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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

Advantages: art direction, narrative, music
Disadvantages: voice acting

...to follow, like the first Ghost in the Shell, it's entertaining at the least and involved at the most. A good idea is to watch several times, to pick up all the different layers of information presented. The movie revolves around the same topic as the prequel, albeit much more deep. The humanity of machines. Again, several viewings will make the experience gain meaning, and the animation/music never disappoints. Please rate my review! ...

Morellli 26.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence (DVD)

GUNDAM SEED

Advantages: Character info, dvd cover art,
Disadvantages: not enough episodes

After obtaining only one of the original gundams made for the earth federation, Kira and his crew head for earth, but are being constantly chased by the new humans who have stolen 4 of the new gundams, Kira using his gundam battles with a fellow human pilot to protect the ship filled with civilians and loved ones. This dvd contains 6 whole episodes of the series from episode 32 to 37, on two discs, with a total length of 180 minutes. the dvd case ...

shintai88 07.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - Destiny Vol.7 (DVD)

Street Fighter 2 - The Movie review

Advantages: Fun, engaging
Disadvantages: Not for everyone

Street Fighter II is an anime movie made in the same year as the live action Street Fighter, 1994. Bison, who is the leader of Shadowlaw, an international terrorist organisation, have been looking for the best fighter in the world. After years of searching, he thinks he may have found who he was looking for, a young man called Ryu who roams the earth, which is why Bison can't get a lock on him. He does get a lock on Ken Masters though, who trained ...
...As this is going on, Guile, a major in the US Army, is forced to team up with Chun Li and together they try to find Bison and put an end to his reign of terror. Other characters include Zangief, Blanca and Eddie Honda, so a lot of peoples favourite characters should be in here. Fans of the games will probably prefer this to the live action film as it seems more faithful to the games. The animation is good, not the best I've seen but very watchable ...

Walter_Kovacs 30.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Street Fighter 2 - The Movie (Animated) (DVD)

Sword vs. ...Spatula

Advantages: Great acting and special effects
Disadvantages: The special features, it's in Japanese so reading subtitles may be offputting

...I couldn’t get into it. Battle Royale was one I’d heard lots about online, and it had loads of volumes already published (always good – I love a long series I can get stuck into) so I was quite eager to try this out. I got a few pages in…and put it down. It was graphic violence, vulgar, and I didn’t really like the art style. So I sold it and never looked back. Until I found out about the live action film. I didn’t bat an eyelid, until I read the ...
...vow of never getting into Battle Royale, all because of one man. So, was it worth my time and money? BACKGROUND -------------------- The film tagline reads: "At the dawn of the millennium, the nation collapsed. At fifteen percent unemployment, ten million were out of work. 800,000 students boycotted school. The adults lost confidence, and fearing the youth, eventually passed the Millennium Educational Reform Act - AKA: The BR Act" It’s a fairly ...

Mayoki 08.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Battle Royale (Special Edition) (DVD)

Takashi's Zombie Musical, as crazy as his castle!

Advantages: Surreal masterpiece of unbelievable craziness
Disadvantages: See above!!!

"The Hills are alive with the sounds of screaming" Takashi Miike is an incredibly prolific director, making three or four films a year for more or less the last ten years. Sometimes cinema releases, sometimes straight to DVD and occasionally even TV movies. He is best known for violent, over the top crime action pieces but he does branch out into other genres occasionally. Audition, one of the first Asian horrors to make it to our shores and strike ...
...Ichi the Killer. He also filmed the wonderfully titled 'Multiple Personality Detective Psycho', a film I just have to see just because of that title! 'The Happiness of The Katakuris' is certainly not a conventional horror, neither is it a crime drama, thriller or gangster movie, all things you associate with Miike. So what is it all about then you may ask? I wish there was an easy answer to that but there isn't. HOTK is a film unlike anything you ...

Ailran 02.10.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Happiness Of The Katakuris (DVD)