“You would've been happier if you'd chosen to join your mother in her world."

We’re starting off the Lone Wolf and Cub saga insanely strong. I’m instantly a big fan of Tomisaburô Wakayama. His Ogami Itto has an incredible amount of sauce, making him one of my favorite swordsmen in cinema. Great action, great dialogue, and a phenomenal protagonist come together and overpower my very minor criticisms.

The action in this thing is great. The blood flies off the screen, and Daigoro alongside Ogami Itto is magnetic. The sunset decapitation is also one of my favorite shots of all time. It’s insane, and the slow-mo effect just adds to it. The use of Daigoro in the fights is so much fun. Whether he’s just being held while Ogami slices through members of the Yagyu clan or blinding his dad’s foe, it’s a blast.

The pieces of nonlinear storytelling and an incredible hook had me engaged the whole time. You could say it slows down a bit once the two reach Go-no-Mori, but you find yourself hating the characters they meet there and are then rewarded with an incredible ending battle. I genuinely love this thing, and I can’t wait to see where this story goes in the other five films. It flew by, and I couldn’t get enough.

“You would've been happier if you'd chosen to join your mother in her world."

We’re starting off the Lone Wolf and Cub saga insanely strong. I’m instantly a big fan of Tomisaburô Wakayama. His Ogami Itto has an incredible amount of sauce, making him one of my favorite swordsmen in cinema. Great action, great dialogue, and a phenomenal protagonist come together and overpower my very minor criticisms.

The action in this thing is great. The blood flies off the screen, and Daigoro alongside Ogami Itto is magnetic. The sunset decapitation is also one of my favorite shots of all time. It’s insane, and the slow-mo effect just adds to it. The use of Daigoro in the fights is so much fun. Whether he’s just being held while Ogami slices through members of the Yagyu clan or blinding his dad’s foe, it’s a blast.

The pieces of nonlinear storytelling and an incredible hook had me engaged the whole time. You could say it slows down a bit once the two reach Go-no-Mori, but you find yourself hating the characters they meet there and are then rewarded with an incredible ending battle. I genuinely love this thing, and I can’t wait to see where this story goes in the other five films. It flew by, and I couldn’t get enough.

The first lone wolf and cub movie and I already feel like I will be hooked on these. Also I see where the Mandalorian got its inspiration now.
Sword of vengeance follows a ronin and his son traveling fuedel Japan while exploring their backstory of losing their family name. I'll say I like the flashback of how they got there story a little more just because it feels like it has more of a throughline. The present day story is cool though too as we see their life and the very awesome events that lead to the final battle.
The characters are pretty good too. The Ronin is a entertaining protagonist and very stoic. I liked the prostitute character too and the main henchmen was a entertaining villian. The highlights are obviously the lone wolf and cub themselves and seeing their very intresting backstory and where they are now.
The action and swordfights were great. They were alot of fun and engaging. The music and transition between the flashbacks and present day was done well too.
Lone wolf and cub 1 was fun and made me very curious to see the rest of the series. The fights were cool and the entire feel was very entertaining. It's well worth a watch.

The first lone wolf and cub movie and I already feel like I will be hooked on these. Also I see where the Mandalorian got its inspiration now.
Sword of vengeance follows a ronin and his son traveling fuedel Japan while exploring their backstory of losing their family name. I'll say I like the flashback of how they got there story a little more just because it feels like it has more of a throughline. The present day story is cool though too as we see their life and the very awesome events that lead to the final battle.
The characters are pretty good too. The Ronin is a entertaining protagonist and very stoic. I liked the prostitute character too and the main henchmen was a entertaining villian. The highlights are obviously the lone wolf and cub themselves and seeing their very intresting backstory and where they are now.
The action and swordfights were great. They were alot of fun and engaging. The music and transition between the flashbacks and present day was done well too.
Lone wolf and cub 1 was fun and made me very curious to see the rest of the series. The fights were cool and the entire feel was very entertaining. It's well worth a watch.

i'm finally starting the lone wolf and cub movie series, i haven't read the manga that it's based off but i don't think u have too, to appreciate these movies. i got all 6 of them + shogun assassin on criterion as apart of a collection so i will be watching all of them. this movie was actually so fun, i didn't expect this to be a big revenge story across 6 movies but im all for it. this movies starting scene is so dark and scary as it shows the themes of the unforgiving nature of the world. it really sets the tone of this movie and series in a great way. i've just been so interested in this series ever since i got into samurai movies because of kurosawas movies and getting this on criterion is one of my favourite things ever. the soundtrack in this was surprisingly great, i think it elevates it in such a massive way and it shows ogami's anger in a great way. the cinematography is stunning, that scene of ogami walking in the white line of righteousness with fire to his right and water to his left is such a great shot, the. that shot when he's having the duel and then the sun set is showing again is so stunning. i love how movies between 1960-1990 are just so colourful and u rarely see it now as movies just seem so bland. the pacing in this is excellent, considering it's very short runtime this move utilities this to tell everything it needs to convey in such a short time in a really understandable way that makes the story very intriguing. i'm so excited for the second movie and i believe this might be one of my favourite movie series of all time if it keeps up with the story and stays consistent.

good movie

i'm finally starting the lone wolf and cub movie series, i haven't read the manga that it's based off but i don't think u have too, to appreciate these movies. i got all 6 of them + shogun assassin on criterion as apart of a collection so i will be watching all of them. this movie was actually so fun, i didn't expect this to be a big revenge story across 6 movies but im all for it. this movies starting scene is so dark and scary as it shows the themes of the unforgiving nature of the world. it really sets the tone of this movie and series in a great way. i've just been so interested in this series ever since i got into samurai movies because of kurosawas movies and getting this on criterion is one of my favourite things ever. the soundtrack in this was surprisingly great, i think it elevates it in such a massive way and it shows ogami's anger in a great way. the cinematography is stunning, that scene of ogami walking in the white line of righteousness with fire to his right and water to his left is such a great shot, the. that shot when he's having the duel and then the sun set is showing again is so stunning. i love how movies between 1960-1990 are just so colourful and u rarely see it now as movies just seem so bland. the pacing in this is excellent, considering it's very short runtime this move utilities this to tell everything it needs to convey in such a short time in a really understandable way that makes the story very intriguing. i'm so excited for the second movie and i believe this might be one of my favourite movie series of all time if it keeps up with the story and stays consistent.

good movie

While flawed in a few ways and very exposition-heavy at times, I thought this was pretty great.

The weaker aspects of its narrative are very much made up for with its over-the-top action sequences and set pieces. I can really see the influence this film and its sequels have had through the years (ex: The Mandalorian).

Really looking forward to the rest of the series

While flawed in a few ways and very exposition-heavy at times, I thought this was pretty great.

The weaker aspects of its narrative are very much made up for with its over-the-top action sequences and set pieces. I can really see the influence this film and its sequels have had through the years (ex: The Mandalorian).

Really looking forward to the rest of the series

Exactly what I would expect of a movie based on a manga in the 70s. Demon way all the way!

Exactly what I would expect of a movie based on a manga in the 70s. Demon way all the way!