9/30/08

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)

Director: Akira Kurosawa (The Seven Samurai, Rashomon)
Stars: Some Asian actors you've never heard of
Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Bringing out the Dead)
YesNoSoso: 0

First off, both of those movies listed next to Kurosawa above are awesome so don't email me with wildly misplaced disgust and wrath. This is literally the only movie my Kurosawa that I've seen that I didn't like. Considered one of the best director's ever, Akira's movies have been remade into forms you are VERY familiar with. Next time you see George Lucas, ask him where the plot to Star Wars originated. But this movie sucks. Horribly. Pretentious art shots with English dialogue awkwardly written by Kurosawa. The only redeeming moment is watching Martin Scorsese (who considers Kurosawa one of his hero's) playing Vincient Van Gogh. Why Scorsese chose to read Kurosawa's dialogue without rewriting it in discernable English is one of life's great mysteries.
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