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Ran   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: none available Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B 1050 ratings  User Reviews (19 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 19  |   Next   Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Movie that changed my life... by Smiling Idiot (movies profile) (Dec 16, 2006) 2 of 2 people found this review helpful Ran is stunning peice of cinema, perfect from the opening sequences to the tragic ending. I was fortunate to see this movie at a young age and practically all other movi... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Ran by Steven (movies profile) (Feb 5, 2006) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful "Ran" is perhaps one the best films of all time. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespear's classic play, "King Lear." Ran tells the story of a powerful sixteent... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A- Visuals: A I am utterly impressed. by Terrorazer (movies profile) (Jul 9, 2007) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful Akira Kurosawa has done it again. This time in color and, in my opinion, his very best film yet. After watching this film, I was completely mesmerized. It had me thinking... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Akira Kurosawa's late career masterpiece/classic by Neil (movies profile) (Feb 12, 2009) Before I talk about the movie, there's that whole background about how Kurosawa did not know he was making a version of King Lear until somewhere in the middle of wri... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ Clear your schedule and enjoy this masterpiece by MikeyFromNY (movies profile) (May 26, 2008) After a friend suggested I watch Seven Samurai (also by Kurosawa) I was left amazed by it. I had to watch Ran to see what else Kurosawa has created. This movie brings yo... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A+ Direction: A Visuals: A Kurosawa tries Shakespeare and it works! by Greg Linsun (movies profile) (Jan 22, 2008) Ran is a retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy King Lear and setting it up with Samurai. Obviously, there are some liberties to the time period and culture but Akir... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A Very true by stevemcdaniel314@sbcglobal.net (movies profile) (Mar 10, 2007) When a man teaches his own kids treachery, murder and bloodshed the weka ones will embrace his lessons, and the defiant ones will rebel seeking the truth. Not everyone is... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A SUPERB!!!! by GATORDOC (movies profile) (Aug 4, 2006) THIS IS AKIRA KUROSAWA'S BEST, BEST WORK....HE IS AN OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF CINEMA...I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT AMERICAN FILMS HAVE A LOT OF CATCHING UP WITH FOREIGN FILMS.... Full Review Overall Grade: B+ Story: B+ Acting: B+ Direction: B+ Visuals: B+ Impressive... by RamonaS (movies profile) (Jun 19, 2006) ...and interesting...a pleasure to see. I can remember I saw a film called the 'Seven Samurai' while taking a film class in College, and I was impressed with it also. Thi... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A Direction: A Visuals: A Another interesting kurosawa movie by Hengky (movies profile) (Jul 25, 2005) The setting about feudal japan, where the lord hidetora has 3 sons that are waging wars to be in power, at the end the 2 sons pretty much killed each other and the last s... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 19  |   Next