Comments on: Screenwriter Confesses: I Could Never Love a Woman Who Didn’t Love ‘The Seven Samurai’

By: lonny

lonny — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:48:31 +0000

Sorry. I Firmly Believe if most women would give these films half a chance they would enjoy them.

By: lonny

lonny — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:41:50 +0000

Chicks often make up their minds on the title or premise of a film, As soon as they hear "Japanese" or "Samurai" you might as well forget it. Would it really of hurt her to be decent enough to sit through it once instead of walking out. You dont have to pretend to love it if you dont, but walking out before the middle of the film is rude. She forced his hand, like he really had any choice but to leave.Those actions would knock her down a notch in my books. ANYWAYS IT'S HER LOSS.
Another of my favorites is The Hidden Blade, part of a trilogy along with The Twilight Samurai and Love and Honor. Yes, each of these stories are about a samurai but they each contain exactly one fight scene and revolve around the love of their family. In firmly believe most woman would give these films half a chance they would enjoy them.

By: Kit

Kit — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:23:42 +0000

Funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWIlGnJDRzw

By: jasonbourne

jasonbourne — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:21:39 +0000

I loved the Seven Samurai, too, but don't think my ex-wife did. I'm not sure if my current girl friend would like it, but could give a rat's behind.

It's nice to share some passions like movies and we do, but we don't like the same movies or share the same degree of enthusiasm for them. In other words, she doesn't have to like my favorite movie. If she despised it, then it may give me reason to pause, but I would ask why she hated it. I would want to watch her fave movie, too.

What I use as an indicator of a relationship is how comfortable I feel when she's driving. If a chick is a bad driver, then I don't know what to say but it's still about how comfortable you are with it .

By: sammybull

sammybull — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:21:29 +0000

My wife doesn't even know who Kurosawa is. She's into romantic comedies starring British guys named Collin.
Someone just shoot me.

By: AndrewPrice

AndrewPrice — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:41:17 +0000

LOL! You might be right.

By: John_McClain

John_McClain — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:56:32 +0000

Maybe they disappeared too :O

By: John_McClain

John_McClain — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:59:10 +0000

I know how you feel, my wife does not like the Three Stooges.

By: silentmoviefan

silentmoviefan — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:54:54 +0000

I admit it — I finally rented Hidden Fortress because of the Star Wars influence; I wanted to see if it was true. Chalk up another one for my "I love Mifune and here's why" list! Yeah, I can see the inspiration.

I was going to ask this yesterday and completely forgot, so let me ask know while it's on my mind. Have any of you seen Mifune in the Samurai Trilogy? I believe the first movie won the best foreign language Oscar, but it was such a great viewing for me, watching Mifune's character go from the selfish "I want to be a samurai because it will bring me glory and fame" to a man of wisdom and great skill. His battle against the 40+ samurai — as in him against THEM — in Duel at Ichijoji Temple was incredible, and you know what? It's time I rented it again — it's been too long. (Just noticed on Amazon that you can get the Samurai Triology, a 3-disc REMASTERED Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Sanjuro in some kind of "bargain" deal. Still a little rich for my blood, but very tempting!)

By: Suzie1

Suzie1 — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:24:44 +0000

"Terms of Endearment". I think that sets the bar for which all 'movies as torture' should be judged.