Member AlbertV Posted February 11, 2011 Member Share Posted February 11, 2011 Found a compilation of clips from the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival), including a fight scene involving Josh Hartnett (as the Drifter) and Gackt (as Yoshi, the Samurai) against a group of thugs. The film is somewhat described as a "martial arts film noir". Director: Guy Moshe Fight Choreographer: Larnell Stovall (Undisputed 3, Dragon Eyes) Cast: Josh Hartnett, Gackt, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Demi Moore, Kevin McKidd Hopefully it will be released this year. vkjblO6-7sk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted February 11, 2011 Member Share Posted February 11, 2011 From that trailer it dosen't impress me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted February 11, 2011 Member Share Posted February 11, 2011 The film is somewhat described as a "martial arts film noir". Yeah, me neither, daisho. But I am intrigued by its description. Let's wait for another trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted June 29, 2011 Author Member Share Posted June 29, 2011 Twitch posted a 50-second clip of fight scenes involving Gackt as samurai warrior Yoshi...and if any UNDISPUTED 2 & 3 fans can see Mark Ivanir, who played Gaga in those films. TEY1Do0hWig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted July 23, 2011 Member Share Posted July 23, 2011 Here's the trailer. qaStW6wDzr0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted July 26, 2011 Author Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 Looks pretty good...heard this is getting a September 30 release date but a VOD date of September 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted July 26, 2011 Member Share Posted July 26, 2011 Uh.......isn't that backwards? Mondo bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member blue_skies Posted July 27, 2011 Member Share Posted July 27, 2011 it looks like a pretty decent cast lineup except for a martial arts point of view, in which case it looks rather suspect. To me the film kind of looks like a cross between Kill Bill and Sin city and coming across as good as neither based on the trailer. This one's not for me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Charuto Posted July 29, 2011 Member Share Posted July 29, 2011 Josh Hartnett loves him some noir. This looks like some Adam West Batman-type garbage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted August 6, 2011 Member Share Posted August 6, 2011 A mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) and a young Japanese warrior Yoshi (Gackt) both arrive in a town that has been terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Starring: Josh Harnett, Woody Harrelson, Gackt Camui, Kevin McKidd with Ron Perlman and Demi Moore. Looks like the release date for the R1 DVD is out... http://www.cityonfire.com/bunraku-dvd-arc-entertainment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member punchingonpaper Posted August 9, 2011 Member Share Posted August 9, 2011 Uh.......isn't that backwards? Mondo bizarre. Actually, this seems to be the new prevailing strategy for foreign and/or indie action flicks these days. Miike's 13 ASSASSINS followed the early VOD release model, and so did indies like SUPER and HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member trueth Posted September 3, 2011 Member Share Posted September 3, 2011 Its available now. I'm tempted to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Karlos Posted September 12, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 12, 2011 Saw this last night and was VERY pleasantly surprised. Before seeing it I was told it was a pretentious mess, with the worst stunt casting pretty much of all time for a supposed action film (Josh Harnett, Woody Harrelson &…Demi Moore?!) Well, I don’t know if some serious editing has gone on since those reviews but what I got instead was a brilliantly realised comic book movie, albeit one hard to describe – think Sin City, mixed with Dick Tracy, plus dashes of martial arts, film noir and the occasional moment of real oddness. It really should not work, but it does. Kudos to the director,who apparently delivered this for $25 million – if so, it’s money well spent as for the most part it looks a much more expensive film. Check it out if you can if you’re the mood for something a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted September 12, 2011 Member Share Posted September 12, 2011 Cool, K. Our tastes are very similar so this is good to hear. I was hoping this movie wouldn't be a stinker (though it may be at the box office). It seems to have that Sin City/The Spirit feel to it and I personally enjoyed both of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member trueth Posted September 12, 2011 Member Share Posted September 12, 2011 Cool, K. Our tastes are very similar so this is good to hear. I was hoping this movie wouldn't be a stinker (though it may be at the box office). It seems to have that Sin City/The Spirit to it and I personally enjoyed both of those. Waiting for your review of this film. Probably gonna check it out tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lionclaw Posted September 12, 2011 Member Share Posted September 12, 2011 Just saw it and it wasn't bad. It could have been worse, could have been better. The film was a bit too long and dragged in some places but the set pieces and a lot of the action was done pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted September 12, 2011 Member Share Posted September 12, 2011 Waiting for your review of this film. Probably gonna check it out tonight. I appreciate it. May be a while before I'll get to see it. I'm holding out for the dvd which has a November release, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member chanbara Posted November 4, 2012 Member Share Posted November 4, 2012 I just finished watching this and like Karlos I too was VERY pleasantly surprised. Really fun flick. I thought everyone in the cast was good, but I have to give a special shout out to Gackt, who I've seen in a number of things in the past and been rather indifferent to him. Not anymore. The guy's got some legitimate martial arts skills. I was quite impressed with his use of Aikido/Jiu-Jitsu and he's also quite adept with a spear and katana. I also thought that Emily Kaiho (who played his cousin) was completely adorable. Wish she'd had more screen time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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