Advantages: Beautifully animated, great plot and superb acting Disadvantages: Virtually None
...tale following D.
~~~ Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust ~~~
Set ten thousand years into Earth’s future, ‘Bloodlust’ tells the tale of D being hired by the Elbourne family, when their daughter Charlotte is apparently kidnapped by the vampire named Meier Link. Not only must D try and reach the girl before Link ‘changes’ her, (or converts her into a vampire), but he is also racing against another group of bounty-hunters, known as The Marcus Brothers, who ... ...task. Both have orders to either bring her back alive or. If she has been changed, to finish her in as dignified manner as possible. Alive or dead, D will receive his twenty million dollar fee - so long as he gets there first.
The movie was directed by acclaimed anime-director Yoshiaki Kawajiri, (Ninja Scrolls), who also wrote the screenplay for the movie and was made in 2000. Unusually for an anime, the dialogue was recorded in English first, rather ...
BlueMidget 17.06.2007
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Advantages: beautifully drawn and animated, excellent script work, good production values Disadvantages: American voice actor's performance above average, but uneven
...out with a VHS of Vampire Hunter D. I recalled it to be a rather refreshing take on the Dracula mythos, so decided to click on the link and take a closer look. I was interested to see that this was not that film with a changed title, but rather a different one altogether that was released in 2000. To be truthful, I am quite puzzled as to how I managed to overlook this being released at the time, but hey ho, there it was in front of my eyes now, and ... ...her family believe that the vampire known as Meier Link is the one responsible. It is to this end that the Elbourite family offer a bounty of ten million dollars for the safe retrieval of a living Charlotte, or proof of a (merciful) death if she has been "changed". Wishing to ensure success, they hire only the best. The human group of vampire hunters known as the Marcus Brothers are the first bounty hunters they have dispatched, though we first encounter ...
Shroud 22.10.2009
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