“This is where the director’s achievement moves from the impressive to the extraordinary, or, more precisely, from the popcorn pleasures of Lucas to the thematically meatier realm of Kurosawa. (Please note that this is not a knock on Lucas, but merely a distinction between the intent of the two directors.)… It’s here that Jackson makes a beautiful commentary on the sustaining power of friendship in the face of brutal combat worthy of the best war films.” For more, CLICK HERE.