Yojimbo vs Fistful
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A_Fistful_of_Pennies — 13 years ago(September 19, 2012 09:04 PM)
My username comes from this film, but believe it or not I slightly prefer Yojimbo. Both are classics. I feel Yojimbo gets the edge because that was Kurosawa at the absolute top of his game. This film has the obvious signs of a master, but Leone didn't hit his full stride until For a Few Dollars More.
Actually Leone and Kurosawa directed my two all-time favorite films, Once Upon a Time in the West and Seven Samurai. We are talking about two masters who made several masterpieces.
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bwjazzorch — 11 years ago(June 23, 2014 07:52 PM)
Leone certainly establishes his trademark style with "Fistful" and ends up creating a new genre of film. That is nothing to dismiss, but in virtually every aspect, Yojimbo excels. Eastwood is not in the same league as Mifune, for instance. In fact, the supporting players in Yojimbo are stellar, not just Mifune. As typical with Kurosawa, his film shows a wider range of the human experience, including humor, which Leone's film does not. I enjoy both versions, but the original surpasses the imitation.
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KhurramAtta — 11 years ago(February 14, 2015 02:52 AM)
Yojimbo!
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Strazdamonas — 9 years ago(November 11, 2016 12:03 AM)
Yojimbo was fal suerior. the scenes fit the setting better and the plot, due to more time to flesh it out, made a lot more sense. Leone tried to cut it down and all he did is left the plot incoherent, especially around the beginning of the movie.
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