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deafmetal wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:07 pm So, both the kid and I were sick this last week, and she talked me into finally watching the Rupert Sanders live-action Ghost in the Shell from 2017. I really wanted to like this, but it just did not work out that way. It probably did not help that I felt Blade Runner 2049 created a much more gritty and realistic "holographic future" world than this film did. I did appreciate the heaps of nods/tributes to the original Mamoru Oshii anime film, but I don't really need to see a shot-by-shot recreation of that project. I am likely one of the biggest Masamune Shirow fans in the US, so I take all of this way too seriously, but I would have preferred all of this done with Japanese actors and dialogue -- and this is coming from somebody who dreams of nothing more than seeing ScarJo take her clothes off and make pouty faces. I think it might have been more successful if it was a new story from the GitS world, but there are already large volumes of that in anime form. Probably another reason why a live-action Akira is a bad idea, it's just too difficult to recreate that magic of the time period, and it worked so well originally because it was animated.I bought the UHD two years ago and I still haven't watched it. I'll get to it I swear, my expectations are so low that I may end up liking it to an extent.
Dollarhyde wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:31 am Now watching Demon City ShinjukuI can't believe you haven't watched this one before either!!! It is quite good but not as good as Wicked City. Great animation and a good score. It took me a while but I finally tracked down a rip of the bluray, the Wicked City and Demon City bluray's are outrageously priced ($125 before shipping)
Can't believe I've not seen this one before. A really great horror anime , much better than I was expecting. The English dub is pretty awful, although entertaining. Would love Tigerlab to do their thing with this one also.
ScoJo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2019 4:58 am Rambo: Last Blood is one basic bitch alright. I haven't endured a plot this perfunctory since the first Equaliser. It makes the previous Rambo instalment look like fucking Beyond Rangoon. It makes MacGruber look like Paul Greengrass.The only positive thing I've seen about this film is that it's packed to the brim with gore and ridiculous action, but even that wears thin eventually.
But of course we're only here for our bloodsports, and it delivers a final reel packed with butchered Mexican prime cuts.
No idea why (legacy, or something?) but I had the highest hopes given the title that SS would reach back to the first film for inspiration with this swan song. No such luck. It seems fitting that the character's creator David Morrell has publicly slammed this POS.
Hatter313 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 9:35 pmAlso I’ve started watching HBO’s 2003-2005 show Carnivale again. It was ahead of its time and likely would have gotten its full run had it come out just a little bit later, but if you haven’t seen it, it’s now on prime. If you like twin peaks, dark Americana, the dust bowl, circus things, warped mythology based loosely in esoteric Christianity of the Masonic, gnostic, and Templar persuasion, Clancy brown, the depression, etc. then I highly recommend giving the two seasons the they did produce a speedy watch.Well said, I really enjoyed Carnivale. Great show.
ScoJo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 29, 2019 4:58 am Rambo: Last Blood is one basic bitch alright. I haven't endured a plot this perfunctory since the first Equalizer. It makes the previous Rambo instalment look like fucking Beyond Rangoon. It makes MacGruber look like Paul Greengrass.Beyond Rangoon BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I’m gonna choke...yikes, full belly laugh on that one.
But of course we're only here for our bloodsports, and it delivers a final reel packed with butchered Mexican prime cuts.
No idea why (legacy, or something?) but I had the highest hopes given the title that SS would reach back to the first film for inspiration with this swan song. No such luck. It seems fitting that the character's creator David Morrell has publicly slammed this POS.
Bezulsqy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:16 pm @InksbAlmost Human is a very low budget alien slasher film. I really like it but the low budget affair is not for everyone. I'm also a fan of Graham Skipper who is the main character.
Thanks for the info. I will check out Bliss. I have not seen any of Joe Bego's movies. How are the other two?