In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Zatoichi (2003)
A samurai film by Takeshi Kitano.
A blind masseur with a walking stick/sword befriends a farmer with a gambler son and a pair of roaming geishas. The blind man helps the gambler to win at dice and massacres the local yakuza gang.
This was a decent samurai flick. Being newer, it featured some nice blood sprays caused by quick katana-work. The plot was conveyed in a strange manner, but ended up working out for the best. The pacing was slow, but very good and there was some real style shown. This gets one of those solid green ratings that I wish I could give more frequently.
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