In my mind, the two best movies i've watched this past 12 months can be narrowed down to two: LOTR: Return of the Kings and The Last Samurai.
Watched the latter last night and was entralled by the magnificent story-telling; a classic tale of ugly duckling with a nasty past overcoming the odds and becoming a better person. That formula has never failed Hollywood, and with top actors Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe at the helm, you have a mix for the blockbuster that this movie most certainly is.
If you loved Braveheart, this movie is definitely for you. I was presently surprised last night as the censors' snippers were only used once (when a bad guy lost his head in a street fight with cruise). With that many limbs being sliced up and the amount of blood flying everywhere, you would have thought more bits of the movie would have been removed. But, no, the movie is mostly left untouched and i think the audience was grateful for it.
Can't wait for the DVD to come out. This movie deserves a second viewing.
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