47 Ronin

[thatguy]

It looks like this will have a sword fight or two:

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[Drunk Monk]

on that other forum....
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[thatguy]

on that other forum....
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I don't play in that sandbox. BTW, the KFM forum's search engine bouncer wants to know what magazine the firm is associated with. It didn't like my answers, so I gave up. What is the magic password (should I ever need it)?

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[Drunk Monk]

Kung Fu Tai Chi

If you get the sponsor question instead (randomly sorted), the answer is MartialArtsMart.com.

Join us. It's worth it just for the Sword Hotties thread.

[Drunk Monk]

I really wanted to hate this. Keanu bugs me. And Chushingura stands as one of my all time favs when it comes to classic chanbara flicks (I should revisit that film someday soon). the new 47 Ronin isn't horrible. It's not great, but not completely hate-able. It's kind of interesting as a reflection of East vs. West cinema. Instead of being some fantasy version of chanbara, it's more like the bombastic Chinese epics nowadays, the animated narrated intro, the sweeping landscapes, the big sets blending w/CGI. It has gaudy unrestrained colors, not the Japanese aesthetic of pageantry throughly tightly-arranged minimalism, more like the bastard child of Eiko. The saving roles are Hiroyuki Sanada as the lead ronin (he is easily my fav Japanese actor right now) and Rinki Kikuchi as the fox witch with David Bowie eyes - she vamps it up deliciously. The sword fights are ok if you overlook that the first cut is a whirling expose-my-back-to-my-enemy slash. Keanu is a jedi wannabe with his Qui-gon hairdo and glowing katana that leaves blade trails ala V for Vendetta. It's actually these poached scenes that are the most amusing, like a Tarantino flick or Divergent - the You Only Live Twice poison strand from the ceiling to the sleeping victim, the Harry Potter contrails of evil, the dutch fleet which felt Pirated from the Carribean. Keanu seems to still be wrasslin with Hapa neurosis, which is silly now as the hapa nation is rising. But still, it's nice to see a film get a U.S. theatrical release with an all Japanese cast - even the infamous Gedde Watanabe has a role. This was probably much better in 3D. the best thing I can say is that I wasn't totally offended by it.

[Greg]

Strap on your swords.

47 Ronin 2

Deadline reports [i]Lucifer[/i]’s[b] [/b]Aimee Garcia will team with [i]New York Times [/i]Bestselling author AJ Mendez on a script for a sequel to [i]47 Ronin [/i]blending “martial arts, horror, cyber-punk and action.” Though details on the story are currently unavailable, Mendez states the film will tell “a modern, multicultural story with powerful female leads.”

[Drunk Monk]

ikr?

been trackin this since last year
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/show...nin-sequel

[Greg]

Why do I even try?

[Drunk Monk]

Why do I even try?

Here. Read this.

[thatguy]

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/47-ronin-director-found-guilty-of-defrauding-netflix-out-of-11-million-205519293.html

'47 Ronin' director found guilty of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million

Dec 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A director who was charged with [url=https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/47-ronin-director-charged-with-11-million-fraud-over-doomed-netflix-sci-fi-series-123040218.html]defrauding Netflix out of millions of dollars has been found guilty, Business Insider reports. Carl Rinsch, director of the 2013 Keanu Reeves movie 47 Ronin, now faces up to 90 years in prison.

Rinsch began filming the project, White Horse (later renamed Conquest), around 2017. (Its premise: A scientist creates an organic humanoid species that turns on its creators.) The director completed six short-form episodes with his own money and investor funds. He then used those episodes to pitch studios for the money to complete the first season. Netflix ended up buying the rights for over $61 million.

In 2020, after spending $44 million of Netflix's money on the series, Rinsch petitioned for another $11 million to complete the season. The company agreed.

Then things got weird. Instead of using Netflix’s investment to finish the series, Rinsch transferred the funds to personal accounts. Within two months, he lost over half of it on seven-figure stock trades. He spent the rest on cryptocurrency.

Then, lo and behold, Rinsch got a second chance: The crypto trades turned a profit. Did the director seize the opportunity to right his ship and finish the series? No, he didn't. Instead, he used the crypto profits to go on a $10 million shopping spree. According to prosecutors, he spent nearly $4 million on furniture and antiques, $2.4 million on five Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari, almost $1 million on mattresses and linens and $650,000 on luxury watches and clothes.

The series was never completed. By 2021, Netflix had canceled the project and written off over $55 million in costs.

Rinsch's charges included one count of wire fraud, one count of money laundering and five counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. During the trial, he took the stand in his own defense, claiming that Netflix's millions were intended as reimbursement for the personal funds he invested in the series.

After less than five hours of jury deliberation, Rinsch was found guilty on all seven counts. Although he could face up to 90 years, he's expected to receive a much shorter sentence.

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