Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
3.5/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 12/25/2011
Ran is a film that channels perfectly the emotions found in Shakespeare's play - of greed, revenge, anger, and courage. The whole film looks like it takes place during a fog storm and carries a heavy atmosphere of melancholy that suits the plot and characters. Some of the most intense and wrenching battle scenes Kurosawa has ever captured are vividly portrayed here.
Rating of
4/4
Sophie B. - wrote on 09/19/2007
I was pretty much riveted from start to finish. Sometimes this movie feels like a total assault on everything that we hold dear and believe in. However, it never feels depressingly negative. In fact It seems to be the work of an idealist with enormous vision.
Rating of
4/4
kustaa - wrote on 08/28/2007
Craftman Kurosawa not only takes care of directing, but also of the concept art of this movie. Fascinating adaption of a tragedy, wich being made by asian actors, turned to be unbearably sad. For watch it over and over again and be captivated by its beauty.
Rating of
4/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/25/2007
King Lear by way of Akira Kurosawa is a masterpiece of Japanese cinema. Loyalty, power, greed, revenge, madness - all are given their due. Powerful imagery and emotion permeate the film - a classic.
Rating of
1.5/4
Alex - wrote on 12/31/2006
I would consider this boring and hard to follow, but what do I know? I can only sit through so much and I was not in the mood.
