Comments on: Three Kurosawa posts by Wabisabi

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:19:34 +0000

I rather be known as the guy who jump out of the window, I;d even do a back-flip to add some originality to it, then the one who made a new Stray Dog.

I would of never guessed anyone would pick Matthew Perry or even Luke Perry, Indeed no one less then Scorsese could pull this off. It would be the surprise of a lifetime or the greatest disaster.

I would too pick Scorsese to direct, to me their would be little doubt to his effectiveness to make it correctly. As for actors, I guess I would say Don Cheadle but thats a big maybe.

By: BMWRider

BMWRider — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:37:37 +0000

I liked Luke Perry in Jeremiah, he could make the role of the cop his own. I would like to see Val Kilmer as the thief. I think he could make the character almost sympathetic, though an offbeat actor who would do a great job is Jeff Conway.

By: Vili Maunula

Vili Maunula — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:06:17 +0000

Guys, I think you’ll need to stop talking about this, or some Hollywood producer will notice and next year we’ll have “Michael Bay’s Stray Dog”, starring Jamie Foxx and Sylvester Stallone, and set in the US of America.

Actually, if I were the producer, I’d get Scorsese to direct, and cast Matthew Perry (yes, “Chandler Bing” from the TV series Friends) in Mifune’s role. Scorsese, I think, could be one of the few contemporary directors that I know who could “contemporarise” the film without making a mess of it, and I have simply always wanted to see if Perry has what it takes to play a straight dramatic role. For some reason I have for a few years now believed that Perry would be excellent in a role similar to this, but he would need one heck of a director to guide him into it.

What do you think? If you were told to produce Stray Dog to contemporary audiences, who would you get? Or would you just jump out of the window?

By: BMWRider

BMWRider — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:51:39 +0000

I believe that FBI losses are in storage, not in field weapons. Also weapons that are lost while working in a harsh environments, like those lost in the ocean while boarding ships for inspection are not as critical as those lost on inner city streets. I have only heard of one person who lost a pistol, and he paid dearly for it. His career changed soon after.

By: Vili Maunula

Vili Maunula — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:01:38 +0000

Jeremy, one could of course now point to your first and last comments and say that neither of them is a more authentic or authoritative comment — they simply come with different contextual settings. But, more seriously, I’m pretty sure Wabisabi didn’t take your comment the wrong way.

Interesting stuff you wrote about FBI’s losing their stuff. I actually wonder how many of their employees just walk out with their laptops and report them “missing”…

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:57:25 +0000

Vili, you must of posted as I was typing, but I fully agree.
I did instead to make comment, to the fact the review was original and not just a recite of the previously mentioned.
I’ll stand by my original comment, but I hope she didnt find it to be insulting by any means. I do disagree slightly with what I originally wrote and should of understood that a first time viewing, could be in fact be a more insightful look upon a film.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:37:05 +0000

Wasisabi- I wasnt intending to say, that you were wrong, nor did I believe you thought your comments to be definitive. I just personally had a different view then your. I too have written and said things about movies, years ago to only completely disagree with myself years later. I do enjoy reading intelligent comments regardless if they differ from mine or not.

BMWRider- I was reading a few months back, the FBI, critized for the amount of weapons and laptops that are lost yearly. Labtops that the government consider top-secret have been lost with no record. Many government issued weapons have been reported stolen, it appears the FBI does nothing more then replace the officers weapon. It would be nice to think they would but some effort into returning, their items, but declare it a waste of man power.

By: Vili Maunula

Vili Maunula — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:33:59 +0000

I personally really treasure a reflection that I can read from a person who has seen some Kurosawa film for the first time. This is especially true when the writer doesn’t just repeat something he or she has read somewhere else, but in fact gives us personal reflections on the film, as Wabisabi has done in her posts.

After all, the opportunity to watch Kurosawa’s films for the first time is lost for those of us who have watched all of his films repeatedly, and read so much about them. The closest we can therefore get to the feeling of a “first viewing” may therefore be other people’s reports.

Also, I don’t personally value a first viewing any less than, say, a 130th viewing (not that I would have seen any Kurosawa film that many times). Neither of them, to me, is any more authoritative or authentic an experience — they simply come with different contextual settings.

By: Wabisabi

Wabisabi — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:39:52 +0000

I agree. When I look back at the movie reviews I wrote, say, five years ago, I find that I no longer agree with what I said anymore. It is also true that I only watch a movie once before blogging about it. I am no professional critic and do something very different for a living. My posts are not meant to be the final say, just something ephemeral to work off the thoughts and feelings I had right after I watched a film.

Thank you for all the information related to policemen and guns. Very helpful for someone as young as I who grew up with the proliferation of guns in society at large.

By: BMWRider

BMWRider — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:06:32 +0000

A law enforcement officer losing his or her weapon anywhere in the world is likely to be unemployed. Additionally think about the huge guilt one would bear when the thief began using the weapon. I never really thought the movie was “culturally” unique, just inciteful into the mindset of officers.