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Jennifer Pan
THE JEN!

Posts: 1219
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 12-09-2003 06:31 PM

I just saw it today. I guess the commercials were right... It has alot of quality to be I guess Oscar worthy. The battle scenes were awesome and the acting was good.

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Richard Greco
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1180
From: Plant City, FL
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 12-10-2003 09:26 PM

Saw it tonight at our Mugs & Movies auditorium. DTS Sound was superb!

This was one of the best that I have seen this year. I now have a much greater respect for the Samurai way of life and war.

Tom Cruise was perfect in this and I was gasping at some of the final battle scenes. Absolutely Incredible!!

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Mark Gulbrandsen
Resident Trollmaster

Posts: 16657
From: Music City
Registered: Jun 99

posted 12-11-2003 08:51 PM

I thought it was the best film out this year. A true epic and you couldn't ask for any thing more except for it to last longer. This film grabbed me like L.O.A. did and didn't let go till the last credit. I hope it does well in the awards department, it deserves to.

Mark @ CLACO

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Paul Mayer
Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under!

Posts: 3836
From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 12-29-2003 09:55 PM

Finally caught this one. I wasn't quite as impressed as some of you have been with this one, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I cracked up when Himeji Castle showed up in what is supposed to be Edo/Tokyo (Himeji is about 400 miles/644 km west of Tokyo). Oh well, lots of films goof up on basic geography--at least Himeji was listed as a shooting location. [Smile]

Regarding Cruise' Japanese, it is as Michael described it--about what one could expect from a good student after a few months of total immersion study. Definitely a non-native accent, but still quite understandable. If my first-year students sounded like Tom (or Uma in Kill Bill) I'd be fairly satisfied.

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Century Suncoast, Monday 3:50pm matinee, $5.75, screen #8 (about 400 seats), slightly curved scope screen, common width, about 20 in attendance.

Some dirt and backing scratches on the print. Two lab splices, one reel splice that looked like it was done with an ax, big fingerprints. Long automation cue tapes placed to show in the frame and also mute the digital sound. Framed a little high.

Focus. Out of focus. Just like the other three films I've seen in town this month. I swear no one running a booth here (Century Suncoast or Brenden Palms) knows how to focus or how to check focus. Very annoying.

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