Man, This movie was so cool!  I got it on video and it's still a joy to watch!  I agree with Dalbychan, this movie is basically an Anime film made live(and done right too!).

Ironically enough, the video is available from Manga video if yer looking for ir.  Manga also distrbutes hard core anime titles like Devilman, Ninja Scroll and recently Perfect Blue.  Rather appropo, ne?

Wickedest of wickeds! Six String Samurai ignores plot, acting and coherence to bring more of what you want: One awesome retro rollercoaster ride into the apocalypse! Foregoing the traditional reason of an intense rivalry Death seems to despise Buddy intuitively. Somehow, most likely through Buddy's rock'n'roll-magic aura, Death fears Buddy more than any other contender. Apparently Death's reasons are well founded as Buddy manages to severely thrash several hundred rather disgruntled commies, but finally is defeated by a certain unnamed toddlers stupidity.(p**s Me off!) However lacking in certain key elements, I definitely vote for a sequel. (Think spielberg'd be interested?)

Amazing. If you were to crawl into my mind via my nose, this movie is what you'd see. I too, now, want to tape a katana blade to the back of my 1957 hollow-body guitar and make a pilgrimage to Vegas... maybe I can be King!... as soon as Elvis dies and Russians wipe out the planet. What about that stock footage from New Mexico, eh?!? Never can see enough stock destruction. Why use so much money on special effects to blow up stuff when the world governments do it for free?!? All I can say is... I never saw Elvis take down a Communist battalion. Buddy should be King... for the greater good of mankind. Go see this movie. It will change your life(or deplete you of one).

This movie, minus the urchin, was wonderful -- every damn time that kid opened his mouth I found myself yelling "Shut up, Anakin!" at the screen.  It was kind of hard to get past that at times though it was clear that this flick needed an annoying tagalong...I just resented that they had to make the kid more annoying than even the wee man in "It Happened at the World's Fair."

And perhaps the plural of "Elvis" should be "Elvaes"...?
I dunno, ask a Latin student.

This is not merely a movie.  It is a state of mind; the sort of movie that adheres to your very soul.  It is a phenomenon, a lone fragment of the universe that fills the special void in all our lives, that being our hungering desire to seek the greatest b-movies of all time.  No where else will you witness clever allusions to the Wizard of Oz, Clint Eastwood films, and the ever present dichotomy between classic rock and heavy metal music all in a period of 2 hours.  There are two groups of human life on this Earth; those who have seen Six-String Samurai, and those who have not.

Six String Samurai is hella-sweet!  The best movie I've seen in years, in my opinion.  I have it on tape, but recorded from HBO on TV.  To hell with screwing around on the net to get a copy of this fine gem!

I can also easily say that the main character, Buddy, is the most bad-assed movie hero I have ever seen in my entire life.  Buddy takes s**t from nobody!  His fight against the Red Army was absolutely brilliant.

The only problem about Six String Samurai I found was that either viewers will LOVE or HATE this movie.  There is no middle ground like "It was OK..." with this movie. I brought my tape to school one day and I was actually threatened with suspension because my homeroom teacher said it was so horrible.  "Turn that garbage off," she said.
Narrow-minded bitch.  Grrrrr....

Finally, I have heard a pretty fantasic rumor going around on the official Six String Samurai message board (sixstringsamurai.com) , and others all over the net.  The rumor is that Six String Samurai is actually the final part of a very long story (a trilogy of short tales) written by the director.  Let's all hope so, and keep our fingers crossed.



 

   

OK, how many times does Buddy come back from the dead? HOW MANY TIMES? <Snicker> OK, the movie is the logical extention of the theme: "What would happen if kids today were to grow up and rule the world?" I don't know if this would actually happen, but from what I've seen of the teens, it's not far off.  Weird with a capital WE, but fun, nonetheless. Now, what SHOULD happen if you defeat Death? Noone dies, right? So Buddy's alive, just running around naked after making The Boy think he left this world a la Obi-Wan Kenobi. Shebam. Lost Vegas has a new King.

The best film i've seen (hum... lord of the rings...)
The martial arts are some of the best of the movies, not that ridiculous crappy pretending of matrix.
The first "hero" tha that is really badass, with no "female" sides...