MovieGod
Feb 2002
Supreme Movie Overlord
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Review(2003)-The Last Samurai with Tom Cruise (Exclusive)
The Last Samurai Movie Review w/Tom Cruise Guaranteed Oscar Winner
Since I got the green light for this one, am going to plug it right here.
In a film which I think will win Tom Cruise is much sought after Oscar.
From the director of Glory, Edward Zwick brings is period epic, The Last Samurai to the big screen, and boy does he do it in a huge way.
Tom Cruise plays an ex-Civil War Veteran who in 1876 decides to take a trip to the Orient and to Japan. He is first approached at a "trade show" in San Francisco to become a spokesmen for the "Winchester Repeating Arms" by his old commander a Colonel Benjamin Bagley (played by Ghost's Tony Goldwyn) to meet with 3 powerful Japanese businessmen, one is a Prince Mitsui a Western Entrepeneur, who has ties to a powerful family business back in Japan. Thus the country of Japan hires Algen to come to their country and help run their military.
The Emperor of Japan, Meiji was recently restored to the throne of Japan was trying to bring their country into the 19th Century, by upgrading their military which has spurned the insults of the countries Samurai (The Old Warrior), which leads to the conflicts Algen has brought with his guns, all leading to the eventual conflict at the end of the film.
You see the United States wants to gain favored Nation status in Japan, and Winchesters celebrity pitchman Algen was assured to help them Gain that status.
But through an early battle between the old Samurai, and the new Japanese military, Algen is captured in a bloody battle. Katsumoto (played by seasoned Japanese Actor Ken Kawamoto) studies Algen and teaches Algen the ways of the old warrior.
But Algens actions have impressed Kawamoto, as he kills one of the samurai and defends himself alone. Algen is cared for by Taka (played by the beautiful Koyuki Kato) the wife of the man Algen had killed.
Now torn between the old guard, who he comes to respect, and the new army, whom he helped train, it all leads to an explosive finally, that Edward Zwick knocks literally out of the ball park with a home run.
The Last Samurai is a brilliantly filmed movie and should garner it an Oscar or two, as it will give Return of the King a huge run for the money.
I was literally impressed with the sword fighting, sort of reminscent of old Toshiro Mifune movies, and Akiro Kirosawa.
The Last Samurai so far gets my vote of movie of the year, but wait til you see my review of two other movies. 
Until then, The Last Samurai is not yet rated, by expect an R rating. The film almost hits 2 Hours and 45 minutes
My rating: a 10 out of 10.
One of the Best of the year.
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08-17-2003 06:57 AM
ur review just make me want to see it even more
