| | |  | GIFT SETS | Home » » The Last Samurai [Blu-ray] | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Epic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg | | Director:
| Edward Zwick | | Format:
| THX, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Language:
| English, French, Spanish | | Subtitle:
| English, French, Spanish | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Warner Home Video | | Run Time:
| 154 minutes | | Blu-ray Release Date:
| November 14, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 720 reviews |
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 Just Another Anti-West FilmJul 29, 2010
I first saw this movie in 05 after everyone I knew who'd seen it said it was awesome. However I had the exact opposite reaction to this movie. Other reviewers have pointed out many ridiculous things about this movie. Here are the ones I think are the most prevalent.
1. The historical and cultural reality of this movie is flipped to where the dwindling noble samurai are the good guys and the big mean Japanese government advised by the dastardly US is the bad guy.
2. The time it takes Tom Cruise to learn the "ways" of the samurai is extremely short, and the Samurai people he lives among, for the most part, seem to not have a problem with this outsider, despite their history of not accepting people outside of Japan.
3. It is in your face about the Indian Wars and the atrocities the "white man" inflicted on the Native Americans, and how US influence in Japan was evil and sinister in nature. Not to mention it "corrupts" the culture that was once innocent in it's lack of industrialization and modern technology.
another stupid thing that others have pointed out is how the samurai are portrayed as only using the archaic sword and bow, while the evil government uses modern mechanized weapons. This is BS, because the Samurai had been using guns since the 1600s just like much of the world. This is typical for movies like it. The poor weak natives who are nice to the earth and use thing that don't do little to no harm to the planet, while the big evil bad guys don't care and whatever they want to the earth. I'm not necessarily saying they did this on purpose, but it is typical.
In closing, this movie sucks! It's an overly used storyline that is exactly like Dances With Wolves, Avatar, ect. The only difference being it's set in Japan. Even at 16 when I first saw The Last Samurai I abhorred it, and five year later I still can honestly say the same.
 USED DVD'SJul 27, 2010
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Awesome PriceJul 23, 2010
This is a good movie to watch if ur interested in samurais,which was pretty cool. When i bought this it was on sale for 9.99 and i just had to get it because i was skeptic about gettting it before because it was 20-30 bucks before and it wouldnt be worth it, because i could get some better with that money. But for the price i got it for it was a sweet deal and very good movie for those who havent seen it. It is a classic
Great Flick!Jun 27, 2010
My husband watched this movie on tv and wanted to purchase it for his collection. Well worth the money.
RespectableJun 24, 2010
This movie is really good. Honor, respect and dignity are some of the key words that are examined in different ways. Tom Cruise is not one of my favorite actors, but I can tolerate him in this one. He really put an effort toward the "troubled" soldier in this movie. His acting wasn't over the top, i think it was just right for the mental and physical condition of the character. A drunkard and actually a warrior seeking some means of relief from his tormenting dreams and conscience..Tom Cruise displayed that. The script was well written and the acting was well done. Warning that there are some gory scenes of death and decapitation. Therefore, it is a movie that is not for young children.
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