Comments on: Keeping Track (July 19, 2012)

By: Nir Shalev

Nir Shalev — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:56:47 +0000

@Helen, Emperor of the North was a new title to me, as well until I'd watched it last week, for the first time. It was recommended during a podcast (when referring to how awesome Ernest Borgnine was) and a few days later I saw it in a store, in a bin, and part of a 2 for $18 deal. I snagged it and enjoyed it. You're also right about Gosha's cinema. And strangely, I've had The Wolves at home for over a year, still in its shrinkwrapping and waiting for me to watch it. I will do that this week, now that it's been recommended to me in return. :O)

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:18:32 +0000

Watching THREE OUTLAW SAMURAI and SWORD OF THE BEAST you’d never think they were the director’s first and second movies, respectively, the filmmaking is so assured. The other of Gosha’s films I’ve seen is THE WOLVES, a very cold and very good ’70s yakuza movie with Tatsuya Nakadai.

@Nir: Your recommendation didn’t hurt, but ’60s samurai cinema sells itself. :D I’ll have to add EMPEROR OF THE NORTH to my to-watch list. That’s a new title to me.

By: Nir Shalev

Nir Shalev — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:46:14 +0000

I believe that Helen watched it on my recommendation. I could be wrong... But if I'm right: :OÞ Hideo Gosha also directed Sword of the Beast (1965), another bleak samurai chibi-epic that centers on revenge and showcases outstanding chanbara.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:57:58 +0000

Three Outlaw Samurai is a really interesting and engaging story despite the somewhat cynical and bleak elements – or possibly because of them. It looks good, too, in beautiful black and white.

By: Nir Shalev

Nir Shalev — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:28:59 +0000

Now if only Helen would kindly close my emphasis bracket in the Emperor of the North paragraph…

By: Nir Shalev

Nir Shalev — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:27:52 +0000

Everyone's already forgotten about... erm... oh yeah! The Avengers! lol That movie came out so long ago... And The Hobbit is getting a lot of flack so Batman wins again! Yay! :O) At Home One-Eyed Jacks- an amazing Western masterpiece starring and directed by Marlon Brando Emperor of the North- an awesome train movie that stars Lee Marvin, playing a hobo, and Ernest Borgnine,playing the psychopathic conductor aboard the #19 to Oregon; they fight a lot and it gets bloody ...I might be forgetting others titles but that's not important right now...