Movie Sequence

[starkhorn]

Just wondering if anyone knew what film the title sequence in MI is from ?

You know the one, where there is this old guy and his castle is burning all around him. It looked really cool......anyone know ?

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"Let your manhood be seen by the push of your pike!" Owen Roe O'Neill at the Battle of Benburb 1646

[TenkiSoratoti]

Me thinks that is from the film RONIN but im not to sure.

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"The good fighters of the old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an oppurtunity to defeat the enemy."

[ShinKamiizumi]

RAN by Akira Kurosawa.

[BakaGaijin]

Ronin? Like the Robert DeNiro Ronin? That?

Nyekulturniy!

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"If your soul is imperfect, living will be difficult." -- Ryo Hayabusa, DOA2

"Hey, why are the enemy throwing their cookware at us?" *KABOOM* -- Thunderbomber sneak attack!

[Fearless]

According to my Library of Samurai Films it was Ran by Akira Kurosawa.
If you are interested These films by the same director are a must: Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Kagemusha, Yojimbo.
I've also been recommended Samurai Banners but as yet I haven't got it.

[Ferocious Imbecile]

Quote Originally posted by Fearless:
According to my Library of Samurai Films it was Ran by Akira Kurosawa.
If you are interested These films by the same director are a must: Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Kagemusha, Yojimbo.
I've also been recommended Samurai Banners but as yet I haven't got it.[/QUOTE]

My favorite Kurosawa; The Hidden Fortress. A Kensai tricks and bullies two silly runaway Yari Ashagarus into helping him rescue a beautiful princess and her gold in the aftermath of the defeat of her clan in battle.

[Kobungo Inuta]

Where can you get those movies? I've been dying for some real samurai cinema to balance out my recent glut of kung-fu movies. Is there a place I can go online??

Koubungo Inuta

[starkhorn]

Quote Originally posted by Fearless:
According to my Library of Samurai Films it was Ran by Akira Kurosawa.
If you are interested These films by the same director are a must: Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Kagemusha, Yojimbo.
I've also been recommended Samurai Banners but as yet I haven't got it.[/QUOTE]

Okay thanks lads. RAN.....I'll see if I can find it anywhere.

Yeah I love Kurosawa films.....seen Seven Samurai and Kagemusha. Both brillant. Is Yojimbo the one where the samurai comes to town and there are 2 gangs fighting for control ? (The one where Eastwood stared in the western remake of fistful of dollars ?)
If so then I've seen that one as well.

Thanks folks for the answers though.

[Shiro]

Baka!

Great to see you, man. Hope everything is good. It's great to see you pop in.

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-Solypsist

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