Throne of Blood was met with critical acclaim and has been in the IMDB top 250 movies several times. Though I don't personally agree with it's place there, it's hard to dispute it's quality.
The film is a Japanese Toho made (Kurosawa directed) adaptation of William Shakespeares Macbeth. Though many of us have a slight bias against the tale due to it being forced down our throats in school it's hard to argue with its quality.
Sure Toho have tweaked it but you can clearly identify the original story and it's made masterfully as most Toho movies are.
It demonstrates once again that at the time the acting pool was small and you tend to see the same faces. Once again we see Seven Samurai (1954) stars Toshirô Mifune and the excellent (Though barely in this) Takashi Shimura.
It all looks fantastic though I'm quite surprised the movie wasn't in colour. Truth be told though it didn't need to be and might have taken away from some of the effects had it been.
The gritty tale of greed and betrayal is a well made 2hr epic, but I'm so burnt out on the story I didn't fully appreciate it like I perhaps should.
Regardless it's Toho, it's Kurosawa, and it's worth a watch.
The Good:
Looks great
Solid cast
Well written
The Bad:
Overly played out tale
Shimura is wasted
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Pretending to be a forest is a traditional military strategy
Eyebrows can grow as high as just below the hairline
The film is a Japanese Toho made (Kurosawa directed) adaptation of William Shakespeares Macbeth. Though many of us have a slight bias against the tale due to it being forced down our throats in school it's hard to argue with its quality.
Sure Toho have tweaked it but you can clearly identify the original story and it's made masterfully as most Toho movies are.
It demonstrates once again that at the time the acting pool was small and you tend to see the same faces. Once again we see Seven Samurai (1954) stars Toshirô Mifune and the excellent (Though barely in this) Takashi Shimura.
It all looks fantastic though I'm quite surprised the movie wasn't in colour. Truth be told though it didn't need to be and might have taken away from some of the effects had it been.
The gritty tale of greed and betrayal is a well made 2hr epic, but I'm so burnt out on the story I didn't fully appreciate it like I perhaps should.
Regardless it's Toho, it's Kurosawa, and it's worth a watch.
The Good:
Looks great
Solid cast
Well written
The Bad:
Overly played out tale
Shimura is wasted
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Pretending to be a forest is a traditional military strategy
Eyebrows can grow as high as just below the hairline