Help me pick a movie!
I'm sure these are all wildly different in tone haha, but looking forward to seeing what wins!
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The story is a classic and has been reimagined so much. Now, I like seven samurai as much as the next guy but magnificent seven is better for an English speaking audience and Battle Beyond the Stars is my favorite interpretation of the story flat out.
The Last Samurai was nominated for several Academy Awards and Oscars, that's an amazing movie I definitely recommend
I voted Zorro! That movie is such a classic.
did master and commander pulled ahead?
9/11…
Confession time - Look the rest of us in the eye and answer honestly: If you have ever…EVER…at any time in your life…asked Natalie to watch Tom Cruise in “The Last Samurai”, you are hereby ordered to pay penance by voting for the real, actual Akira Kurosawa “Seven Samurai”. We cannot let this tragic cycle continue.
Awesomeness! Hopefully next will be Stanley Tucci’s “Conspiracy”. The only Holocaust movie that will make you hungry.
Please consider these 2 new to digital Ballerina from the world o John Wick, and Thunderbolts*
Gotta finish Mission Impossible.
Master and Commander is probably one of the best films I've ever seen. It's difficult to describe why, but I think a core part of its timelessness lies in the way it manages to be such a deeply sincere reflection on ambition and friendship within the framework of a swashbuckling adventure romp.
Summer Double Feature!
The Prestige!
We have to get this soon.
Seven Samurai, which has a legitimate claim to being one the finest pieces of filmmaking ever and the seminal work of Akira Kurosawa (one of the greatest filmmakers ever) Toshirio Mifune (one of the greatest actors ever) losing to the Mask of Zoro, Shanghai Noon and Master and Commander (which is a solid film by all measures, when it’s not judged against Seven freaking Samurai!) is a sad commentary on all of us. I don’t even want to think about how poorly Rashomon would do.
Takashi Shimura is my favourite actor , Ikiru as well, is a masterpiece
Seven Samurai is one of the most remade and adapted films of all time because its appeal is timeless, and so many of the tropes we all know so well were established in that film. It ends up in top 10 lists of greatest films ever made decade after decade. It's the perfect introduction to the genius of Akira Kurosawa and is his best known work for damn good reason. The Magnificent Seven is a remake. Samurai films translate well as westerns.
Thunderbolts*
And so the tie making begins
Man police story super cop with Jackie and Michelle yeoh would be a great watch.
Master and commander is an all timer
thunderbolts!
christopher nolans '' TENET'' Nat react to this Please!!
I put this one off for a long time cuz I wasn’t expecting to like it much. Turned out to be my favourite Nolan film lol.
Popcorn in Bed did "Mask of Zorro" about a month ago, and when I watched along, I realized how unbearably cringey the movie is today. Zorro doesn't work because it's cartoonishly CHEESY, which is exactly why Puss In Boots works so perfectly. Natalie should watch "Puss In Boots" (2011) instead! I went 25+ years between watching "Mask of Zorro" and I won't watch it again for at least another 25 years, so if it wins the poll, I'll be skipping Natalie's reaction. "Master and Commander" is the vastly superior film in all the categories that Natalie scores in her reviews. I've watched it at least 10 times, and it's always entertaining.
If you want good Zorro, check out THE original Guy Williams in Disney’s “The Sign of Zorro” (taken from Walt’s TV series) on Disney+. Antonio Banderas should have been as perfect a Zorro, but was sabotaged with corny 90’s action-franchise tropes, like that Death Star gold mine at the end.
What about 'Tombstone'? or have you seen that already?
Master and Commander was good to watch once for me, but every other time I tried to watch was a snorefest. Good filmmaking visually though.
Well…er…there HAVE been other big-sailing-ship movies made in the last 120 years of Hollywood history— Have you tried Gregory Peck in the 1956 “.Moby Dick”, or Mel Gibson in the 1984 “The Bounty”? (I’m being rhetorical, btw.)
Thunderbolts
Can confirm Thunderbolts is worth watching, and Nat has seen everything she would need to be caught up to it.
lol I went with Kurosawa
Maybe we should have suggested watching The Hidden Fortress, telling her it was “kinda like Star Wars”— After which she’d be BEGGING to watch Seven Samurai…. 😎
All great selections, but damn, PIB just did Mask Of Zorro. Aw shucks!
I'm going back today to watch Cinebinge's Watch. But now I need to add PIB! Canada day!
Also - Mask of Zorro is a great summer action swashbuckler! Swash Swash! Buckle Buckle! Great actors, great music, great action! Nattie will enjoy!
All of these are great
thunderbolts 😁
Mask of Zorro makes you taller! It is known!
FOUR EXCELLENT FILMS…….can’t really go wrong Master and Commander is still gonna be MY top pic…..
Master and Commander is very underrated
1. Mask of Zorro 2. Shanghai Noon 3. Master & Commander 4. Great movie to fall asleep to.
Seven Samurai is the stand out film on this list for me. That being said, I can't say no to more Jackie.
Don't think you can go wrong with any of these.
Seven Samurai and Master and Commander stands head and shoulders above the other two (who are ok popcorn movies though).
Ha! I feel like this is the seventeen millionth time the option I vote for places last.
Only Natalie’s fans would vote low on Seven Samurai, and high on Mask of Zorro. SEVEN. FREAKIN’. SAMURAI. The most badass movie ever made, from any country. 😎🇯🇵
Seven Samurai is a seminal work and deserves a campaign to get more people here to see it. But for emotional impact, the genre film I point to is Harakiri.
I have not seen Zorro in over 2 decades. I remember disliking it as a teen, so maybe a grumpy old man will appreciate it more. Also: I'll be another one of those goobers who asks for films not listed, so how about adding something like Office Space or other 90s comedies in the vein of Dumb and Dumber?
Shanghai Noon should be a CLOSE second to Zorro, such fun movies with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson 😭 Master & Commander is an unremarkable boat movie with Russel Crowe
Honestly more Jackie Chan is a great reason to vote it, but with Seven Samurai being their, that wins for me.
Master and Commander is criminally underrated and under watched. Can't recommend it enough!
I’ve never been a Russell Crowe fan, but M&C is a true masterpiece in every respect.
I'm looking forward to this review!
Seven Samurai is fantastic, and I think EVERYONE should see it at least once. But damn... it's LONG, like you gotta "plan your day around it long," lol.
Master and Commander or The Mask of Zorro.
Happy Wednesday Nat. More epic movies to choose from today. Going to vote for Zorro as a lot of folks want you to watch it. It's a fun adventure with another awesome action score from James Horner. Have a great day Nat 😊
I hope that Oceans will be Battlefields for Nat soon
You should check out the Thunderbolts*! It's become an MCU favorite of mine
How Zorro is winning over Shanghai Noon is absolutely beyond me..
How Master & Commander is winning over Shanghai Noon is beyond me… unwatchable
I demand an all of the above button. This is a mean poll
Shanghai Noon. No question.
I voted for The Mask of Zorro but Shanghai Noon would be fun as well :)
For the love of all things good I have been suggesting Master and Commander for like 4 years. Please vote for it people!
Jackie Chan always a win come on Shanghai Noon.
I hope Master and Commander wins but it probably won’t. That is number one on my list of grossly underrated films.
omg, I haven’t seen Zorro in AGES!!!!!
I only remember 💃🏻🗡️👙.. iykyk!
Please let Shanghai Noon win, Nat would have a blast with it
Master and Commander might be my favorite movie ever…