great movie

1. Ran 2. Rashomon 3. Seven Samurai 4. High And Low 5. Sanjuro 6. Yojimbo 7. Throne Of Blood 8. Stray Dog 9. Hidden Fortress 10. Kagemusha I've only seen 10 of his films however I have loved all of them and I can't wait to see more in particular The Bad Sleep Well

One of my favorites from one of my favorites. I love everything about this film

Good commentary, but this is 100% German’s study of communism’s overthrowing of a noble society, and how the brutal world of Soviet Russian society is entire alien to the rest of the (modern) world

Given that you haven't uploaded a video in 4 years, are you planning to upload more content to your channel?

Throne of Blood is ranked too low. Should definitely be in the top five. Agree with the top two. After that, it’s hard to say

Retard

I sat through your stammering, amateurish opinion, trying to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you lost me at "Trumpian". Only Trump and his followers cause division and disharmony? Not the Left, Antifa, BLM, illegal invaders, and Communists (more relevant to the movie, BTW)? Typical tripe churned out by someone intellectually groomed by a Liberal Arts professor. No need to sit through anymore of your weak movie critiques.

Got half way through this and realised I follow you on letterboxd so that rules lmao

It's fascinating that when you read the review you get an image of who wrote it and it's definitely not what you see in this video. Anyway, thank you very much for the great review.

Thank you - a really great introduction to the film and its significance- and no plot spoilers!

I gacve the video a thumbs-down because I don't think it doesn't religion at all. I think it mocks people and dogma.

Good video, I just saw the film last night and this helps me appreciate it even more. What I find interesting is how the kids act according to how they were taught to act - vengefully, as their parents did. Also, there's the mundanity of the repression, like the evil is always under the surface but never spoken about

Just watched it. It's great I am now watching the series version I am mid way through and so far I love it. It fixes a lot of the mistakes in the movie and really explores their motives. I like that the even the rich kids get depth. Grace is not dumb but has no self esteem she is also shown to be very manipulative. Pat is an entitled rich boy but his also surprisingly complex in the series version.

I get you and your enthusiasm bro. I share the same views

Dear Darren, would you please tell me the title of the "Austrian Walser" - music in the beginning? Not the classical Wagner Thing, but another one, while you can see the Mercedes driving to the castle.

im surprised u didnt mention the metaphorical story of the old man in the bathroom

Great review! I am glad to hear someone else recognize how great a film Shame is. It is a criminally slept on Ingmar Bergman motion picture. A war-torn masterpiece. It has such a realistic feel and the legendary Bergman dialog is always so meaningful. This one is up there on my list of Bergman films.

It's not a practical joke nor is he laughing at you although he should. You don't do your homework is all, you struggle as the enemy.

Fascism is a modernity, it's progressive in comparison to feudalism. What they showed there is much much worse.

Damn I didnt realize there were this many till right now I've seen about a third at this point. So far RAN is not only my favorite Kurosawa movie but also my favorite movie of all time.

Yes! This exactly what I couldn't quite put into words- "memories do not occur chronologically, they just come one after the other"! Great insight Darren!

I have never watched a Kurosawa movie but I santed to get into his filmohraphy for a while. Could you recommend some picks for the start ?

what wrighting did you use

Hi, I love the detailed review. Btw, can you recommend me what or which site can I watch this?

Watched Stalker a week or so ago, really liked it and it grew on me the more and more i thought about it, so decided to watch Mirror today and wow...totally blown away. Absolutely beautiful film and even tho i didnt understand everything exactly, i feel like i FELT everything the film was supposed to make me feel. That is what makes his films special so far imo, beyond the stunning cinematography and poetic writing...the personal connection and feel it gives you is truly timeless. Great breakdown and review.

I m from finland...Dodeskaden ..dodeskaden ..the greatest human film ever and 1970 .😕😊

This movie creeped me out.

Wrong, it isn't a giant fy. Hardly.

Imagine if it WAS shot in colour lol? We watch it trying to make sense of it by judging with our own standards......but we can't because it's another planet that has no standards.

I don't think we're but I would love to see you guys do a Buffy the Vampire Slayer in stock if you cross over or Marlon and Buffy the Vampire Slayer cross

Nicely done review. I love the movie. What a lot of reviews seem to miss is how Fai was nearly blind to the attention respect and affection that Chang showed him, until perhaps the very end, going all the way to Taiwan in hopes of crossing paths.

I will watch the top 12 because I want to discover this director and I will enterely in your hands

Haven't seen any Tarcovsky yet. Mirror sounds a bit like some of Mallacks more out there movies likes Tree of Life or Knight of Cups. Building up to get some Tarcovsky in the criterion collection. It's a toss-up between Mirror, Stalker or the Sacrifice. Any suggestions?

Chinese Roulette is the cruelest game you coule think of (outside of SAW’s) and yet I want to play it.

Great video!

great video. just watched seven samurai and needed to know where to go next with kurosawa

The top movie is Rashomon , maybe because it's one of the first movie the i-saw-when-i was growing up, but just dealing with subjective and objective reality, something that really speaks to my soul-something I can really get into in my mind

Very Fine

I showed it to the police captain's kids to settle them down.

my theory on the title ‘fish tank’ coincides with your analysis on how mia feels trapped in her world, in her life. like she’s a fish in a fish tank.

i would've never thought of everything that happened in the movie with the historical context that you explained because I'm not good at that kind of thing. I was mainly focused on the character drama. i mean...the armbands that were given to the children when they misbehaved...how could i not see that! lol! gave me a new respect for the movie with this review. one thing i didn't understand was the relationship between the teacher and Eva. Seemed kind of meaningless.

Even the less known films of Kurosawa are amazing. I tried my TOP 10 and I got it: Stray Dog Rasho-mon Ikiru The Seven Samurai (his best) Throne of Blood Hidden Fortress Yojimbo High and Low (my favorite) Ran Rhapsody in August

Awesome review! The film left an indescribable impression on me when I first saw it and am looking forward to a rewatch. The imagery in particular definitely impacted me on a visceral level.

Great review, thanks mate. Peace and Love

Why have you stopped?

Hey, I stumbled on your vid looking for people who has watched Die Tomorrow. It’s the Nawapol’s film I like most. That being said, even among the Nawapol films, this is one of the most obscured one for some reasons, even in Thailand.

Good, honest, straightforward review. Thanks.

Loving your channel, hope you post more content soon!

it’s structure is based off of Michael Mann’s “Heat”