Synopsis
A civilized weapon for uncivilized times
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
Alex McDowell Nava Levin Keith Calder Ram Bergman Jessica Wu Albertino Matalon Matthew G. Zamias Dane Allan Smith
Bogdan Stanciu Andrei Hazi Barbu Toni Cartu Daniel Cojanu Catalin Kislinger Andrei Cretan Cosmin Fericeanu
Malcolm Stone Anne Porter Serban Rotariu Tammy S. Lee Aric Cheng Thomas Machan Arjuna Imel Chad Owens
Eric D. Christensen Dane Allan Smith Liz Crawford Victor DiMichina Matthew A. Rubin Juan Melgoza Oliver Hotz Alexey Gusev Dione Wood
Luminita Filimon Larnell Stovall Maria-Antoaneta Tudor Roxana Andronescu Fernando Chien Razvan Gheorghiu Chris Brewster David Chan Cordeiro Yoshio Iizuka Ciprian Dumitrașcu Thayr Harris Clayton J. Barber Gabi Burlacu Aaron Toney Doru Raceala Daniel Pisica Florin Stancu Mihai Ionita Vlad Iacob Mihai Iliescu Valeriu Tomescu Marius Artimon Holland Diaz Andrew Chin Dorin Zaharia Ralf Koch Justin Eaton Andrei Vintileanu Nicolae Stoica Filip Ciprian Florian Cincan Daniel Musina Constantin-Justin Cristian Mihai Chirila Novacescu Calin Radu-Gabriel Alexandrescu
Scott A. Hecker Eric A. Norris Michael Keller Patrick Cyccone Jr. Nerses Gezalyan Myron Nettinga Rick Hromadka Mac Ruth Derek Pippert
Uma Cidade sem Lei, Nine Assassins, Uma Cidade Sem Lei, Бунраку, 人形净琉璃, בונראקו, 분라쿠, Στο περιθώριο του νόμου, 復仇三chok俠, BUNRAKU
This movie has a trampoline fight and now I want all movies to have trampoline fights.
A tirade of negativity towards Bunraku:
•During the opening fight Emma asks when the real movie is going to start.
•Its like in art class at school when your asked to create a vision of the future.
•Emma thinks the Japanese lead with the ponytail and makeup is Demi Moore (best bit of the movie).
•Cheap stage production, all filtered lights and preposterous posturing from actors that should know better.
•Emma falls asleep. Lucky girl!
•This score is a joke, right?
•The caliber of cast should be embarrassed. Hartnett is a jumbo joker for thinking he could pull this off and if Woody does one more shit eating reaction shot.
•Ron and Demi were never destined to be in a…
It's kinda, like, a martial arts action film — made to look like a stage production; but, mostly, it's the definition of all style and no substance.
Fifteen year old me would've ate this shit up, tho'.
Panned at time of release and a box office failure, Bunraku is the kind of bloated visual comic book feast with A-listers hamming it up that general audiences have come to embrace a lot more in recent years. I’m sure if it were released today, the reception would be a lot more forgiving.
For me, Bunraku is a movie caught between two worlds, neither which it ever fully commits itself to. The first is a precision piece of pop art where every moment is a museum installation. The second is a pulpy tale of gangland intrigue. All too often the film will lose itself in these displays of origami opulence, forgetting it has a story to tell, and when it…
A film that pushes a lot for its look and not for its logic. The film is very nonsensical at times, but that's the fun of it.
Don't let this film's final resting place in your local bargain bin deter you from quite the cinematic experience. Bunraku is a stylized eccentric tale of revenge in a world without guns populated by actors who probably deserve better treatment but look like they're having just the right amount of fun. There's a few standout sequences in Bunraku but nearly everything works here, excellent cinematography, great set design and fast paced action. My only gripe is how the narrator will pop in from time to time, it's jarring, off putting and cheesy all at once. Still, this is a great film and WELL worth the George Washington I spent.
This was pretty mad. Nothing at all like what I was expecting. Very flashy, good set pieces, lots of familiar faces and action. Actually glad I gave it a shot.
In a world where bloodshed and destruction have make any type of firearm forbidden. Warring gangs fight for the control of the world, using only hand to hand combat, traditional weapons like axes, swords and knives, and any blunt instrument that will get the job done. Two mystery men will come into town with one purpose, kill the crime boss who controls everything.
Bunraku is heavily influenced by Sin City, by this I mean that it copies a lot of elements from the movie in the hope of being as successful. One of those elements is the visual style, and it doesn’t really work well for the movie. Is not as obnoxious and annoying as in the Spirit, but the…
When I first saw this movie way back when I actually really enjoyed it. At least I remember doing so, hence why I bought the blu-ray. Great cast, neat idea, superb look and more had me really into the whole thing. I have finally got around to re-watching Bunraku, and while I still somewhat enjoyed it, I have a lot more issues this time around.
Starting off, Bunraku is a fun style b-movie. I say that because it acts like one. Out there premise, with a not so out there story inside it. Some good performances, and wasted ones. The look that strays from the norm. The feeling of cheapness directly behind the sets. All these things make it an…
I find it amazing how films of this kind only get appreciated decades after it's been released. This, ladies and gentlemen and everything in-between, is an intentional b-movie.
Overly stylized, wrapped in as much self-indulgence as possible, mediocre scripting, reference-filled; this film's strengths ARE its weaknesses. It takes us into a ride through one amazingly interesting dystopian world.
However, this comes with a warning. If you fail to be swept by its style-over-substance, you might hate the "wasted potential". Then again, it's obvious how this movie intended not to be a great hit.
Side note: Kevin McKidd's and Ron Perlman's perfomances are deliciously perfect for this.
Watched in the context of a Woody Harrelson works view.
Here in a side role as a barkeeper in a comic-adaption in the form of a futuristic western story with martial arts scenes. The movie isn´t bad at all, but it´s not really my thing either. The pictures do create a beautiful dark atmosphere.
My impression is that Ron Perlman is being casted for Comic-adaptions more often than other actors. This might be the case because he already looks like a cartoon character.
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It is so bad it was really good!
Some films are bad because you expect them to be good and yet upon watching them they failed to deliver. But other films, like this one, it's obviously so cheesy that you expect it to be ridiculous. And ironically that's what made it such an awesome film!
It obviously looks like it ought to have been made in the late 90s, cuz of the cheesy comic book theme.
You know what, it's still a great action movie to me, so there!