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Post by Captain Spencer on May 1, 2017 1:15:06 GMT
Saw this one for the first time today after having recorded it off TCM last night. I was pleasantly surprised of how good it was. Good writing and some neat twists and turns. It's obvious this was the main influence on Tarantino with Kill Bill, and I noticed some of the soundtrack from Lady Snowblood was used on Kill Bill. And with all that excessive and exaggerated bloodletting, Lady Snowblood also brings to mind the Lone Wolf & Cub series, made during the same era and by the same studio, Toho.
So if you enjoy Asian martial arts films with lots of swordplay, definitely check it out if you can find it somewhere.
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Post by mikef6 on May 1, 2017 14:11:08 GMT
Saw this one for the first time today after having recorded it off TCM last night. I was pleasantly surprised of how good it was. Good writing and some neat twists and turns. It's obvious this was the main influence on Tarantino with Kill Bill, and I noticed some of the soundtrack from Lady Snowblood was used on Kill Bill. And with all that excessive and exaggerated bloodletting, Lady Snowblood also brings to mind the Lone Wolf & Cub series, made during the same era and by the same studio, Toho. So if you enjoy Asian martial arts films with lots of swordplay, definitely check it out if you can find it somewhere. Without “Lady Snowblood” there would have been no “Kill Bill.” Period. You're sure right about that. But to me it also shows that Tarrantino's Hollywood treatment of the story has neither style nor substance. While the California treatment is slick and ironic, “Lady Snowblood” is, how shall I say it, deadly serious. I was transfixed by the seriousness with which this pulp fiction was presented, the garish 1970s-ish colors, the squirting fountains of fake blood, and – above all – the performance of Meiko Kaji as the title killing machine. And don't miss "Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance" released the next year (1974). It is not as good as the first (it is a sequel, after all) and the Lady is kept off screen and out of the action too long. The plot, which is more complicated than the first, is resolved by having Lady Snowblood show up and kill everybody. Still, if you loved the first film, you won't want to miss "Love Song of Vengeance."
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Post by Captain Spencer on May 2, 2017 2:06:57 GMT
Saw this one for the first time today after having recorded it off TCM last night. I was pleasantly surprised of how good it was. Good writing and some neat twists and turns. It's obvious this was the main influence on Tarantino with Kill Bill, and I noticed some of the soundtrack from Lady Snowblood was used on Kill Bill. And with all that excessive and exaggerated bloodletting, Lady Snowblood also brings to mind the Lone Wolf & Cub series, made during the same era and by the same studio, Toho. So if you enjoy Asian martial arts films with lots of swordplay, definitely check it out if you can find it somewhere. And don't miss "Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance" released the next year (1974). It is not as good as the first (it is a sequel, after all) and the Lady is kept off screen and out of the action too long. The plot, which is more complicated than the first, is resolved by having Lady Snowblood show up and kill everybody. Still, if you loved the first film, you won't want to miss "Love Song of Vengeance." Yes, I plan on seeing the sequel sometime. Actually, I may even pick up The Complete Lady Snowblood blu-ray set which was released by Criterion last year. This contains both movies.
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