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News Report Archive - May 2010 | |
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Well, folks, I'm in the midst of replacing my computer which is around 11 years old, give or take a year. That means I'm transferring everything to a new-to-me computer on Vista...yes, I know, keep the comments to yourself. At any rate, I'm working to transfer the website over to Aptana, since my ancient version of Adobe GoLive doesn't work past XP. I'll try to have my review up shortly...but if not, you'll know that I'm laboring away to get the next review up soon. Thanks for your patience!
It appears that things are up and running, so we might get a review today after all! Origin: Spirits of the Past is a summer blockbuster kind of film...basic plot, lots of explosions, strong animation, you know the drill. Humanity survives a near catastrophe only to create another one...yeah, never heard that before. But for an environmentally-themed movie, it's not heavy-handed, the characters are interesting, and only one or twice was I bothered that it seems that the best way to make peace is to blow a lot of stuff up. But read the review and you'll learn more of why I think this one's definitely worth a rental.
While my new computer is working, sometimes I'm just not. Between Mother's Day, Relay For Life, and lots of other stuff, reviews didn't happen. But you didn't come here for my excuses, so let's get right on to one of the longest titled films in recent memory...Eureka 7: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers. I wish I had something positive to say about it other than it features nice animation and lots of good explosions. But in virtually every way, they took everything good about the TV series out and replaced it with suck. Read the review to find out just how badly they screwed this one up.
One of the reasons I enjoy anime is for continuing storylines. I love shows like 24 where you need to watch every episode in order to make sense of the whole. That's the opposite of Mushi-Shi, which amounts to mostly unrelated tales of a wanderer in the mountains of rural Japan of long ago. I purchased the set solely on good word-of-mouth, aware that it might not fit my interests. But you know what? This is one of the best anime TV series available in the US, one that will be re-watchable long after we look back at robots beating the snot out of each other and say, "What were we thinking?" Thoughtful, atmospheric, and occasionally creepy, Mushi-Shi is well worth your time.