Comments on: Movie. Sabotage, 1936. (HIx: 1) http://firstword.us/2007/01/movie-sabotage-1936-hix-1/ How can you have the last word if you haven't heard the first? Tue, 01 May 2012 20:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laurel1861 http://firstword.us/2007/01/movie-sabotage-1936-hix-1/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Laurel1861 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:58:10 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/146#comment-907 Ran is my favorite Kurosawa film, and it is indeed a takeoff from King Lear. Watching Ran while teaching King Lear helped some students better understand the Shakespeare play. Ran is my favorite Kurosawa film, and it is indeed a takeoff from King Lear.

Watching Ran while teaching King Lear helped some students better understand the Shakespeare play.

]]> By: steve hoffmeister http://firstword.us/2007/01/movie-sabotage-1936-hix-1/comment-page-1/#comment-906 steve hoffmeister Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:04:41 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/146#comment-906 Hi JonathanB, Well i do see alot of hollywood from Kurosawa, the seven sam. became the magnificent seven western, the hidden fortress had a good deal of effect on star wars from speilberg many of the hollywood directors have Kurosawa in mind as they should the german flicks tim reviews because of the cinematography and other reasons, i have seen many chinese films, and i like the bollywood India stuff like Lagaan and Asoka, these are good but the bollywoods can be umm alittle fleshy in a way. i also saw one that was filmed on location in himalaya mountains and that was the title Himalaya, there are some Israel films like the chosen i think the title filmed on location in and around the old temple area nice to see. i saw one from Pakistan buran was the title, a couple french films.... Kagamusha was my first Kurosawa film and i was hooked... and his last Ran had a good deal of Shakespear in it king lear i think was the example. well good to see others enjoy the films outside of hollywood. have a good day steve hoffmeister Hi JonathanB,

Well i do see alot of hollywood from Kurosawa,
the seven sam. became the magnificent seven western, the hidden fortress had a good deal of effect on star wars from speilberg many of the hollywood directors have Kurosawa in mind as they should the german flicks tim reviews because of the cinematography and other reasons, i have seen many chinese films, and i like the bollywood India stuff like Lagaan and Asoka, these are good but the bollywoods can be umm alittle fleshy in a way. i also saw one that was filmed on location in himalaya mountains and that was the title Himalaya, there are some Israel films like the chosen i think the title filmed on location in and around the old temple area nice to see. i saw one from Pakistan buran was the title, a couple french films….
Kagamusha was my first Kurosawa film and i was hooked… and his last Ran had a good deal of Shakespear in it king lear i think was the example.
well good to see others enjoy the films outside of hollywood. have a good day

steve hoffmeister

]]> By: JonathanB http://firstword.us/2007/01/movie-sabotage-1936-hix-1/comment-page-1/#comment-905 JonathanB Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:55:20 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/146#comment-905 Yes, I always hear them say that Kurosawa appealed to Western audiences. I personally don't see the "Western" elements to his films... if anything I see Western films being influenced by Kurosawa. It would sound cliche for me to say Shichinin no Samurai is my favorite... but it was the first one I saw and thus is my favorite. However, I haven't seen a Kurosawa film that I didn't like, Madadayo is probably my least favorite. I still have yet to see Do Desu Ka Den, Sugata Sanshiro or Dersu Uzala. Two good Chinese movies to review would be Farewell my Concubine and Raise the Red Lantern. Yes, I always hear them say that Kurosawa appealed to Western audiences. I personally don’t see the “Western” elements to his films… if anything I see Western films being influenced by Kurosawa.

It would sound cliche for me to say Shichinin no Samurai is my favorite… but it was the first one I saw and thus is my favorite. However, I haven’t seen a Kurosawa film that I didn’t like, Madadayo is probably my least favorite. I still have yet to see Do Desu Ka Den, Sugata Sanshiro or Dersu Uzala.

Two good Chinese movies to review would be Farewell my Concubine and Raise the Red Lantern.

]]> By: steve hoffmeister http://firstword.us/2007/01/movie-sabotage-1936-hix-1/comment-page-1/#comment-904 steve hoffmeister Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:35:06 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/146#comment-904 hi jonathanB, i am sure tim will get to Kurosawa, i have introduced him to hidden fortress, and i think he may have seen 7 samuari, i have a good deal of the Kurosawa list in my movie library.do you have a best of Kurosawa movie in mind? it is funny that he is more popular here than in Japan, or so i am told by my many Nippon friends... steve hoffmeister hi jonathanB,

i am sure tim will get to Kurosawa, i have introduced him to hidden fortress, and i think he may have seen 7 samuari, i have a good deal of the Kurosawa list in my movie library.do you have a best of Kurosawa movie in mind? it is funny that he is more popular here than in Japan, or so i am told by my many Nippon friends…

steve hoffmeister

]]> By: JonathanB http://firstword.us/2007/01/movie-sabotage-1936-hix-1/comment-page-1/#comment-903 JonathanB Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:06:44 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/146#comment-903 You should review a good asian foreign film. Like one of Kurosawa's flicks. You should review a good asian foreign film. Like one of Kurosawa’s flicks.

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