bintananth
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A Magical Negro is similar to a Mighty Whitey: Someone way more competent than the audience is expecting because they know things the rest of the cast doesn't.
So what are you watching?
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Terthna
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Lynch's Dune is one of my favorite science fiction films, and I never understood why it garnered such a negative reputation either. My best guess is that it was simply too dense and slow-paced for general audiences, who were expecting a more simplistic and action-packed narrative.Anyways...
Personally watched Lynch's Dune. It's actually still pretty watchable and...I'm kind of confused where it's reputation comes from? Like, it's clear--especially in the second half or last third or so--that it's trying to pack too much into the runtime so it becomes a clip-show of highlights at the end that go by at lightning pace with way too little showing and too much telling. But the first half or 2/3rds or so is completely watchable (though as others have mentioned, It also seems like the inner monologues that were inserted are unnecessary? They're pretty jarring, especially when they can come from anyone).
Nowadays suffers from a bit of 'Wow, that's really 80s' in the costuming and the performances and like...But in the costuming's case it's kind of cool? It gives things a blast of retro-future appearances with, like, the old-school microphones the navigators speak-through and the Emperor's whole decadent 19th-century court thing...And not to mention the Sardukar's NBC-gear costuming. It's a catchy sci-fi aesthetic...Even if I definitely made fun of the fast-acting tylenol-capsule spaceships
The matte paintings and miniatures used still hold up solidly. Even the worms, though they're even more obvious. About the only thing visually that really throws you for a loop is the personal shields that used 80s CGI to create...rectangular blocks around the person.
And only get used, like, twice. Baffling decisionmaking there.
Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck with a pug tucked-into the chest of his uniform waving the Atreides into battle definitely a solid, memorable moment as well--though I'd still give the edge in performance to Brolin.
It was also a very unusual movie for the time, given it's religious undertones, the internal monologues, the politics... I suppose it's not wrong to say it was a movie for a different time, and probably would have flourished a lot more had it been made 15 years later or so.
I saw 1995's Cyberpunk Action Thriller Johnny Mnemomic yesterday on Netflix.
First thing, right off the bat, the movie takes place in the far future of the year 2021 and let me tell you its like looking through a foggy window... or whatever the analogy is. But you may ask... what is the World of 2021 look like?
Keanu Reeves stars as Johnny... Just Johnny as he tells people who press him, an elite Mnemonic Courier who stripped out his childhood memories in exchange for a chunk of silicon capable of holding up to 160 gigabytes of data. He just needs to save up enough money, a mere 1.5 million in fact to head to Japan so the neurosurgeons can eventually rip out that chunk of silicon and restore his brain fully, memories and all. And to do that, he just has to take one more BIG job that'll take him from riot racked Beijing to romantic and idyllic Newark, New Jersey.
Just kidding, Newark looks like even more of a shithole then it does in OTL... though to be fair, I've never been to Newark so maybe it's already that bad. Seeing China reflected in a bad light though almost ruined my suspension of disbelief as I've been so well trained subconsciously by Hollywood movies to never see China in a negative light. The 90's were a magical time for cinema.
I saw this movie a long time ago and about all I can remember is Keanu Reeves being the main character, some badass Yakuza dude with a laser garrote for a thumb, and some super unkillable cyborg who acted and dressed like a Shepherd Preacher. What I did remember, turned out to be accurate. What I don't remember, is if this movie was actually any good or just... another blah movie.
Needless to say, it was basically an average movie. The fact the movie takes place in 2021 however, improves it magnificently as I kept watching it to see how accurate it is to our world. Needless to say, I think OTL of Earth turned out better. While having China racked by strikes and protests is great for Murica, it's not like the United States was portrayed as all hunky dory. Outside of the Airport, Newark was basically a rubble strewn ghetto filled with homeless people, delightful brothels and lots of people suffering from the "Black Shakes" which is the aforementioned disease mentioned in the opening text crawl. The world building never the less, is the best part of the film and it's pretty to explore.
You can surf the internet through VR goggles and digital gloves hooked up to a GPL computer (though its actually pretty rare to access a computer in the rotten city cores apparently) and televisions are definitely smaller then the ones we use today. Also people still use VCR's and fax machines... and in fact, I think the show writers have vastly overestimated the future capabilities of VCR's.
Exact quote from the movie:
"So get your VCR's ready because we got what you need."
This is followed by some Rebel scum uploading 320 gigabytes of data to... a satellite television feed I guess?
Everything else is notably far more disappointing.
This movie stars Keanu Reeves, Henry Rollins, Dina Meyer, Ice T and HOLY SHIT is that Dolph Lundgren? I didn't know Dolph Lundgren was the crazy Super Cyborg Bounty Hunter... this made the movie way better.
Dina Meyer did decent with what she was given but Keanu Reeves and Henry Rollins, they have a limited or narrow range of acting typically and so while their performances were entertaining, it was still pretty one note because its clear the filmmakers were struggling with things like "directing the actors to bring out the best of their ability" or "crafting a story with proper plot structure."
Also while the special effects were great and not really dated at all, the fight choreography sadly was quite disappointing. Just imagining this movie was produced three years before The Matrix and you could see the fight scenes here compared to that are like night and day. For an action movie, Johnny Mnemonic is probably just a step above John Carpenters Escape From New York/Los Angeles in thrilling action scenes. It was rough. A Yakuza Assassins slicing dudes in half with a laser garrote helped improve things some.
Oh did I mention Dolph Lundgren portrayed a Bounty Hunter/Street Preacher whose apparently made up mostly of cybernetic implants and so f'ing terrifying that everyone from the local Yakuza Lord to the local Rebel leadership were terrified of that crazy nutter? Dolph Lundgren's character stole the scene, every scene. He's walking around a post-apocalyptic Newark wearing Shepherds Robes and wielding a SHEPHERDS CANE as a weapon. And he hams up every line he delivers!
"HALT SINNERS!" he shouts right before aforementioned sinners RUN HIM OVER IN AN ARMORED VAN only to have him get up a moment later.
"COME TO JESUS!" he proclaims as he rises from the ground, arms outstretched in the middle of a gun battle where Yakuza goons are battling Rebels with explosions and automatic weapons erupting all around him.
Did I mention he beats up everyone wielding only a Shepherds Cane?
Where was I?
Oh yeah... overall Johnny Mnemonic was a fun movie to watch. The world building is neat and it's nice to see how dreary 2021 looked like in the eyes of 1995 Hollywood screenwriters and filmmakers.
First thing, right off the bat, the movie takes place in the far future of the year 2021 and let me tell you its like looking through a foggy window... or whatever the analogy is. But you may ask... what is the World of 2021 look like?
New Century. Age of Terminal Capitalism
The Armored Towers of Multinational Corporation Rise Above the Ruins of the Democracies that Gave Them Birth.
Soldiers of the Yakuza Defend Them.
Hackers, Data Pirates, LowTek Media-Rebels Are the Enemy, Burrowing Like Rats In The Walls of Cyberspace.
A New Plague Convulses the Cities: Nerve Attenuation Syndrome, Incurable, Fatal, Epidemic, Bringing Fear and Misery As Old As the Species Itself.
But the Most Precious Data is Sometimes Entrusted to Elite Private Agents, Wetwired to Function as Human Data Banks.
Mnemonic Couriers.
The Armored Towers of Multinational Corporation Rise Above the Ruins of the Democracies that Gave Them Birth.
Soldiers of the Yakuza Defend Them.
Hackers, Data Pirates, LowTek Media-Rebels Are the Enemy, Burrowing Like Rats In The Walls of Cyberspace.
A New Plague Convulses the Cities: Nerve Attenuation Syndrome, Incurable, Fatal, Epidemic, Bringing Fear and Misery As Old As the Species Itself.
But the Most Precious Data is Sometimes Entrusted to Elite Private Agents, Wetwired to Function as Human Data Banks.
Mnemonic Couriers.
Keanu Reeves stars as Johnny... Just Johnny as he tells people who press him, an elite Mnemonic Courier who stripped out his childhood memories in exchange for a chunk of silicon capable of holding up to 160 gigabytes of data. He just needs to save up enough money, a mere 1.5 million in fact to head to Japan so the neurosurgeons can eventually rip out that chunk of silicon and restore his brain fully, memories and all. And to do that, he just has to take one more BIG job that'll take him from riot racked Beijing to romantic and idyllic Newark, New Jersey.
Just kidding, Newark looks like even more of a shithole then it does in OTL... though to be fair, I've never been to Newark so maybe it's already that bad. Seeing China reflected in a bad light though almost ruined my suspension of disbelief as I've been so well trained subconsciously by Hollywood movies to never see China in a negative light. The 90's were a magical time for cinema.
I saw this movie a long time ago and about all I can remember is Keanu Reeves being the main character, some badass Yakuza dude with a laser garrote for a thumb, and some super unkillable cyborg who acted and dressed like a Shepherd Preacher. What I did remember, turned out to be accurate. What I don't remember, is if this movie was actually any good or just... another blah movie.
Needless to say, it was basically an average movie. The fact the movie takes place in 2021 however, improves it magnificently as I kept watching it to see how accurate it is to our world. Needless to say, I think OTL of Earth turned out better. While having China racked by strikes and protests is great for Murica, it's not like the United States was portrayed as all hunky dory. Outside of the Airport, Newark was basically a rubble strewn ghetto filled with homeless people, delightful brothels and lots of people suffering from the "Black Shakes" which is the aforementioned disease mentioned in the opening text crawl. The world building never the less, is the best part of the film and it's pretty to explore.
You can surf the internet through VR goggles and digital gloves hooked up to a GPL computer (though its actually pretty rare to access a computer in the rotten city cores apparently) and televisions are definitely smaller then the ones we use today. Also people still use VCR's and fax machines... and in fact, I think the show writers have vastly overestimated the future capabilities of VCR's.
Exact quote from the movie:
"So get your VCR's ready because we got what you need."
This is followed by some Rebel scum uploading 320 gigabytes of data to... a satellite television feed I guess?
Everything else is notably far more disappointing.
This movie stars Keanu Reeves, Henry Rollins, Dina Meyer, Ice T and HOLY SHIT is that Dolph Lundgren? I didn't know Dolph Lundgren was the crazy Super Cyborg Bounty Hunter... this made the movie way better.
Dina Meyer did decent with what she was given but Keanu Reeves and Henry Rollins, they have a limited or narrow range of acting typically and so while their performances were entertaining, it was still pretty one note because its clear the filmmakers were struggling with things like "directing the actors to bring out the best of their ability" or "crafting a story with proper plot structure."
Also while the special effects were great and not really dated at all, the fight choreography sadly was quite disappointing. Just imagining this movie was produced three years before The Matrix and you could see the fight scenes here compared to that are like night and day. For an action movie, Johnny Mnemonic is probably just a step above John Carpenters Escape From New York/Los Angeles in thrilling action scenes. It was rough. A Yakuza Assassins slicing dudes in half with a laser garrote helped improve things some.
Oh did I mention Dolph Lundgren portrayed a Bounty Hunter/Street Preacher whose apparently made up mostly of cybernetic implants and so f'ing terrifying that everyone from the local Yakuza Lord to the local Rebel leadership were terrified of that crazy nutter? Dolph Lundgren's character stole the scene, every scene. He's walking around a post-apocalyptic Newark wearing Shepherds Robes and wielding a SHEPHERDS CANE as a weapon. And he hams up every line he delivers!
"HALT SINNERS!" he shouts right before aforementioned sinners RUN HIM OVER IN AN ARMORED VAN only to have him get up a moment later.
"COME TO JESUS!" he proclaims as he rises from the ground, arms outstretched in the middle of a gun battle where Yakuza goons are battling Rebels with explosions and automatic weapons erupting all around him.
Did I mention he beats up everyone wielding only a Shepherds Cane?
Where was I?
Oh yeah... overall Johnny Mnemonic was a fun movie to watch. The world building is neat and it's nice to see how dreary 2021 looked like in the eyes of 1995 Hollywood screenwriters and filmmakers.
One of my most favorite eye-roll-worthy scenes in this movie was the one where Keanu Reeves is getting all whiny and Dina Meyer acts like she's getting all turned on by it. And then there's the hilarious club sandwich rant.
Yeah I saw that scene and... that was actually like a high point of the film... and Keanu Reeves acting. Felt almost genuine and definitely amusing. I guess I didn't interpret Dina Meyer as getting all turned on by it but it did seem to leave a positive impression though I took it more as amusement then arousal.
bintananth
behind a desk
I actually enjoyed laughing at Johnny Mnemonic because of how outdated the cutting-edge future tech was and how silly the premise was.
A CD can store 0.7GB before it's compressed. The old 80s Honda I drove back then had a portable CD player plugged into the cassette player portion of the AM/FM radio and the 12V outlet meant for lighting cigarettes that the car came with as standard features when it was brand new way back when I was about four.
Bear Ribs
Well-known member
Oddly enough this isn't quite as outrageous as it seems. Back in the day we commonly used VHS tapes for massive backup projects, you could fit about 4.5GB on a tape which was amazing considering hard drives tended to have 1-200MB of storage on them, maxing out around 500 if you went for top-of-the-line stuff. Consequently, when you wanted to store really large amounts of data a tape was the way to go. Johnny Mnemonic was essentially extrapolating from then-current technology trends. Which, granted were completely wrong, like most extrapolations are.
TheRejectionist
TheRejectionist
Recently watched Shinjuku Demon City. The dub is cringe but I liked it.
Also watched the Lovecraftian The Haunted Palace with Vincent Price and directed by Corman. Really enjoyed it. Don't expect to be scared or anything because it's a 1960s movie. But it's not one of Jordan Peele shitty aesthetic "horror" "films".
Also watched The Resurrected by Bannon, also a Lovecraftian adaptation. Beautiful.
Watched the animated Netflix's Inside Job series.
Love the voice cast and the series.
Caplan and Di Maggio are fantastic, even though I detest him for political reasons and he is too recognizable at times.
Supposedly it makes "fun" of "conspiracy theorists" , Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan (and by extension people here at Sietch who see through the bullshit) though I don't think they succeeded in that effort.
I really enjoyed it. Despite I like both Rogan and Peterson but unlike a (modern) regular "leftist" I don't go into borderline idol worship.
Though I should mention I am in favour of psychology and psychoanalysis so me liking JP is biased.
So, to watch I have left :
682 movies
157 TV series (complete and ongoing)
Also watched the Lovecraftian The Haunted Palace with Vincent Price and directed by Corman. Really enjoyed it. Don't expect to be scared or anything because it's a 1960s movie. But it's not one of Jordan Peele shitty aesthetic "horror" "films".
Also watched The Resurrected by Bannon, also a Lovecraftian adaptation. Beautiful.
Watched the animated Netflix's Inside Job series.
Love the voice cast and the series.
Caplan and Di Maggio are fantastic, even though I detest him for political reasons and he is too recognizable at times.
Supposedly it makes "fun" of "conspiracy theorists" , Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan (and by extension people here at Sietch who see through the bullshit) though I don't think they succeeded in that effort.
I really enjoyed it. Despite I like both Rogan and Peterson but unlike a (modern) regular "leftist" I don't go into borderline idol worship.
Though I should mention I am in favour of psychology and psychoanalysis so me liking JP is biased.
So, to watch I have left :
682 movies
157 TV series (complete and ongoing)
Was the Dub the only option available? Or you just had that "so bad its good" vibe so you chose the dubbing?
TheRejectionist
TheRejectionist
Nono, the file I had came with subtitles and original audio also... but for me it's very difficult to watch with original audio with subtitles and being concentrated, it makes want to do other stuff in and consecutively makes not watch it at all.
It's not bad like the first entries of the House of The Dead , it's tolerable and does it's job but it's cringe because it seems the emotions coming out of the voice actors don't correspond to the situation.
It's a dissonance like the FAR CRY protagonist and antagonist. The protagonist is dull and anti-villain is interesting, which is why I liked FAR CRY 5 and 2, good scenario,good villains and I can make my character!
Small honorable and dishonarable mentions go to
Far Cry 3 : great villain in Vaas, nice ambience and music and the psychoanalytical aspect of going native and insane. Can't stand the protagonist.
Far Cry New Dawn : I like the idea of the post-apocalyptic far cry , reminded me of Shannara. But the villains didn't feel threatening.
Val the Moofia Boss
Well-known member
Finished Arcane.
The show after episode 3 was disappointing. The series has excellent CGI, and the first 3 episodes held promise, but after that it became a dreadful slog. Storytelling is far, far too decompressed. Too much bloat. The dialogue is... bad. Story is very cynical and there are hardly any likeable characters after episode 3. Lots of basic questions that go unanswered even after nearly 7 hours of screentime. Very few fights, and in the few fights there are (except the episode 3 fight), pretty much nothing actually happens. As good as the show looks visually, for some reason the character acting is very boringly animated, trying to imitate live action rather than leveraging animation as a medium. I can't recall anything from the soundtrack besides the rap songs, but the sound effects were good.
The first 3 episodes had a sense of wonder, with Jayce and his mom trapped in the snow storm and being saved by the awesome power of wizard. When we first see the undercity, we see Vi walking by a pet shop that had magical pets, and this bizzare fishman's restaurant. You had a this 300 year old furball inventor, and a likeable character in Vander. Felt like it was going to be a compelling fantasy story. If the show had continued being hopeful and fun like that, it could've been a really good show.
I'd say that the first 3 episodes are worth watching. After that, don't bother.
The show after episode 3 was disappointing. The series has excellent CGI, and the first 3 episodes held promise, but after that it became a dreadful slog. Storytelling is far, far too decompressed. Too much bloat. The dialogue is... bad. Story is very cynical and there are hardly any likeable characters after episode 3. Lots of basic questions that go unanswered even after nearly 7 hours of screentime. Very few fights, and in the few fights there are (except the episode 3 fight), pretty much nothing actually happens. As good as the show looks visually, for some reason the character acting is very boringly animated, trying to imitate live action rather than leveraging animation as a medium. I can't recall anything from the soundtrack besides the rap songs, but the sound effects were good.
The first 3 episodes had a sense of wonder, with Jayce and his mom trapped in the snow storm and being saved by the awesome power of wizard. When we first see the undercity, we see Vi walking by a pet shop that had magical pets, and this bizzare fishman's restaurant. You had a this 300 year old furball inventor, and a likeable character in Vander. Felt like it was going to be a compelling fantasy story. If the show had continued being hopeful and fun like that, it could've been a really good show.
I'd say that the first 3 episodes are worth watching. After that, don't bother.
Currently forcing the kids to watch Big for the first time! They are happily entertained!
Argent
Well-known member
So I just saw Ghostbusters Afterlife.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It is what I wanted in Ghostbusters 2016. Only had to wait 5 extra years after the mistake of the reboot.
It does have a bit of nostalgia bait with certain scenes like marshmallow men in Walmart. But overall it does a good job of connecting this movie to the old ones while respecting the source material. Which is not surprising since you can see a lot of old names in the credits compared to the hacks that made the 2016 one.
It does manage to avoid the massive amount of woke that invades so much media today. There are a couple of odd lines but it is hidden in the background which is the best you can really hope for.
It does do have Trevor's(the older child) love interest be black and Phoebe(the younger child) best friend be asian. But the nice thing is that race is never mentioned in the movie. Podcast the best friend is defined by his love of podcasts and being generally geeky. Just like Lucky is defined by being spunky slightly older love teasing Trevor instead of her race.
Also while in the minority having them in small farm town is not that odd. It is not like what the BBC is doing to their historical shows. I personally lived in a similar place and remember seeing hmong families around growing up. Also many states in the Great Plains states saw Africain Amercians move to them during the Great Migration. While places like Oklahoma did not recive the numbers of cities like Chicago they did get a bunch scattered around.
The general plot line is good and tie in to having Gozer do not feel forced and actually work out. Even the motivation for Egon's actions are decently explained and at least believable to me.
The acting is good even if a couple of the jokes are over the top. The main actress Mckenna Grace does a good job as Phoebe. You can see the similarities in looks and characteristics to Egon. It also while having her be genius at time still get help. The equipment is mainly built by Egon with Phoebe fixing it with some help. The rest of the supporting cast does their jobs well and all have their own moments.
Overall a strong soft reboot with me wanting a sequel to this one.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It is what I wanted in Ghostbusters 2016. Only had to wait 5 extra years after the mistake of the reboot.
It does have a bit of nostalgia bait with certain scenes like marshmallow men in Walmart. But overall it does a good job of connecting this movie to the old ones while respecting the source material. Which is not surprising since you can see a lot of old names in the credits compared to the hacks that made the 2016 one.
It does manage to avoid the massive amount of woke that invades so much media today. There are a couple of odd lines but it is hidden in the background which is the best you can really hope for.
It does do have Trevor's(the older child) love interest be black and Phoebe(the younger child) best friend be asian. But the nice thing is that race is never mentioned in the movie. Podcast the best friend is defined by his love of podcasts and being generally geeky. Just like Lucky is defined by being spunky slightly older love teasing Trevor instead of her race.
Also while in the minority having them in small farm town is not that odd. It is not like what the BBC is doing to their historical shows. I personally lived in a similar place and remember seeing hmong families around growing up. Also many states in the Great Plains states saw Africain Amercians move to them during the Great Migration. While places like Oklahoma did not recive the numbers of cities like Chicago they did get a bunch scattered around.
The general plot line is good and tie in to having Gozer do not feel forced and actually work out. Even the motivation for Egon's actions are decently explained and at least believable to me.
The acting is good even if a couple of the jokes are over the top. The main actress Mckenna Grace does a good job as Phoebe. You can see the similarities in looks and characteristics to Egon. It also while having her be genius at time still get help. The equipment is mainly built by Egon with Phoebe fixing it with some help. The rest of the supporting cast does their jobs well and all have their own moments.
Overall a strong soft reboot with me wanting a sequel to this one.
prinCZess
Warrior, Writer, Performer, Perv
Watched Jungle Cruise with some friends because they were captivated by the potential of the storyline think Dwayne Johnson is sexy (in their defense...They ain't wrong). It's...Kind of a waste of time? It hits every cliche character you'd expect, the story hits every cliche beat you'd expect, and while both of those might be handwaved as being done in homage to the old adventure-flicks and serials...This one ain't them. It lacks the heart that, say, Pirates of the Caribbean, pulled out alongside of it's cliches and stuff.
The closest Jungle Cruise comes to heart is either the writer or perhaps the director in sympathetic bone-throwing to the writer, including a large number of wordplay puns--the highest form of comedy and dramatic presentation.
But sexy-Samoan slab of mountain-man saying dad-jokes isn't enough to really watch the movie for when you could watch, like, any of the three Indiana Jones movies and get better everything else along with occaisonal dad-jokes of their own in there.
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Anyhoo, in my own curl-up-in-blanket movie-watching, checked out another Dirty Pair 'movie'--Affair of Nolandia, where the pair visit the planet Nolandia where strange boopity-boppity stuff is occurring, hijinks ensue. Unfortunately, the title doesn't actually contain the pun I kind of hoped it did and Nolandia isn't a gas giant or waterworld. That would've been amusing.
Much different animation style and (i presume) budget compared to the year-later made Project Eden. Lot more noticeably reused animation sequences...That said, less of a 'music video' feeling to things since I don't think there was a single musical interlude. There was only a tentacle interlude.
That's right everybody! Take a shot and fill-in your bingo sheets! The Japanese cartoon has tentacles going after a nude girl. Big surprise, I know.
Other than that, the really noticeable item was generic 80s items that just seem a bit funny now. Highlight perhaps being rocket-rollerblades that feature in the ending chase-sequence. And the ending is considerably more bummer and melancholy than most anything else I've seen in the franchise. This definitely seems to be a bit of the odd-duck entry in things...I still kind of enjoyed it, though.
The closest Jungle Cruise comes to heart is either the writer or perhaps the director in sympathetic bone-throwing to the writer, including a large number of wordplay puns--the highest form of comedy and dramatic presentation.
But sexy-Samoan slab of mountain-man saying dad-jokes isn't enough to really watch the movie for when you could watch, like, any of the three Indiana Jones movies and get better everything else along with occaisonal dad-jokes of their own in there.
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Anyhoo, in my own curl-up-in-blanket movie-watching, checked out another Dirty Pair 'movie'--Affair of Nolandia, where the pair visit the planet Nolandia where strange boopity-boppity stuff is occurring, hijinks ensue. Unfortunately, the title doesn't actually contain the pun I kind of hoped it did and Nolandia isn't a gas giant or waterworld. That would've been amusing.
Much different animation style and (i presume) budget compared to the year-later made Project Eden. Lot more noticeably reused animation sequences...That said, less of a 'music video' feeling to things since I don't think there was a single musical interlude. There was only a tentacle interlude.
That's right everybody! Take a shot and fill-in your bingo sheets! The Japanese cartoon has tentacles going after a nude girl. Big surprise, I know.
Other than that, the really noticeable item was generic 80s items that just seem a bit funny now. Highlight perhaps being rocket-rollerblades that feature in the ending chase-sequence. And the ending is considerably more bummer and melancholy than most anything else I've seen in the franchise. This definitely seems to be a bit of the odd-duck entry in things...I still kind of enjoyed it, though.
TheRejectionist
TheRejectionist
I have now 693 movies to watch. If you wonder why I have so many, Italy doesn't go on Nintendo or America mode when you sail the high seas of the internet for personal use.
Recommend Cronos from Del Toro as well as his Blackbone movie.
I have avoided Shape of Water for the most likely woke premise and subtext of the movie. Otherwise great director.
Recommend Cronos from Del Toro as well as his Blackbone movie.
I have avoided Shape of Water for the most likely woke premise and subtext of the movie. Otherwise great director.
Best girl Kei IIRC.
As for my own anime watching, my group has finished with the OG Bubblegum Crisis and has moved on to Bubblegum Crash!, which thus far features a disappointing lack of nudity compared to the first one. On a semi-related note, I'm kind of sort of glad Iron Man didn't have to strip down to the buff when getting into and out of his suit.
Oh, and tell me the opening theme of this show isn't ripped off from Modern Talking's "Who Will Save the World."
Anyway, I love how '80s this anime is in spite of being made in the '90s.
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