In any case a fairly decent price for this in my opinion
One of the greatest films of all time Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai has influenced the work of director's from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg, and spawned remakes, such as John Sturges acclaimed The Magnificent Seven.
With their village raided every year by vicious bandits, a group of peasants hire seven warriors to protect them. Initially met with suspicion the warriors eventually gain the trust of the peasants and they join forces to face the bandits
This Blu-ray edition includes alternative presentations of the film, a new and exclusive interview with Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns, and the film's original Japanese trailer.
Endlessly copied but never surpassed, Seven Samuraiis a truly timeless classic
Special features
Digitally re-mastered in High DefinitionPlay with or without original intermissionOriginal Japanese theatrical trailerThe Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013, 49 mins): Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns discusses Kurosawa's career and influenceFully illustrated booklet with essays and credits
Japan | 1954 | black & white | Japanese language, with optional English subtitles | 207 mins | BD50 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit | Region b | Cert PG (contains mild violence and mild bad language)
Latest comments (24)
fuzzydunlop
25 Nov 15#24
It's the Blu-ray :smiley: (edited image to make the peel 'strip' clearer)
bleachershane
25 Nov 151#23
I completely forgot! Is that a DVD or blu-ray? Looks like a blu-ray cover (sorry for me being stupid!) If it's £8 for the blu-ray I'll need to add it to the 'presents for myself' pile. Oops...
fuzzydunlop
25 Nov 15#22
In case you didn't manage to go in ...
fuzzydunlop
25 Nov 151#21
Please stop commenting (I've spent enough this week :wink: )
Dantooine
25 Nov 151#20
Awesome film. Got the steelbook
velocirapta
25 Nov 151#19
From that set, I'd only seen Aguirre, Nosferatu and Fitzcarraldo before I bought it. Every single film in the set has been impeccably remastered, with loads of great extras, including the Les Blank's films 'Burden of Dreams' and 'Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe'. The packaging's a bit dodgy but it's the discs you'll want to get!
velocirapta
24 Nov 152#16
Also, in that photo posted I can see the Werner Herzog Collection, Eyes Without a Face and Black Girl/Borom Sarret...surely three of the best and most impressive BFI releases to date, and all worth owning.
bleachershane to velocirapta
24 Nov 15#18
And eventually I'll pick up that Werner Herzog Collection, I'd seen parts of Aguirre and the new transfer whopped the backside of my old DVD!
velocirapta
24 Nov 152#15
If people are looking to get this, I'd highly advise getting the full BFI Kurosawa Samurai Collection box set instead. The transfers for all 4 other films in the set (Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo, Sanjuro) are actually better than Seven Samurai. It would also work out well per-film, and you can't buy any of the others separately (yet, but there don't seem to be any plans for separate releases of the discs).
BFI's release of Rashomon, on the other hand, has an outstanding transfer (and also happens to be my favourite Kurosawa). It's a recent release (September 2015), and should be about £10.99 from HMV or £11 from Fopp...and is worth every penny in my opinion. The disc is arguably better than Criterion's, and much more affordable. It's also a better transfer than any other Kurosawa disc released in the UK to date.
bleachershane to velocirapta
24 Nov 15#17
"Rashomon" was the first Kurosawa I ever watched, and it's also my favourite. Glad to hear the BFI release is well worth the money, may pick it up myself when it goes sub-£10! And yeah, the Samurai collection is well worth money!
bleachershane
24 Nov 151#14
My mistake, it is the DVD! I shall pop into the Glasgow branch tomorrow and have a look myself.
bleachershane
24 Nov 15#13
There were some Toshiba players a few years back that could be made blu-ray region free with quick firmware upgrade! Got one from Richer Sounds for around £40 and it was a bargain! There's sellers that have sold them on eBay for upward of £130... Apparently there's a few other models that can also be region-free'd simply.
Wish Criterion and all other companies would ditch the region coding, it's an outdated system that probably causes more piracy than it stops!
LoRdPlOps111
24 Nov 15#12
Amazing film...so influential...glad Charles Bronson's character survived.
Eh..? Hang on a minute...
michaelsft
24 Nov 15#7
No Criterion, no sale.
r4963 to michaelsft
24 Nov 15#11
I am assuming you like me are film mad and paid a fortune for a chipped Blu ray player to make it multi region. But most Brits have region locked players so can not enjoy Criterion discs.
That's is the main reason I got mine chipped. I now have 25 Criterion blu's.
But yes to most Europeans they are pointless.
Error440
24 Nov 152#10
Obviously I have voted this hot, awesome film I have it as part the kuwosawa collection
fuzzydunlop
24 Nov 151#9
Not sure tbh I think it was the DVD anyhow. (I'll try to have a look tomorrow)
fuzzydunlop
24 Nov 151#1
bleachershane to fuzzydunlop
24 Nov 15#8
I can see Rashomon next to that, can you remember what they were charging for that?
CARPENTERSSON
24 Nov 15#5
Terrible transfer.
bleachershane to CARPENTERSSON
24 Nov 151#6
Shame there's no official review on blu-ray.com of the UK release (which is different to the Criterion disc) but the user reviews give it 3 to 3.5 for the video quality. Apparently the Criterion release is the best out there...
Still, voted hot for the price and the movie.
Also, if you can't get to Fopp and fancy dipping your feet into Kurosawa, this box is a pretty good buy: Kurosawa: The Samurai Collection Blu-ray
Throw on the WELCOME code for new customers and you'll get that box for £23.40, £4.68 a film!
Snakeyes646
24 Nov 152#2
Want this so bad no fopp near me though:/
mgmckenny to Snakeyes646
24 Nov 151#4
Don't know if you're in Liverpool (going off the badge, ynwa btw) but Liverpool badly needs a Fopp. Not had a good record store in Liverpool since the old Virgin Megastores. Fopp one of the best shops in Manchester. Plenty of great films in there atm on Blu Ray for £6.
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In any case a fairly decent price for this in my opinion
One of the greatest films of all time Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai has influenced the work of director's from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg, and spawned remakes, such as John Sturges acclaimed The Magnificent Seven.
With their village raided every year by vicious bandits, a group of peasants hire seven warriors to protect them. Initially met with suspicion the warriors eventually gain the trust of the peasants and they join forces to face the bandits
This Blu-ray edition includes alternative presentations of the film, a new and exclusive interview with Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns, and the film's original Japanese trailer.
Endlessly copied but never surpassed, Seven Samuraiis a truly timeless classic
Special features
Digitally re-mastered in High DefinitionPlay with or without original intermissionOriginal Japanese theatrical trailerThe Art of Akira Kurosawa (2013, 49 mins): Asian-cinema expert Tony Rayns discusses Kurosawa's career and influenceFully illustrated booklet with essays and credits
Japan | 1954 | black & white | Japanese language, with optional English subtitles | 207 mins | BD50 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | 1080p | 24fps | PCM mono audio (48k/24-bit | Region b | Cert PG (contains mild violence and mild bad language)
Latest comments (24)
BFI's release of Rashomon, on the other hand, has an outstanding transfer (and also happens to be my favourite Kurosawa). It's a recent release (September 2015), and should be about £10.99 from HMV or £11 from Fopp...and is worth every penny in my opinion. The disc is arguably better than Criterion's, and much more affordable. It's also a better transfer than any other Kurosawa disc released in the UK to date.
Wish Criterion and all other companies would ditch the region coding, it's an outdated system that probably causes more piracy than it stops!
Eh..? Hang on a minute...
That's is the main reason I got mine chipped. I now have 25 Criterion blu's.
But yes to most Europeans they are pointless.
Still, voted hot for the price and the movie.
Also, if you can't get to Fopp and fancy dipping your feet into Kurosawa, this box is a pretty good buy:
Kurosawa: The Samurai Collection Blu-ray
Throw on the WELCOME code for new customers and you'll get that box for £23.40, £4.68 a film!