Movie question gab-fest

[Emperor Cupcake]

May 26, 2012 8:10:46 GMT -5 @caucasoididiot said:

May 25, 2012 9:16:55 GMT -5 Emperor Cupcake said:

Oh, and we just saw the fantastic 1965 film The Loved One, . . .

A truly great film. I love Gielgud's line about how Americans are always talking, but you needn't listen.

. . . like the Zatoichi movies, which we've seen a ton of.

Have you seen Kitano's remake? I rewatched that just the other night, but it's been ages since I saw any of the Katsu ones. If so, any thoughts on it?

The funny thing about The Loved One is that it seemed like exactly the kind of film I would adore, yet I'd never heard of it. Tom and I were talking about movies one day and he remembered seeing the film as a teenager, though he couldn't remember the name of it. So he looked it up and got it on Netflix, knowing I would love it. I did. :-)

Yeah, we saw the 2003 Zatoichi, and I liked it, but to me Katsu WAS Zatoichi, so I couldn't get as into his character in the remake.

[caucasoididiot]

May 26, 2012 16:25:49 GMT -5 Emperor Cupcake said:

Yeah, we saw the 2003 Zatoichi, and I liked it, but to me Katsu WAS Zatoichi, so I couldn't get as into his character in the remake.

I know that feeling. Did you ever see any of the Hanzou the Razor series? I remember audible gasps from the audience during Sword of Justice. It seems to be on YouTube in full, so maybe I'll give it another go one of these days.

[reaperg]

IFC (when they were still cool) ran the "Hanzo the Razor" films. I think I learned more about Shintaro Katsu's psyche than I ever wanted to.

[Emperor Cupcake]

No, haven't seen those. I'll have to look into them!