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The Last Samurai (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Tom Cruise (Actor, Producer), Timothy Spall (Actor), Edward Zwick (Director, Producer, Writer) Rated:

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Genre	Drama
Format	Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound See more
Contributor	John Toll, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tom Engelman, Edward Zwick, Steven Rosenblum, Ted Field, Richard Solomon, Koyuki, Timothy Spall, John Logan, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf, Ken Watanabe, Charles Mulvehill, Vincent Ward, Marshall Herskovitz, Tom Cruise See more
Language	English, French
Runtime	2 hours and 34 minutes

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Epic Action Drama. Set in Japan during the 1870s, The Last Samurai tells the story of Capt. Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a respected American military officer hired by the Emperor of Japan to train the country's first army in the art of modern warfare. As the Emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient Imperial Samurai warriors in preparation for more Westernized and trade-friendly government policies, Algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the Samurai, which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds, with only his own sense of honor to guide him.

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No actor works harder to open a movie than Tom Cruise. His enthusiasm is throughout the DVD extras as he mirrors his samurai character by constantly talking about "loyalty" and "discipline" while working on the film. However as a post-movie experience, the top-line extras with Cruise and director Edward Zwick are repetitive and underwhelming, with too many clips from the film we assume DVD viewers have just seen. The History Channel show is also a pre-release promotional device that misses an opportunity to really dig into this intriguing time period. Better are segments on the costumes, the production design, and how you put together an Imperial army--in New Zealand, no less. Zwick's low-key and dense commentary (plus a "Video Journal") is not vital, but he illustrates many of the little peculiarities it took to make the wide-ranging film come together. There are two deleted scenes; a samurai's first appearance is particularly memorable. --Doug Thomas

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ Unknown
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.52 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Edward Zwick
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 34 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 3, 2012
Actors ‏ : ‎ Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
Producers ‏ : ‎ Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0001JXOVC
Writers ‏ : ‎ John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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C. Myers

Great movie

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 26, 2022

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While there are MANY aspects you can fault the movie for on realism, it is fictional and isn't about authenticity. It is about seeing cultures in a different light and learning from their viewpoint. Far from what we see in our culture today.

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a beautiful masterpiece

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 20, 2004

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I don't go to the theatre that often anymore. I don't have to drive, waste gas, have a headache finding a parking space, waiting in line and spend enough for two tickets to buy a DVD (and that does not include the Pepsi and popcorn!). I won't mention the chewing gum and sticky cola coated floors! For all that, I can get two DVDs and watch it as many times as I like! I love to watch a movie several times, study it, what makes it work, what really irritates the second or third time. Watch actors conjuring magic. Another reason, I really curtailed my going - PR and hype - I would get all this PR pushing you to go, press and reviewers assuring you what a great movie such and such was. I would rush to go and ended up feeling like one of P.T. Barnum's suckers. Not only did I pay the money that would get me two DVDs, I felt the movie was NOT worth it!
So, when all the hype about the LAST SAMURAI came down, Oscar nominations, I held back going, wait for DVD. Everyone kept assuring me I would LOVE this film, with its historical background that it would be my cup of tea. However, Tom Cruise was a sticking point. I was blown away from Tom Cruise stealing the thunder from Timothy Hutton (a talented actor whose work I appreciate) in TAPS. Cruise was brilliant in the small role and everything pointed to him being a great actor. Instead, Cruise became a "star". There is a BIG difference between a great actor and a superstar. And Cruise seemed content to flash his killer smile and coast by, rather than step up the plate and hit "a home run". This has always tarnished his performances - to me - I hate to see great talent not reach their potential. So I had that reservation going into the LAST SAMURAI.
It was breathtaking to see the film where he FINALLY stopped being Cruise and go for the golden ring. This film saw him, for once, not playing Tom Cruise, but actually forgetting he was Cruise. He became Nathan Algren, a mentally weary warrior who was sickened by the aftermath of Little Big Horn, a warrior who has lost all honor, and it's slowly eating away inside him, crippling his whole life. He is recruited to go to Japan to teach their soldiers how to fight. Cruise is still hanging on by his fingernails mentally, because he is serving under the very man he hold responsible for Indian Massacres ¯ who once again cares little about lives, and orders Algren to take the unready troops to face the mighty Samurai. Cruise is equipped with reasonably modern weapons - I say reasonably, because they are still musket loaders instead of the repeating rifles that came out of the Civil War, such as Sharpes and Winchester. Still, the arrogant commander feels even the unready troops could put down a rebelling from a few hundred warriors with swords and bows. Cruise unit finds out differently, as they are nearly wiped out. Cruise goes down fighting as a true warrior and earns the awe and admiration from the Samurai leader Katsumoto - beautifully played by Ken Watanabe. Katsumoto is not fighting against his Emperor, rather fighting the advisors around him wishing to exploit Japan.
Katsumoto takes Algren back to his mountain strong hold, heals him. He is a prisoner, but basically allowed the run of the compound. As he slowly comes out of his nightmares and drunken stupors, he finds a world that is built on honor, something he long ago lost. The people are gentle, live by a code and do not fear death - if it comes with honor. He gradually joins the warriors training and earns the love and respect of the Samurai, and comes to love them in return. They go forward knowing they are out numbered, out gunned, but in the timeless way of the Samurai, they face death with honor in order to make a statement.
It is beautifully filmed, deftly directed with a true understanding of the subject, and Cruise and Watanabe are brilliant.
It just does not get any better than this (though I would have loved to see Viggo have Cruise's role!)

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Breathtakingly Beautiful!!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 9, 2019

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There is a saying that, "if you don't see the Divine both in the profane as in the profound, then you are not seeing the whole picture." Although war certainly has it's horrors, the movie highlighted its beauty.

At first I was debating between this movie and 47 Ronin (with Keanu Reeves), both about the Samurai. They were the same price (to rent), but Ronin's running time was 1 hour 58 minutes, whereas The Last Samurai's is 2 hours 34 minutes. Watching the trailer, though, convinced me to take a chance on The Last Samurai. SO GLAD I DID!

Perhaps having been in the Marines, in an Artillery Unit (0811), served to pull me into the plot, and identify with it. I remember one time when we were on a mission and the Howitzer next to us flipped on its side because we were on uneven terrain. Both the gun crew to this Howitzer's right and left rushed over to help our fellow brothers. We then ran back to our own gun. The Officer commanding the mission paid us a visit. I was certain, to chew us out for leaving our guns. He actually commended us. Told us that that is exactly what makes us the best branch in the military. That we are men of honor.

If any of you are on the fence in deciding whether to watch this movie because of its long running time, please don't allow that to be a factor. This movie is so well made that you won't even feel the duration. It will pull your heartstrings sharply and allow you to see the beauty of being human. No other living creature on our planet gives precedence to personality qualities like Honor, respect for tradition, for our fellow brothers and sisters, etc.

I really can't say enough about this movie! The cinematography was breathtaking! The music played during the epic battle scene was eerily poetic and exquisite. How certain people could survive after such huge odds, especially after being at the very front of the approaching line, will beg for your suspension of disbelief. You will have to remind yourself that this is, after all, a movie. Yet, it was so beautifully made and executed that you will fall in love with its creative value. With the message it whispers into your soul.

The message, at least for me, was that within us is the True Samurai, which is the Self. It is this that we must honor. And that with our very sharp sword of awareness, we must slay everything that stands in our way of achieving our purpose in this life. That if we must die in the process of such mission, that we must do so with honor. That we must never give up, no matter what the odds appear to be. That like the Samurai, we must be disciplined, well centered, peaceful, honorable, respectful, protective of those we cherish...

This is truly one of the best and most beautiful movies that I have ever seen. I know that I will end up watching it again and again whenever I am in need of a boost, or a reminder of what is most important in life. When I need to sharpen my sword and slide it back into its sheath.

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Simon Binning

A grand, haunting film of a vanished world

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 16, 2012

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I have to confess at the beginning that I cannot stand Tom Cruise. This is my one exception, and I think it is because for once the film is bigger than Cruise. Telling a story around the time that Japan was moving itself into the modern world, it is in reality a fairly cliched story about a foreigner finding himself falling for a vanishing way of life in an alien country. It bears remarkable similarities to one's about incomers finding a home with native Americans.
Having said all that, the film is beautifully directed and acted by just about everyone, and the pace is perfect for the story. The action is well handled, and complete lack of mutual understanding between the old and the new handled sensitively.
There is an obvious inevitability about the ending, but that makes it no less haunting. It will remain in your head for sometime afterwards.

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John James

A Must See!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 19, 2017

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Easily one of Tom Cruise's best character performances. Here he plays US Col. Nathan Algren, an embittered vattle hardened soldier, wracked with guilt over his participation in the genocide of the native American indians.
His character, who has a death wish, unexpectedly and ultimately finds his solace and opportunity for redemption when he meets the mysterious and enigmatic Samurai. I said more than enough... if you haven't seen thus film then you just should. Its surprisingly emotional!!

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Michael Bray Falslev

Tom Cruise and Japanese actors at their very best.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 29, 2013

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A reconstruction of real events as part of Japan¨s decisión to become a modern country and the demise of the Samurai class.
The picture is absolutely gripping thanks to Tom Cruise, the protagonist, but not the only one. The Japanese actors will keep
crossing your mind for long time and especially, if you have a difficult conception of the oriental mind, because you dont
understand it. There are more than one glimpse of what Zen means to kendo, Japanese sword fencing, and why it is so efficient.
Without Tom Cruise and Edward Zwick, the director, and all their evident interest and respect for Japanese culture, the picture
would never have gone beyond entertainment.
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Hajra

really enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 13, 2013

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this is a really good watch if you enjoy Japanese culture and war-type films..tom cruise does a good job and though some have argued that he doesn't fully convince in this film, I actually believe he is trying to play his character in a very reserved way, and so for me he pulls it off. Has some moving moments and an excellent performance from Ken Watanabe.

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This movie is one of the best movies that have been made ever

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 12, 2016

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This movie every time I watch it makes me feel so peaceful and want to be a Samuri. This movie is one of the best movies that have been made ever, Tom Cruise plays the best character in his acting career and the story is absolutely astounding. This movie is also very inspiring and spiritual as well as contains some romance (that doesn't distract or is over used) and impressive fighting sequences. This movie is one for everyone to watch and would recommend to everyone.

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