Blade Of The Immortal

A: Watch this and find out. This movie was good but it did not quite compare to some of the awesome action both martial and swordplay we see in other films both past and present. However, I am giving it 5* for 2 main reasons. Firstly, it is different and it executes well. The combats are all different, showing a bunch of different styles, enemies and weapons. They don't overdo "magic" (beyond the 'obvious' main story) tho you get the feeling it's there, which is how I prefer it, it makes it *feel* more historically possible even if it's not. Secondly, the current rating is 4.5* which I think is accurate. Usually I will not bother to review movies with ratings I agree with but every once in a while a movie is good enough I am motivated to vote it higher so it has more a chance to retain that rating. This is the latter. The acting is also very good, I felt for the characters even many of the bad guys and both of the younglings. There's some minor twisting as well which keeps you interested until the end, and probably room for a sequel.

A very admirable and earnest adaptation of an incredible manga. I started reading the manga when it was first published as a full-size comic book by Dark Horse around 1996 all the way til it's end run a few years ago. I always thought a live-action adaptation would be impossible due to the ultra-violence, complexity of characters and, ofcourse, the sheer length. I guess i shouldn't be surprised that the legendary Takashi Miike would find a way to adapt it. I won't get too into the story and what/who was cut out because it's pointless to talk about in an adaptation like this. The important thing is that it got the point across. Overall, i found the movie very good. The costumes and weapons are spot on perfect. Most of the casting looks just like the manga (in particular Shira, Anotsu, and Magatsu) and the fight choreography is accurate right down to the story panels and the characters' classic poses and mannerisms. Manji didn't quite look like i imagined him but his portrayal was excellent. He had ALL the same mannerisms and even struck the same iconic poses throughout the movie. The attention to detail and being faithful to the characters was very much appreciated. Although this is a very bloody and violent movie, it still does not reach the sheer artistic and beautiful bloodbath of the manga. i guess trying to replicate crazy splash page death scenes w/ CGI would look awful so for that i am very thankful. Highly recommended to any chanbara fans. You will probably enjoy it more if you have never read the manga before. Now if only someone would do a true faithful adaptation as a 4-5 season series...

Movie was alright. No issues with shipping.

Five stars. I came upon this movie by accident while I was looking for something interesting to watch. This is an unusual long movie. I do not know anything about the backstory or where the characters came from but it held my interest from the first 15 seconds of action and kept me interested for the remainder of the time. This is a cleverly written and shot film. Not particularly a movie for those that don’t think or appreciate art in cinema. Even for action film folks this is a really got a lot of action. But for those that do like something different you can immerse yourself into this film. It reminded me of the Akira Kurosawa films. Not a copy by any stretch it’s different but cut of the same bolt of cloth. Visually it’s pretty gory and a lot of sword stuff. But the storyline was unusual and the actors were fantastic. The writing was full of unpredictable twists. The direction was really intricate. The photography was balanced throughout the whole film. The rustic scenery set and locations were created/selected with a high production and storyline value. The music score was almost invisible but played a tremendous part in emphasizing the critical shots. This is a movie to get lost in for 2 1/2 hours.

I was unprepared for what i got... I think I was idly looking at Samurai titles and the cover caught my eye. Due to the virus I've had alot of time so i bought it. It turns out this EPIC production is the 100th film of some guy named Takashi Miike. Never having heard of this director i was unimpressed. After watching this movie I will have to go find his other 99. The whole movie was well done. Awesome camera angles and action sequences. This movie skipped alot of the ordinary pitfalls. In fact my only complaint is that while he may kill 300 guys he does it one at a time. Ok onto what you really need to know. This is a two disc offering with good audio and no skips or jumps. Disc one has the movie and its offered in alot of language selections. Special Features include: Manji vs 300, Photo Gallery and Trailers. Disc 2 [which I have not looked at yet] Contains several cast interviews. This was well worth my time and money.

I waited until the last few hours of its departure from Amazon......and I can't believe I waited that long. It is a horribly beautiful masterpiece! I know nothing of the manga. So there's no comparison and therefore no disappointment. I love Samurai movies and I loved THIS movie. It's a great movie. Most of the negative criticisms are from complaints that it doesn't exactly match the source. Welcome to movies, grasshoppers. Movies have never done a book justice, although a rare few have outshone their source. Been that way since day one. It's best to view each on its own. Really, the only way to combat head explosions is to understand and accept that. The movie made my sensors tremble with satisfaction! The gore, the violence, the pain, and emotion checked every box. Entertained the hell out of me with no boring scenes. Takashi Miike is brilliant. Takyua Kimura is now one of my most favorite actors. Sota Fukushi is straight out of Tiger Beat magazine. Hana Sugisaki is incredibly annoying. Just shows she nails her character, I guess.

If you have never seen the anime, don't bother with this. It skims over a whole lot of the story, albeit of course there are time constraints and budget for a live action. But it basically assumes you already know quite a bit of the story that it is retelling and not even really retelling faithfully. If you want to see the awesomeness of this watch the original. There was a reboot anime you can watch on amazon, which was pretty good, but the original one was much better IMO. I think they redid some of it because Manji had the symbol of the 4 winds (kamakazi) on his back, and for those that don't know it's a swastika drawn the original "holy" way before, you know who, took it and made it the world's greatest symbol of hate. In the east you'll see temples with borders created out of adjoining swastika's drawn turning the other direction. As opposed to the way the nazi's drew it But if you're a fan of, Takashi Miike, films; it's good fantasy Samurai splatter movie.

Watched this in the theatres during a limited showing. It far exceeded my expectations. They did a good job of fitting enough of the story into a movie and it still being fully coherent. There is a LOT of source material, so that could easily have turned into garbage heap. It has intense samurai action, the actors were fully engrossed in their roles and the story made sense.