Sword of the Stranger
by Masahiro Andô
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Actor: Akio Ohtsuka, Kyle Rideout, Naoto Takenaka, Tomoya Nagase, Yuri ChinenDirector: Masahiro Andô
Brand: Bandai
Cinematographer: Yohei Miyahara
Producer: Masahiko Minami
Writer: Fumihiko Takayama
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); English (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Bandai
Movie Reviews of Sword of the Stranger
Movie Review: Why i liked this movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, as was enevitable some users have given this movie a poor rateing, it was at 5 starts for the longest time. One user said it was boring and he was too old for anime, and another gave an inpresively long review of the movie and why he didn't like it. Well for the guy who is too old for anime because he's 23, perhaps you should not watch anime? The other user said he found the movie to gory and action was too predictable, the story one giant cliche and the charcters were under developed and I can respect his opinion.
First lets get to the gory action. I love it. One thing that really impressed me was unlike other animes like samurai X, and the movie highlander search for vengance and countless others, instead of just seeing a downward sword slash, follwed by a charcter splitting in too or dying after a few seconds delay you actually get to SEE the sword play and a a few lenghty fights. The choreogrophy was amazing and the best i've seen in an anime and you can tell they put alot of work and thought into it, and yes its very bloody. But hey if u dont like blood you arent going to appreaciate this aspect of the movie.
The story, yes its is very cliche but you could say the same for ninja scroll(an evil villain wants to take over the world and one man can stop him), and vampire hunter D(girl gets catptured by evil vampire, half vampire hero saves her and falls in love with her). What really makes a story interesting is not so much the story itself but the CHARACTERS in the story. For me thats what makes movies like ninja scroll,vampire hunter D and Sword of the stranger really enjoyable. Not many people will enjoy a movie if they dont like the characters regardless of the plot. Which brings me to the next section
Characters. Well if you havent allready guessed it, I really liked the characters. Nameless, that kid(forgot his name) and tobby maru the dog. For me theyve all been developed, though subtley. Nameless is a skilled warrior with a haunted past, but he's genuinly a pretty nice guy, that kid (i should probably have gooegled his name) is sarcastic and acts tough but you can tell its just a mask, that really he is pretty damned scared. And lets not forget tobby maru, who has allot of personallity for a non person. Generous loyal and brave, he gives his fish to nameless upon meeting him.
"Ok yeah we get it, you love this movie and are obviously a fanboy who cant take people critizing his favorite movies". Oh contrair mon ami, there were a few things i didnt like about the movie. For one the colors seemed pretty bland, mostly browns(eww the color of doo doo) and yes i admit it wasnt the most original story ever told(why do all these animes villains have to aquire a child as the key to fulfilling thier evil plan? ex: metropolis, Sin the movie nad lots more).
Any way the thing that really did it for me besides the jaw dropping animation and truely loveabe(IMO)characters? The Ending, an epic sword battle follwed by what i thought was an extremly happy ending. Man i'm a sucker for happy endings. Well thats give it a shot, unless youre too old for anime that is ;)
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