The Last Samurai [Blu-ray] [2003]

Great movie for a great price. I’ve been a Best Buy customer since it’s inception. With the selection and prices you can’t go wrong.

This blu-ray captures what I think is one of Tom Cruise's best movies, and, in my view, he's made a lot of them. The colors brought out on this disc are just fantastic, and the sound and music are fully immersive. In the battle scenes, you can hear the bullets whizzing around you, and the soldiers and their adversaries shouting from all sides. Some people compare this film to Kevin Costner's "Dances With Wolves," and the themes of a person coming to deeply understand and identify with another culture are similar -- but, while Dances is a great movie and part of my collection as well, I think The Last Samurai is a much more profound and moving story, capturing the dignity of an impressive culture with great cinematography, great acting, and great music. This blu-ray brings all of that home. You just get the disc -- no digital copy with this version -- but still well worth a place in your collection.

For Tom Cruise fans like myself, I knew this movie was not going to disappoint. Tom Cruise plays the main character, who is in the middle of Japan as they fight to cling to tradition, or push forward to modern economic times. This is Based on a true story. Definit purchase for any Samurai / civil war / Tom Cruise fans. You will not be disappointed.

This is a good movie at a very good price that I had been thinking about buying for a while. I was disappointed, but not surprised that it did not include a digital copy or DVD, so I am taking off one star. However, Vudu will let you buy a digital copy for $2 through the Disc to Digital program (in the Vudu app) once you own the blu-ray if that is important to you. The disc is older (from 2006) and there was some minor damage to the back of the case. The disc includes a lot of extras, which is nice.

I love this movie. It is one of the all time greatest movies to watch. It is a must have to add to your collection.

I have always loved this film and always wanted to get the upgrade blu ray edition. The price was something I couldn't pass up on either. I ordered it online and it came very fast.

If I were to review just the movie it would be 5 stars. I ,ove this movie and feel that it is one of Tom Cruise's most underatted performances. If I were to rate the transfer on this Blu-Ray, I would rate it as 5 stars. No artifacts, high quality HD transfer. So why then did I give it only 4 stars? My copy that showed up from Best Buy was in less than perfect condition. It looked like one of those DVDs that you find in the big basket at Walmart for cheap....with hundreds of other dvds, one on top of the other, all crushing each other. I expect more from Best Buy which is why I buy my movies from them instead of Walmart.

Great deal for this movie. One of my favorites and on blu ray.