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Post by captainofbeef on Apr 25, 2006 18:38:48 GMT -5
  SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES: - New, restored high-definition digital transfer - Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince - An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet (Network, Dog Day Afternoon) - A.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker (La jetée, Sans soleil), examining the making of Ran - Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create, a 37-minute documentary on the making of Ran, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series - Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity, a 35-minute video piece reconstructing Ran through Akira Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches - New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai - Original theatrical trailer - New essay by film critic Michael Wilmington - New and improved English subtitle translation - More! |
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Post by captainofbeef on Apr 25, 2006 20:33:19 GMT -5
In my top 20. Kurosawa's second best. It is fantastic and fantastic looking. Deserves the best costumes Oscar it got.
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Post by PTAhole on Apr 26, 2006 3:00:03 GMT -5
But no best foriegn film. Shame.
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Post by captainofbeef on Apr 26, 2006 7:11:54 GMT -5
Yea, definitly a shame.
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Post by criterionmaster on Jun 4, 2006 13:53:07 GMT -5
2nd best Kurosawa I have seen. He mastered his use of colors in this film. And the lead performance is brilliant. The silent battle scene is one of my favorite scenes ever.
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Post by captainofbeef on Aug 27, 2006 23:17:32 GMT -5
Ran- Akira Kurosawa When I sat down to watch this, I was expecting greateness. And greatness was what I got. This was clearly a very personal film for Kurosawa. I think he pictured himself as the aging king. He didn't know if he could keep making films for much longer and he was looking for someone to pass the torch to. But, this review is not about the director, its about the film. Ran is shot spectaculary, rarely ever showing a close up of a building or a person. Instead, Kurosawa shoots in long shot, and lets us absorb the brilliant scenery. The costumes are just as brilliant, truly deserving the Oscar that the designers received. The best scene in this movie is the silent battle scene. It shows the king's descent into madness better than any other scene. As his men die around him, he sits and watches the arrows fly by his head. While this happens, the score drives on at a maddening pace, the only accompaniment to the scene. The rest of the movie is just as good. It all builds up to an amazing end. This film carries a strong moral lesson. You should always trust those who know what best for you, even if whats best for you is not what you want to hear. The king lets his older sons persuade him, and he banishes the only son who truly cares about him. This is where his mistake lies, and this mistake leads to his downfall.100/100
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