The batch hath baked for far too long.
Battle Royale II...why was this necessary? Let's just say that I can look beyond the plot, as I thought it had some nice ideas, and continuity-wise it fit in right after the first film. But there is more rampant, sloppy stupidity in this film than any I have seen in some time.
* Characters getting shot and then the director forgetting? I swear, one of the lead characters gets shot right through the chest, which normally would be either fatal or at least slow the guy down. Not in THIS film.
* Professional military personnel acting like total retards, using no tactics whatsoever and getting defeating by a little girl who has had 2 days training with her firearm? Utter bullshit.
* NOONE fucking rushes a machine gun wielder. NOONE. Especially not a professional soldier! Not to mention, said soldier had a firearm of his own...why is he rushing in the first place and not firing from cover? There is PLENTY of cover around. Fucking retarded.
* The film also suffers from too many 'heroic death's, as in the 'you go on, I'll hold them off' type. Okay...I can take that once, maybe even twice in a film, but how much dramatic leave does that give you when they use that like seven times in one film?
A resounding big fat fucking F for you, Battle Royale II. Yet another example of how greed has eliminated taste as even a viable OPTION in this world.
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Beat an old-school arcade brawler called Mutation Nation today on my MAME emulator. It wasn't too difficult, but these things are made to eat up your credits/coins. Kind of nice, like a post-apocalyptic Double Dragon or Streets of Rage where you beat down all manner of funky mutants, like guys with squid-arms that they try to whip you with, or my favorite, nautilus-headed thugs. Loved the roller skating guys too. Worth checking out for brawler fans.
Basilisk continues to thrill, even after episode three. Imagine Ninja Scroll meets the Hatfield/McCoy struggle, or maybe Romeo & Juliet. The best thing I can say for this anime is that at the end of every episode, it leaves you hungering for the next. Very cool so far.
Trinity Blood, on the other hand, is pretty damn whack. It's essentially a post-apocalyptic Hellsing, with all the expected derivation from the Blade films, the old Nightwalker anime, and so forth. On the other hand, it's so bad it is actually hilarious to watch.
He Is My Master is yet ANOTHER maid anime. Spoiled rich kid whose parents died and left him inheritance (dream on people) tries to entertain himself by hiring underaged maids, one of which has mandatory cleavage far too large for one of her age and ethnicity. You know the rest...although the alligator that lives in the suitcase and tries to hump the endowed girl is a nice touch.
Got another to check out called Eureka Seven. Looks mildly different. And different is good.
Checking out one called
* Characters getting shot and then the director forgetting? I swear, one of the lead characters gets shot right through the chest, which normally would be either fatal or at least slow the guy down. Not in THIS film.
* Professional military personnel acting like total retards, using no tactics whatsoever and getting defeating by a little girl who has had 2 days training with her firearm? Utter bullshit.
* NOONE fucking rushes a machine gun wielder. NOONE. Especially not a professional soldier! Not to mention, said soldier had a firearm of his own...why is he rushing in the first place and not firing from cover? There is PLENTY of cover around. Fucking retarded.
* The film also suffers from too many 'heroic death's, as in the 'you go on, I'll hold them off' type. Okay...I can take that once, maybe even twice in a film, but how much dramatic leave does that give you when they use that like seven times in one film?
A resounding big fat fucking F for you, Battle Royale II. Yet another example of how greed has eliminated taste as even a viable OPTION in this world.
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Beat an old-school arcade brawler called Mutation Nation today on my MAME emulator. It wasn't too difficult, but these things are made to eat up your credits/coins. Kind of nice, like a post-apocalyptic Double Dragon or Streets of Rage where you beat down all manner of funky mutants, like guys with squid-arms that they try to whip you with, or my favorite, nautilus-headed thugs. Loved the roller skating guys too. Worth checking out for brawler fans.
Basilisk continues to thrill, even after episode three. Imagine Ninja Scroll meets the Hatfield/McCoy struggle, or maybe Romeo & Juliet. The best thing I can say for this anime is that at the end of every episode, it leaves you hungering for the next. Very cool so far.
Trinity Blood, on the other hand, is pretty damn whack. It's essentially a post-apocalyptic Hellsing, with all the expected derivation from the Blade films, the old Nightwalker anime, and so forth. On the other hand, it's so bad it is actually hilarious to watch.
He Is My Master is yet ANOTHER maid anime. Spoiled rich kid whose parents died and left him inheritance (dream on people) tries to entertain himself by hiring underaged maids, one of which has mandatory cleavage far too large for one of her age and ethnicity. You know the rest...although the alligator that lives in the suitcase and tries to hump the endowed girl is a nice touch.
Got another to check out called Eureka Seven. Looks mildly different. And different is good.
Checking out one called