47 Ronin Movie

[Mr Tough Guy]

This being said, how many young people really know there is something else called "47 ronin" out there? Or give a fuck?

maybe not in the west but I'd guess it's a pretty well known story in Japan, and even in the west it's not completly unknown, Dark Horse had a comic about it penciled by Stan Sakai that just finished a few months ago

[Pentaro]

Dark Horse had a comic about it penciled by Stan Sakai that just finished a few months ago

Is it good?

[Mr Tough Guy]

Is it good?

I loved it, but I'm a fan of Stan's work in General, although it took a while getting used to seeing him do humans instead of bunnies 
But yeah it's quite good, and it even had Kazuo Koike serving as a consultant

[Pentaro]

Humans? Nuts!

I like SS and KK a lot, so I'll order it as soon as it gets collected as a book. Thanks!

[doctor_ocks]

well i seem to be the only one who is looking forward to watching this, i go into a movie expecting nothing but to escape reality and have something resembling a plot....   

No I'm with you. I'll enjoy it for what it is and nothing more. I've always liked the idea of a Japanese Fantasy setting. I enjoy documentaries but I also enjoy highly stylized versions of stories as well. With that said, I understand peoples' frustration with how "loose" this adaptation appears to be. The creators of this movie had to expect that, but I'm sure they know who their target audience is and it's probably not grumpy historical gamers

[Elbows]

As a person who spent a while in the theatre world, I always enjoy the occasionally outrageous popcorn-n-soda flick where I don't have to worry about anything remotely deep in the film.

I'll also go out on a limb here and say that the long hair etc. actually fits Keanu better than his normal guise.

I'll watch this movie - likely on DVD.  I'm not casting any judgement just yet.  Keanu is not a good actor, but he's such a stone-faced blank slate sometimes, that an excellent movie can occur around him without you being distracted by his presence.  That's a rare gift. 

[carlos13th]

People always do this in games and movies. Take established name and tack it onto something completely different in order to cash in on a loved name or franchise. Its a shame because it often makes people dislike the movie because it wasn't what they expected.