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December 5, 2003
Familiarity breeds contempt for 'Samurai'
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Entertainment Writer
AP Entertainment Writer
Despite the sweeping landscapes of "The Last Samurai," its epic battle scenes and the simple beauty of its Eastern philosophy, it's hard not to be distracted by the nagging feeling that you've seen this film before.
That's because you have -- in 1990, to be exact, when it starred Kevin Costner and was called "Dances With Wolves."
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