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Summary: The struggle between good and evil
Review: this is a story of himura kenshin a bloodsheding man-slayer the story takes place in japan around 1864 in the meji era were they are still triying to help the good and kill the bad but when himura kenshin chose his fate as a hired assasin he would be forever scared inside. watch the movie and find out how or if he will ever find happiness inside. I read the other reviews and some of them say their are buckets of blood now their is alot of blood but I wouldnt say buckets the first half trust does have some blood but thats just me, the second half is filled with romance, and if you are maddly in love with kenshin then you may not like the way this movie ends. the combo with real life photoes and cartooning is rather funny to watch, their is not much of it so it wont ruin the movie. for rurouni kenshin fans I highley recomend this movie, but for begginers you may want to wait. this movie is amazing and by far the best ova of ruroni kenshin ever.it will explain how he got his cross shapped scar, and why he decided to put away his sword and never kill again.the movie goes into high detail, and will keep you guessing until the end. and if you get sick or throgh up easly then I dont recomend it. the movie is in english and I think they matched the voices exeptionly well. their are a few swear words but I only noticed 1. it can be confusing but its worth watcing more than once. if I would rate this movie I would say about around the age of 15 even though audiences below (13)should be able to withstain the violence, after all its just a cartoon.hope my review helped.
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Summary: In a word, Intense. A Standard to Judge Anime By
Review: Four years ago in 1999, I saw a bootlegged, fan-subtitled copy of Rurouni Kenshin OAV (direct to video) and was completely amazed. This became the standard that I judged other animated features by in years to come. All the other reviewers will agree that this is an excellent animated feature bleeding (literally) with high production values and quality animation. The questionable computer/live work and a few freeze frame shortcut animation sequences are my only, negligable gripes. What's best about the plot is that there really is no good guy or bad guy, no cops or robbers, no cowboys and indians. An ambiguous sense of good and evil that is very human leaves the viewers to make their own conclusions. This is art. It encourages thought and interaction. "Cops and robbers" is propaganda, which tells you what to think, that the cops are always the goodguys and they always have to win (Hollywood movies). The "director's cut," so to speak, must be the 1 inch CUT at the top and bottom of the screen (letterboxing). There are about 10 seconds of extra footage, with the music switched and even removed in some portions. Overall, I liked trust/betrayal better, but buy this DVD as a package/cheaper deal. It combines 2 dvd's in 1 and edits them together to run continuously for it's 4 segments. As you have been told from other reviews, don't buy if you already have trust/betrayal. And as always, watch with original language dialogue (Japanese)and subtitles. Horrific English dubbing ruins even the best of movies, like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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Summary: trust and betrayal
Review: this is probably the best animated feature i have ever seen, it's like braveheart in cartoon form. the artwork and plot were just awesome. it's better in japanese with english subtitles, i don't know if the english voice actors were into it really. the first time i saw it, i wasn't sure for the first hour and a half, but the last half hour had me curled up in fetal position on the edge of my chair. :) this movie not only blows away any anime i've seen, it leaves every other animated feature on the market looking pretty weak.i would recomend this to anyone over the age of 12, there's nothing someone younger couldn't see, it would just be way over their heads. i was extremely impressed
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Summary: The Bloody Past...
Review: Watching the TV Series i knew Kenshin had a hard and tragic past, but after i saw this movie i couldn't believe Kenshin had endured SO much pain. It is a total must see for any Kenshin fan... It will totally break your heart into a million peices and make you wonder how Kenshin ever puts on that cute smile of his on in the series. It explains a lot about Kenshin and his life before he met Kaoru or any of the other friends he's made. How he got his scar... why he became an asassin in the first place... whatever happened to his first love? (even tho i think Kaoru is much better to and for him) I feel so bad for Kenshin, but knowing his past and how he dealt with it, makes me love him even more! If anything buy the dvd to see Kenshin as an adorable little kid and amazingly hot teenager! lol It's rated +17 for buckets o' blood and mature situations, but nothing that bad... well peace and hope i've helped in ur decision to get / not get this... ^^v >>moondragon<<
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Summary: An excellent anime!
Review: This story takes place in the 1860's, near the fall of the conservatives. The Tokugawa Shogunate has been ruling Japan for almost three-hundred years(since 1575). Kenshin Himura, the Battousai, is an assassin working for the Imperialists who want to create a new Era, one where all people are equal. While trying to acheive his goal, however, he himself finds it more and more difficult each time to continue killing. He is a person who is trying to hold on to his humanity, and at the same time continue carrying out assignments for the Imperialists. The fights in this movie are brutal. In one fight -- near the end of the movie -- Kenshin cuts a Shogunate executioner in half. This is not so much a action movie, as it is a love story. Kenshin Himura, after one of his assignments, meets a beautiful girl named Tomoe. Little does he know that this girl was the fiancee of one of the men he killed. She tries to find a way to kill Kenshin, but in the process falls in love with him. If you like movies with a combination of action, drama, or romance, then this is a movie for you.
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Summary: Samurai X Directors Cut Review
Review: Well, I had been wanting to see this so i finaly bought it. i was watching it and a little towards the middle i thougt was just a little boring but otherwise THIS WAS A GREAT STORY! I really enjoyed this. The artwork, the sound, the colors, it was all great! Not to menchin the story. If you are thinking of buying this just do it. its good. Rated R or 17+ For Violence and a non-graphic sex seen.
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Summary: A great buy!
Review: The story of Samurai X is a very serious and sad one.Although it has a great plot it takes a very depressing road and is far from happy like the rurouni kenshin tv series.This movie shows kenshin as battousai the manslayer, a ruthless assassin stripped away of his childhood. This is a very believable story because instead of making this movie comical it took a serious tone. Unlike the tv series Kenshin is not jumping 500 ft. in the air and is more hardcore and believable. I reccomend this movie to anyone(not just Rk fans).It has a good story and great reason to love kenshin.
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Summary: very good but sad
Review: Samurai x is a good movie but it is very sad the graphics are good and it is very detailed this movie should notbe viewed by anyone around 16 years old because it is very graphicaly violent and and excessive gore.
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Summary: It is simply...surperb
Review: I won't go into the plot, because Amazon already has a satisfactory summary. When I first saw this oav, it had my mouth open, mouthing WOW. The story is absolutly terrific, albeit a little confusing (you have to watch it twice to really understand everything). This does a 180 from the series, as it focuses on Kenshin the Manslayer(duh!). Don't expect any humor, this movie leaves you to savor the fantastic swordsmanship and the moving ending with no distractions. The Animation is amazing. It is clean cut and sharp. Notice I said ANIMATION. The cgi's are absolutely horrid. Particulary when they show a bounty of them around the middle of the oav. The sight of real water slapping against animated rocks is absoulutly nausiating. The Music. Ah the music. It is absoulutly wonderful. The B-G music fits where it needs to go and adds to the scene, making it sad, eerie, or ... whatever. It Works. The voices. I don't think they are as bad as the other reviewer said (The one who said it makes watching the movie hard). None really stick out to me as something I would remember. They do their job, and they aren't terrible, they just don't stick out. The most beautiful thing that I have found in this oav is the sword play. It is absolutely beautiful and gracefull. The movements are fluid, not chunky and jerky. One other great thing would be the rain effect on the blood. And boy is there a lot of it. The blood comes down in buckets. Stay away if you are squemish. [There is also a heck of a lot of violence. I'm pretty used to violence, but that first scene shook me(I wouldn't say it disturbed me however)] There is also plenty of alchohal use. There are a few suggestive scenes, but I'd say no worse than a pg 13 movie. I must say however, that you should be mature in the head if you will watch it, not for the objectionable stuff, but simply to understand it. One last thing before closing. This movie really does make you think about the subject of killing people for a better world. It is one of those movies that after you watch it, you think about it and reflect on it. It gives you that tuging feeling right on your heart (you know, that feeling that your chest is full and your throat sort of tickles). Its not a bad feeling, or anything like that, just that kind of feeling you get when you are reflecting on something deep and, well, meaningful.
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Summary: A great deal, but minor changes.
Review: Samurai X Director's Cut gives both trust and betrayal in one DVD. However, certain scenes have been changed from the original. Music has been cut out of some very important scenes or has had different music put in. The director's cut is not as good as the original, but surely beats the price! A couple of changes have been set in but is still a great film. Those who already have trust and betrayal should not consider getting this for the extra scenes.
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