Arab Samurai is another Taika Waititi 48 Hour film fest submission. It’s one of his best parodies yet. It turns Waititi into the stereotypical ninja character from made for tv shows from the 80s. Not only does Taika give a wonderfully over the top performance, but the voice over is perfect. Even though Waititi obviously can’t do all of the ninja moves, everything done in the film makes it so it’s believable as a show from that time. The camera work is also surprisingly successful in this regard. It cuts just in time to make things believable. And, again, when I say “believable” I mean as an actual show from the 80s, not a real ninja movie. Obviously, it isn’t perfect, but as a 48 hour film, it’s quite decent. Be warned, though. This movie contains Taika. 7.8/10
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