Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi #17: Challenged (1967) |
"This is one of the most funny and most charming entries in the Zatoichi canon." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi #18: Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) |
"This one is filled with more than the usual amount of action." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi #19: Samaritan Zatoichi (1968) |
"There are several spectacular fights in this one..." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi - Adventures of Zatoichi (1964) |
"The opening and closing credits sequences are among the most beautifully shot in the entire series." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi - Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) |
"Zatoichi’s kind-hearted deed will meet a rather cruel twist towards the end of the movie..." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman and the Chess Expert (1965) |
"Fittingly for a movie with a chess expert, there are numerous deceptions at every turn." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi - The Festival of Fire (1970) |
"Japanese samurai movies are basically the equivalent of American westerns." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi - The Life and Opinion of Masseur Ichi (1962) |
"Beginning in the early-1960s, the Japanese created the phenomena known as Zatoichi." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi - The New Tale of Zatoichi (1963) |
"In “New Tale of Zatoichi”, a gang of kidnappers terrorize our hero’s hometown." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi - The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962) |
"If you’re in the mood for some Asian pulp fiction, then Home Vision’s DVD editions of the “Zatoichi” movies are the way to go." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) |
"...Zatoichi’s fans knew that they could count on reliables much in the same manner as James Bond fans can count on the appearance of vodka martinis in every Bond outing." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965) |
"As with the Bond movies, you expect certain things from a Zatoichi outing, and Zatoichi 11 just doesn’t feel “right”." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi in Desperation (2004) |
"Life sucks for Zatoichi--he just wants to right a wrong but finds his good intentions to be unwanted." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) |
"This is one of the best in the series, as are most of the movies featuring a guest actor who can also kick a lot of ***." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) |
"...having Toshiro Mifune show up in a Zatoichi project was a major event..." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi on the Road (1963) |
"In the end, Zatoichi has to take on not 1, but 2 yakuza groups if he’s to save the honor of both women and his own hide." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963) |
"The “Zatoichi” movies (and presumably the TV episodes) were simply meant as popular entertainment when they were made." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967) |
"...[the blind] Zatoichi even manages to win an archery contest!" |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) |
"While this is a decent effort, you begin to wonder how many villages Zatoichi has to save all by himself, lol." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (2004) |
"Sharp viewers will notice right away that Zatoichi’s childhood best friend is responsible for the village’s current problems..." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Splat 6/10 |
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) |
"...Zatoichi manages to get involved in a variety of situations that require him to bust out a can of whoopass." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965) |
"Despite the prostitution-related plot, Zatoichi 10 is a charming picture, too." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) |
"This one is filled with non-stop action." |
Yunda Eddie Feng |
Tomato 8/10 |
Zentropa (1992) |
"The highly stylized film keeps viewers at an emotional distance, but it establishes a consistent mood and a rhythm as steady as the click-clack of a train rolling along the track." |
Christopher Long |
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Zentropa (1992) |
Click here to see the review. |
Christopher Long |
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Zero Focus (1961) |
Click here to see the review. |
William David Lee |
Tomato 7/10 |
Ziegfeld Follies (1946) |
"...an elaborate showcase for the exceptional musical and comedy talents of MGM's biggest stars, with no messy story line or characterizations getting in the way." |
John J. Puccio |
Tomato 7/10 |
Ziegfeld Follies (1946) |
"Befitting a big, fancy motion picture, WB have packed it (the DVD) with a passel of extras." |
John J. Puccio |
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Zodiac (2007) |
Click here to see the review. |
Dean E. Winkelspecht |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zodiac (2007) |
"...an effective reenactment of some chilling real-life events." |
John J. Puccio |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zodiac (2007) |
"Although the film is a good police procedural that moves methodically through the available clues, its strong suit is its characterizations. (Blu-ray Edition)" |
John J. Puccio |
Tomato 7/10 |
Zombieland (2009) |
"While short on fresh ideas, the film works thanks to some strong performances and a script that provides just enough depth to render its characters more than just a collection of eccentricities." |
Christopher Long |
Splat 5/10 |
Zoom (2006) |
"The problem is that the script by Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum is lackluster, and that carries over to other aspects of the film." |
James Plath |
Tomato 9/10 |
Zus & Zo (2003) |
"The script is smart, the writing sassy, the pacing crisp" |
James Plath |
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