[& Martial Arts Movies ftw]
First Martial Arts movie from the weekend was Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
It was good--not in a Hero way which is sort of what I was looking for but it was good. New Martial Arts movies are not going for that sword fight back and forward thing anymore. Instead it's more like sniper sword fights--one shot, one kill. Of course the story is about Zatoichi, the blind swordsman coming to town and cleaning up the Yakuza that are demanding tribute from the poor people. Set in feudal Japan, most are the characters are really good, minus the Ronin cardboard character and his wife/daughter/thing. And in places, it's quite hilarious (cue naked samurai man child). If you actually *like* MA movies or are a fan of the TV series Zatoichi from Japan, it's a fun way to burn a few hours.
Next up is Ichi the Killer.
This was a manga originally. You can tell. It's pretty fucked up.
Like no seriously. Fucked. Up.
I don't even know how to explain this movie. There's gangsters and there's some guy that's running around in BMX gear killing people in the most gory ways possible. It was not good. I know it's a Tokyo Slasher and not technically a Martial Arts movie but man. WTF. The guy in the poster is butt puckering. He commits yubitsume (that means *slicing off the end of his tongue*) and wears the most ~*fabulous clothing ever. We're talking purple metallic suits. He also likes being jacked up in a sadomasochist way and the movie goes to absolute great lengths to show this. Ah...I can't really recommend this. I...yeah.
After that, my brother, David, and myself went to go see The Warrior's Way.
I know, I know, it's American-ized. And I don't care. It's got steampunk cowboys and ninjas. It's not for every one. But it's for me. Because it has steampunk cowboys and ninjas.
Guy in poster becomes the greatest swordsman--ever, but refuses to kill the last surviving person of his rival clan. Because it's a baby girl. So he takes the baby girl and takes a ship and moves to the American west and becomes a laundry man. But the town is under attack by evil steampunk cowboys and you know his ninja clan isn't going to take too kindly to him walking away. What you get is about an 1hr 40 minutes of awesome.
Now to do my taxes and watch more Martial arts movies. W0000
Good Night and Good Luck
It was good--not in a Hero way which is sort of what I was looking for but it was good. New Martial Arts movies are not going for that sword fight back and forward thing anymore. Instead it's more like sniper sword fights--one shot, one kill. Of course the story is about Zatoichi, the blind swordsman coming to town and cleaning up the Yakuza that are demanding tribute from the poor people. Set in feudal Japan, most are the characters are really good, minus the Ronin cardboard character and his wife/daughter/thing. And in places, it's quite hilarious (cue naked samurai man child). If you actually *like* MA movies or are a fan of the TV series Zatoichi from Japan, it's a fun way to burn a few hours.
Next up is Ichi the Killer.
This was a manga originally. You can tell. It's pretty fucked up.
Like no seriously. Fucked. Up.
I don't even know how to explain this movie. There's gangsters and there's some guy that's running around in BMX gear killing people in the most gory ways possible. It was not good. I know it's a Tokyo Slasher and not technically a Martial Arts movie but man. WTF. The guy in the poster is butt puckering. He commits yubitsume (that means *slicing off the end of his tongue*) and wears the most ~*fabulous clothing ever. We're talking purple metallic suits. He also likes being jacked up in a sadomasochist way and the movie goes to absolute great lengths to show this. Ah...I can't really recommend this. I...yeah.
After that, my brother, David, and myself went to go see The Warrior's Way.
I know, I know, it's American-ized. And I don't care. It's got steampunk cowboys and ninjas. It's not for every one. But it's for me. Because it has steampunk cowboys and ninjas.
Guy in poster becomes the greatest swordsman--ever, but refuses to kill the last surviving person of his rival clan. Because it's a baby girl. So he takes the baby girl and takes a ship and moves to the American west and becomes a laundry man. But the town is under attack by evil steampunk cowboys and you know his ninja clan isn't going to take too kindly to him walking away. What you get is about an 1hr 40 minutes of awesome.
Now to do my taxes and watch more Martial arts movies. W0000
Good Night and Good Luck