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Red Sun

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This is a pushy movie.
Review: Even though ToshirĂ´ Mifune had been around years before, this was my first encounter with him. He plays a good counter personality to Charles Bronson. As I was saying, this is a pushy movie. Each character pushes the other to the brink. Gauche pushes Link who pushes Kuroda Jubie who pushes back and some where in there, among the Indians and others Cristina just gets pushed around.

I always think of this movie when I am watching "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) ASIN: 6305729328; The conversation between Sam Spade and Kasper Gutman where Sam insists that he can not be influence by the threat of death. If they killed him then they would not get the bird. Kasper says it takes a fine balance and not to push too hard, as there is no telling what a man may do in the heat of the moment and forget where his interests lie.

Well this film has a lot of heated moments and a lot of funny moments when the different cultures clash. This is definitely worth viewing.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Good movie, lousy DVD
Review: I have been wanting to get the movie on DVD. So when it was released I bought it right away. I believe it is out of print at the moment. It's a great movie. A mix of Samurai and Western movie. Charles Bronson is great as always. Too bad the quality of the DVD is very poor both sound and picture. A remastered edition is highly anticipated. But if you can find any copy left of this DVD, grab it. I don't believe any remastered will appear any time soon.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: well.............
Review: I just recently caught tis film on television(i know, i know, not the ideal way to see a film, but the DVD market in this third world country of mine has not really opened up yet.) Anyway, I saw the film and let me tell you, only in Hollywood will you get to see the two coolest unsung heroes in cinema history have a really good time together. The music has that 70's lilt to it even though the 1860's were nothing like the 1970's(tongue-in-cheek) Fun to watch but for Bronson and Mifune fans only.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Movie
Review: I thorougly enjoyed this movie. The combination of Toshiro Mifune and Charles Bronson was exactly what the doctor ordered.Enough humor and action to keep you watching.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: East meets West!
Review: Red Sun has Bronson and Mifune, two great action stars, journeying out in the Old West, trying to retrieve a jeweled sword that was suppose to be a gift for the President of the United States from the Emperor of Japan. Bronson, Ursula and Mifune all are at their peak (Playing themselves). Mifune who never learned to speak English, spoke his own lines. Just to watch Mifune's samurai tactics vs. Bronson's gun fighting skills is worth the whole movie. And of course this movie is a must for anyone who loved either The Magnificent Seven or the Seven Samuari.

The Magnificent Seven was the American was a ripoff of Akira Kurosawa's classic, The Seven Samurai. Here we have Charles Bronson, who played the skilled rifleman, Bernardo O'Reilly, in the Magnificent Seven, paired up with Toshiro Mifune, who played Kikuchiyo in the Seven Samurai. This is a must see...... If quality was better of tape, I would have rated it 5.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A Seven Samurai meets a member of the Magnificent Seven!
Review: That's what the tag line for this movie should have been.

As any serious film buff would know, The Magnificent Seven was the American remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic, The Seven Samurai. Well in this movie, Charles Bronson, who played the skilled rifleman, Bernardo O'Reilly, in the Magnificent Seven, is paired up with Toshiro Mifune, who played the immortal Kikuchiyo in the Seven Samurai.

Red Sun is a pretty good movie, with Bronson and Mifune journeying out in the Old West, trying to retrieve a jeweled sword that was suppose to be a gift for the President of the United States from the Emperor of Japan. Bronson is Bronson and Ursula Andrews looks great as always, but this film belongs to Mifune-san. It was bit strange to hear him speak English, (apparently he learned it phonetically for this part, since Mifune never learned to speak English) but did a great job nevertheless. It was great to see Mifune's samurai moves vs. Bronson's gun fighting skills.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Refreshing cultural overlap of Old West and Old East
Review: This has been a favorite movie of mine since it was released in the 70's. It's a western for people who aren't crazy about westerns. This flick was partly responsible for the upsurge of interest in things Eastern, especially Samurai folklore, thanks to a very entertaining portrayal by Toshiro Mifune, of The Seven Samurai fame. Of course, Bronson IS Bronson, and that ain't so bad in this one. You'll also enjoy Alain Delon, a sadistic killer cowboy with a French touch. Plenty here to keep you along for the ride, including a splash of Ursula now and then. A true sleeper (in the GOOD sense!)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Sol Rojo
Review: This is an interesting and amusing internationally co-produced Western directed loosely by Terence Young. Charles Bronson (outlaw) teams with Toshiro Mifune (samurai warrior) in search of spoils, honor and Alain Delon (gambling con man). Ursula Andress and Capucine provide the major love interests. The highlight is Maurice Jarre's lively score integrating Eastern and Western musical idioms. This is a very entertaining film and which gets its inspiration from the Italian Westerns that were beginning to disappear into the sunset at the time of this film's release.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Taste Of 3 Cultures
Review: This movie is one of the better Western type movies, with a twist, I have seen. Charles Bronson plays a typical tough guy with a soft heart in this classic. He helps a Japanese Samauri find a sacred sword that was stolen during a train heist. At first Bronson is mean and cold to the Samauri. But as the story moves along, Bronson realizes that the Samauri is a good person and maybe even a friend? They venture across mountains and plains, encountering the famous Cherokee Indian tribe in the final battle. Full of action and excellent acting. This movie is definitly worth the money!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Taste Of 3 Cultures
Review: This movie is one of the better Western type movies, with a twist, I have seen. Charles Bronson plays a typical tough guy with a soft heart in this classic. He helps a Japanese Samurai find a sacred sword that was stolen during a train heist. At first Bronson is mean and cold to the Samurai. But as the story moves along, Bronson realizes that the Samurai is a good person and maybe even a friend? They venture across mountains and plains, encountering the famous Cherokee Indian tribe in the final battle. Full of action and excellent acting. This movie is definitly worth the money!


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