Challenge Number - 2/250
Date Watched - 7/31/2010
Moleman's Rating - 7.5
It's taken me awhile to post some more reviews, but trust me I've been watching the movies. I'm not watching them in order, but will post the reviews in the order in which I watch them.
Seven Samurai was available to watch instantly on Netflix so without further a do here is my review.
This flick is ranked #15 of all time by IMDb users. However, there are less than 100,000 users votes as opposed to over 500,000 for Shawshank Redemption the first movie I reviewed. It was produced in 1954. I'm thinking that the people who ranked this movie maybe were more interested in foreign films or historically significant films.
I found the film to be enjoyable, but definitely not in my top 20. I often watch movies while working on projects (graphic design work on my book - emails - sending out applications for work), but was hoping to try and give my full attention to the movies on this list. However, at over three hours long and with subtitles I found myself drawn to work on other things.
Sami appreciated that I watched most of the movie in the kitchen while working on doing the dishes and cooking dinner...but I'm not sure that's a great sign for the movie. Don't get me wrong there were some classic moments, great story development, and some fantastic characters.
I laughed often and I can see why in 1954 it was nominated for two Oscars, but because of the fact that I didn't find it enthralling it lost a few points. I've learned that the movies I enjoy the most are high paced thrillers that make you think - this one just didn't fit into my favorites. I would however recommend it to my friends and think that watching this movie illustrated why I am happy to be doing this challenge. I think that by watching these movies that I wouldn't normally pick to watch I'm expanding my horizons.
More to come - 248 to be exact.
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