Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) (1954)

I often complain about older films, especially really old black and white ones being over-acted and crappy. This Japanese gem was excellent. I realize I'm like the zillionth person to say that, but given my record of hating old movies, this is a film you can take to the bank.

While watching, you can list off dozens of movies that used this as their source material. It's ridiculously ahead of its time. I wouldn't call it perfect, but definitely worth the 3 ½ hours or so run time.

Rating: B+