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Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
When Kurosawa died, many obituaries called him the God of Cinema, and it was hardly an exaggeration. Anyone who watches THE SEVEN SAMURAI would understand why. Fans of Peckinpah, Lucas, Spielberg, Millius, Cameron and almost any respected modernday ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at IMDB.com
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for CinemaZone.dkCinemaZone.dk
Vel nok en af de største instruktører nogensinde, Akira Kurosawa, er manden bag en række af filmverdenens mest fantastiske oplevelser. Hans 15. film De syv samuraier er den anden film i en kavalkade, der tidligere i år bød på At leve, som ikke ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Raging Bull Movie Reviews (Vanes Naldi)Raging Bull Movie Reviews (Vanes Naldi)
In China, they're called Wuxia for legends of swordsmen in action, while in Japan they're called Jidai Geki or samurai films. While often separated by the differences of the two countries, socially, culturally and historically, most of the time those ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Raging Bull Movie Reviews (Vanes Naldi)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
Mifune is magnificent, catching fish in a stream with his bare hands, nearly in the buff, or clowning to hearten anxious souls. Not trained in the way of the ronin, he lacks their discipline, but his courage is boundless and he is able to display his ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Shelley Cameron)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Digital BitsThe Digital Bits
No complaints from me. Other armchair critics are calling it a bad disc, but I like it. It's an eye-pleasing print of, for me, the greatest film ever made. That may give me a bias, but I watched it three times, and each time it didn't bug me -- and ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at The Digital Bits
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
207 minutes? That’s intimidating, but don’t let that stop you. Take out the opening titles and the five minute intermission and you’re down to the length of a “Lord of the Rings” film. Then you have to know that this is, simply put, one of the ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
The rereleased version is the original theatrical length of 203 minutes, and not the 141 minute one that we normally see. Is the longer version better? Not really. It's as good as the shorter version, but I'd be hard pressed to say that the extra ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at IMDB.com
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Ian Barr)Movie-Vault.com (Ian Barr)
207 minutes? That’s intimidating, but don’t let that stop you. Take out the opening titles and the five minute intermission and you’re down to the length of a “Lord of the Rings” film. Then you have to know that this is, simply put, one of the ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Ian Barr)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Orbital Reviews Orbital Reviews
In sixteenth century Japan, a village of farmers and peasants barely has enough food to survive, but when bandits raid their territory and steal their small food supply, they are left miserably contemplating how to change their situation. Many of the ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Orbital Reviews
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
The best non-U.S. film I've ever seen, Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai is action-packed and has become an item for countless directors, from John Sturges to George Lucas. The story is as follows. A small village hires Seven lone warriors to help ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
My Asian history professor gave us a list of Asian films to write about for our two out-of-class activities. I selected this film out of that list because it seemed interesting. The Seven Samurai is a great film that grabs your attention and never lets ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
From the beating of warlike drums over the opening credits, Akira Kurosawa's ("Throne of Blood"/"The Hidden Fortress"/"Yojimbo"/"Rashomon") thrilling black-and-white tale about samurai warriors set in medieval Japan (16th century) takes on the ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
One of the Great Films, but First Viewing May Be Problematic Although I loved the visual style of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece of world cinema Seven Samurai right away, I found the film a little baffling the first time I saw it. The acting styles ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
That purpose was to make a samurai movie that was anchored in ancient Japanese culture and yet argued for a flexible humanism in place of rigid traditions. One of the central truths of "The Seven Samurai" is that the samurai and the villagers who hire ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
By 2002, "Seven Samurai" had slipped to 11th place, just behind the musical "Singin' in the Rain" and ahead of the John Ford Western "The Searchers," but there hasn't been a good print of the uncut version of the Japanese classic in general ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
There is a silence and Kambei says quietly, "You're a farmer's son, aren't you." Kikuchiyo stalks out, ashamed of his humble origin. The class system was especially rigid in Japanese society at that time; children took up their father's station in the ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at IMDB.com
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for IMDB.comIMDB.com
THE SEVEN SAMURAI is, more than anything else, a totally enthralling and entertaining movie fun *and* profound. It is three hours and ten minutes long, never lags, and feels too short by half. It creates a world or more accurately, takes us to another ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at IMDB.com
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVDBeaver DVDBeaver
A desperate village hires seven samurai to protect it from marauders in this crown jewel of Japanese cinema. No other film so seamlessly weaves philosophy and entertainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action. Featuring Japan’s legendary ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at DVDBeaver
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for LoveHKFilm.com (Calvin McMillin)LoveHKFilm.com (Calvin McMillin)
A farming community hires seven exceptional swordsmen to defend their village in this unforgettable film from Akira Kurosawa. Highly influential and widely praised, The Seven Samurai is nothing less than a cinematic masterpiece. Accept no substitutes. ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at LoveHKFilm.com (Calvin McMillin)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
I always hear people referring to "Seven Samurai" as a "popcorn action flick" on discussion forums -- they are probably the same bunch of pretentious suckers who have nothing better to do with their lives than posting up their top 10 art house ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
No other Japanese filmmaker so inspired, or was inspired by, Western culture more than Akira Kurosawa. Perhaps that's why Seven Samurai (1954), an epic, 3 1/2 hour action movie remains so popular in the US. The movie takes place in a small farming ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
I like to begin my review of the so-called “great films” with sweeping generalizations about my subject’s effect on the landscape of cinema. “Changed the action film forever,” “the comedy that all comedies aspire to be,” “a new kind of ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Cinema Blend
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)
One day a villager overhears a gang of bandits as they pass through his village; the bandits are going to come back and raid it at harvest time. The villagers decide to try to recruit some Samurai to defend them. Most, when they hear of the low rewards ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Keith H. Brown)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Erick Harper)DVD Verdict (Erick Harper)
In Hollywood original ideas are often seen as risky. It is always much safer to emulate an existing, proven formula than to take creative risks and create something truly memorable and worthwhile. Thankfully, some filmmakers are not so limited in their ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at DVD Verdict (Erick Harper)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Senses of Cinema (Patrick Crogan)Senses of Cinema (Patrick Crogan)
Seven Samurai is a story about a poor farming village community in the sixteenth century Sengoku jidai era of civil strife and feuding samurai clans. Without the protection of a strong feudal warlord's samurai in these strife torn times, the village is ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Senses of Cinema (Patrick Crogan)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
In the late ’50s and early ’60s, Akira Kurosawa was one of the directors — with Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, and Satyajit Ray — whom Anglo-American critics used to prove to the intellectual establishment that films ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at The Boston Phoenix
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)
In einem kleinen japanischen Dorf herrschen Angst und Verzweiflung. Banditen kommen regelmäßig, um die Ernte und die Frauen zu stehlen und die Männer zu ermorden. Als ein Bauer zufällig erfährt, dass die Banditen im Herbst nach der Ernte ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)
Seven Samurai, The (1954) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
Kurosawa's masterpiece, testifying to his admiration for John Ford and translated effortlessly back into the form of a Western as The Magnificent Seven, has six masterless samurai - plus Mifune, the crazy farmer's boy not qualified to join the elect ...read the complete Seven Samurai movie review at Time Out
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