Inuyasha is still one of my favorite series. When I mentioned it to a fellow anime-buff, they told me I must watch the subbed versions, not the Adult Swim version. Way better in his opinion, so I must take that advice and re-watch the entire series.
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InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassRead More »
InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Read More »
“I heard a rumor you wanted to marry my wife.”
In 1972 Michael Caine starred as Milo Tindle, a young man forced into a deadly game of wits when he meets his lover’s husband (Laurence Olivier). Sleuth remains a favorite of many fans of Caine, and ranks among IMDb’s top 250 films. This remake does not.
Last year director Kenneth Branagh decided to remake the film enlisting Caine to play the older role this time and casting Jude Law as the new Milo. The result is a curiosity and although it may be of interest to film students or as a comparison to the original, there’s little to recommend this version on its own merits.
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Now here is a classic anime, Akira. This one is a little older than I like to review, but I figured it was a good time to throw it out there. If you haven’t heard, they are coming out with a new live action Akira, hopefully they will improve a few things.
This is post World War III, 30 years later to be exact, in Tokyo. Tokyo was destroyed in the war and Neo-Tokyo was built on the remnants of the old city. Don’t start thinking this is a paradise, no way, the city is riddled with gangs, crime and shady political characters in office [what’s new about that?].
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“We need our heroes to stand up and show us what this country is supposed to mean.”
Although I’m a huge fan of the Justice League animated series I wasn’t too thrilled with their first big feature film Superman: Doomsday (read that review). On hearing their next project would be an adaptation of Darwyn Cooke’s DC: The New Frontier, I was a tad skeptical about what the finished project might look like. I shouldn’t have worried; this time they get it just right.
Set i the 1950’s, an age of distrust and the height of McCarthyism, the film opens with the end of the Korean War and test pilot Hal Jordan (David Boreanaz) ill-fated final mission. It’s appropriate the film (not counting the pre-credit sequence) opens with Jordan, because he more than any other character is asked to carry the film.
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Loosely based on the true experiences of Milan High School’s basketball team’s championship in 1954 the film tells the story of Coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) who lost his last head coaching job due to his temper and a violent outburst directed at one of his players. Now considered untouchable Dale is given the opportunity by an old friend (Sheb Wooley) to coach a small high school in Indiana with barely enough players to field a team.
What Hickory, Indiana does have however is a vocal local fanbase of knowledgeable basketball fans who aren’t too keen on the new coach or his system of team ball. Earlier on the coach spends more time deflecting, and ignoring, their unsolicited advice than actually coaching.
With support of the town’s best player (Maris Valainis) and the knowledge of an alcoholic assistant coach (Dennis Hopper), Coach Dale manages to keep his job long enough to start winning some games and make a run at the state championship.
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