Hatrack River Forum: The Last Princess trailer (remake of Kurosawa's 'Hidden Fortress')

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Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Japanese only, but trailer-speak seems to be universal.

Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :

Bah, they already did a remake. It was called Star Wars.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

The original Star Wars was swiped-er-"inspired" by the basic plot and characters of Hidden Fortress. But also by Flash Gordon, the cosmic comics of Jack Kirby, old movie SF serials, and many other sources Lucas drew on. It's more a mish-mash than true remake. [Smile]

Posted by AvidReader (Member # 6007) on :

Wow! The bad guy has a Darth Vader helmet!

I hope a subtitled version isn't too long in crossing the pond. This looks fun.

Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :

I was mostly joking [Wink]

The amount it took, and nigh directly, from the Hidden Fortress is pretty astonishing, though.

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

How so? Hollywood's been remaking Kurosawa films for aeons, though many of them were Westerns, not Space Opera.

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Puffy Treat:
The original Star Wars was swiped-er-"inspired" by the basic plot and characters of Hidden Fortress. But also by Flash Gordon, the cosmic comics of Jack Kirby, old movie SF serials, and many other sources Lucas drew on. It's more a mish-mash than true remake.

Let's not forget "Forbidden Planet". [Smile]

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Puffy Treat:
How so? Hollywood's been remaking Kurosawa films for aeons

Like A Bug's Life. [Wink]

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

Hey, it's true. [Big Grin]

(Minus all the death and moral ambiguity, of course.)

Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Telperion the Silver:
Let's not forget "Forbidden Planet".

I think FB was more of an influence on Star Trek than Star Wars.

Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Puffy Treat:
Japanese only, but trailer-speak seems to be universal.

I always wondered how you say "In a world..." in Japanese.