Saw it tonight here in Seattle, and even though it had Tom Cruise, it was a damned good movie. My favorite character was Bob.
Outstanding, gonna get the DVD
Good flick, I'll watch it again on HBO
Matinee only, once is enough
Beats a chick flick, but not by much
Blew chunks, death to Tom Cruise
Saw it tonight here in Seattle, and even though it had Tom Cruise, it was a damned good movie. My favorite character was Bob.
Harvey Moul
“Fish and visitors stink after three days - Ben Franklin”
This movie had some good bits, to be sure, but Tom Cruise stunk it up so bad I couldn't stand it. And I never disliked him before! The effort spent to make him the lead character took the heart out of the rest of the movie. If they had done this as a straightforward Japanese historical movie with Algren as a minor character it would have worked a lot better
Yeah, I liked Bob the Samurai too, but why was he always carrying his katana in his _right_ hand??
It seemed to me that a lot of the MA stuff was pretty good, but I'm far from an expert on battlefield kenjutsu or jiu-jutsu. Too much muscular blade-bashing for me, but not nearly as much as there might have been...
Personally, I think the Shogun mini-series beats TLS by a mile...and I'm aware of Shogun's faults too...
David Anderson
Calgary, Alberta
"Swords are the rosary of Aikido"
D. H. Skoyles Sensei 04/03/01
Nakayamakai KoAikido dojo