Archive for December, 2006

Lupin III :SPS — Stranger Than Fiction — Creep — capsule movie reviews

by Chris   ⋅   December 5, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

In an effort to catch up, here are a few very brief capsules for some flicks we’ve seen recently.
Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Very goofy, but undeniably fun, this live action adaptation of Rupan Sansei by the director of Demon Spies sees Lupin stealing and scheming to win the heart of a beautiful, ever so greedy [...]

Japanese Hell (aka: Jigoku (1999)) movie review

by Chris   ⋅   December 5, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

So here’s a film that’s received a bit of bad online press due to a rather common misconception (and one initially shared by myself). Teruo Ishii’s Jigoku is not a remake of the 1960 Jigoku, but the result of a merging of two separate Ishii projects due to budgetary constraints and studio mandates. The [...]

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