seven samurai

Have you seen this movie? It. Is. So. Awesome. I had never seen a movie actually in Japanese, with subtitles and everything. Man am I glad I started with this one. It’s from IMDb’s top 250 list that I’ve talked about before.

Here are my thoughts on the movie, of course without giving away any spoilers, because you guys gotta go see this one for yourselves!

• I had no idea all Japanese men bald in the exact same pattern. Apparently even very early in life.
• The farmers were sitting in the so-called third world squat – which is interesting because it’s discussed in the weight lifting world as the go to for form improvements. Those farmers could probably learn to squat a lot, and fast!
• It was very thoughtful of the sound editors to always play chirping birds during the daytime and hooting owls during the night-time – so the viewers wouldn’t get confused.
• When were muskets invented?

My favorite lines from the movie:

• Even bears come down from the mountains when they’re hungry.
• A true samurai won’t get hit.
• Won’t fall for that trick again, eh?

You may be wondering about that last quote, doesn’t seem particularly zen or samurai-like. I just thought it was hilarious that it was apparently Canadians who translated the Japanese. Eh?

Now, go watch. This movie was so good.

the good, the bad and the ugly

WAH WAH WAAAAAAH

Now that that’s said and done, I’d like to welcome you to the second installment of movies I watched with Ryan on his visit! (First installment found here.)

picture found here

We watched the good, the bad, and the ugly. Much to Evelina’s chagrin. Apparently old Western’s are not her thing. And I can honestly not see why. This movie was clever, funny, amusing, and had lots of guns and blowing up things and plot turns and twists and things. Everything you need in a Western. Plus: WAH WAH WAAAAAH, played at least one million times. At least. I see no down sides.

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I’m here today to share with you what I have learned from this gripping Western:

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• People made some sweet movies in the ’60s.
• If you attach a donkey to a well/water pump someone has to ride it. Donkeys are not smart enough to walk in a circle without a little guidance.
• White teeth were very common in the Old West. Probably as common as it is in the New West.
• Wheelchairs were not common.
• Pink umbrellas are the appropriate sun protection – do not leave yours at home.
• Hide your gun in the bubbles – no one will expect it.

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If you haven’t seen it, you should. Unless you REALLY don’t like Westerns. Then I guess it’s fine to do the dishes or whatever.