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Versus (Director's Cut) Director: Ryuhei Kitamura Number of Items: 1 Format: Color Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Media Blasters, Inc Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2003-07-29 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 93 Average rating: 3.5 "Pulp Fiction meets Night of the Living Dead with swords" This movie is one part Pulp Fiction, one part Blair Witch Project, one part Jackie Chan styled kung-fu funny movie, one part Night of the Living Dead, one part Dead Alive, one part Seven Samurais, one part anime and one part cheese. What does all this add up to? A totally unique movie. Versus is all of the above mentioned rolled up into one twisted movie. The action scenes are good. They have an anime feel to them but the actors execute them with a Pulp Fiction sense of cool. Lots of gun play, there had to be over 1000 rounds fired in the first half. The sword fighting is really good. Very fast paced and gory. At times the acting is a little cheesy. The director is really fond of long dramatic pauses. A little too long for me. He must have gone to the William Shatner School of Film. The plot is weird and kind of hard to explain. Guy busts out of prison. Meets up with the Yakuza who have kidnapped some random girl. While waiting for "The Boss" to show up, the guy gets angry with the Yakuza, kills one of them. Guy grabs girl and the chase is on. And once "The Boss" (a 500 hundred year old mystic that kicks serious butt) shows up, the action really gets going. This movie is worth buying. But buy the Director's cut. The Special Edition doesn't really offer enough to warrant the extra $10 dollars. "Dissapointment" I bought the Special Edition, as it said it has DTS 5.1. Well it doesn't. The SE packaging simple. The extra disc is in a lose paper satchel. With all he hype, I expected a great movie. It was ok, watchable. But definaltley not worth the extra 10USD for the SE. The story is simplistic, and I was dissapointed by this film. But everyone has their own opinion. "Unpredictable fun!" This movie was one of the best I've seen in a long time... A bland mix of unlikely comedy, martial arts, yakuza-esque gangsters, gore and zombies... Great acting, fighting sequences, and a great story line with alot of unpredictable moments that seem to pop out of nowhere.. Great characters...great cast! A must have! "Yakuza Zombie Kung Fu Madness... Happy Day" Wow! Talk about madness. This movie is one of the wildest ride's you'll ever take. But, don't listen to my hype or anyone elses... discover this movie for yourself. This is a nothing-barred zombie flic that really entertains. Some say it's too long, and while I must agree it can begin to feel repetitive, its so much fun you just don't want it to end! The story here is surprisingly good (only because it's actually existant: there is a real mythology in Kitamura's world, and a pretty complex on at that), though the performances are as wooden as one should expect from the genre. But that aspect adds only to the wonderful dark humor present throughout the spewing blood, relentless zombies, and unlimited ammo. Not for the weak of stomache or heart, Versus will please just about anyone looking for a light-hearted, gore-heavy, relentlessly fun movie. Media Blasters has gone all out on this Special Edition -- the transfer is almost on par with the Japanese disc and superior to any othe releases and an extra bonus chock-full of special features (the first disc contains multiple greatly entertaining audio commentaries). For a low-budget cult film, this is a mega-release! Don't miss this great package of one of the world's best B-movies! "Immortal samurais vs. Yakuza zombies!!!" If this film could be summarized in one sentence, it would be "Immortal samurais vs. Yakuza zombies". The film is about a convict that escapes into the woods with the help of some Japanese gangsters. The gangsters also bring along with them a kidnapped girl whom the convict feels compelled to protect. The two escape into the forest and are pursued by the gangsters, who need to keep custody of the two at the request of their client. What the gangsters don't know is that they are in the "Forest of Resurrection", where the dead come back to life and that their client is actually an evil priest who needs the convict and the girl to open a gate to Hell, as they are reincarnations of a magical princess and her samurai protector. Also in the picture are the Yakuza reinforcements and two cops whom I affectionately refer to as "The Fighter" and "Stumpy". The film is all intense martial arts action and never slows down except to deliver the details of the plot. The film was also made with a shoestring budget but still surpasses most of the action junk made in the US as it relies on a great plot and great action with real actors performing real stunts and martial arts.