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The Worst Film Ever

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Absolutely the worst movie.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Japanese animation is highly-esteemed both within Japan and outside of the country. Most of the Japanese animation that foreigners have seen are probably Japanese animation with English subtitles or dub. Afro Samurai is not a new (filmed in 2007) but it's a new style of Japanese animation in a sense that Japanese and the US collaborative film and the screenplay is English. The original comic was self-published by Takashi Okazaki and GONZO produced it as 5 episode long, which had a high television rating in the US's Spike TV in January 2007. The movie version was released in May 2007. The movie is obviously targeting the Japanese subculture fans within the US and it's brought back to Japan. Afro Samurai who is the main character in the story, presumably it just happened that way, nicknamed after his hairstyle and has sort of a Samurai spirit in the sense that he is in consistent in his beliefs of revenge, battle and friendliness, which is a stereo typical image of old Japan "Samurai ". That might be fascinating those anime otaku in other nations. If the plot was made by Japanese staff and creators only, the film wouldn't be fascinating and would be just a boring film by halves mimicking the Western culture. Samuel L. Jackson or Phil LaMarr joined the film as voice actors and the hip-hop music is used, and the touch of animation is very stylish and aesthetic which is trying to attract them. The story is very bloody, gore and revenge. Afro Samurai gives his word of honour to be on the top of success when his father was killed by Justice in front of him in his childhood.The tone of the film makes a bit alike "Kill Bill" or "Sin City". So for those who like more sensitive and complicated stories such as "Ghost in the Shell" or "Innocence" or "Akira", this may not be very intrigued.

Anime can be categorized by action and adventure but this is a new category decapime. It is violent, sexy and surprisingly very well done and makes most long running series wish that they could this awesome. I honestly can say it's story is very short and makes the viewer make up their mind if they so choose. The animation is stellar and voice acting is extremely well done. If you can't stand blood or gore please don't watch.If you do own the Director's Cut or Murder Sessions then you will know that a lot of effort went into this anime. With that being said it is honestly a great anime for anyone who loves being a dude.

This is not going to be a plot review as many people have written proper and better ones than I could. Instead, this will just be a deposit of loose thoughts from a cinefile who wanted to put something down for others who might be interested in giving this title a go.I originally dismissed this title due to its actual title and thought it was a bit trite in its "Blaxploitation" of afros and samurai. In the anime genre and world, mecha, teen heroes, and samurai have been beaten to death... resurrected and then beaten to death. While a fan of Samuel L. Jackson and of the era of feudal Japan and its samurai I decided to look it up at bluray.highdefdigest.com. I try to make it a point to watch as many different titles as I can and from each style so that I can try to be well-rounded. After seeing such high praises from some interesting sources (aintitcoolnews.com and highdefdigest) I decided to give it a try on blu-ray.The story, while simple, is solid with above par voice overs from a Hollywood cast. The production values look superb and in blu-ray the feature was beautiful. The pace was pleasing and the story-telling was worthy of the best reviews listed on this site. The characters were interesting and the character development was fantastic. Great tie-ins and a recurring theme were refreshing and a delight to watch. There are no heroes here, just characters with their own agendas who all relate to one another. The character comments from the co-producer in the extras are well worth watching as he can explain things from the director and his perspective that really pull things together after you watch the series. While initially having reservations about this title, I can say that I was impressed across the board with it and would highly recommend it to anyone who is open minded or is a dedicated anime fan. Several parts of the story reminded me of borrowed themes from other famed stories or movies; however as a whole the title was genuine and funky as it was fresh... while remaining classic in the anime world. It gets a nine out of ten for me with style. Let me know what you think.

alright, so i've real a lot of negative reviews of this show on here. Well kids, i'm going to defend this show, because there's a lot too it you guys are missing out on.Afro Samurai is the new anime produced by and starring Mr. Samuel L. Jackson, as well as high end voice talent like Phil LaMarr of Samurai Jack fame, and Ron Perlman, the man who is and will always be Hellboy.Like the great works of Shinichiro Watanabe, this work employs heavily the influence of western culture, specifically black western culture, which i suppose makes sense considering our stoic protagonist. now when i say black western culture, i'm not just talking about hip-hop music, i'm talking about Blaxploitation as well.for those of you who don't know, Blaxploitation was a sub-genre of the 70's Exploitation films that dominated the drive-in scene during that period of American cinema history. the most famous and accessible Blaxploitation films these days are probably the Dolemite series of films, the Shaft series, or the classic Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song. these films were, for the most part terrible, but they influenced a generation of post-civil rights urban youth struggling to find an identity into action. they were stylish, fun, and gave an overall message of standing up for yourself and being proud of who you are, despite their inherent sexism, these films were the Noir flicks of their day, gritty and edgy and bleeding style. theaters in the 70's that would carry Exploitation and Blaxploitation films also carried many Kung Fu and Samurai films, so when 70's funk culture evolved into hip hop culture, it wasn't so shocking that the children who idolized Sweet Sweetback, also pulled influence from Yojimbo and Zoatichi, in fact, one of those children of influence even did the score for Afro Samurai - The RZA of The Wu Tang Clan, a seminal rap group that not only incorporated samurai and kung fu films into their lyrics, but into the music itself as well.Okay, History lesson over, the reason i wanted to make you read all that is so that you have a better idea of where Afro Samurai is coming from, it is, for all intents and purposes, the coming together of cultures that are not, and have never been so far apart as you may think. a lot of people are also calling Afro-Samurai a child of the spaghetti western genre, which i suppose is true, but it must also be understood that the spaghetti western was heavily influenced by samurai films before them. Sergio Leone probably wouldn't even have a career if it wasn't for Akira Kurosowa's films.Now, onto the show itself. Afro Samurai is incredibly simple, but i say that in the most endearing way possible. being convoluted is not a prerequisite of having substance or being artistic. Samurai Jack, a long running and long praised show has proved this time and again. great stories like the Hellboy series of comics or the popular Battlestar Galactica show, are great because they manage to turn schlocky cheese into high art, by giving it a modern overhaul. Afro Samurai takes it one step further, to the point where the schlock IS the art. Anime is very much like our version of the Exploitation genre of yesteryear, it's very underground, but still holds popularity and knowledge in the mainstream, it's filled with shitty crap, but the good stuff is worth watching, and it has it's own very unique style that has influenced generations of artists who've been exposed to it. the story of Afro Samurai is very very basic, it's a revenge story because it needn't be anything more than a revenge story. it's intent isn't to change your life or make you weep for it's tragic hero, it's intent is to make your eyes melt and your heart pump, and maybe throw in a laugh or two. there's a saying: You Don't watch Kill Bill the same way you watch Shindler's List. that applies. shows like Afro Samurai and the vampire miniseries Hellsing are fantastic shows because they take from the well of culture not everybody likes to admit is there, and shows you something that takes it one step further, shows you what those film makers of yesteryear could have done with the technology at our disposal today. they work on a storytelling level because the stories are simple and have been told many times. they are human stories. the idea of Afro Samurai, i can say with some confidence, was never to get you thinking about our society like Ghost in the Shell or Neon Genesis, it's not that horse. Afro Samurai is meant to appeal to something deeper than your ego or your intellect, it appeals to your instinct. that's why it's so stylish. it's pleasure is purely aesthetic, and that is not at all a bad thing. Anime has a long history of taking from western culture and vice-versa, i like to think of Afro Samurai less as a corny bloodbath, and more a celebration of the corny bloodbaths we all know and love. western stories like Fist Full o' Dollars, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, and eastern stories like Ninja Scroll and Yojimbo. the standard for art these days is too narrow and too pretentious considering our history. i love Afro Samurai because it's not trying to deny all the things we hate to love, blood, gore, revenge, and i'm not saying that to be nihilistic or cynical. i'm saying that because it's true, it's just easier to justify revenge and blood and gore when we can come up with some over-convoluted plot to fit it into. well screw that.Enjoy.