The Last Samurai [HD DVD]

The Last Samurai [HD DVD]
by Edward Zwick

The Last Samurai [HD DVD]

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Actor: Chad Lindberg, Ken Watanabe, Ray Godshall Sr., Tom Cruise, William Atherton
Director: Edward Zwick
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 154 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-18
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:

Actors: Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise, William Atherton
Format: Anamorphic, CC, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Deleted Scenes With Commentary
Audio Tracks: English/French (Dolby Digital 5.1)

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Movie Review: Simply Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars

Well, I remember the first time I came across this film when my school decided to take the senior boys to the movie, I being one of them those days. 'Last Samurai'. I was absolutely tantalized by the direction, by the beautifull scenario of Japan in the 19th Century, the war, etc. This film unlike many other battle and war oriented films is very very different and its not just the war or the battle sequences that overwhelmes your mind completely., I emphasize that! its also the emotional bond between each charecter. Ken Wantanbe and Tom Cruise were excellent and yes 'Taka' the sweet and beautifull sister of Wantanbe, how could I ever forget her. I am glad I got the movie finally on a DVD. The dvd is the typical loaded dvd with lots of extra features and the documentries were very interesting indeed. Thank you Amazon.com once again. Would purchase from here again!

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Warner Brothers The Last Samurai - HD DVD
Epic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), arespected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first armyin the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at thecenter of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.

While Japan undergoes tumultuous transition to a more Westernized society in 1876-77, The Last Samurai gives epic sweep to an intimate story of cultures at a crossroads. In America, tormented Civil War veteran Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) is coerced by a mercenary officer (Tony Goldwyn) to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this "progress" is a rebellion of samurai warriors, holding fast to their traditions of honor despite strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader (Ken Watanabe), Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's honor to the ultimate test. All of which makes director Edward Zwick's noble epic eminently worthwhile, even if its Hollywood trappings (including an all-too-conventional ending) prevent it from being the masterpiece that Zwick and screenwriter John Logan clearly wanted it to be. Instead, The Last Samurai is an elegant mainstream adventure, impressive in all aspects of its production. It may not engage the emotions as effectively as Logan's script for Gladiator, but like Cruise's character, it finds its own quality of honor. --Jeff Shannon

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