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Sword of the Stranger
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:17 -0700
by Jet_Jaguar
Anyone here seen this movie?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSn-qVaEXqo
Daryl Surat gave it a positive review on the most recent episode of the Anime World Order podcast (I don't think that I'd even heard of it before listening to this episode):
http://animeworldorder.blogspot.com/200 ... short.html
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:31 -0700
by SHIZEN
i have seen it, its amazing in its own way
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 23:02 -0700
by Gallennon
It is a good film. Not sure what the Academy was smoking to think THIS out of all other Japanese anime was the best. It was good, but the plot came off as generic samurai anime.
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:51 -0700
by Jet_Jaguar
Gallennon wrote:It was good, but the plot came off as generic samurai anime.
IIRC, part of the reason why Daryl Surat praised it seemed to be that Japan hasn't really made any "generic samurai anime" for theatrical release in a fairly long time (He didn't count
Ninja Scroll since that was an OAV). I think he said that the last theatrical anime movie to fall under that rubric was
Dagger of Kamui about 25 years ago, and that's supposed to actually be more of a ninja movie (I haven't seen it). I'm perfectly happy to watch a "generic samurai anime" movie as long as it's done well.
I'm perfectly happy to watch a "generic samurai anime&q
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 17:53 -0700
by go
Dear Jet
If you are "perfectly happy to watch a "generic samurai anime" movie as long as it's done well." you will be very happy with this movie.
The detail and animation is great.
Predictable but very enjoyable.
Best wishes to all!
go
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 22:24 -0700
by Gallennon
Jet_Jaguar wrote:Gallennon wrote:It was good, but the plot came off as generic samurai anime.
IIRC, part of the reason why Daryl Surat praised it seemed to be that Japan hasn't really made any "generic samurai anime" for theatrical release in a fairly long time (He didn't count
Ninja Scroll since that was an OAV). I think he said that the last theatrical anime movie to fall under that rubric was
Dagger of Kamui about 25 years ago, and that's supposed to actually be more of a ninja movie (I haven't seen it). I'm perfectly happy to watch a "generic samurai anime" movie as long as it's done well.
Oh I am not downing it, it was a good film and I enjoyed it. But still seeing the amount of anime I have seen, I do not see it as the best representation of what Japan has to offer in anime at this time. But as a samurai anime it is very good.