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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) [UK]
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EXTRAS:
● Ghost Dog - The Odyssey: A Journey into the Life of a Samurai
● Deleted Scenes
● Trailer
● Original Trailer
● Ghost Dog - The Odyssey: A Journey into the Life of a Samurai
● Deleted Scenes
● Trailer
● Original Trailer
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That must be a mistake. My old DVD was 1 hour 56 mins. I've never heard of an extended or directors cut, even the US Criterion is the original 116 mins.
Would be cool if there was a longer cut offered but most likely its a combined extras runtime maybe.
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Jim Jarmusch’s 90s classic GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI, gloriously restored in 4K and making its UHD debut, is a superbly sharp, unique thriller featuring a magnificent lead performance from Forest Whitaker (Bird) in an iconoclastic mix of hip-hop, gangster movie and martial arts, with influences from Kurosawa, Suzuki and Melville.
Great film. Probably a bit niche but some great moments. The way you put a cd into your player will never be the same again.
Jim Jarmusch can be a very marmite director. It certainly took me a few movies to decide I didn't get on with his style of filmmaking and this film is considered one of his more accessible as well
Yeah flat matte, not terrible but still disappointing, even though I pretty much expected it I still feel let down lol.
Watched this last night there are no English subs on the French speaking sections if you select to watch with subtitles “speaking French “ is displayed .This was not the director’s intent .Very disappointing .Issue present on both the 4k and Blu-ray Discs.Agreed Steelbook finish disappointing too as per previous comments
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Not much, and it isn't really that relevant. The ice cream man essentially mirrors what Whitaker says moments before, during their various scenes together. It's quite funny, but nothing more
Nice. Film is ok imo, bit of an odd mash-up of mob, assassin, samurai, gang/hood genres. Odd concept in itself tbh, probably just a product of it's age. Late 90s, says it all really lol
From what I understand from the Director interviews, the French was never intended to be translated. We're not meant to understand the Haitian character just as Ghost doesn't understand him either. Viewer was supposed to mirror that.
The subtitles were added as an option on some region releases later on, like the Criterion in the US
Historically, the UK release has never had subtitles for the French guy.
It works as a verbal & visual representation of how a friendship can develop despite a language barrier.
A translation really isn't necessary. Don't worry.
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