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Posted on 12.18.03 by Dindrane @ 7:24 pm
Comments on this: 2 so far. Add your own.  Film: Screenplay by Kouichi Chigira, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Syuichi Kouyama, and Tomohiro Yamashita Features:
Released by: Pioneer My Advice: Do yourself a favor and get it.  Last Exile was created by some of the top names in anime, creators of such top-notch titles as Hellsing and Blue Submarine No. 6. As such, we may expect great things from this series, though all too often with these things bright promises are dashed...but not so here. A world of hunger and chivalry, beauty and hope, this is, from first to last, a marvel. It tells the story of a world where airships rule the skies, and where two countries endlessly battle with cannon and armadas full of soldiers. On the ground and in the skies alike, class struggles rage in addition to the war for "chivalry" and "honor." Into this great war come Lavie and Claus, a very young couple struggling to run a small airship van service and who just want to someday have enough to eat. They are hired to deliver a mysterious message to a battle ship, just after a massive battle and right before a mysterious new fleet joins the fray. What should be a relatively clear-cut, if dangerous, mission becomes something no one on either side expected. Interweaving the tale of individual soldiers, generals, nobility, and working folk, the storyline is ambitious, but handled deftly. Categorized as: Anime
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Posted on 12.10.03 by Widge @ 2:48 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.   Film: Written by: Susan Michaels Features:
Released by: History Channel My Advice: Rent it; fans should wait for the complete first season When Mail Call debuted on The History Channel not that long ago, it seemed like the biggest no-brainer in the history of informative shows. Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee. Ermey is famous for...well, acting like himself and terrorizing the masses. It has been so ever since Full Metal Jacket. And despite him trying to put a more motivational face on his tirades, let's face it: he's fun because he scares the crap out of you. Putting Ermey and the history of warfare into a single show--that's the idea that seems so patently obvious once you've seen the commercial. "Oh, of course. R. Lee Ermey shows me how bazookas work. And...I'm a maggot. Yes." Categorized as: Reviews and TV
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Posted on 12.07.03 by Doc @ 11:59 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Film: Written by: John Harrison, based on the novel by Frank Herbert Features:
Released by: Artisan My Advice: Buy it. Duh. Did you see the features list? Categorized as: Reviews and TV
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Posted on 12.07.03 by Dindrane @ 11:57 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Film: Written by: David Edgar, from the Charles Dickens novel Features:
Released by: A&E Home Video My Advice: Buy it. As with any of Dickens novels, you know that you are in for a treat from the very first page, or in this case, from the very first scene. Nicholas Nickleby, like most of Dickens' works, is a protest against the mercantilism, selfishness, snobbery, and open cruelty of Victorian society. Children were unprotected, as were women, and these dismal themes play out in sharp relief in this film. Yet, it is not all gloom and misery. There are people with real compassion and depth of character, and, as with life, there are lessons to be learned that might improve the future of our lives, even if our pasts are tainted with a poverty of spirit. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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Posted on 12.07.03 by Bailey @ 11:47 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Film: Written by: Bill Lancaster, based on the short story "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr. Features:
Released by: Universal My Advice: Own it. Categorized as: DVD and Reviews
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