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From: cher@ihlpm.UUCP (Mike Cherepov)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Ran and Kung-Fu movies kinship (very slight spoiler)
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Date: Tue, 21-Jan-86 13:42:46 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 21 13:42:46 1986
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> 
>  I usually don't post the entire article again, but this time I had to.
> 
>  Just another case of the UNCULTURE, UNTHINKING, LIVING in HIS OWN WORLD,
>  TYPICAL AMERICAN . (no disrespect intended.)

And all this about poor me, Typically American, despite spending
about 4/5 of my life in USSR. 
LIVING in HIS OWN WORLD might be more applicable, being a very obscure
characteristic.

>   This was not an AMERICAN movie, thus ideas, pictures portrayed, and 
> stories being told, will not conform to the TYPICAL AMERICAN IDEALS.

I have noticed that. Believe it or not. 
To avoid making it a purely personal note, I can point out that 
criticizm of Ran can not be responded to by just shouting
  "hey you, it's Japanese culture, so shut up".
Same could be said about any piece of [culture of your choice] junk.

If Mark Edwards uncovered some incredible depth of human thought in
this film, I would be interested in seeing it too.
It just might be harder to produce then Robin Williams' gags.
-- 
Mike Cherepov