JJB’s Ramblings

I am watching what is probably (hands down) the oddest movie I have ever seen. Period.  It is called Six String Samurai and what’s probably more disturbing is that I have seen this move 1.5 times already. It came as a recommendation from Joe (suggester of such movies as Shaolin Soccer and God of Cookery )

The gist of the flick is this: We lost the cold war, Elvis is dead and a guy that looks like buddy holly is going to the last sacred land (Vegas anyone?) to be the next king of rock and roll. Oh yeah, he kicks ass by slicing and dicing his way across the land with a samurai sword and his guitar. Tell me a better plot line, I dare you. I can’t even think of one word to sum this up, but here are a few that come to mind. Ludicrous. Outrageous. Downright stupid. Unbelieveable. Taken with a grain of salt. Frickin Incredibly bad. Actually, it is so bad that it is good. Honest. This movie is quote-o-rific with lines like:

Bad Guy #23: If I were you, I would run.
Hero: If you were me, you’d be good-lookin’.
Or
Bad Guy # 1: Nice tuxedo. Nice tuxedo to die in!
Or
Cannibal #1: You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear alone on a pink golf ball can take the head off a 90-pound midget at over 300 yards.

Oh and the best part of all of this (as if it can get any better) is that he is being chased by Death (who looks, honest to god, like Slash from Guns and Roses, giant top hat and all). It also happens that Death is a guitar god and has been smiting all potential heirs to Elvis’ rock n roll throne (which is why he is after our hero, Buddy). At the end there is a big guitar dual, which is just a more rockin’ movie version of the Charlie Daniels Band’s Devil went down to Georgia and is immediately followed by Death saying “Admit it. You are weak and you’ve been defeated. Now bend before the ways of Heavy….. Metal” and a sword fight ensues.

This is all just too incredible for me. Heavy Metal vs. Rock and Roll. Good vs Bad. Buddy (Holly) vs. Slash. There is even a nod to the Wizard of Oz. A better movie Hollywood has never made.

You have to watch this movie. Grab a beer, maybe some BBQ and just sit and watch. It’s 95 min that you will never, ever forget. If you have Comcast, this movie is actually on Demand….for Free! Get to it!

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