by Adrian J. Watts on February 21, 2012, no comments
DRACULA: SOVEREIGN OF THE DAMNED Directed by: Okazaki MinoruWritten by: Yamazaki Tadaaki Release date: August 19th, 1980 Rating: 4.85 / 5 That was brilliant. The 1970s Marvel comic series The Tomb of Dracula has remained not just one of my favourite comics, but one of my favourite pieces of literature in any form since I [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on February 5, 2012, no comments
CHOU KAMEN RIDER DEN-O & DECADE NEO GENERATIONS: THE ONIGASHIMA WARSHIP Directed by: Tasaki Ryuta Written by: Kobayashi Yasuko Release date: May 1st, 2009 (Japan) Rating: 4 / 5 Note: this review is developed from the Director’s Cut release of the film. My very first exposure to Kamen Rider was the first episode of Kamen [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on January 17, 2012, no comments
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Directed by: George A. Romero Written by: George A. Romero & John A. Russo Rating: 3 / 5 I have a bit of a hit-and-miss relationship with horror films. I tend to be quite selective, and of the ones I finally settle down to watch, about forty percent give me the [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on October 15, 2007, no comments
Cast: Atsushi Hashimoto, Yosuke Ichikawa, others (via clips) Running time: 12 minutes Rating: Note: The version of the special that I watched was a TV-Nihon fansubbed release. As such, comments regarding plot and dialogue are based on their translation, and may not accurately reflect the intentions of the creators. The actual title of the special [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on October 14, 2007, no comments
Screenplay by: Unknown Directed by: Katsuya Watanabe Cast: Atsushi Hashimoto, Asami Kai, Yuki Ito, Hiroya Matsumoto, Ayumi Beppu, Yosuke Ichikawa, Ryuuji Sainei, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Yousuke Itou, Ayumi Kinoshita, Mika Kikuchi, Yuuichi Yoshida, Tetsu Inada, Mako Ishino, Kaoru Hirata, Tsutomu Isobe (voice), Takeshi Kusao (voice), Chikai Horan, Tomomi Kitagami and many others! Running time: 44 minutes [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on October 13, 2007, no comments
Screenplay by: Saburo Yatsude Directed by: Unknown Cast: Atsushi Hashimoto, Asami Kai, Yuki Ito, Hiroya Matsumoto, Ayumi Beppu, Yosuke Ichikawa, Kaoru Hirata, Machiko Soga Running time: 39 minutes Rating: Note: The version I have viewed is not the official R2 DVD release of the film. I watched the TV-Nihon fansubbed release. Please bear in mind [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on August 22, 2007, no comments
Screenplay: Adam Cooper, Bill Collage & Mark Perez Director: Steve Pink Cast: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Adam Herschman, Columbus Short, Maria Thayer, Anthony Heald (and many others) Running Time: 90 minutes Rating: This comedy is not at all funny. But it is really, really cool. After being rejected from eight universities, Bartleby Gaines – and [...]