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S2E25.5: Seven Samurai

🕑 Added 2023-05-31 21:59:53 +0000 UTC

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deathbysamurai

Its worth noting: The guy who screams at Manzo for calling his own daughter a slut, specifically noting that she had sex for love, is the guy whose wife killed herself in front of him because she was raped by bandits. Which makes his statement about love hit a bit harder...

Dr. M.R. Geldof

I finally subscribed for this one, but haven't listened yet. I hope I'm not shamed into regret.

Salsa Roja

I only count five, maybe six samurai in this thumbnail. What a ripoff.

If you all do The Magnificent Seven as its own bonus at some point, I feel like the next logical watch would be Unforgiven and its subsequent Japanese remake

Scott Dick

Listening to this episode really drove home for me how much I want to hear you talk about Lawrence of Arabia. I mean, it's not too similar to Seven Samurai, other than being very long, very good, and set in the past. But I think it's a perfect fit for KJB. It's about a British intelligence agent treating the middle east as a playground and developing an increasingly obvious god complex. It's explicitly anti-colonialist (to the point where it absolutely couldn't get made today), but simultaneously pretty patronizing towards the Arab Revolt that it portrays as it's real heroes.

Moray Macdonald

Pretty sure Oglaf has already done Village of the Femboys!

Knights Who Say Sledge

This was a delightful treat. I missed Alice, admittedly. However, the opportunity to get to enjoy any of you fabulous folk digging into this film (which I usually rewatch about once every 10 years or so and always enjoy revisiting) was a delight. My best to Alice.

god this is one of my absolutely favorite movies. If y'all did other Kurosawa films like Ran and Throne of Blood I would be over the moon