Six-String Samurai (1998)

That was an excellent one.

Pretty Good

best movie i've ever seen.

Absolutely brilliant

'Six-String Samurai' is nice quirky action adventure where main hero with guitar skills like Buddy Holly and martial arts skills like Bruce Lee, tries to reach into Lost Vegas (Las Vegas) to become the new King. Low budget action romp with lots of heart. The film never takes itself seriously, but it doesn't fall into (self)parody. Also, this films shouldn't be taken as parody of martial arts genre, rather than a humble homage. Another strong side of 'Six-String Samurai' is that it establishes it's own rules at the very beginning at stays true to them till the very end, thus making lot of absurdity believable in the frames of it's own universe.It was intended to be a trilogy and it is actually sorry that we never could see the sequels. Or Jeffrey Falcon (who was also screenwriter for 'Samurai') to act any other films after that.P.S. Title of my review refers to Buddy Holly and Toshiro Mifune.

The comical tale of a wandering warrior in the post-apocalyptic world of Nevada. While not an extremely deep film the rock and roll falls nicely in place with the martial arts making a surprisingly good action comedy. A lot of influence from Akira Kurosawa and Chinese action which surprised me the first time I saw this American film. The acting is fresh and fits nicely with the overall tone. Altogether Six-String Samurai accomplishes more than the average action and sticks out among the throng of post-apocalyptic movies. It has some beautiful images too. Six-String Samurai is worth watching for anybody looking for a fresh comical approach to Chinese/Japanese style martial arts.

As a big camp-movie fan (A real one, rather than the people who only find the ones that get onto the shelves at Blockbuster), I am completely biased, as this is completely B-Rated.The only thing missing from this movie was zombies (and if they had been in this flick, I would have given it a ten). Six String Samurai looked great just from the description on the On-Demand screen.something along the lines of"Buddy, a fifties rock-and-roller must fight his way across post-apocolyptic US against pro bowlers, a cannibal "Cleaver" family, and even Death Himself in order to become the new rock and roll King!"If that concept sounds even remotely interesting to you, you're in for a blast.if not, screw off. You don't need the indie movie scene, and the indie movie scene doesn't need you.The movie starts out with the little whiny kid seeing his mother killed, which you'll be happy for pretty soon, because the little bastard is annoying as hell.Anyway, a Buddy Holly-like character runs in with a semi-hollow Gibson and a samurai sword, and goes at the bad guys.Now, repeat this ten times, add in some of the best characters you have ever seen (The Carver's were sheer genius), and you've got a damn good movie.Not to mention that the entire soundtrack is made up of classic surf tunes such as Misirou.Overall, great camp flick, and as a fan of the low-budget underdogs, I am very biased. If you like Night of the Living Dead, Dead Alive, Evil Dead, or anything at all with Bruce Campbell in it, you will enjoy this movie.And just a note, this movie was really cool from the beginning on, and you may not think it could get better, and then BAM! Bruce Campbell cameo! Just because of that, the movie should get one million out of ten, but, I omitted that fact from the actual rating, so just go enjoy it.

While neither the script nor the acting gain sufficient momentum to truly involve the viewer, the film's premise - a sword-wielding Buddy Holly on the road to a post-Appocaliptic Las Vegas is irresistibly twisted.The film feels ad-hoc and empty at times, coming up far short of a masterpiece. But never-mind - the deficiencies of the story and the lack of depth don't quite manage to sink Six String Samurai. They are balanced, at least in part, by the film's on screen presence and undeniable visual appeal.Six String Samurai is, above all, a film school kind of film (it is, in fact, a film school thesis project). Careful cinematography, surprising attention to detail and a love for the art make this movie memorable and surprisingly enjoyable.