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Originally posted by Capo de La Cosa Nostra: [b]Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai) Masterful adventure with great characterisation and humour; although the segmented battle reduces the overall impact, and it is unusually long for a film of its tone and kind, it is a bravura display of directing. [/b]
I just saw this last night and I agree with the first part of your review. And although it might be a bit too long, to me the segmented battle sequences did not reduce the overall impact. *****/***** for me.
I also saw: Ladri di biciclette / The Bicycle Thief (1948) Vittorio De Sica / Italy 9/10 (I switched from stars to numbers :p ) A bit slow at the start but it more than makes up for it in the final twenty minutes. Raw Emotion is the only way to describe this film. A gem of Italian Neorealism, shot on a shoestring budget with non-professional actors, the experience is amazing.
