Seven Samurai (DVD, 1998, Criterion Collection)

This is one of the greatest films. Period. See it.

This edition restores the length of the original (back to over three hours) and should be on the shelf of anyone who claims to be a student of film (or who just loves movies). I believe there is also a new Criterion edition which further restores the quality of the images, but this is perfectly acceptable.

For someone who sees this movie for the first time, but has seen lots of other classic Hollywood movies, you'll notice where many of the others got their inspiration. Most obviously, the Magnificent Seven sets the action in the old West South of the Border. But many other directors and films have been influenced by Seven Samurai.

If three hours seems a bit daunting, remember that the DVD releases of the Lord of the Rings series are of equal length. Plus, the DVD retains the original Intermission notice, so you can go to the bathroom and refill your popcorn, just like audiences did fifty years ago.

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This is the original "Magnicifiant Seven". If you have not seen it watch it. There are sub-titles and it is worth it. BANZAI!

Great movie for anyone interested in understanding the culture and caste system of old Japan. Long movie, but worthwhile.

Legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, "The Seven Samurai" ("Shichinin no samurai"), 1954, is one of the most influential and epic samurai films ever! When a simple village of poor rice farmers is besieged yearly by a group of marauding bandits set on stealing their crop, the village decides to hire samurai warriors to defend their village and defeat the bandits. The only problem for this poor village is the only thing they have to offer the noble samurai who come to their aid is…rice. Fortunately, they come across Kambei Shimada (Takashi Shimura), a brave, experienced, and selfless samurai who agrees to help the village. With him they are able to recruit seven samurai warriors including the young and inexperienced Katsushiro (Isao Kimura) and the wild Kikuchiyo (played by Toshirô Mifune, one of the most popular samurai film actors and Kurosawa regulars). Now with the seven samurai all together and under the leadership of Kambei, the battle begins! The film, “Seven Samurai” has been the influence for the western “The Magnificent Seven” (1960 directed by John Sturges), the Disney/Pixar movie “A Bug’s Life” and also the recent Japanese anime series “Samurai 7.” This is a classic film for any film fanatic and a must for any samurai film fan!

I just watched this again after many years. This movie never fails to show something new each time I watch it. The classic story of do good feel good heroism. many well known classic american movies are based on this japanese classic.

I'm a Metal Gear Solid fan, and i heard about this movie in MGS Snake Eater (a video game),I rented it, checked it out for myself and i thought it was the most beutifull peace of work i had ever seen, and i decided i would add it to my collection (next to Scarface, Friday, and the rest). If your looking for a true samurai movie this one takes the cake.

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