2014-01-02, 19:25
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Seishu's Ace
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
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I just keep telling myself "anything that keeps interest in the franchise alive is a good thing"...
At the very least, seeing the Kyoto Arc depicted in a modestly competent live-action makes more sense than having Okada Mari bastardize it when animation has already covered it almost flawlessly.
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2014-08-18, 06:38
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We're Back
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Redgrave City
Age: 35
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28 August 2014 for Singapore.
Looks like I'll be able to catch it before returning to UK, I'll have to figure something out for the other film when I'm there. |
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2014-08-21, 09:29
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Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 39
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Just got back from the theater.
They played the movie surprisingly straight unlike the first where they retooled and compressed a lot, though that's more of the fact that they have a lot more screen time to work with now. As usual it's the fights that are the centerpiece and they didn't disappoint. Some people might find the pace of Himura's fights too dizzyingly fast and frenetic, but that just really emphasizes how blindingly fast he is and how Hiten Mitsurugi is a style really meant for fighting while outnumbered. Personally though the highlight fight for me was not any of Himura's fights, but Okina's and Aoshi's fight. Acting wise the old cast is a lot more believable and convincing, especially Takeru Satoh's Himura, while I still find Kaoru a bit too... pretty considering she actually gets into fights in this movie. My only disappointment his how Aoshi got sort of made into a straight standard "I want to be the best in Japan" RK villain, then again he doesn't get a lot of screen time in the movie. On the other hand, Soujiro's actor was completely spot on, all the way from his empty smile to the way he hops when he fights.
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2014-08-29, 10:51
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: in the recesses of my convoluted mind...
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I wasn't too fond of Fujiwara as Shishio though. I understand that it's difficult to act behind those bandages but other actors have done more acting with just their eyes or mouths exposed than he did. I just didn't see and feel Shishio's malevolence in his portrayal. All I saw was just a badly burned guy wrapped in mummy-like bandages, nothing more. The other characters like Okina and the rest of the Oniwabanshu were nothing but fodder in the film. Hopefully, they'll get more screen time in the next film. I am looking forward to seeing Hiko in the Legend Ends though. Masaharu Fukuyama seems like a good choice. I guess we shall see.
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2014-08-31, 22:16
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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We need a more petite girl for Misao jeez. This Aoshi thingy must be confusing people who have no past experience with the franchise. The action was pretty nice some places, and I seem to be seeing a lot of Ryuutsuisen. Was that Seijuurou at the end?
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2014-09-02, 08:26
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Photomancy Experiments
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Balanga City, Bataan, Philippines
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As long as they don't do : Amaka-hit-the-head-with-the-hilt Ryuu no Hirameki, It's going to be good.
Otherwise, I agree with most sentiments about Aoshi. What they should've done was play the Kanryuu/Aoshi angle straight, instead of needlessly borrowing villains from the Jinchuu arc.
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2014-09-06, 09:22
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We're Back
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Redgrave City
Age: 35
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At 2 hours and 30 minutes it's a much longer movie than the first I believe. They manage to do some clever condensing of the key points... Well, as much as they can squeeze into a coherent story. Everyone aside from Kenshin had and maybe Kaoru had less time to develop their characters though... Definitely not for the uninitiated.
A lot of cool fight scenes this time around... I mean really ALOT. If people had complain that the first movie had too few fight scenes, this movie definitely makes up for it. Kenshin vs Goons was always a joy to watch, as for 1v1 Kenshin vs Soujiro and Okina vs Aoshi are very good. Maybe because I know that Cho is small-time so his fight isn't as impressive. Aoshi I find they manage to get across his main motivation for this arc close enough; he's still a man that felt betrayed and was consumed by the guilt of being unable to save his men-- They just skipped over an entire arc to get that point across and gave him a shaky reason to go after Kenshin. There were a lot of girls in the theater though, wasn't expecting that. They keep giggling at wrong moments ~_~ P.S - There sure is a lot of over-acting yelling this time around though. |
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2014-09-24, 08:07
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Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 39
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Just got back from watching "Rurouni Kenshin The Legend Ends". I think I heard someone have an orgasm after Himura did his you-know-what move against you-know-who.
This probably says more about the movie than anything I could otherwise use to describe it. I guess my only complaint is that the Juppon Katana were pretty just much side characters, or something like redshirts who lasted longer than the usual. The final third of the movie culminating with the final battle was completely glorious.
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