New Movies.

[smc]

The key to a Star Wars movie being great is that it has to follow the formula of a Western, with strong characters. That's why the first movie was so good, and why none of the others -- even the good ones -- came close. IMHO

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Originally Posted by smc

The key to a Star Wars movie being great is that it has to follow the formula of a Western, with strong characters. That's why the first movie was so good, and why none of the others -- even the good ones -- came close. IMHO

Can?t say much to this, I find Star Wars (IV) awesome, but I never was a Western fan except the ones with the legendary Bud Spencer & Terence Hill.

[km1]

Can't leave out the influence Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress had on Lucas while creating Star Wars.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051808/

Akira Kurosawa also directed another movie called Seven Samurai,

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/

which then gave us The Magnificent Seven.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054047/

Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest filmmakers off all-time.

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Originally Posted by km1

Can't leave out the influence Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress had on Lucas while creating Star Wars.

Akira Kurosawa also directed another movie called Seven Samurai, which then gave us The Magnificent Seven.

Akira Kurosawa, one of the greatest filmmakers off all-time.

Thanks, km1, for the Kurosawa mention. Definitely, he influenced Lucas both directly and indirectly.

[Rachel]

The plan for tonight is to rent George palney's The Men Who Stare At Goats

[Rachel]

Finally saw it last night. Wasnt quite as good as i expected it to be

[km1]

Originally Posted by Rachel

Finally saw it last night. Wasnt quite as good as i expected it to be

Yeah, I felt it was a bit of a misfire, looked promising but just didn't work out how it should've.

The best recent film I've seen recently (not sure if it's even been released in North America yet) is United Red Army from Japan:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923869/