Rango (2011)

Rango is a heavy dose of fun. It has a funny story that is basically Chinatown meets A Fistful of Dollars, with plenty of jokes mixed in. While a few scenes seem a little unnecessary and almost feel as if they are added as filler to make the film slightly longer, it is overall enjoyable.
The voice actors do a wonderful job Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, and many more. They do a great job of bringing their characters to life and give them great personality.







 Rating: 4/5 **** 

Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo is another example of why Akira Kurosawa is easily one of the greatest film directors of all time. This film has such a simple concept, Sanjuro, a wondering samurai, enters a small town that is split between two feuding gangs.  He uses his superior intelligence and fighting skills to manipulate the rival gang leaders into destroying themselves and thus ridding the town of the fighting and corruption that is currently plaguing it.
A brilliant film that is more of a western than a samurai film and was in fact remade into a western in 1964 with Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars.
Kurosawa's go to star Toshiro Mifune was brilliant as the intelligent, wise cracking samurai, Sanjuro.
Yojimbo is an exciting, thrilling, comical ride.



Rating: 5/5 *****