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All these years later, it's still a sweetest, charming adaptation of Superman yet. granted the climax is a little odd, it still doesn't detract from an excellently acted, charming little feature that proved a man can fly.

While this is a very simple movie at it's core, this turned out to be a fun ride. Ken Takakura absolutely shined at the titular Golgo no. 13. It does take a bit for the plot to go anywhere but once it does it becomes a fun Thriller with an edge to it.

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

Contender for having the silliest Undead alongside Army of Darkness.

There is not a single character in fiction as unbelievably badass as Sokichi Narumi.

How could something this generic be so utterly hilarious for all the wrong reasons...

I can respect this movie for being a great psychological breakdown of a group of high-school stereotypes and breaking those norms. I think this is my realization that movies like these aren't my thing.

Still better than Ferris Buller

Surprisingly, this turned out to be a really fun movie. While there are a couple jokes here that don't really land, there's still a lot of wit, slapstick insanity, and gags that make it feel like a proper throwback to the Golden Age of Looney Tunes. Sucks this is actively trying to be buried by WB (seriously what do they get out of doing that). But hey, I'm glad this ultimately got screened and wasn't just locked in unreleased limbo.

Look. I will give Gunbuster this, the animation is good, I like the overall designs of the space fleets and the Gunbuster itself. Music for the most part is good (That one FLY HIGH insert slaps), could do without the weird fanservice bits but whatever. But it really falls flat for me from a story and character perspective. I don't really feel I got to know the cast all that well in those first episodes. Kind of making the halfway point twist not really all that effective. Also there's nothing about the villains that made me care, and it all kind of feels like it rushes through plot elements that would be developed if the show was longer than 6, 22-minute long episodes.

Idk. I think I may be stupid, but there really wasn't much here for me that made it more than just a tribute to stuff Anno loved as a kid. Not really terrible per say, but I can't say I was impressed.

Wingman is a special series. The kind that on premise alone sounds ridiculous and overly self-indulgent, yet creates something really endearing in the end. While this abandons the Rom-Com aspect of its manga and 84 anime counterpart and plays more into its tokusatu aspect, the show leaves you with a genuinely heartwarming little drama series. Really hoping we get a season 2 cause I want more of this.

Watched on Friday January 24, 2025.

Man this one hits different after today's news. But goddamn did this here move me. John Hurt as Merrick is one of the most awe-inspiring, captivating Performances I've seen in a long time. Truly fitting in the role so effortlessly and conveying so much Emotion and kindness throughout. It's unbelievable how a movie thus simple can carry so much emotional impact.
Lynch really was ahead of his time when making this movie. And while he's no longer here, like the movie says
Nothing will die.
Rest well Lynch....

Potential candidate for the most groovy soundtrack of all-time.

While the Cocoanuts is a bit of a slow comedy, I think a big thing here that endears me is the musical numbers. The energy, the choreography, it has such charm to it that it captures my attention immediately.
Overall not a bad introduction to the works of the Marx Brothers. I look forward to seeing their other works.

The most chaotic 84 minutes in cinematic history

For what it's worth, this is a worthy remake to the 1922 classic. Leaning less into it's more questionable themes of fearing outsiders, and more into the occultism of Orlok's origins. Plus it's visuals and score really highten the Gothic tones a story like this should strive for. It just kind of suffers from a bit of weak casting choices (Including Orlok himself), and I'll be honest, the sexual tones aren't really my thing. It isn't unheard of for a Dracula adaptation to have these tones, but feel weirdly out of place in something like Nosferatu. Idk that's just me. Either way this is a very-good remake, standing proud next to the original.

Happy Holidays!!!!!! Bit of a weird movie to celebrate the December Festivities with, but there is a remake of Nosferatu hitting theaters now so might as well....
That said, even 102 years later Nosferatu still amazes me. The atmosphere of this film is something to die for. From the dark and foreboding castle of Orlok, or when the town gets overrun by rats. It fills me with such dread and fear, with the quality of the copy I watched adding to the unsettling factor. Along with that the score suits the setting perfectly. Adding tension when Orlok's presence is felt, and complimenting the character perfectly when he's on-screen. All-in-all, a masterwork of early horror that holds up well over a hundred and two years later. Robert Eggers, you got a lot to live up to.....

Still less embarrassing of a movie than Joker 2....

For what it's worth, Ultraman Blazar: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown is an extended episode of the series. But when that show is a banger (mostly) like Blazar, that's a compliment.

I blame Fujoshis for this movie.

Instead please go watch Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 classic The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog.

Rewatched for the Holiday
(Happy 70th G)

I adoring Biollante back when I was a wee-lad going through every Godzilla movie five years back. Now it holds up incredibly well, but I think my experience was enhanced with a little help from Ultraman.
See, in the 70's, a younger Shinichiro Kobayashi submitted a draft to Tsuburaya Productions that would eventually become Return of Ultraman's 34th episode, The Life That Can't Be Forgiven. 18 years later he would win a contest from Toho to create the original story for the then 17th Godzilla movie, ultimately becoming Vs. Biollante.
That in mind, I can really see how the idea evolved in between the two projects. While ROU's is pretty simple in execution, being a Scientist who creates a plant/animal hybrid that quickly goes out of control. Biollante's is much more nuanced in its approach, adding in espionage and conflict over gaining Godzilla's DNA, and a major pathos for our scientist who creates the monster instead of just because. But both do have a theme in whether or not this new creation should deserve to exist, or be destroyed. I'd say Vs. Biollante has the edge, but ROU's episode is a fascinating watch in conjunction with this movie.
As for the rest of the movie it's gorgeous, the music absolutely rules (unfortunately the composer not so much), and it's special effects continue to remain cutting edge even today. An absolute highlight of 'Ol G's movie lineup, and a promising start for the character in the Heisei Era....

Now what I was told is that UFOs were supposed to be Big-Rigs drive by fuzzy little aliens......

How does this fit into the equation?

39 Steps is a really fun Spy-Thriller with fantastic camerawork, and an intriguing plot that goes in directions I did not expect...

While at times a little slow for my tastes. I can't deny that The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) is a neat little noir-thriller that had my interest for a good chunk of the feature. Although I do wonder how Hitchcock improves on this later....

Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

HitchcOctober 2024

So this month I'm dedicating a marathon to the works of Alfred Hitchcock, and we begin with what Hitchcock considers his first true movie

This one is pretty good. There are certainly of a lot of Hitchcock's hallmarks throughout this movie, and while the plot kind of drags at points, it still does keep that suspenseful tone where it counts. The characters are well acted (or I guess expressed since this is a silent era movie), but that instrumental in the background is an absolute highlight (until it's a strange song with lyrics but I'm guessing that's inherent to the Restoration I watched). But when you can tell it's from the actual picture, it really shines from the more rexaled melodies, to the tense melodies when the suspense kicks in. Overall, not a bad starting point for Hitchcock's work, I look forward to seeing where his filmmaking evolves.

Peter Sellers would be disappointed.

Alright I'll give the movie this. It is fun. Deadpool and Wolverine is a fun time for what it is, but man there is a lot of growing pains holding this movie back. For one, the humor goes from entertaining, to obnoxious on similar levels to the Extended Cut of Deadpool 2. The music choices especially kind of gets annoying after awhile, they kind of peak at the opening and after that, play certain songs and odd points that kind of lose me a bit before getting me back in the story. I'm sorry I also really don't like how most of the cast from the past Deadpool movies are barely here, they just feel like cameos more than anything. Blind Al is still great as always, and no T.J. Miller is perfect. But like, the rest are given nothing to do. Three important characters from 2 aren't even present.
I'll give the movie this, the cameos from past Fox Marvel movies was nice for what it is. A little too gratuitous, especially with their introductions, but kind of a nice little tribute to this side of Marvel's cinematic past (that montage of the Behind the Scenes footage during the credits was really sweet). And I guess I do appreciate the movie still wearing it's R-rating with pride in despite now being under Disney's control. And yeah, seeing the titular team-up of the movie is fun to see, honestly Reynolds and Jackman playing off of each other is the most entertaining part of the movie outside of the action.
Idk, all in all, Deadpool and Wolverine is a decent time. But if this, is really considered a highpoint for Marvel post-2019, and considering some recent, genuinely terrible choices that just reek of desperation. I kind of feel grateful that I've kind of stopped after Endgame, with only a brief return for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3...

Despite being very simplistic at it's core, this miniseries does have a good string of storylines(or, I guess battles) taken from in-between Episodes Two and Three.
But to me the real highlight is that animation. For one, Tartakovsky's style blends incredibly well into the Prequels' design philosophy, actually suring it at points (Obi-Wan wearing Clone armor is so unbelievably badass). But once the action starts, My goodness it has so much energy and speed to it. And the choreography flows so smoothly that no matter what type of action is on screen, beit something as simple as a Clone trooper holding his own in or as complex as the General Grevious fight in Chapter 20, it is all so exciting to watch. Honestly I can't get enough of this miniseries and kinda want more....

Bravo, I say, Bravo!

This is the best Frankenstein adaptation simply because where else can you see the monster tap dance to a live audience.

Yeah idk what to think of this one.

War of The God Monsters is certainly an interesting watch, considering all the kaiju footage is lifted directly from various Tsuburaya tokusatsu shows (and I guess a movie from Taiwan too). And those scenes still are impressive as they were from their original sources. But the main bulk of the movie's original footage and plot are supremely boring. There is an interesting idea at play in this story, but it really doesn't flow as naturally as it should, and just kind of left me just wanting to put on the actual episodes of the shows the kaiju footage was pulled from....
Still interesting considering the background behind the movie, but the movie itself left a lot to be desired....

Watched on Friday June 28, 2024.

Watched on Saturday June 15, 2024.

Okay....
This is an interesting one....
Ultraman Rising is all-around a sweet movie. The Animation for one is breathtaking. With the character designs especially being really well-done and appealing. The action as well is spectacular to say the least. However, the movie kind of falls a little short on the story. There is some good in here, I like seeing Ken and Emi bond, plus the core emotional moments really do land. Yet the human drama of sorts feels underdeveloped. It's there in a vacuum but I don't know, something feels missing from the story that helps tie everything together. Overall, I do really enjoy Rising, and I am glad a movie like this happened. But there is just something holding it back from being something truly fantastic....

It took SIX EDITORS to put this movie together.
Let that sink in....

Cute little recap episode tied to a banger of a series. Idk

You know, I cannot forgive a movie for making me dislike a performance from John Goodman.

You know, this movie has a lot more sexual tension in it than I .

Watched on Sunday April 28, 2024.

So I've been reading Jujutsu Kaisen for the past year and a half, and wanted to watch this after I at least get to chapter 65. So yeah I've been enjoying this series so far, but this movie is probably my favorite thing to have come from this franchise.
For one, the Animation is absolutely beautiful, from the backgrounds to the wonderful motion of the characters in action. It is expertly done (that said, I know about the uh, questionable work ethic MAPPA has been putting the animators through recently. It's honestly the reason I'm choosing to read the manga instead of watching it). The story is very well done too, honestly I kinda like this cast of characters more than the ones in the main show. And that score is really good.
Overall, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a really great movie. Highly recommend checking out even if you haven't seen anything from this series

Although be wary of the Subaru Kimura jumpscare in this movie.

Never have I laughed so hard at the way a lifeless corpse has been treated

Man that scene where Kong looked into the camera and said his classic catchphrase "Ape Escape"
Peak cinema.

In all seriousness movie was fine for what it is, action's good, characters nonexistent, music sucks. But it's fun for what it is I guess.

Watched on Sunday March 24, 2024.

I'll say, The Great Dictator is an incredible piece of satire. Not only is it a hilarious, no holds bar riff on fascism, not only is it really funny both in it's line delivery and slapstick. But that final speech delivered by Chaplin himself is a powerful, heartfelt speech that touched me right in my soul.

I am utterly Floored.
Just like Part 1, Dune Part 2 is a magnificent adaptation of Herbert's classic story, faithful to the source while making subtle changes that don't feel out of place. Having an incredible score that awoke nearly every emotion when the time called, each actor plays their part superbly, that phenomenal scope and scale present from Part 1 is still here. This movie is just Divine, Exquisite.
That said, I do still prefer Lynch's ever so slightly to this. But that is no skin off this movie. Both David Lynch and Dennis Villeneuve absolutely cooked in their own unique ways when adapting Dune...

Rewatching before I go into Part 2
Honestly thought I'd dislike this more after realizing how much I love Lynch's version. But I still found myself utterly entranced by this movie. The scope alone is breathtaking, entrancing and immersive into the universe of the movie. The score being subtle when it needs to be, and swells when the moment is right. The cast perfectly playing out their roles onscreen. Being the fan of the book I am, this movie is everything I could have ever wanted out of a Dune Adaptation.
That being said, I think I still prefer Lynch's ever so slightly for that impeccable score, and for Sting's portrayal. Bit at the same time that's not to knock Villeneuve's version down at all. Both versions offer something that endear them in my eyes, and for Dune Part 1, it's the incredible scale and its faithfulness to the book. Excited to see where Part 2 goes...

In Memory of Akira Toriyama (1955-2024)

So yeah I decided to rewatch my personal favorite Dragon Ball Z movie in honor of the Late Akira Toriyama. And yeah it's still so good. While I was surprised by how short this movie was (seriously I thought it was longer when I first watched it) it still tells a good narrative within that runtime. Having a great score(though I'd be lying if i said i didn't miss the licensed 2000's music the 2002 dub had), Beautiful animation, steller action throughout. COOLER BEING THE SINGLE MOST BADASS VILLAIN OUT OF ALL THE MOVIE VILLAINS SERIOUSLY I WISH HE WAS MADE CANON. Yeah I really had a great time rewatching Cooler's Revenge.

I'd like to close this review out with a thank you to Akira Toriyama. Thank you for inspiring and bringing hope to people through your works. Your legacy shall forever be ed in the hearts of millions. Thank you, Akira Toriyama...

You know what, shoutouts to this Hyper Battle DVD for not being boring and actually doing something interesting with its contents.

While kinda feeling rushed at times due to its hour runtime, I'll at least still say that Faiz 20th Paradise Regained still feels much closer to the spirit of the TV show it was based on compared to OOO's 10th. It's definitely just as divisive as Faiz proper, but fans of the series will surely get a kick out of this little 20th Anniversary Special...

Look, I know this movie isn't accurate to the book, I know it's visual effects are a little, dated, and I know it may seem overly rushed in trying to fit the whole book's story in it's runtime. But dammit, I still utterly adore this movie. It's visual presentation, Lynch's impeccable style injected into the story, it's score, the sheer scope. It's unbelievable. It's kind of disheartening knowing Lynch has come to dislike his work on Dune. But dear God, the man cooked exponentially on Dune. While I will say that the 2021/2024 movies are the more accurate to the source material. I am almost certain that the 1984 classic will still remain as my favorite amongst the many adaptations of Herbert's Science Fiction classic...

"Movies Make me Want to Be Dead."

• Dune: Part Two

  Missing Toto on the score

• Transformers One

  ;~;

• Nosferatu

  Forever Cult

• Ultraman Blazar The Movie: Tokyo Kaiju Showdown

  KODŌ YO HIBIKE
  BLACK STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR

• Ultraman: Rising

  Cute

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  Agent Stone my Beloved

• Kamen Rider 555 20th: Paradise Regained

  I'm literally Inui Takumi

• Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire

  Shimo :)

• Deadpool & Wolverine

  Poolsencrantz and Wolvenstern

• Kraven the Hunter

  NOT LAST NOT LAST

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

What says Halloween like Suspense

• The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
• The 39 Steps
• Rebecca
• The Lady Vanishes
• The Man Who Knew Too Much
• Young and Innocent
• Sabotage
• Saboteur
• Shadow of a Doubt
• Lifeboat

...plus 17 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Zone Fighter is the best Godzilla ally.

1. Godzilla
2. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
3. Godzilla vs. Hedorah
4. Godzilla vs. Biollante
5. Mothra vs. Godzilla
6. Godzilla Minus One
7. Godzilla Singular Point
8. The Return of Godzilla
9. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
10. Shin Godzilla

...plus 29 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNtn-J0v_b4&t=1318s

1. Oppenheimer

   Despair

2. Godzilla Minus One

   Gojiller with Negative Integers

3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

   The lesson here is, always let James Gunn cook.

4. Shin Kamen Rider

   Anno Riders
   Bottom Text

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

   Ray Fillet my beloved

6. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

   *Distorted Elephant noises*

7. Asteroid City

   UFOs, but no Big-Rigs, or BBQ

8. Barbie

   Me when I'm just Ken

9. Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale

   Ryuki deserved better

10. The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    Okay but Jack Black Bowser kinda hot ngl...

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

SWALLOW YOUR SOUL
SWALLOW YOUR SOUL

1. The Exorcist

   Reject Pazuzu
   Choose Murdock

2. The Exorcist III

   George C. Scott, in a William Peter Blatty Production

3. The Ninth Configuration

   It must be Fever Dreams

4. Exorcist II: The Heretic

   I’m drinking too much blah blah
   Blah blah blah blah blah blah

5. The Exorcist: Believer

   No

I'm a gorilla.

1. King Kong

   Tale as old as time

2. The Mighty Peking Man

   Surprisingly fantastic

3. Mighty Joe Young

   Genesis of Ray Harryhausen

4. Kong: Skull Island

   No jaws broken me sad.

5. King Kong

   Jackson's Love Letter to The Eighth Wonder of The World

6. King Kong vs. Godzilla

   Lizard gets dunked on by electric gorilla.

7. Godzilla vs. Kong

   Kong totally won

8. The Son of Kong

   Kiko is best boi

9. King Kong Escapes

   Dr. Who and the Gorilla of Mondo Island

10. The Mighty Kong

    Do the Kongvolution

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

To think a wooden boy could dethrone the Ultrasweep

1. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

   Del Torro tugging at my heartstrings once again.

2. Shin Ultraman

   #ULTRASWEEP

3. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

   DREAMWORKS IS BACK BABY!!!!!!!

4. The Batman

   Robert Battinson.

5. Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex

   Happy 50th Gigan!

6. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

   Finally Piccolo gets something to do, it's been a hot minute.

7. Revice Legacy: Kamen Rider Vail

   The best thing Revice has to offer.

8. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

   Drax and Mantis go to LA, shenanigans occur.

9. Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z

   Ultraman Trigger if it was actually good.

10. Kamen Rider Revice the Movie: Battle Familia

    Ikki Igarashi and Dominic Toretto are the same character.

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Watch these to get on my good side

1. Shin Ultraman
2. Shadow
3. Logan
4. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky
5. Dredd
6. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
7. The Incredibles
8. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
9. Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
10. Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

20 Movies that I would call my favorites

1. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
2. Pink Floyd: The Wall
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. The Thing
5. Alien
6. Godzilla
7. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky
8. The Godfather
9. The Shining
10. Hard Boiled

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

TAKUYA YAMASHIRO MY BELOVED

1. Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0

   Takuya Yamashiro my Beloved

2. Spider-Man 2
3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
4. Spider-Man
5. Spider-Man 3
6. Spider-Man: Homecoming
7. The Amazing Spider-Man
8. Spider-Man: Far From Home
9. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
10. Spider-Man

There's a cat
in the blue coming
after you
Holy Guyver

1. The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor
2. Guyver: Out of Control
3. Guyver: Dark Hero
4. Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor
5. The Guyver

These movies are what I point to when you make a reboot.

• Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• The Return of Godzilla
• Batman Begins
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• Shin Godzilla
• Bumblebee
• Star Trek
• Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
• The Thing

A ranking of everything Lupin III.

1. Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

   Perfection

2. Lupin III: The First

   The greatest celebration of the character of Lupin III and all his wacky friends

3. Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

   Pretty epic.

4. Lupin the Third: Goemon's Blood Spray

   Hawk best villain.

5. Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

   mamo?

6. Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

   Kikuchi making the most based soundtrack.

7. Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis

   Zenigata's finest hour.

8. Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

   Monty Python X Lupin III

9. Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone

   Man these guys got skill

10. Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

    What?

...plus 8 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Lets go Gamera!
Gameraaaaa!
Gameraaaaa!
Gamera is really neat,
Gamera is filled with meat,
We've been eating Gameraaaaa!
Shells, teeth, eyes, flames, claws, breath, scales, fun!
Dr. Forrester is kind of a jerk,
And Frank is really dumb, too.
We have to take part in these lame experiments,
But do we complain?
No!
No!
Yes!
Huh?
So we "hi-keeba" all over the place,
And talk of a thousand wonderful days.
Everybody now
Gamera is really sweet,
He is filled with turtle meat,
Now we have Commercial Sign!

1. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
2. Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
3. Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
4. Gamera vs. Guiron
5. Gamera the Brave
6. Gamera vs. Jiger
7. Gamera vs. Gyaos
8. Gamera vs. Barugon
9. Gamera
10. Gamera, the Giant Monster

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Thank you Voc for all the Epic movies.

• The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
• Enter the Dragon
• Plan 9 from Outer Space
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo
• The Iron Giant
• Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
• Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
• Police Story
• Drunken Master II

...plus 52 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Apes. Together. A hit or miss franchise.

1. Planet of the Apes

   Masterpiece

2. Escape from the Planet of the Apes

   Great

3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

   Mmmmm, saucy.

4. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

   It good.

5. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

   Good.

6. War for the Planet of the Apes

   I'm gonna get hate for this aren't I?

7. Beneath the Planet of the Apes

   Eh...

8. Battle for the Planet of the Apes

   Bad.

9. Planet of the Apes

   Kill me.