Caltrops - Nanaca Crash





	[quote name="Zseni: Warrior-Poet"][quote name="Mischief Maker"]I'm a little lost as to where the great samurai vs. ninjas movie was in the flick. Both the Samurai and the Ninjas were remarkably stupid and incompetent assholes. The bullet-train action scene was the highlight of the film, but that's not really saying much. I especially like how it starts off by flashing a quote from the Hagakure about how the most important part of being a Samurai is knowing you will die DUN DUN DUN!!! But in the end the asshole samurai dies, not because of any honor thing, but because he's a gullible dumbass. I ended up rooting for the ninja leader because its so obvious the actor playing him hates the part that you can cut the sarcasm when he says lines like "How much blood must I bathe in before I am clean?" with a knife.[/quote] MM, you're very girly, so sometimes you might have trouble with the idea that the greatness of a movie lies in it being cheesy, childish, and ridiculous. I LIKE the dumb and the cheesy and the silly of the samurai vs. ninja component of The Hunted. It's ludicrous. The ninja was played by a Chinese actor for god's sake! They couldn't spit in the wounds of ninja-wannabes any more phlegmulously! Many great B-action movies are great precisely because they're not afraid to be gawky and unbelievable. As glorious cinematic wish-fulfillment, they offer joy to humanity on many different levels. Under Seige, one of my favorite movies, is the same way. How retarded is the plot? How earnestly is it taken? <i>Very.</i> The cherry performances of Tommy Lee Jones and Gary Busey are nothing compared to the non-performance of Steven Seagal, who is with breathless sincerity parading about as the incarnation of alpha male wannabeism. Maybe such movies lose something if you've never wanted to be the alpha male. I don't know. But thanks for the FINAL EVIDENCE that you're a girl. The bullet train scene is such a safe bet - because it is, actually, a totally badass scene - but the actual best scene in the movie happens in the Christopher Lambert part! It's right near the beginning, when Joan Chen is undressing him. He's wearing boxers with piggies all over them, and Joan Chen gently and erotically questions, "Piggies?" Lambert, in the most likeable line of dialogue he will ever pronounce, abashedly replies "..oh...yeah...I like piggies..." I consider this scene one of the reasons why The Hunted is great as opposed to just actiontastic. They didn't have to put that in there. The character development is slight and subtle and the scene doesn't lead to anything that happens to the boxers - they're never seen or mentioned again. It's just a little golden moment, surprisingly well-acted considering the set-up (and denouement), and possibly the best entrance to a love scene I've ever encountered. [/quote]