James Cameron’s latest film since Titanic is now in theaters. The film combines humans with digital environments in a way that no-one has done before, and takes visual effects to places which they’ve never been to before. That’s all well and good, but the movie sucks then you don’t get anywhere. So – with the amount of hype coming out for this movie, at a level on par with Episode I, does it suck as badly as Episode 1 does, or do we get a movie that meets up with the hype? Continue reading →
Author Archives: Alexander Case
Manga Review – RG Veda Volume 2
This week I have a review of RG Veda’s second problem. Yasha’s band of outlaws grows by a few members, and we get some more backstory for Ashura. Is this enough to push this volume above the prior volume’s lackluster score? Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Appleseed (2004)
As many other franchises have received in the past, the Halo series is getting an anime compilation DVD – collecting various shorts in the universe – one of these directed by Shinji Aramaki, who directed this movie. So, how good is it (this movie)? Continue reading →
Weekly Digital Disk Picks for December 15th, 2009
Not at lot of new stuff this week, but there are some pearls amongst the crab cakes. (I blame Tom & Ray Magliozzi for that tortured metaphor)
Manga Review – Tokyo Babylon Vol. 3
We’re getting back to the Tokyo Babylon reviews this week with the series 3rd installment, with this issue containing another complete mini-story arc. Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Tenchi Muyo In Love II: Tenchi Forever
This week we’ve got the last of the Tenchi Muyo movies. Does the series come to an end on a good note, or does it leave us with a bad taste in our mouths? Continue reading →
Manga Review – Magic Knight Reyearth Volume 1
We have the first volume of another CLAMP series this week with another series that get’s directly referenced in XxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, and one of CLAMP’s most famous series alongside X/1999, Card Captor Sakura, and Chobits. Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Tenchi Muyo: Daughter of Darkness
This weekend we have a review of the second Tenchi Muyo – this one a shorter installment (an hour long film that was released as a double feature with The Slayers: The Movie). This installment also takes the franchise to it’s third continuity. How well does this version of the franchise hold up? Continue reading →
Manga Review – Tokyo Babylon Vol. 2
The series continues with volume 2, which continues the more episodic content of the series, with a short plot arc (with a little information on where the plot may be going). Continue reading →
Anime Review – Tenchi Muyo! In Love
This week we’ve got a review of one of the Tenchi Muyo spin-off movies. Can the wacky hyjinks of Ryoko, Ayeka & company translate to the big screen – or will they fall on their face like Mihoshi is wont to do. Continue reading →