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Sukiyaki Western Django

Sukiyaki Western Django

2008
Action, Western
2h 1m
Set during "The Genpei Wars" at the end of the 1100s, the Minamoto and Taira gangs face off in a town named Yuda, while a deadly gunman (Ito Hideaki) comes to the aid of the townsfolk. (imdb)
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Sukiyaki Western Django

2008
Action, Western
2h 1m
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Rated 20 Oct 2008
58
18th
Style over substance film that is too busy winking at the audience and cracking wise to remain coherent and compelling. I have no problem with over the top violence and imaginative takes on familiar genres, but this feels really shallow and not nearly as much fun as it should have been.
Rated 19 Mar 2008
5
2nd
I watched the first hour of this unbearable crap and I left the theater. I nominate this as Miike's worst ever and he's done some shitty stuff before. It's a wannabe camp mashup of Spaghetti Westerns, El Topo, Yojimbo, Tarantino, Anime, etc. and quite expectedly it's a derivative, bumbling, incoherent load of "cool" cartoonish violence like a guy getting a hole shot through his torso with a shotgun and then an arrow being fired through it at the guy standing behind him. Both boring and daft.
Rated 19 Mar 2008
15
1st
Visually impressive but boring as hell, it's basically a very thinly plotted hodge-podge of references (from pop culture and spaghetti westerns to shakespeare and traditional japanese theater) that pop up without any real sense of direction. Instead of loudly overacting, Tarantino should've taken some time to polish the muddled script and teach Miike that references should add up to something extra.
Rated 18 Jan 2009
62
8th
I get the whole "actors are deliberately coached to speak bad English" thing. Really I do. It links back to the old spaghetti westerns, where nobody natively spoke English; and it definitely adds another element to the sukiyaki of themes and motifs. But the thing about a stylistic choice is, it's a choice. As in, you should choose carefully when to use it, and not have it during every single scene.
Rated 07 Feb 2012
12
6th
Pretty much all the worst things about someone like Tarantino's obsession with Japan rolled into one. Boring as dirt.
Rated 10 Jul 2010
5
1st
Terrible. Visually appealing, but with nothing else going for it. If you want to mute something and pay no attention to a storyline or characters whatsoever, while still feeding the eyes, this is the movie for you.
Rated 29 Apr 2018
35
4th
Miike's take on the Spaghetti Western starts out well enough, and the stylised, exaggerated set design is a definite plus, but its pacing is lumbering rather than languid, and is further hampered by the decision to feature its apparently non-English speaking cast speaking in oftentimes unintelligible, phonetically-learned English - a subtitled native language version would be infinitely superior. Some decent action scenes, but even these aren't better than the average post-KILL BILL imitator.
Rated 24 May 2009
20
9th
A movie only the Japanese or French can make. Never saw anything like this before, but I didn't like it.
Rated 21 Apr 2010
4
34th
Visually pleasing but there is not much else to it. Tarantino makes paying homage to something fun and entertaining, Mike just didn't captivate me at all. Watch "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" instead.
Rated 30 Aug 2009
50
37th
It just passes. At least fun to watch
Rated 22 Oct 2010
74
61st
(Japanese Longer Edit): Sukiyaki + Western + Django = Red Harvest + Glass Key + Yojimbo + Fistfull of Dollars + Last Man Standing + Youth of the Beast + Django = Gangster + Jidai-geki + Western + Spaghetti Western + Yakuza + Modern Bullet Ballet = USA + Italy + Japan = Miike + Tarantino = Postmodern Selfenfranchising Clusterfuck = A statement about the evolution of narrative and its cultural origins. Maybe. At least it's fun.
Rated 08 Jul 2011
69
60th
While I've always been impressed with Miike's creative genius, I find that being subjected to his work is usually uncomfortable--and rarely in a good way, although I did love Audition. Sukiyaki Western Django is the first movie of his I've seen that I've been consistently entertained by, and the first one to wow me with its visuals. I thought this was a funny, unique homage, with the Engrish being its one and only drawback. Also, everything Tarantino says and does in this is hilarious.
Rated 03 Apr 2010
70
50th
A fairly decent Japanese style retelling of... For a Fistful of Dollars, which, come to think of it, is a retelling of Yojimbo, so... yeah. Still, it's funny in parts, and has that Japanese style action shit, so that's cool. A real pleaser for certain crowds, and must see for big fans of both aforementioned films.
Rated 16 Jun 2011
73
44th
In a ill advised attempt to imitate hoarse western bad ass voices Miike ends up nurturing Godzilla style buffoonery--only no bad voice overs. The style here is actually pretty good, what can be said for the acting and story, not so much.
Rated 19 Jul 2012
10
2nd
There are very few samauri or asian fighting movies that I will not sit through to the end, even the really bad ones you can sit around and make fun of, but this one was so entirely painful that I could not even get to the half way point. By far the stupidest, least entertaining movie I've seen in quite a long time. Sad, pathetic and shameful waste of talent and money. Something good could have been made, but the writer and director were so horribly bad, it comes off as an insult to watch it.
Rated 13 Jun 2008
70
63rd
Great action and style, but the dialog being in such broken English makes the whole thing feel very awkward. Probably would've been much better in Japanese with English subs.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
65
45th
Visually stimulating but I was lost most of the time.
Rated 02 Oct 2008
50
8th
It hits roughly as much as it misses, the plot is largely incoherent however the dialogue is frequently funny. A strange film.
Rated 20 Jun 2008
35
18th
Yojimbo'yu seyretmesem bile sevmezdim bu filmi... neydi öyle o ayol amaan
Rated 29 Nov 2011
85
66th
I sure didn't knew that Franco Nero was an asian at his childhood
Rated 17 Apr 2009
60
65th
Slows from time to time but when this homage to spaghetti westerns get rolling it packs some truly great visual action. I love the last showdown.
Rated 11 Jan 2010
23
25th
Never finished...interesting and great costumes.
Rated 15 Nov 2011
60
39th
A samurai western with Japanese actors speaking English and a plot that's the standard man-with-no-name ("Don't come here and try to play Yojimbo!") filtered through 70 years of back-and-forth between American, Japanese, and Italian directors. Every line is a cool one-liner, Quentin Tarantino plays the old wise sensei to the hot-headed young Japanese gunslingers (that's not a metaphor) and I'm never sure if this is a movie or a movie about movies. Very entertaining, and very very violent.
Rated 26 Oct 2008
85
73rd
A presença de Tarantino serve apenas para uma coisa: ser ignorada. Tendo isso em mente, relaxe e aproveite, pois esse filme é diversão pura! Tanto para fãs dos filmes de samurai de Kurosawa, quanto para os fãs do western de Leone. Mas não se iluda, isso não é um filme samurai, muito menos um western. Isso é Takashi Miike.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
71
35th
Crazy hyper-violent Azn fantasy where rival Japanese gangs speak English with southern accents. Also adding to the insanity is Quentin Tarantino portraying the cowboy version of himself. Despite the fact that you don't know whats going on because their accents are so indecipherable and its a mess of muddled mythology, its a beautiful cinematic experience that truly takes you to a place that has never been and never will be.
Rated 15 Feb 2008
30
5th
I don't have a problem with the director or his style. But no one can do this to Yojimbo.
Rated 03 Sep 2008
65
30th
A beautifully shot and well-plotted love letter to the Western genre. Though Japanese, all the dialogue is in English, and the actors' thick accents make it hard to understand at times. Tarantino should not have been involved.
Rated 10 Oct 2009
70
66th
Having Japanese actors learn their lines phonetically in english is cool, but this movie isn't anywhere near as awesome as it should be.
Rated 26 Dec 2008
70
62nd
Really cool film, but that's all there's to it. Well worth watching, though.
Rated 14 May 2011
75
53rd
Visually fantastic, really stylish. Great action set piece at the end. Quite a funny, quirky movie as well. Then that's where I get really confused... was the choice to have them speaking in broken english intentional or was it just poor as shit acting? Either way, it's still an amazing movie, but once I figure that out, I might like it more than I do now, because it'd add the extra dimension to it. Somebody help me and I'll give you a gun and some gold.
Rated 27 Jan 2012
59
36th
Why not, right? It's not exactly "Yojimbo", but it's not "Tokyo Gore Police" either.
Rated 25 Dec 2008
79
84th
The first half is everything that Grindhouse should have been: ironic, cool and visually great. The other half, however, drags. A lot. But it still looks awesome.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
31
15th
YOJIM-BOO!
Rated 17 Dec 2011
69
27th
This movie has some good parts but other parts dragged on. I can not quite recommend this one.
Rated 14 Nov 2008
37
34th
Some great visual gags, a joyful insanity and overall striking appearance, but the pacing is off and the allusions hit you over the head. If you're going to watch Yojimbo, might I suggest Yojimbo?
Rated 20 Mar 2009
40
27th
Watched it like halfway through and then got bored.
Rated 17 Oct 2010
20
41st
"Though Miike is a visually accomplished filmmaker capable of staging simultaneous action on more than one visual plane, his knack for aesthetic inventiveness only surfaces in occasional moments of inspiration." - Andrew Schenker
Rated 18 Jun 2008
55
52nd
Funny mess out of Yojimbo.
Rated 31 Jan 2009
77
58th
I enjoyed myself silly, but the movie still feels a bit unfinished in places.
Rated 28 Apr 2009
58
45th
Good gunfights but other then that kind of boring.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
80
45th
GREAT!!!! is not Miike's best, but still full of little details.
Rated 07 Dec 2008
56
42nd
Visual and fun are ok but rest or too silly or just not understanding why? Still not Tarantino ? Hm...
Rated 26 Jul 2009
87
53rd
Japanese western. The "making-of" documentary on the DVD makes one really appreciate the sheer efforts and precision put into this movie. It's too bad Tarrantino was the vehicle to sell it to the west. The movie comes off a little too effeminate. But as a cross-cultural homage it's worthy.
Rated 03 Jun 2011
60
49th
I can't tell if this is Miike doing Yojimbo by way of A Fistful Of Dollars or Miike doing Blazin' Saddles, but either way it's not boring- Not necessarily good, but definitely not boring...
Rated 05 Oct 2009
50
12th
You might like it, if you can handle the massive suspension of disbelief. I for one just cannot stand those stylized sword films. I genuinely offered my friend money for farting in the theater, just to break an awkward over-dramatic moment.
Rated 21 Feb 2009
100
94th
an absolute feast for the senses, i love the strange out of place sort of theme around this film but none the less absolutely amassing and one of my favorites from miike
Rated 26 Mar 2011
70
56th
Great art direction and cool action scenes, but the story and characters aren't really fulfilling.
Rated 23 Oct 2012
30
8th
This is a case study in how Japanese action and writing conventions are more likely than not to fail completely when read in English.
Rated 18 Feb 2009
3
40th
"Sumptuous at times but self-indulgent and incoherent at others."
Rated 19 Mar 2009
45
21st
Visually beautiful with a touch of old Miike attitude in some scenes. Besides that it's a disgrace to the original (meaning Yojimbo, not Django).
Rated 02 Apr 2011
80
78th
Loved the bad English (weird that people complain about that), the seeming allergy to substance and the ridiculous gore; the not caring if it's more like A Fistful of Dollars or Django was also a plus.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
39
8th
it looks cool and feels like it should be better than it really was. It never really pulled me into what was going on and sloppilly went from scene to scene. I kept thinking that there were all the makings of a good movie but just wasnt put together properly. Somewhat cool actors and quite a bit of action but somehow i just didnt care. I've even watched this movie twice thinking maybe i missed something but i still didnt like it. I prefer miikes darker movies.
Rated 27 Oct 2009
68
15th
Gets better as it goes along, or perhaps it just takes a while to get used to. Ridiculous and hilarious.
Rated 15 Jan 2017
40
19th
This seem more like Seijun Suzuki than Takashi Miike or like Takashi Miike making a Seijun Suzuki film, either way this is a mess. This is all style and ideas with a dash of Miike-esque violence and not much else. The worst part of this is the horrible dialogue and the bad English delivery. An interesting fail but a fail none the less.
Rated 27 May 2008
60
49th
I've got to rewatch this, I've got a feeling I'll like it more. The first viewing of this drove me crazy. I couldn't take the 'talking'.
Rated 10 Feb 2009
65
24th
The story never really pulls you in. I didn't care who lived or died. I preferred Last Man Standing.
Rated 19 Jan 2010
40
24th
strange...
Rated 21 Mar 2011
41
1st
This movie was designed for a specific kind of person: not me. While taking the Wild West and essentially turning it into a Samurai-fueled playground would sound like a pretty awesome premise, this movie suffers from pacing and tone problems that draw mixed feelings and confusion when trying to identify even with its heroes. What am I supposed to feel here? Guys? Guys??
Rated 02 Aug 2008
60
63rd
okay movie
Rated 13 Mar 2008
73
66th
Almost shut it off when Tarantino's character called himself "an anime otaku" (nerd) midway through the movie but the last half hour is a joy so I'm glad I didn't. Nice to see Miike really finding his visual style, although his direction was very reminiscent of Ryuhei Kitamura here.
Rated 14 Aug 2011
90
92nd
Overall Enjoyment: 35/40, Plot/Themes: 20/20, Cinematography/Direction: 20/20, Acting/Writing: 15/20 A literal Samarui Western mash-up with some war of the roses thrown in for good measure. This movie has it all with fantastic costume design, cinematography, setting, characters, and some great fight scenes. An incredibly wacky and enjoyable experience all around.
Rated 02 Mar 2008
100
90th
Often hilarious, and even more often as bad-ass as it gets, this is one of the sweetest films I have seen for some time. Visually pleasing and excellently done. Tarantino's cameo role is pleasant as well.
Rated 10 Mar 2013
84
46th
its just weird. Asian western is enough to be weirded out by, but it is Takashi miike, so it of course gets weirder.
Rated 24 Apr 2009
60
48th
"Sukiyaki Western Django is a far-east-meets-western that could have only sprung from the mind of Takashi Miike."
Rated 13 Dec 2008
2
10th
It just didn't feel right. The broken English, the cliche plot, and the shallow characters screwed it up.
Rated 04 Jan 2009
1
6th
Too quirky and self-conscious for its own good. There's a lot of great cinematography, and it's fun to catch some of the references, but that's about all this film's got going for it. The actors speak awkward Engrish, which only detaches the viewer from the film instead of... whatever the intention was. The plot is incomprehensible, and the whole time I was sitting there wondering what the hell this had to do with Corbucci's original. It's overbearing, and I couldn't wait for it to end.
Rated 21 May 2011
35
19th
It looks great most of the time but this is one of Miikes weaker movies.
Rated 07 Apr 2012
40
13th
I keep forgetting how dull Miike movies are.
Rated 29 Jan 2022
40
9th
Largely tedious and at times shockingly ugly. I guess if you direct at a lunatic pace like Miike and release 5 movies a year they can't all be winners, but this is kind of embarrassing.

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