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Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)
Masterpiece
This movie is a masterpiece. I recommend the Japanese language version over the English version. The first version I saw was the Japanese version, and I didn't understand a word but I got the story quite clearly, and kept watching it because I was so crazy about it.
A few years later the English version came out theatrically, and that was awesome to see on the big screen. I felt that the English voices did not do the characters justice. Especially since they slapped a baritone voice on the villian, when he was a tenor in the Japanese version -- and the animators drew a tenor, if you know what I mean!
I haven't seen the Disney re-dubbed English version, but I'm looking forward to it.
Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)
Masterpiece
This movie is a masterpiece. I recommend the Japanese language version over the English version. The first version I saw was the Japanese version, and I didn't understand a word but I got the story quite clearly, and kept watching it because I was so crazy about it.
A few years later the English version came out theatrically, and that was awesome to see on the big screen. I felt that the English voices did not do the characters justice. Especially since they slapped a baritone voice on the villian, when he was a tenor in the Japanese version -- and the animators drew a tenor, if you know what I mean!
I haven't seen the Disney re-dubbed English version, but I'm looking forward to it.
X-Men (2000)
Just terrific
This movie is just terrific. These characters are so great, and here is a movie which really showcases them. My hat is off to Bryan Singer and Tom DeSanto. I don't know if they read these comics or not, but they successfully captured what the X-Men are all about. They knew which characters to keep and who to save for later. (I certainly hope we get to meet Colossus and Nightcrawler in the sequel - which should take place in Europe, so we can meet the aforementioned international mutants, and maybe throw in Banshee too.) My pal Martin Thomas said it perfectly: "This is the best superhero movie since Superman I."
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Brilliant: Undiluted Pulp Science Fiction on the big screen
This is the Roman Empire of Science Fiction films. All films before lead into it, and all films since flow out of it. It captures the romance, the spirit, and the nifty look of 1950's pulp science fiction. This is one science fiction movie with a theme, not just eye candy. No matter how high humanity climbs on the evolutionary scale, no matter how advanced our technology becomes, we must never forget the primal instincts of our darker nature.
This film is a masterpiece.
Perfect Mate (1996)
Independent Film, Great Script
Brilliant script. This is a claustrophobic comedy about three girls, desperate to find the perfect man. They throw a party and invite all the eligible guys they know. At the climax the guys are forced to answer a string of questions from Cosmopolitan magazine at GUNPOINT from our frazzled female lead, as she narrows the candidates to find her perfect mate. In the end true love triumphs and the happy couple rides off together -- in the back of an ambulance. This film is the quintessential comment on true love and how not to find it.
Ninja Vengeance (1993)
Independent Film, Great Fight Sequences
This is an independent film with a lot of heart. First time director Karl Armstrong makes his debut with this Ninjitsu inspired story of a couple on the run from the KKK. The drama moves along at a disarmingly easy pace only to be interrupted by a blitzkrieg of fighting. A very non-Hollywood ending caps off this fine work from a maverick director who is working outside the system with limited funds.