This movie isn't great. But, I enjoyed it. It's on Netflix streaming. It has lots of awkward moments.
Friday, November 05, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
New York Comic Con/Anime Fest 2010
Here's some video I took at the New York Comic Con/Anime Fest. I didn't get a lot of good footage because of the crowds, though.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The Assemblage of the Crystal Sphere: A D&D Story
The Assemblage of the Crystal Sphere: A D&D Story is a pretty terrible D&D mockumentary :(. It's about a group of D&D gamers, playing out the last few months of sessions concluding a 5 year campaign. If there was any humor at all in it, it was very subtle. But, mostly it was a lot of awkward moments and interpersonal strife. Available on DVD from Netflix. But, not recommended :(.
Monday, October 04, 2010
Memoirs of a Secret Empire/The Bushido Blade - Fact and Fiction
After watching the PBS documentary Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire on Netflix, it was weird to watch the 1981 movie, The Bushido Blade. Admiral Perry has apparently never heard of the Prime Directive :). In fact, this movie had the feel of the old school Star Trek series or a Western movie of the time. The movie was very not PC, with a black face performace on the US Navy ship and asian boobage every 20 minutes. There's also a lame deus ex earthquake during a pivotal sword fight :(. The only YouTube trailer I could find to show was in German, but the movie is in English on Netflix.
Here is Part 3 of the PBS documentary Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire. Mind you this is almost an hour long, but it is very interesting. Some of this is portrayed in the movie The Bushido Blade. Though, the movie adds a lot of unhistorical stuff and a lot of nonsense. The documentary is recommended. The movie is not, heheheh :).
Here is Part 3 of the PBS documentary Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire. Mind you this is almost an hour long, but it is very interesting. Some of this is portrayed in the movie The Bushido Blade. Though, the movie adds a lot of unhistorical stuff and a lot of nonsense. The documentary is recommended. The movie is not, heheheh :).
Monday, September 13, 2010
The Dungeon Masters
Watched the documentary, The Dungeon Masters, for the second time. I found it to be the most depressing documentary on RPG gamers ever :(.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Honey and Clover
Watched the live-action, movie version of Honey and Clover. I think I prefer the anime version, which I had seen both seasons of. The anime had more comedy, and the movie seemed to be all drama and awkward moments. The story revolves around art college students who are all friends and involved in several, unrequited, love triangles. It seems each character loves someone who loves someone else. What I found realistic in this was that unrequited love, remains unrequited, and everyone realizes they will all grow apart after graduating, but will always cherish their friendships. I was kinda amazed they found someone who could play Hagu-chan. Yu Aoi from Hula Girls, actually fits the role as well as can be expected, even more preferable than the original anime/manga version. I highly recommend the anime and the movie was a decent retelling. I will soon be watching the live-action, japanese, TV drama version.
Here is a fan-made, anime music video (AMV) of the series.
Hula Girls
Watched the japanese movie, Hula Girls. It's based on a real-life story about a cold, northern, japanese, coal mining town. The town's mine is beig shut down and 2,000 miners will be put out of work. A Hawaiin themed tourist attraction is planned to save the town, and the coal miners' daughters all get together to form a Hula troupe with the help of an instructor from Tokyo. But, the local miner's union is against the project. It was decent and had a Footloose kinda feel to it.
Herb and Dorothy
Saw an interesting documentary about an old couple who had been collecting art throughout their lives. The fascinating thing is they did this on their meager salaries as a librarian and postal worker, amassing a huge and varied collection in their small NYC apartment. Eventually they donated their collection to the National Gallery of Art where it can be shared with the public; never once selling a piece for profit.
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