DVD : 3/5 Rating : Throne of Blood

LINKS :
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Trailer (videodetective.com)
Official Website (The Criterion Collection)
Blue Dot

IMHO REVIEW :
hmm... it has occurred to me that i seem to be on a samurai / japanese kick - it wasn't intentional, it just seems to have worked out that way.

now for the review of throne of blood - this movie is from the Criterion Collection. it's a lovely movie - just not as good as the previous Criterion Collection movies i've seen.

the overall story is interesting (it's based on shakespeare's Macbeth) but for some odd reason it didn't get me super excited. perhaps it was because i knew where the story was headed or perhaps it was because the theme seemed so familiar. it just didn't do it for me - both Rashomon and Hara Kiri were interesting, unique (in the sense it was new to me).

with that stated i think if you've enjoyed Rashomon and Hara Kiri i think you'll enjoy this movie as well - but for me i wanted more. i would recommend this movie, but i think that you'll agree - the plot is pretty self explaintory. after the first 10 min you'll know how it will eventually play out.