After the original The Yakuza Papers came out and did incredibly well at the box office, a sequel came out with a relatively fast turnaround. Unlike the first film, the sequel, Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, bypasses Bunta Sugawara’s character, Shozo Hirono (who does appear in this film as a cameo appearance), for a new character, and new story of induction into the world of the Yakuza.
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It’s weird watching Rashomon after seeing multiple films and episodes of TV shows that used the central narrative device of Rashomon after the film came out. On the one hand, it’s a film that did a lot of this stuff first, but on the other hand, it is still, in a way, somewhat old hat.
Probably what makes Rashomon work as well as it does is how the lies in the story are presented. We have the initial witness testimony, showing the discovery of the body. Read more
Due to the copyright strike on my Youtube channel, I’m going to hold off on doing film video reviews for the immediate future, aside from works from companies with a proven track record as being forgiving when it comes to film criticism (such as the Criterion Collection). However, I still want to keep talking about film so, for now, I’m going to do those review as prose reviews. If there is an interest from my Patreon Backers (which you can be one of), once the copyright strike is up, I’ll go back to re-do some or all these reviews as video reviews (depending on what films they’d like to see reviewed).
These reviews are also being posted on my Letterboxd page. I’m cross posting them here because I remember what happened to Screened, and I’d like to make sure I don’t lose any of my reviews.
With that out of the way, I’m taking a look at a Japanese Yakuza film from the 1970s – and the first part of the Yakuza Papers/Battles Without Honor Or Humanity series of films. Read more
This time I’m reviewing another Japanese Horror film – Kuroneko. Read more
I haven’t done a movie review in a while and it’s October, so this week I’m reviewing a horror anthology film from Mario Bava, starring Boris Karloff.
This time I have another anime review, of the recent title “Rage of Bahamut: Genesis”, licensed by Funimation.
This week I’m doing a documentary review of the film “The Ackermonster Chronicles” Read more
New film review this week, as I take a look at John Wick – the film, not the RPG designer.
This week I’m doing an anime review, with a look at the first two seasons of the anime series “Hayate the Combat Butler”. Read more
I’ve still got a pending copyright claim on my review of Jamie’s Food Revolution by Jamie Oliver’s production company, so I’m doing a vlog-style review of the Arnold Schwarzenegger film “Sabotage”. Read more
This time I give my thoughts on the conclusion of Peter Jackson’s latest Tolkein Trilogy, as well as New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS.
Yesterday morning I went and saw “Guardians of the Galaxy”, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s my thoughts on the film.
I do want to apologize, as I’m currently getting over a cold, so I’m currently sounding wonky.
Akira (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I’m re-watching Akira again, for the first time after having seen the first part of Megazone 23. It’s interesting to compare Megazone 23 Part 1 and Akira. Both came out within 3 years of each other – Megazone 23 in 1985, the year I was born, and Akira in 1988. Both have similar leads – biker punks who get in over their heads with sinister government conspiracies. Both series have hawkish military figures who overthrow the elected government in a coup, and both figures are certainly antagonists. However, it’s interesting to see how in Megazone 23, the military figures are clearly evil, while in Akira, the Colonel’s actions are given a stronger justification.
This is kind of a spoiler for Megazone 23, so don’t read further if you’re worried about having the story spoiled:
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Well, this month I’ve been swamped with school, but I have had a little time to watch a couple movies, and read one book, so I might as well give my thoughts on them. Specifically, I’ll be discussing the films Iron Man 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, and the Hugo Award nominated (and now Nebula Award Winning) science fiction novel 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson.
This week I’m reviewing a little known film from the Shaw Brothers. How little known is it? So unknown that I couldn’t find an IMDB page for this film! Read more
This week I’m doing another film review – this time of a World War II Ensemble film – Is Paris Burning?
Naturally, this includes some discussion of this sub-genre as a whole. Read more
On New Years Eve I saw The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Here’s what I thought of the movie.
This week I’m reviewing another film in the Criterion Collection – the samurai film “Sword of the Beast”.
After a short break caused by school work, I have a vlog for the new James Bond film, Skyfall.
This week I’m taking a look at a Japanese anthology horror film, and part of the Criterion Collection – Kwaidan.
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This week I’m taking a look at the 1991 Live action adaptation of the popular anime.
Apollo Z Hack and Obscurus Lupa‘s review of this film currently isn’t available online anyway, so I couldn’t have watched it before my review, whether I’d wanted to or not.
This week I’m returning to the world of the cinema, with a review of the John Wayne film “McQ” – a film that gives a glimpse of what Wayne might have been like as Dirty Harry.
Also, I’m going to be at Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Saturday 9/29/2012 & Sunday 9/30/2012. If you see me, say hi! Also, check out the 100th episode of the Dangerous Kids podcast on Saturday.
After a long absence, I return with a vlog! This past weekend was Kumoricon, and I went. Here are my thoughts on the con, and the schtuff I picked up.
