http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/44464 Classic western tale of blood, lust and greed, six shooters, two sets of “bad” guys, samurai swords and a lone stranger who rides into town one day seeking gold ….what’s not to like? Definitely not for the kiddies, but director Takashi Miike takes one on a stunning action packed ride. Beautifully shot, with much to see in each scene, clearly the writer and director are having fun with the East meets West elements. True you have seen this story before, but this is one entertaining film full of camp, good old-fashioned violence and some slapstick. Just sit back and relax is my advice on this one: sometimes it is all a film requires of you. The rest of the movie is stylistically different from the clip, but the end explains all. Rated R, 2 hrs, in English and with English subtitles, a “behind” the scenes feature. At RottenTomatoes the critics gave it a 62% but the fans rated it at 80%. “Ringo (Tarantino): The sound of the Gion Shoja temple bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sala flowers reveals the truth that to flourish is to fall. The proud do not endure, like a passing dream on a night in spring; the mighty fall at last, to be no more than dust before the wind.” Camp at it's best.   Classic western tale of blood, lust and greed, six shooters, two sets of “bad” guys, samurai swords and a lone stranger who rides into town one day seeking gold ….what’s not to like? Definitely not for the kiddies, but director Takashi Miike takes one on a stunning action packed ride. Beautifully shot, with much to see in each scene, clearly the writer and director are having fun with the East meets West elements. True you have seen this story before, but this is one entertaining film full of camp, good old-fashioned violence and some slapstick. Just sit back and relax is my advice on this one: sometimes it is all a film requires of you. The rest of the movie is stylistically different from the clip, but the end explains all. Rated R, 2 hrs, in English and with English subtitles, a “behind” the scenes feature. At RottenTomatoes the critics gave it a 62% but the fans rated it at 80%. “Ringo (Tarantino): The sound of the Gion Shoja temple bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sala flowers reveals the truth that to flourish is to fall. The proud do not endure, like a passing dream on a night in spring; the mighty fall at last, to be no more than dust before the wind.” Camp at it's best.   en-us Sun, 03 May 2009 09:59:09 PDT