Inadvands
Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess
Freaktana
A Major Disappointment
FrogGlace
In other words,this film is a surreal ride.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
kkonrad-29861
Where to begin? Imagine a movie inspired from Mad Max and Samurai movies directed by Quentin Tarantino based on a story written by Philip K. Dick. Close enough? 'Six-String Samurai' is oddball action adventure film that takes place in the post-apocalyptic universe where the finest guitarists are also fine swordsmen and martial artists. The film is filled with references to film classics (starting from 'El Topo' and finishing with 'Star Wars'), bizarre characters, weirdness and well staged fighting scenes. The last one can be attributed to the film's writer and main star Jeffrey Falcon's real martial arts skills. In general, the film takes itself as what it is - low budgeted science-fiction. Not too serious and pretentious, and at the same time carefully avoiding the territories on tasteless banality. Films like this tend to be more fun and enjoyable to the cast and crew, than the viewer. 'Six-String Samurai' is the rare exception - the film is highly enjoyable romp. And with every scene, the true heart and soul of the filmmakers can be felt. Perfect example of when you don't have big budgets, but have enormous amounts of imagination.
p.newhouse@talk21.com
A very tongue in cheek send up of all those dystopian action adventure thrillers of the seventies, eighties, and nineties, Six-String Samurai is also very self-effacing, but stylish. The story is a combination of a road-trip, Mad Max beyond thunderdome, and a fight to the death for wannabe RocknRollers, with a most unusual father-son dynamic thrown in. Jeffrey Falcon and Justin McGuire (as Justin McQuire) are amazing together, which is just as well, as they're on screen together for all but a few scenes, and the success of this film depended entirely on their working well together on screen. If you enjoyed the tone of "Some Guy Who Kills People", or the australian classic schlock comedy "Body Melt", then this is definitely for you.
agnordby
This film is a must-see; I simply love it! Don't take it too seriously, though . . . if you lack humor, you'd better stay away from it. This film tries to be everything at once - and partly succeeds. This film is your run-of-the-mill post-apocalyptic surf boogie rockabilly rock'n'roll martial arts roadmovie adventure. Complete with chase scenes, fighting, (lack of) romance, magic, army (in singular - the red army), Elvis-inspired boogie-woogie, exposions . . . the list goes on and on."Rumour has it!"Great fun!
fezzik-5
i'm actually typing this as i watch this movie for about the tenth time. does it have flaws? certainly. the editing can be rough, the pacing is a bit slow, and the ending is very good but a bit unsatisfying (it makes you want SSS Part II). But this is the sort of movie I wish there were more of: a sincere, stylistically consistent romp through one man's vision. Well-acted, action-packed, but most importantly a convincing construction of a fantastical universe that sucks you in for 90 minutes. I've seen this movie 10-15 times and every time it gets better. Plus, it has the best quotable one-liners. "Follow the yellow back road, homie. It'll always be the same, wherever you go."
