Movie Reviews for April 2001

Here I post Reviews of Anime films and short series that I have seen. Be patient, That's a lot of typing. :)


I Review Three Films per Month and give you a generally good idea of whether or not it's worth your time to drive to Hastings, or Blockbuster or Best Buy at 11pm in the rain. The summary is self-explanatory, unless you can't read, but then I guess you wouldn't be surfing the net then. The Good explains all the main highlights or "reasons to watch" and the bad, not. The Ugly is a gore factor, or messiness of the film, a kind of rating of whether or not you shoud have that pizza and beer with the film. If you have any requests for reviews, mail me and I'll see what can be done.

My rating system is based on the oh so familiar drama masks. There are 5 per each film. The more happy, the better the movie. All sad, don't waste your time.

Summary: This story centers around a young man named Wataru. He is one of the few people left on earth who have their memory after a wind blew across the world erasing mankinds' past. We've now resorted back to instinct and are basically neanderthals once more. As he travels, Wataru encounters several different outcomes from the disaster and eventually finds out what caused it.
Good: This movie makes you question your own values and approaches towards life. How would you react in world suddenly thrown into chaos?
Bad: There are a few plot holes, like certain things that irked me since mankind's memory was supposed to have been completly erased.
Ugly: Some brief nudity and a couple gunshots but nothing really graphic at all.

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Summary: This movie takes place in the center of a war damaged Japan. It focuses on how the lives of two kids were affected by the battles. Seita, the older brother and his little sister Setsuko. There are three things certain about this film: you will fall in love with Setsuko, cry along with Seita, and hate their fat bitch of an aunt.
Good: Probably the best plot, heartstringwise, in any anime film. The one that'll make you cry.
Bad: Nothing's wrong with the movie, so I'll just repeat that I hate their aunt. HATE her.
Ugly: Gruesome effects of famine and war. Very true to life.

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Summary: This tale centers around sweet, innocent and deadly Sawa. She looks like your average girl but packs more than a sandwich in that lunchbox. She befriends another vigilante hunter(Oburi) who also works for her "boss", Akai. The head honcho is jealous or angry or maybe a little of both but he doesn't like it. Add that to the fact that Sawa is sick of being a puppet. Lots of action and great animation. You'll like how this one turns out even if you have to watch it again to figure it out.
Good: I love the exploding bullets. Is that so wrong? They just add their own special touch to the film.
Bad: Some sexual innuendo was pretty tacky but not to drawn out.
Ugly: Well, with exploding bullets and handheld micro-mines you've gotta expect some bloodshed. ; )


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