Ran

Akira Kurosawas brilliant direction makes this retelling of King Lear one of the best films made in the 80s!

Great film as I have seen it before but never on a large screen before. Unfortunately we only saw half the film today as the power went out to the theater

A cinematic masterpiece.

Clearly a revolutionary step in Japanese cinema with its massive scale & set design. It looks really great with eye popping colors. All the technical aspects are ahead of its time. Yet it’s painfully slow paced & hard to engage with the dense plot.

I know brother Roger Ebert loved this movie but I just didn't get it. I thought everyone over acted and the film to long. The battle scenes are impressive though and the film is stunning to look at.

The best of Japanese cinema!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Ran" is Kurosawa's version of Shakespeare's "King Lear". Now, Shakespeare wrote a lot of great plays, but not many would call "King Lear" his best play. Likewise, Kurosawa directed a lot of great films, but not many would call "Ran" his best movie. The visuals are all on point. The cinematography, the colors, the sweeping landscapes and action scenes are all beautiful. Above all, Kurosawa can still artfully frame and block a shot. The problem with the film comes from the characters. Every character is in some deranged state of mind. Everyone is crazy, insane, mad or some combination of the three.

Nothing like the old days. The scale of the production and film length. Real horses and massive amount of extras. Like it's title. The story line becomes chaos. That ending, poor kid ...

Sprawling- albeit slow moving- work of art with absolutely stunning cinematography and intense performances.

Kurosawa’s second adaptation of an Shakespeare classic and his last masterpiece is a grand epic that should be watched by fans of the Japanese auteur