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Summary: My favorite movie!
Review: I ordered this dvd a week or 2 ago and let me tell you it is the best! The action is quite spectacular and the visuals are stunning.Any anime fan should get or at least see it, even though i'm just an ordinary anime kind of guy! It is suggested 17+ but hey, im 11 and I enjoyed this as much as any person would, Its got blood and alcohol, Dang! They really should stop talking about saki, theyre obsessed with it!^_^ It is about a boy named (no spoilers here) or Kenshin to some of us whose caretakers get killed. He gets saved by a master of the art of sword known as hiten-mitsurugi. Its whole visual style is superb. And as everyone says "they mix real life into it that makes it kind of silly" well, they do but it doesnt ruin the movie. This tells you everything you should know before the rurouni kenshin tv series.It has got hell alot of kick @$$ action. Of course youd think its all action its not, there is a HUGE chunk thats all romance but all of this plus a great story make this numba 1 in my world! P.S. this is my first review. Tell me if ya liked it!
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Summary: A beautiful story though very violent
Review: I only started watching the Rurouni Kenshin series this year but I was hooked immediately! I love the RK series and when I found out there were RK movies I was really excited. I only have Trust/Betrayal right now and I loved it. It was very violent (at times) but an awesome movie. The movie isn't all blood and swordfighting though, it also has love in it. But the swordfights are awesome!
The quality of animation is spectacular but there is superimposing done that is terrible for the movie. There is superimposed water, fire, and a shot of an actual tree in actual snow. But don't let that bother you if you are considering buying this DVD.
It took me a while to realize that this is both Samurai X: Trust and Samurai X: Betrayal in one DVD. It is an awesome deal if you want both (like I did). It is suggested for 17 and up for extreme violence, usage of alcohol, and some mature themes. But it is an awesome movie! Oh and beware of the first seen, it is pretty intense with violence.
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Summary: Can I give it more than five stars? Say, A BILLION?!
Review: My God! I was totally blown away by this! This is the single most moving film I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot of dramas. This is nothing like the Rurouni Kenshin series, as it is a lot darker, both in terms of lighting, color, and perspective. There is not a single hint of humor in it, but as the hero is a young assassin trying to come to grips with himself during the Japanese civil war, I don't see how there could be any funny parts. You WILL NOT be laughing at any point in this. IF you don't want to be in tears at the end, then don't watch this. I have been a Rurouni Kenshin fan for years, so I thought that I would give this a try for the backstory on Kenshin and his life during the Bakumatsu. I knew it would be somewhat depressing, but I was put through the emotional wringer--and loved it. Every time I watch it I cry. It is that powerful. This is the favorite in my collection. I have shown it to my mom, and she loved it as well. This is definitely for those mature people who want to see the definitive sad, moving love story. Betrayal, love, loss, pain (both physical and emotional), and ideals come into play in this wonderful film. Kenshin joins the fight against wishes of his mentor and the warnings that he will be used by those in power, who will only want him for his incredible sword skills. Sure enough, his power and skills are abused by his superiors, who put him in the position of being their primary assassin. His ideals of honor, righteousness, and loyalty are skewed by his job as a murderer, and he begins to lose himself. Enter Tomoe. She meets Kenshin by chance and begins following him around. They start to fall for each other, but there are too many secrets still hidden, and too much to overcome... I cannot stress how EXCELLENT and WORLD-CLASS this film is. If you want to see a story guaranteed to make you cry, then this is it.
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Summary: Blown Away
Review: I'd only seen a little bit of the RK TV anime episodes and it looked like a typical anime w/the cutesy silly faces, big sweatdrops, etc., so I wasn't very interested. Imagine my surprise when I saw this and realized that Samurai X was the very same character from those animes. This is indeed very different from the TV anime, and to me, far superior. It goes for more emotional depth and weight and achieves it magnificently. I like this animation style much better and the music is top-notch. The few parts where they integrated live action backgrounds w/animated backgrounds didn't bother me as much as it did other people, but it was definitely unnecessary. The important thing about this is how Kenshin came to be the Battousai and what finally woke him from his numb killing mode to realize what he was doing was far from his idealized hopes. At the end of this he becomes the Kenshin everyone falls in love with in the TV animes. To me it was a great introduction to the character and now I want to see his other adventures and get to know the "other" Kenshin. So I definitely don't think you had to be a fan of the TV anime to appreciate this movie, and if anything else, it makes one want to know all about the character, in his various permutations. A beautiful, moving film.
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Summary: buy Rurouni Kenshin DVD , then this OVA;
Review: "Samurai X-trust & betrayal" is essentially a prologue to the Rurouni Kenshin TV series. Or they call it an OVA or direct-to- video animation film. I suggest to newcomers, to watch first the samurai X TV series then watch this to fully comprehend and grasp who Rurouni Kenshin is,it's cast members, & the central setting & ideas of the series. The film delves further to Kenshin early years or his past, before meeting Kauro, Sanosuke,etc. From a child, his name was Shinta, witnessing the murder of his parents, being adapted & raised by his mentor master Hiko, & up to being an eventual hired & ruthless assassin, thus,was christened as Battousai.This film comprises 4- 30 mins. episode and the movie characteristic story-elements itself are extremely dark & very depressing, talky, serious in tone & heavy,domestic, & the dramatic core story preceded the little action sequences, which is only a secondary emphasis. This movie is one of my favorites & is one of my most cherished DVD. Though not action-oriented like it's predecessor on TV, this movie simply is very memorable and lasting, as the story,mainly, explores a geniune, true-to-life example of how two people live a life, as in exemplified by Kenshin & Tomoe. More than about Rurouni Kenshin further adventures, which it is,as this prologue served to tie up loose ends of Kenshin's past-- his past origin. However, the film absolute high point is following the dramatic,day-to-day ,slice of life of Kenshin and his wife Tomoe,albeit rusely married.Kenshin & Tomoe living together as a virtual husband and wife thus, manifesting a true-to-life portrayal of a couple struggle to subsist on a daily basis.This side of Kenshin has never intensely delved before,his marital side. Though extremely hardcore in context to the film objective, this DVD ultimately proved a valuable souvenir, not solely because of Rurouni Kenshin but also this anime feature-lenght is rare, in terms of tackling such subject matter--heavy, marital relationship. Not to imply Rurouni Kenshin is a secondary importance to this DVD, which is not entirely correct, as this DVD is significant and a timeless collection of Rurouni Kenshin saga. Be prepared to view this movie because it's simply not easy to watch. You need to be mentally & emotionally ready to ingest this film as the film is extremely heavy & seriously depressing. I especially see fit to recommend this to anime lovers and anime watchers.Though I believe, in fact it can be appreciated by everyone when given the opportunity. But, for Rurouni Kenshin newcomers or tryers, it is more practical to watch first the actual TV series in contrast to this advanced DVD. That series shall served as your introduction to the world of "Samurai X" or "Rurouni Kenshini".The core story of Samurai X(Rurouni Kenshin), not only about learning its characters, but also explore into an era of samurai regime- such as it's setting in feudal Japan & the honor of being a samurai warrior.Some episodes are light-hearted and fun, some have good characterization piece, some episodes are subdued,poignant & talky as in the final TV episode & some if contain samurai fights,mostly are exciting, susepenseful & intellectually stimulating. If you are contemplating to sample, you need to start at Rurouni Kenshin DVD (the TV series)at least up to vol. l4, then return to this DVD for better comprehension and appreciation in regards to the casts of characters and story theme. Highest possible recommendation.
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Summary: Amazing...No other words for it
Review: DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT SOME SPOILERS!! Now I'm a fan of the Rorouni Kenshin Series and an anima otaku (fan) but when I first saw the Trust/Betryal OVA, I was blown away. The animation is superb and the storyline is much darker and less comical then Rorouni Kenshin. Not that I don't like funny but seeing Kenshin kill mercilessly is something else that should be seen to fully appreciate the series.
The first part (Trust) begins with a stunning crafted (and violent) scene where Shinta (Kenshin) sees his entire slaver "family" killed by bandits. His master-to-be, Hiko, saves him and changes his name to Kenshin.
We skip a couple years and see Kenshin in his late teens (17 or so) where he's an assassin who kills political members. But his assassin career doesn't last, during a mission, he recieves the first slash of his X scar. He meets Tomoe, the fiancee of the man who gave him the scar, soon after. As his comrades are killed in a raid, he and Tomoe escape to the mountains where they become lovers.
The ending is extremely sad where Kenshin, after learning that Tomoe was working to kill him, stumbles blindly through the snow to find her, still contemplating whether to kill her.
He gets the slash on his back we see later in the series turning that time and is almost beaten before he finally gets the sense to swing and kill him. But with the same blow, he kills Tomoe who was trying to protect Kenshin from his opponent's final strike.
Kenshin cremates Tomoe in a small house and walks away, his last defense against his killer instinct taken away by his own hands. This is an overall triumph in Japanese animation. The violence, extreme and graphic at times, is not a reason to skip such a terrific anime. If you are a true Kenshin Fan, you need to see this.
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Summary: From someone who knows better
Review: The 3 stars are in no way a reflection of the story, animation, or anything pertinent to the story. It is for this director's cut dvd of the original OVA's trust and betrayal. This directors cut merges the ova's trust and betrayal. As mentioned by someone else, very little is added, but the reflection's ova directors cut should have more added when it's released in the US. Reflections is the one that i thought really needed a director's cut. This is coming from someone who is a Rurouni Kenshin fan. As far as this director's cut for betrayal and trust goes, I was hoping for more. This just felt like they took the breaks out of the original OVA's. When I hear the word's director's cut, I immediately think of restored scenes that the director was forced to cut for one reason or another. This felt like there were no restored scenes, except for the one that someone mentioned in another review above. Another reason for it only getting three stars, is there are no extra's whatsoever on this disc. The only things they have are language selection, scene selection (Which has moving animation featured for each scene you can select. I always like this!) and lastly some trailers for other anime. There are no extra's! Buy it? Or don't buy it? hmmm . . . If you're a die hard fan of Rurouni Kenshin, you will buy it without any need for me to coax you into doing so. If you're not a die hard fan, but already own all of the OVA's and are too lazy to use your remote from a sitting or laying down position to press a button to skip past the credits of one act to go into the next act then this is perfect for you! It may seem like I'm exaggerating a bit, but I assure you I am not. The only thing this dvd offers is a breakless version of the original OVA's Trust and betrayal, and one noticable scene restoration. That's it! I guess since I own the original and the director's cut, the one i would watch would depend on what mood I am in. If I wanted to show a friend who has some time to sit and watch a whole movie, I would show him the directors cut, and if I wanted to watch the OVA's and don't have time to watch it all in one sitting, I'd watch the original OVA's of trust and betrayal, which are broken up into four episodes. Hope this answere everyone's questions.
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Summary: A different Ruouni Kenshin.
Review: Samurai X is just a different name that ADV films just made up,well anyway it doesn't matter.This movie is the greatest it actually shows Kenshin's first love "Tomoe". And it also shows how Kenshin turned in to the Hitokiri Battosai in the first place. If you are used to the series then this is nothing like it for three resons.
1.Animation is different.
2.Way more blody.
3.A lot more darker.
But,don't let that stop you from getting it.I will guarantee you 100% satisfaction that you will love this anime more then I do.
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Summary: The prelude To the Rurouni kenshin Series.
Review: Samurai X is (of course) the prelude to the rurouni kenshin series. It starts out with a boy named Shinta (kenshin) traveling with a bunch of slave traders that gets ambushed by bandits and kills everybody but shinta, then a man comes that will become his master later, kills the bandits and saves shinta. Well I won't ruin it for you go out and buy it they sale it at suncoast,target,best buy,and of course amazon.com.
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Summary: Wow
Review: the first time I saw this, my mouth dropped to the floor. Not as good as the original Rurouni Kenshin, but pretty good
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