Best movie of 2003 (so far)

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2003)

This movie is one of the best to come out in a long time. The sheer size and authenticity of the movie make this stand second to none. The attention to detail is spectacular; the costumes, weapons, and the dialouge is perfect.
This movie shows what it is like to be the rebel, and makes it seem that just because you know you are going to lose, the people who are actually fighting for something. The samurai in the movie were very accuratly reproduced...everything from seppuku to the intense training they endure everyday. This movie should grant Tom Cruise with his first win as Best Actor, and Ken Watanabe's performance as Katsumoto is truly a masterpiece. This is the movie that ROTK will have the most trouble with at the oscars, and although I'm looking foward to ROTK, this movie has touched me in a way few movies have.
4/4...Best movie of the year.Period.