, anyway? The word Samurai is interchanged with Ninja in this story. The cast includes such characters as The Princess, Necktie Ninja, pantsless Samurai, unloved lady ninja, Elvis Samurai, The Evil Queen, the old lady who tears her own face off, and a bevy of poisonous women. Throw in tentacles and glowing blue balls, and the MST3K-style jokes happen ... Read More

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