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Good concept, poorly executed.

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It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

I really enjoyed this flick. I came in with no expectations and I never watched Versus, but the concept of this film was very intriguing to me (looked it up on IMDb).A severely wounded samurai seeks shelter at a temple which unbeknownst to him is the temple of the demon Aragami who wishes to die in combat via our unwary samurai.The conversation is exactly what you would imagine it to be between a man and a being proclaiming to be supernatural. Skepticism and disbelief is played well in here and the scene is great. This is all shot in one room in a dark slightly tainted sort of Buddhist temple. The fact that this movie was shot in only one week is amazing (although if they had spent more time on it it could easily have been better as it is not without its flaws).The slightly creepy serving woman is the only other real character we have on screen and she only has a few words to say at the end. What I really wonder is who she is as perhaps she is Aragami after all and she just enthralls/seduces warriors so she can watch battle after battle? I wish they played that possibility up just a tiny bit more, adding perhaps some covetous looks throughout on the samurais side and more coyness/ seductive possibilities on her part.My only real issues with this film was that it seemed to get a little rushed at the end. The major fight could should have been done better and had slight elements of cheesy stances which were unrelated to the fighting. Also the last warrior, the future attacker could have been cooler looking. I did like the fact that our protagonist seemed to be crazy at that point (which still stands to reason that the woman is really Aragami after all). Also, the electric guitar music at the end seemed out of place. I would have liked a more philosophical ending versus one that makes you think you just finished watching your average action movie.Summary: Very entertaining story built upon Chinese (really any ethnic background) mythology with only 2.5 actors (the woman gets a 1/2 a count since shes more just a visual portion). I just wish 2 weeks was spent on this as it could have been on a whole new level. Either way, I'd definitely recommend this.

This film was apparently one of two films set on the premise to be made about two people to fight in a single setting with only one to live on (along those lines anyhow). Markedly different to its peer, which was essentially about two girls in a cat fight in their modern apartment, this film is set in an old medieval temple where the host to an injured soldier turns out to be not the welcoming gentleman he at first seemed.This short film builds up to the battle scene between the host and the guest, with manga style movement, music and camera work. Nauseating at times, it is quite intriguing, and out-Tarantino's Quentin himself. Yet there is really no storyline, and the director could have done better if he didn't have any of the modern MTV music playing, but left it more Mediaeval.Overall, it is nothing special although not too bad either, but really there is little to talk about the hour or so of this. Good ideas, but a little less ambition could have done it a whole world of good. I guess though that the PS2 generation will lap it up more than the rest of us (has a very strong video game feel to it).

Being a Kitamura fan already, I came into this film with somewhat high expectations. After seeing it twice, I can say they fulfilled every one. The dialogue between Takao Osawa (the Samurai) and Masaya Kato (Musashi Miyamoto) carried this film as did the brilliantly choreographed sword play. In comparison to Kitamura's previous films: Versus and Alive, the female role played by Kanae Uotani speaks volumes in her lack of dialogue. Her mystery only adds to the plot, leaving much to the imagination. For only one set, the temple is quite possibly the most unique characteristic of the entire film. Its almost Gothic flair helps touch on the western and/or European influences that play a huge role in this film. I highly recommend Aragami, it's unlike any samurai film I've ever seen! 10/10!

This film was abysmal. It was so abysmal and such a waste of time that I at first decided not to waste even more time on writing a comment, but upon realising the lack of proper critique of this film, I decided to make possible future viewers a favour. This is not an action film, it is not an intelligent film. It would be unfair to say that it is somewhere in between; yes, it does fail to be any of the two, yet it also completely fails to be an interesting mix of the two. The result is truly bland. This seems to me a 15-year old's image of intellectualism and just general "coolness". If the director wanted this movie to be taken seriously, why is Aragami's hair dyed red? Just one of those stupid details which makes no sense, other than adding "coolness".No, I have nothing against action movies, nothing against intellectual movies, nothing against Japanese movies and I would say I usually do not have anything against samurai movies either. So... trust me. Just don't waste your time on this movie.