Positively surprised


Well-crafted tongue-in-cheek western/assassin/fantasy cross-over story. I don't understand all the negative comments.

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I enjoyed it alot as well. I don't get the negative comments. It appeared to have tanked big at the box office but it wasn't marketed properly in my opinion.

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Negative comments must be coming from those who have expected an all-out cowboy vs. ninja duel for the whole film. though the movie couldn't be better as it is. I'm storing this movie for repeated viewings!

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I think the negative comments are coming from people who forgot what it was to just have fun with a movie. They expect an oscar-winning performance from EVERY movie. I was very surprised by this movie. I am not a ninja movie fan. I did think this movie, in the beginning, had an anime aspect. I did love that. And the subtitles in the beginning were just purely hilarious. Almost like the movie was letting you know, if you put on your serious hat when you watch this movie, you are missing the entire point. It was fun, it was poignant, it was at times magical and endearing. What it is NOT is a bad movie. Ishtar is a bad movie. This movie was just plain fun.

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gfindley^

Well stated!

I feel exactly the same :)




"She was possessed by a very simple idea that changed everything. That our world wasn't real."

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I agree that you can't take the film too seriously. It's definitely not a thinker, but it's very entertaining in its way with artistic fight scenes that were sometimes dance-like and an interesting story that surprisingly concentrated as much as on developing the characters as it did on action.

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definitely not oscar worthy but i liked it,reminded me of Ninja Assassin.A perfect addition to my DVD collection.

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Very much enjoyed it. There are amounts of cheesiness and seriousness but not overdone.

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I was surprised as well, after reading a lot of the negative comments.

Actually, it's an excellent movie, as it stayed pretty true to it's genre. Very Lone Wolf and Cub, and very cowboy too.

Great action sequences, great visuals, very good, basic soundtrack, charismatic lead and supporting characters, simple storyline, and a standard ending for this kind of story.

Nitpicking .... the girl's revenge payoff didn't have as much punch as I'd like, because she had a security blanket during her finale fight. Also, the lead never really had an equal for his finale.

Still, pretty close to perfect for what it set out to do.

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i completely agree with the OP, this movie was great. nothing negative to say about it.

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This movie is god awful!!!! What the hell are you people on? This was without a doubt THE WORST movie I've seen at the theater since "Super Mario Bros!" BAD ACTING, BAD STORY, BAD SCRIPT, BAD EFFECTS, CHEESY CGI BACKGROUNDS . . . . could it get any worse? The fact that this garbage has a 6.2 on here is a freaking joke! This movie is a mega flop and for real complaints and reasons.

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Dude, take some valium and calm down. It's just a movie. It's nothing to get worked up over. The movie is not the cause of famine in Africa. Seriously, the worst movie you've seen since Super Mario Bros? Drop the hyperbole, please, it is really over the top and it makes you look stupid. Why do people like you have to put so much self worth on whether someone likes a movie or not? Does it make you that mad that people like a movie that you hate? That's so lame.

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Comparing this movie to "Super Mario Bros." is anything but a hyperbole. It's a really good comparison You sound stupid for not being able to handle somebody disliking a movie that you like, moronic hypocrite. Get over yourself and your claims of being some great industry professional. Yeah, I'm so sure I've seen you around town. LOL! This movie is god awful!

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This coming from a guy that gave Halloween II nine stars. Having perused your past reviews I came to the realization that the reason you didn't like the movie is because it's not in the horror section of the video store.

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I totally agree! I love this film with a passion and I came across it completely by accident. What a lovely surprise! :)

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