Title: Zatoichi 2003: Completely and Utterly overrated
Product review: I am having an extremely difficult time understanding how anyone who has ever seen the original "Zatoichi" movies could possibly consider "Zatoichi 2003" a film that came even slightly close to an imitation of the originals. Although "Zatoichi 2003" was beautifully shot with lots of choreographed violence and action, the plot centers mostly on what I would have considered marginal characters rather than on what Zatoichi is doing. Zatoichi barely says anything in this film! Furthermore, the ending is absolutely preposterous and insultingly comical, making this mere below mediocre imitation of a flawless original feel even more like a parody than it was. "Zatoichi 2003" is to be enjoyed only by those who haven't ever seen the original films and like their movies depthless, shallow, and with lots of meaningless action.
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