Strangely uninteresting … 
Copied a lot of blueprints here 
Hot in the Harakiri-fication of this era of Japanese cinema at least with its set up 
Proper Seven Samurai homage with the action 
But all falling short of what really made those so good
Just no care for the characters or thoroughness of the plot 
Felt pretty loose and a bit hand wavy tbh 
And the visuals weren’t all that appealing either 
So surprisingly just a bit bland 
No sins I’d say, nothing actually wrong in my eyes
Just MID ! 
For lack of a better word MID I’d say this was MID to slightly maybe even good 
Fun yes I think so ? I don’t know that much I just need to fix my ship and get back to my home planet 

No stain to its influences but not a service to them either beyond just trying to be like them bc they’re so good 
I got sad seeing everyone only talk about Miike’s remake but im excited to see what it’s got in store
Bc if it does anything especially interesting it’ll beat this one out in a fair few regards 
I thought this was be more iconic in my head but it’s really just the sum of its parts 
Just exactly what you get when you do this and nothing more 
Can’t complain it’s just this

Strangely uninteresting … 
Copied a lot of blueprints here 
Hot in the Harakiri-fication of this era of Japanese cinema at least with its set up 
Proper Seven Samurai homage with the action 
But all falling short of what really made those so good
Just no care for the characters or thoroughness of the plot 
Felt pretty loose and a bit hand wavy tbh 
And the visuals weren’t all that appealing either 
So surprisingly just a bit bland 
No sins I’d say, nothing actually wrong in my eyes
Just MID ! 
For lack of a better word MID I’d say this was MID to slightly maybe even good 
Fun yes I think so ? I don’t know that much I just need to fix my ship and get back to my home planet 

No stain to its influences but not a service to them either beyond just trying to be like them bc they’re so good 
I got sad seeing everyone only talk about Miike’s remake but im excited to see what it’s got in store
Bc if it does anything especially interesting it’ll beat this one out in a fair few regards 
I thought this was be more iconic in my head but it’s really just the sum of its parts 
Just exactly what you get when you do this and nothing more 
Can’t complain it’s just this

I'm rating this the same as the remake because they're practically the same exact film.
I like the portrayal of Shinza and Hanbei a lot more in this. The back and forth chess match is a lot more interesting compared to the remake. Obviously though, the finale fight doesn't come close to Miike's version.

I'm rating this the same as the remake because they're practically the same exact film.
I like the portrayal of Shinza and Hanbei a lot more in this. The back and forth chess match is a lot more interesting compared to the remake. Obviously though, the finale fight doesn't come close to Miike's version.