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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus 2000
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First watch:
Script and plot are perfectly standard, like Gigan level standard but something about the whole rest of the production really puts it a bit above for me. I actually kinda felt for the humans here, didn’t feel overstuffed by Megaguirus showing up while the humans already had a plan going, liked the whole story setup about Godzilla stealing radiation. Just a good one to throw onTranslated from by -
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
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??? Watch:
Having a greater knowledge of film now, I’m seeing so many of the inspirations that I didn’t notice as a child even though I haven’t really seen any of the adventure serials. The biggest one being that Nazi who is so obviously supposed to be a Peter Lorre-type character.
Of course great filmmaking, just stupendous, great shots, great music, acting, etc etc
Also now having watched Schindler’s List and ESPECIALLY Saving Private Ryan it’s so clear to me Spielberg has…Translated from by
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons 1973
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Second watch:
I’m realizing now that the structure of the five men who each have 100 ryo is probably an excuse to cram in as many battles from the manga as possible while also making sense in the story of a single film. Again, great screenplay by Koike.
On that note, the scene where Daigoro defends O-Yo is, in my opinion, a nice little example of how Koike went about adapting his own manga. The greatest difference between that scene…Translated from by -
Drunken Angel 1948
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First watch:
Although Kurosawa had some strong outings with Sanshiro Sugata and One Wonderful Sunday, I think that thematically this is probably where he found his place as a director. I’ve still got some more early ones to watch before I say for sure but for now I feel it’s correct. It’s his first with Toshiro Mifune and therefore his first with that dynamic duo of Mifune and Takashi Shimura, it really digs at those themes of the strife in…Translated from by
