Legend of the Eight Samurai: If there ever was a movie that Mystery Science Theater missed, it was this one. It has all the elements of a good MST movie. First it has incredibly cheesy dubbing. Secondly it has over the top sets and characters. Most of all it appears to be a film made by people who had absolutely no idea what in the hell they were doing.

This movie is about a princess whose family was wiped out by a crazy woman and a samurai who bears a resemblance to a bad Elvis impersonator and their legions of bad guys. Apparently 100 years before the movie a princess married a dog (or something) and she ended up shooting out these glowing crystals which would give rise to the eight samurai who would be able to save her.

On the bright side, this film does have Sonny Chiba, some generally laugh out loud unintentionally funny moments. The music is also pretty nifty and it does have that aura of late 70s early 80s when Japanese pop-culture was really at its strangest.

Still, when I give up on a movie half way through, that's usually a sign that the film is crap. Save your dollar.

Labels: Bad Movies, Dollar DVD, Japanese