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KurtMoney says...
8 years ago
It's amazing to me how how contemporary this film's pacing of action and comedy feel considering it's over 60 years old. It's well known that Lucas was directly influenced by this film for Star Wars, but I think every "on the run" action/comedy movie since owes a a huge debt to this film as well. It just goes from one jam to another, never letting up. Especially as soon as they hit the road. This is great.
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karinrosner says...
12 months ago
This film was a bit hard to access as a Westerner, but with a little patience, I was rewarded. I definitely see its influence on Lucas and Star Wars, but our feudal peasants are _very_ different from our droids, Star Wars fans: their portrayal shows all of their crassness with really nothing to redeem them. On the technical side of things, the Criterion subtitles in white were very difficult to read against the film’s backgrounds.
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Nox Anexayi says...
4 months ago
I loved 7 Samurai, though admittedly I had to watch it in 2 sittings but it was a masterpiece. This is the second Akira Kurosawa movie from the boxset, and the one I looked forward to most. I loved Toshiro Mifune in the last one so I'm happy to see him back in this.
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LucanReynolds says...
5 years ago
Akira Kurosawa, what a master! *The Hidden Fortress* is a Japanese epic filled to the brim with entertainment. Famous for giving George Lucas the inspiration for 1977's *Star Wars*, it carries the same sort of atmosphere of adventure and light humour. These four central performances are all fantastic, even when the over-the-top aspects come into it, and the cinematography pleasantly surprised me too.
The Hidden Fortress is maybe a little too long for my full enjoyment, but it's magical, funny and just so much fun for the most part.
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Juliosoft says...
6 years ago
image 4/5 and sound 3/5 . The movie is fine, I liked it, Toshiro Mifune gets out. What is the inspiration of Star Wars 4, I have not seen clearly
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jekyl6669 says...
7 years ago
Excellent adventure movie. The comedy is really refreshing for one of these feudal movies. Fun characters in an entertaining story.
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smallclone says...
3 years ago
One of Kurosawa's more accessible films, laced with comedy and adventure. His ability to keep characters in focus (deep or shallow) is brilliant. Framing and blocking also noticeable and the way he uses fog to light the scene is sublime. Mifune again dominates the screen.
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Maarten Delfgou says...
2 years ago
The original title of the film is Kakushi-Toride no San-Akunin.
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