Member waywardsage Posted January 24, 2013 Member Share Posted January 24, 2013 Miike's remake of Hara Kiri came out this Tuesday on Blu ray! I was shocked to see nobody discussing it on here. I picked it up but haven't had the chance to check it out. I thoroughly enjoyed his remake of 13 Assassins. I have picked up Animeigo's release of the original and am ever to compare. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted January 25, 2013 Member Share Posted January 25, 2013 I was waiting to pick this up, I'm going to tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted January 25, 2013 Member Share Posted January 25, 2013 I'd rather watch the original... This new remake I'm not feeling it much as I did with 13 Assassins.. The acting is a little step down in my book... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Vegeta84 Posted January 27, 2013 Member Share Posted January 27, 2013 I also picked it up and thought Tribecca did a good job with the picture quality even though there was little to nothing in the special features. It's a really good film. It not as good as the original, but still very good. I thought the flasbhack sequences were better handled in this version of the film, and it's a beautifully shot film with a great score. Still even with the flashback being better, where the oringal soars over the remake were the scenes with Tatsuya Nakadai and Rentaro Mikuni. Again, a very well made film, but can't touch what the original offered. Miike is still getting better and better as a filmmaker and I consider him one of the best working today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Vegeta84 Posted January 27, 2013 Member Share Posted January 27, 2013 Also was that Seizô Fukumoto as one of the Samurai guards at the end of the film? He also got smacked in the face with the wooden sword if that was him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Takuma Posted January 27, 2013 Member Share Posted January 27, 2013 I wouldn't necessarily agree Miike is getting better. I think he's more uneven than ever before. 10 years ago even a bad Miike would be a moderately entertaining Miike. Now a good Miike is a good Miike, but a bad Miike can be a total snorefest. For 2012, Miike is on both my Top 10 (Lesson of the Evil) and Bottom 10 (For Love's Sake) list. I haven't seen Harakiri because I'm concerned it may be too faithful to the original. Is it? I don't see the point in seeing a new, lesser version of a terrific classic that I've already seen. In a way, it would hurt the original's rewatch value... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Vegeta84 Posted January 27, 2013 Member Share Posted January 27, 2013 I wouldn't necessarily agree Miike is getting better. I think he's more uneven than ever before. 10 years ago even a bad Miike would be a moderately entertaining Miike. Now a good Miike is a good Miike, but a bad Miike can be a total snorefest. For 2012, Miike is on both my Top 10 (Lesson of the Evil) and Bottom 10 (For Love's Sake) list. I haven't seen Harakiri because I'm concerned it may be too faithful to the original. Is it? I don't see the point in seeing a new, lesser version of a terrific classic that I've already seen. In a way, it would hurt the original's rewatch value... I still think it's worth checking out. Even for the sake of comparasion. I still enjoyed the hell out of it, and I don't think it's going to diminish the rewatch value of the original. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't come close to touching the quality of the original, but I knew that was never going to possible. I will say that they are very similar, yet there are a few major differences. You get a few trademark Miike moments and he makes the violent scenes, well more violent. It still is Miike restrained. The movie is worth seeing for the score itself and the best Tatsuya Nakadi impersonation I've yet seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member waywardsage Posted January 29, 2013 Author Member Share Posted January 29, 2013 I just wish he would make more Chanbara films. 13 Assassin's was amazing. He really has tallent for that genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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