tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327034.post108742290580708419..comments2023-08-02T07:03:38.364-04:00Comments on Animate Matters: The Last Samurai: or, Dances with Wolves, RevisitedWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00028827485025029033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327034.post-1087508350233435032004-06-17T17:39:00.000-04:002004-06-17T17:39:00.000-04:00pretty bizarre, Nate. LS certainly had its high po...pretty bizarre, Nate. LS certainly had its high points, though.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028827485025029033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327034.post-1087481344541754282004-06-17T10:09:00.000-04:002004-06-17T10:09:00.000-04:00Hrmmm... don't like Cruies... Like Costner... ...Hrmmm... don't like Cruies... Like Costner... Loved LS, hated DWW...<br /><br />Splain...Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704040638674512722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327034.post-1087478912114676702004-06-17T09:28:00.000-04:002004-06-17T09:28:00.000-04:00I agree with you that Samurai and Dances were simi...I agree with you that Samurai and Dances were similar in the plot.<br />Although both where quite well shot. I did like how the widow that Cruise was staying with never did give in to his lustful glances. If I remember correctly Dances w/ Wolves, Costner's character does have a relationship with one of the Indian ladies.<br />I thought the head Samurai did a great job acting his part, very enjoyable.<br /><br />-MRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327034.post-1087447858090082382004-06-17T00:50:00.000-04:002004-06-17T00:50:00.000-04:00The Master and Commander verse Horatio Hornblower ...The Master and Commander verse Horatio Hornblower post was Res. Sorry about that Wes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327034.post-1087447601011863632004-06-17T00:46:00.000-04:002004-06-17T00:46:00.000-04:00The Year is 1793, as England prepares to enter wha...The Year is 1793, as England prepares to enter what history will label the “Napoleonic Wars”; a young man of seventeen enters service in his Britannic Majesty’s Royal Navy. “What is your name son?” asks an officer to a young man newly reporting on the bridge. “Hornblower, Horatio Hornblower, sir.” stammers the nervous youngster. “How unfortunate for you”, is the gruff reply. So begins the swashbuckling adventures of our young hero striving to earn a career as an officer in England’s Royal Navy. Hornblower is attentive in learning his responsibilities as a midshipman and contentious of his honor and status as a gentleman. <br /><br />Master and Commander lacked the plot, detail and intrigue of the Horatio Hornblower series. To compare M&C to HH is almost a waste. M&C is a cheep knock off, of a great series. Big budgets and special effects can’t make up for poor story telling.<br /><br />If you want great storytelling, centered on adventure, comradeship and integrity get all the movies in the Hornblower series. If you want some pasty Englishmen, whining about his bug collection, and how unfair it is to fight for King and country when there are butterflies to chase, get M&C. One note of praise for M&C, watching it gives one a good idea how long a sailboat takes to get from England to the south pacific and back again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com