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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Villano" data-source="post: 1702610" data-attributes="member: 505">I didn't see it in the theatre, but I do have a Japanese disc (with English subtitles).  I'm a big fan of the original series, so I was a bit worried about this remake.  Well, "remake" isn't a correct term.  It's more of a continuation of the series, like the Bond films.Anyway, the new Zatoichi is portrayed differently from the original.  Katsu's Ichi was played as a person with a good heart who would get caught up in these situations in which he'd have to use his sword.  The new Ichi is a bit colder.  It isn't bad, per se, but Katsu was more enjoyable to watch.As for the story, it was very good.  There was a lot of interesting characters and side issues going on that it reminded me of my favorite Ichi film, Zatoichi, The Fugitive.  The biggest problem I had with the film was bad cgi.  I don't understand how Japan can be such a technical country, but still have such bad cgi in its films.  The effects in Zatoichi were limited to thrown knives and swords, and fake blood.  Obviously, they went cgi for the thrown weapons since doing the stunts for real would mean really throwing the weapons (which would be dangerous), or having them on wires (which would look just as fake).The blood, otoh, I don't understand.  For some bizarre reason, they had it dissipate in the air rather than fall like real blood would.  It sort of became "video game blood".Overall, I enjoyed the film.  I don't know if they are going to continue the series, but I hope they do.  If you've got an R2 or region free dvd player, I'd recommend checking out eBay for a disc.</blockquote>

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