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"11.5 Kurosawa on mielestäni parhaimmillaan silloin, kun hän ohjaa joko syvästi humaania tarinaa elämästä ja kuolemasta tai vaihtoehtoisesti kääntää Shakespearea feodaaliajan Japaniin. Kätketty linnake on kaikin puolin viihdyttävä elokuva, mutta se on liian perinteistä western-vaikutteista seikkailua minun makuuni. Toki tällainenkin konsepti voi toimia moitteettomasti, mutta Kurosawa ei mielestäni taida yhtä hyvin tyylipuhtaita genre-elokuvia, kuin niiden sekoituksia. Pituutta o"
"First viewing - April 2nd Since I'm underwhelmed lately with my options on Netflix I figured I'd head to the library to see what I could find. As luck would had it I had to make myself stop before I brought home more than I can get watched in a single week. Limiting myself to 3 seems manageable enough. Between household chores I watched The Hidden Fortress since it's the longest of the films I chose. It doesn't feel as long as it is, however, thanks to pacing that suits the story and characte"
"First Watched 2/1/2017 As you know I am a sucker for Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune flicks XD so know that going in! They say this is one of the main films that created the spark that would become Star Wars (1977) I can see some of those parallels. Although, R2 and C3PO get more laughs then our two comedic reliefs here XD (they can really be bastards sometimes) however, while they may be hit or miss in terms of comedy when they hit it is pretty funny and the story itself is fun and engaging"