Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon

I absolutely love this movie! I have probably seen at least 50 samurai movies, and this is one of my favorites. It's not elegant like a Kurosawa film, but is absolutely campy and grindhouse like. Fun over the top great vibes and badass. I've watched it many times, eating stir fry and drinking sake! Love it!

Despite the fact that most people tend to think this movie is really terrible, I am forced to disagree. This movie is a giant spoof. Every character in the movie is a legitimate, historical (though hardly accurate) individual. If you research them, you can find accounts of most of their lives with minimal difficulty. The actual scenes are outright parodies of dramatic scenes from other samurai and Japanese horror movies; most notable is the final battle between Musashi and Jubei (the protagonist) on the beach. Don't take this movie seriously and you'll enjoy it.

I wholeheartedly DIS-agree on Samurai Armageddon...I dug the movie; the acting is hokey as can be, but you gotta remember, EVERY Kung Fu/Ninja/Samurai movie that contains ANY "mystical" elements is gonna be hokey: Ninja Wars, Kung Fu Zombies, Super Ninjas, Spiritual Kung Fu, Nine Demons (The Venoms-Shaw Brothers), practically anything with Sho Kasugi as the main star....I have every movie listed (except the Sho Kasugi stuff) and love them all... They're all hokey, but have some awesome martial action... In fact, Jubei performs some of the best kendo moves this side of Itto Oogami (Lone Wolf)... Plus, the fact that it's part of the Jubei Yagyu (also in Samurai Shodown) saga is most cool... The plot for Samurai Armageddon is the same plot used for Ninja Resurrection Vol.2 [anime] (the Jubei Yagyu from Ninja Scroll [anime] in another dimension) . . .

Do not be misled from the other reviews , the Jubei from this movie has nothing to do with jubei kibagami from ninja scroll. "reborn from hell" focuses on Jubei Yagyu. they are completly different characters. Also, there is an anime based on the "Reborn from Hell" series, which I advise to all to not waste your time. The animation is horrible and the voice acting is not much better.

While the acting is mostly good in this film (hence the 2-star rating), the fight scenes are dull, the special effects poorly done, and the storyline muddled. To make matters worse, the film doesn't have an ending... or rather, the ending is a cliffhanger that makes 'Back the Future 2' (for example) look like a complete story. I like my movies with beginning, middles, and ends, even if they are obviously setting up for a sequel. "Reborn from Hell" spent too much time setting up the conflicts and the bad guys and never delivered a proper pay-off.

Poor special effects, bad dubbing, bad editing, bad acting and just plain bad. I swear that this stupidity is the worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. Highlights of this dreck: The way every character punctuates phrases with "From Hell! " Here's an example : "Do you want any rice with that Tempura?" "Yes- From Hell! " Anyways- This movie was especially insulting. Typically, Hong Kong and Japanesse stuff usually has lower prodcution values than American stuff, but this is just so dumb it even is bad to martial arts fans. I think the plot has something to do with the devil bringing ancient dead bad guys to life and using them is some Armageddeon that doesn't ever appear. Bad Bad Bad.

it's a hilarious movie. you have to have the right mindset when you watch this movie. it's a cross between a ninja movie and an unconventional porno.

I don't think "Samurai Armageddon" is that bad, there was some pretty good samurai swordplay throughout the movie although I would've preferred more. Still, the story behind this movie was just terrible, and way too perverted to be a samurai movie. Damn did you see that thing that lady had on her crotch, and what she did with it was just nasty!! Total turnoff. If your looking for an average samurai flick with twisted scenes in between. This might be the one your looking for.

These old Tokyo Shock releases give me the big nostalgia. Lol From a time when they started using cgi in low-budget action movies. It’s 90s tv quality, but I have a deep affection for movies that go for it even when it’s clear they don’t have enough resources to make it look good. It’s wonky, but I dig that. Cool, low-budget fights, and a cliffhanger ending because this is only part 1 of 2. You gotta love the cheese if you’re going to check this out. The same story was also made as Makai Tensho: Samurai Reincarnation, and loosely adapted with the incredible Ninja Scroll.