| They have a good idea over at our affiliate. They are picking a show to watch and discuss together. I'd like to do the same here only cutting out all the rigamorole they have with the choosing. We'll just do movies available at YouTube. Quick, easy, painless. You won't have to commit to finding, downloading and watching a long drawn out show on a schedule. Just an hour or two for a movie sometime during the week. I'll put up a new MOTW thread with a new movie every Wednesday night. Be here at that time and we can watch it together, but you don't have[/i[ to see it Wednesday night, we will keep it going all week, every week. If you're watching with us on Wednesday night pause the movie now and then and check the comments here and make your own. We might even work out a way to keep everyone sync'd up. What do you think? I found a good one to start. It is The Sword of the Stranger. http://myanimelist.net/anime/2418/Stranger:_Mukoh_Hadan The story is set in the Sengoku period. A rounin called Nanashi (meaning 'nameless') saves a young boy Kotarou at an abandoned temple. Kotarou has no family, is pursued by a mysterious militia organization from China and hires Nanashi as his bodyguard. Amongst the men who pursue Kotarou is a man called Rarou, a skilled warrior with blond hair and blue eyes. He obeys an old man called Byakuran and is a member of the Chinese militia. Unlike his companions in the militia, he isn't serving any Emperor and just wants to fight with the strong. Here is the YouTube video of the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h94ivutB2oM WARNING: If you go past this first post you will be into Spoiler territory. |
GrinfilledCeltAug 28, 2013 9:16 PM
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| I'm checking it out now. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| High quality version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h94ivutB2oM |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| You're right. That was the one I meant to post. - fixed. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| That's a pretty badass fight scene with the bandids at the begining - poor bastards never had a chance. I saw this at the theater when the dub came out. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Watch up to the 9:20 mark - when the kid storms out of the temple. I love the music for this. Very dramatic. I have the OST. The backgrounds are georgous, too. Looks like water color. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| lol The old man at the 12 minute mark reminds me of one of my roomates. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| So I guess we're just watching right. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I guess. The others disappeared when I told them to join us. I think they're just watching it. I should have told them to come up for air periodically. Well, this is the first movie. We'll get the hang of it. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Yeah we will, I invited Laura but I'm not sure if she wants to join us. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| 34:51 boy attempts to mount horse lol. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I'm at the 21 minute mark. No dub or English subs for the Chinese. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Yeah I guess not, I have no idea what they were saying. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Around 1:09:20 there is extensive dialogue that we won't be able to understand due to the fact that its not subbed. You can kind of understand the last part because of the kids facial expression. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| That's 10 minutes ahead of me. I just checked and the other lo-def copy is the same way. I'll bet it's the same on my dvd, too. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| It's not to bad I wonder where we can find the translation though. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I'm done. Blondie died just like Rutgar Hower. All he needed was to be holding a dove. Translation: "Time to die." |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Great music. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Ok thanks that was the part that I really wanted to know. I almost gave it a 9 but I was on the fence so ill go with a 8 for now. I don't watch that many movies so I cant really compare it well but I though it was really good. What did you think, even though you've already seen it. EDIT The music was good throughout the entire movie. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I think that was my fourth time seeing it. I enjoyed it immensely. I don't really know what he said but his whole death scene looked like a Blade Runner tribute. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| loved it by far one of the most impressive sword fighting scenes ! :D And I really love samurai sword fights :D |
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| i can feel the suspense at the beginning... |
| Fear leads to Anger. Anger leads to Hate. Hate leads to Suffering. (Yoda) |
| Cool right, Forgot to mention last night, I need to add the dog to my list of badass dogs in anime. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| The title always sounds good. |
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| It is good. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
akatsukireunites said: That's largely due to the music.i can feel the suspense at the beginning... You guys are meant to go watch it andcome back to discuss it. Just follow th link in the first post and watch it on YouTube. I'll put up a new movie next Wednesday night in a new thread. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Good :D |
| Ike Ike Go Go Jump My Shamu!! My Candies: |
| I Definitely agree with you about the music. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Oh my god I cried my eyes out in the end because I kept thinking the samurai was going to die I just had this feeling he was going to die and then when he didn't and the other guy died I cried even harder lol. That last battle was amazing I watched it 3 times! |
| Great movie choice by the way a friend told me to watch it a very long time ago and I never did I'm so glad I watched it now. |
| That was a great fight scene. I mentioned earlier how his Blondie's death seemed to be a tribute to Rutgar Hower's death in Blade Runner. "Time to die." Actually they were unclear whether Nameless dies at the end. When I first saw it I came away with the impression that he did die. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| Yeah Grin sure can pick a movie. I agree the last fight was a toss up, you never know with these kind of movies. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| It's not bad; still enjoyable. |
| Ike Ike Go Go Jump My Shamu!! My Candies: |
| I didn't get that impression at all he said his wounds were getting better I don't know the whole vibe I felt was that he was going to make it. I'm going to keep thinking that nameless survives I feel better that way! :) |
| @kemptz not sure if you were talking to me but when I said toss up I meant as in who was going to win. I think he survived, the last scene was him and the boy riding off. I watched through the credits and there was nothing hinting at death. Now you got me thinking about it and here I was happy and content thinking he lived. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| lol I was just talking lol |
| Ike Ike Go Go Jump My Shamu!! My Candies: |
| I just re-watched the end and I think you're right. He sounded to vibrant for someone abour to die, but he sure looks like shit. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| People say he died because of the blood on the snow. But cmon how man characters have bled and survived I feel like its not a good enough reason. Then they say because he closed his eyes. He was tired and wanted to rest! I mean cmon there are people animating this they want it to look real and believable its not like he's going to talk and laugh alll the way to town you know? I feel like we try to make things so cookie cutter that of since he closed his eyes that must mean he died you know? Blood on the snow can be symbolic for so many other things than death in the movie I just took it as something else maybe like a cleansing of his past or something you know? I think its just how the person views it I guess but to me it looked very hopeful and very optimistic in regards to nameless' end! |
| Wow I need to check my grammar before I hit post sorry If I made absolutely no sense. |
| With action anime I don't really think blood means anything anymore(usually) Ichigo loses gallons every time he fight. This was slightly more realistic but not so much that I believe he died because of the blood. He probably closed his eyes because he was tired, don't forget he had to travel on foot and then fight. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Don't worry about grammar I stopped fixing mine weeks ago. If others can understand it its not a big deal. imo |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I think they were purposely ambiguous about whether he lives. Here's Rutger Hauer's Blade Runner death. Has to be one of the greatest death scenes ever filmed. It's a serious spoiler though, so don't watch if you haven't seen Blade Runner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_saUN4j7Gw Here is the IMDB page for Blade Runner: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/?ref_=sr_1 Incredible movie, I just wish Ridley Scott would stop screwing with it. There are, I think, seven different versions of the movie now. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| I really enjoyed this movie also. For those of you who can do torrents, BakaBT has several versions in various resolutions including an English dub. Remember, you don't need to sign up for an account with BakaBT to download, in fact, it's advised that you don't unless you want to maintain a seed ratio. |
Jym said: ...even if you do. I pay attention to my ratio but don't need BakaBT to keep track of it.Remember, you don't need to sign up for an account with BakaBT to download, in fact, it's advised that you don't unless you want to maintain a seed ratio. As pointed out in the first post, it streams legally and free at YouTube. I didn't think the quality was bad either. Welcome back, Jym. Did you actually watch SOTS recently? That's what this thread is about. We watch the movie within a week and discuss it. Wednesday night I'll put up a new movie. Be there and we can watch it together. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| 720p is excellent for free and the movie was well animated so it looks even better. Seems we have a few more participants. |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| Yeah, not too bad for our first one. It'll take a while to work out the kinks and for people to catch on. After a few weeks people will be anxiously awaiting my return from work on Wednesday nights (I hope). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf__aD7fKos html is still down. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
GrinfilledCelt said: Welcome back, Jym. Did you actually watch SOTS recently? That's what this thread is about. We watch the movie within a week and discuss it. Wednesday night I'll put up a new movie. Be there and we can watch it together. No unfortunately, I watched it several months ago so it's not very fresh in my mind. |
| No pressure, Jym but now would be a good time to re-watch it again and/or give us any in-depth thoughts you have about it. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
| What was one of the best parts in you opinion.(directed at anyone who wants to answer.) |
| If strength is justice, then is powerlessness a crime? |
| I liked the part where the boy was cooking and wouldn't give any to Nameless. The movie could have used a bit more character devolopement like that. |
| "I just hope the good lord knows, what this life is all about 'cause I'm in the same position as when I started out. Now I know there's folk in hospitals who are far worse off than me, Oh, but that don't mean to much when my spirit don't feel free." - Mark Twain Blues lovers go here. Jazz lovers go here. Cowboy Bebop music lovers go here. |
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