Momone (product link) Animation / Erotica Ouch! Why waste the money? Bad at so many levels, but I think the worst is the drawing, which could have been done better by a chimp.
One Last Dance (product link) Crime / Action/Adventure I give this movie 0 stars for having an 11 year old girl who trades a hoodlum chess lessons for watching him have sex while she hides in a closet and then him explaining it all to her later. BUT she is NOT having sex with this guy. Right, in what world? In fact, what world is this movie? It is well acted, beautifully filmed, slick, self-conscious and utterly seductive, but nothing about it is for real. I am a huge fan of Ti Lung, and I wish he had passed on this one, though his part is better than what he usually gets these days.
The Ninja Dragon (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Maybe the worst ninja movie ever made. Get "Shinobi No Mono" (Animeigo's DVD) and see some real ninja stuff.
The Sonny Chiba Collection Vol. 2 [DOUBLE FEATURE] (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Classic Sonny, and terrible movies, but you gotta watch them if you are a Chiba fan.
The Ping Pong Club: Rots In Hell [5-Disc Set] (product link) Animation / Comedy They should rot in hell for continuing this series for so long. So long!
The Warlords (product link) Action/Adventure / War I liked the old Shaw Brothers "Blood Brothers" much more. Most of this movie is so grim and gray in palette that I had a hard time getting through it. Jet Li does a good job. Andy Lau is the wooden actor, as usual.
Inspector Pink Dragon (product link) Crime / Action/Adventure The inspector is so irritating that he is not funny. This is the type of person we all want to get away from, so why watch a movie about him? The supporting cast is way better than the lead.
Azumi (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure Overly harsh and not so engaging. I felt like I had seen it all before in other films about vengeance and young swordswomen.
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Amen. This movie is so much like dozens of other, I can't understand the kudos heaped upon it. It certainly doesn't win them for originality or plausibility. The female lead is the only thing this movie has going for it.
Legend Of Seven Monks (product link) Martial Arts / Action/Adventure [Note: This review refers to the US DVD by Westlake.] Watching the film, I felt like I was missing something. More like a TV movie. I was disappointed until I watched the "Behind the Scenes" bonus. I believe this movie is over edited (only 92 minutes). While there are some interesting scenes involving the two superstars, it is choppy, and not very coherent in terms of the younger actors characters and plot flow. Even the filmographies and biographies of Chiba and Kurata are truncated to a laughable degree. A big disappointment except for the "Behind the Scenes" which hints at a much bigger movie.
Typhoon (product link) Action/Adventure / Drama I could not really follow this story and found myself put off by the non-stop violence, because it just didn't allow for enough character development.
Mike Yokohama: A Forest With No Name (product link) Mystery / Crime Not enough meat. It is indeed a strange and existential story and the acting is good, but... It sure leaves you thinking (for about 5 minutes).
Maze (product link) Animation / Action/Adventure Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Funny and dumb and not well explained, but worth a little bit of time. Not for children, but for immature adults, like me I guess.
Triton Of The Sea [2-Disc Set] (product link) Animation / Action/Adventure Cute but older anime. The translation [on the version I watched] really is laughable at times, but you still get the point.
Yereru (product link) Drama I guess I just didn't get this movie. I did not find myself liking any of the characters. If sacrifice and guilt were the themes, than I guess I did get it, but maybe not.
Renaissance (product link) Animation / Action/Adventure I liked the black and white animation, but the story was so-so. I might have to watch it again to appreciate it more.
Samurai Commando Mission 1549 (product link) Action/Adventure / Science Fiction While the idea was a good one, it seemed that the movie was rushed and thin. Special effects are good, but so much more could have been made of the premise. It looked like TV, I'm not sure if it had a theatrical release or not. I recommend Sonny Chiba's "GI Samurai" (1981) over this one. It too has a similar time travel motif, but far superior action and coreography. Also, the characters are people you can connect with.
Killer Tattoo (product link) Action/Adventure / Comedy Just couldn't go any higher on the stars because of the fingernail torture. I admit the acting is excellent. Would have liked to see more character development of Iron Cop and his daugher. Her show and what happens there is the funniest part of the movie. Then it gets messy.
The Legend Of Dinosaurs And Monster Birds (product link) Science Fiction / Action/Adventure For an old rubber monster movie, this is really gory. Maybe it's because I am used to Toho movies of this period and not those from Toei (the studio which made this one). The plot is a bit choppy, and the hero is never very likeable as a playboy. Also a bit of nudity and implied sex. I'm no prude, just suprised that this movie is really more modern in some respects than the '70's. Not for the kiddies.
Score [1995] (product link) Action/Adventure / Crime Almost so cheesy it is funny. Typical straight to video yakuza fare. There is only one really good character/actor. See if you can guess.
Virgin Fleet [DOUBLE FEATURE] (product link) Animation / Action/Adventure Lightweight and ultimately amnesic, but worth a watch if you like this kind of stuff.
The Golden Bowl (product link) TV Shows/Movies / Romance Soaper set in bowling alley. But I can watch most anything Takeshi Kaneshiro does, so there you go.
Wonderful Days [Korean LE DTS 3-Disc Box] (product link) Animation / Action/Adventure A fair anime. I somehow thought it was live, but is pure animation. The story is trite and characters shallow, but some good drawing.
Under The Carp Banner (product link) Erotica / Action/Adventure Perverse and funny for hentai. It got more and more surreal as it went on, but it was good for what it was.
A Tale Of Mari And Three Puppies (product link) Drama A most believable earthquake movie at the human level. I found myself frightened more during the earthquake scenes in this move than in any I have ever seen. The dog is a cutie. Be sure to see the real Mari's photos during the ending credits. What a good doggie!
Sukiyaki Western Django (product link) Action/Adventure / Western Just a bit too grim for me. A nice idea, though. At times a Spaghetti Western in Japanese, but never a Western.
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Your being too nice 3 stars . Lets be honest this movie sucked.
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