If you haven’t heard they are remaking “The 47 Ronin”. I know I’ve seen the 1941 version and I can’t remember if it was the 1958 or 1962 version that I have also seen. Then again, maybe it’s both. I have a fondness for these movies. I’m a huge Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Zatoichi and Akira Kurosawa fan. They are awesome. So, I took a look at what they have up for the remake of 47 Ronin.
I’m not a person who says a remake necessarily needs to be a movie re-made in exactly the same way. Sometimes a little imagination is good. So, the remake stars Keanu Reeves and he’s not my favorite actor and there isn’t an American in the story because it was the early 1700s. They are modernizing it? I guess. But when the trailer got to the dragon lady I had to stop. No. Not a “dragon lady” as in a strong and seductive lady of some Asian descent. I mean a lady who turns into a dragon. I’m all for fantasy sometimes. But when you have to change so much in your story that it’s completely different then just make your own movie and call it something else. Sharktopus didn’t try to be Jaws and it was awesome.
All of this did remind me that I really like the older movies. I rented Sword Of Doom today which is one of my favorites. Because it is a 24 streaming rental I watched it a lot. I watched the heck out of that movie. Nakadai is amazing in the way he can state his whole character without a word. It is also in spite of all the killing a beautiful movie if a little heavy handed on the symbolism.
As I was watching this movie I tried to think of what would happen if there was a remake of Sword Of Doom. So, taking bits and pieces from things I like and things I don’t like I created an IMDB-like page for this imaginary movie. I give you the remake of Sword Of Doom.
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