Throne of Blood [1957 film]

Samurai Macbeth is bad at megalomania.

2.5/4 (Okay).

It has some great moments, but even the good scenes are impossibly slow and drawn out.

Shakespeare would have loved this telling of MacBeth.

An interesting take on Macbeth, this Shakespeare adaptation is seriously stunning and engaging, in particular its finale. I like the fact that the Noh style or technique was used, and was used so well that it is just right and not overdone, intending to mirror the 'elizabethan' acting methods used in Western theatres. However , as much as I respect Kurosawa, i can't let myself give a higher rating than what it should have deserved because the story seemed to weaken bit by bit after a strong solid start at the first half of the movie. The rating actually fell after I viewed it a second time. The film was oddly edited in many parts and severely damaged my perception.