SETI Movie Reviews

Of the different continuities in the Tenchi Muyo Anime this is the one I liked the least. Actually, I take that back; "Pretty Sammy" is the worst. I thought I should get the stuff I don't like out of the way. In "Tenchi in Tokyo" the animation is ghetto, and the subject matter seems less mature than the "Tenchi Muyo" and "Tenchi Universe" continuities but there is some stuff here that Toonami, in their cowardice of mature themes, cut from the OAV which you now get to see. Yeah, yeah the art isn't that great; this doesn't make it a bad seires to add to your collection however. In fact, in spite of the drawbacks I've singled out here it's still a great romantic comedy Anime.

All the girls still love Tenchi, and as is the norm in the other Tenchi shows, Ryoko and Ayeka can't stop fighting over him. Now they have even more competition, a cute girl named Sakuya works her way into Tenchi's heart, which makes for tons of hillarious moments between all of the original Tenchi characters.

Without giving too much away, I just want to say that parts of this show were immature to me, but hey, it's a cartoon right? Tenchi and Tenchi Universe have their dopey moments too. Overall I forgot about the crummy animation in favor of the story which is classic Tenchi. It's involving, funny and very fun to watch and I reccomend this to anybody. Just be warned that the art in this is not even close to Tenchi and Tenchi Universe.

I gave it four stars becasue of the art. I should give it 5 just for not being "Pretty Sammy", but 4 is good.

I'm sure that those who have been continuosly watching the series will find these episodes both fun, humourous and emotionally interesting. The animation is somewhat disapointing from what Tenchi fans have seen in the OVA series and Tenchi Universe. However the excellent plot and well thought out story lines of these episodes should keep you interested. The first episode Old friends is a continuation of the struggle for the Tenchi Family to reunite after the huge battle caused by Yugi at the Masaki Shrine. This episode shows Mihoshi and Kiyone antics and comedy and has mix of Ryoko's emotional ideas, which creates a great combination. The last episode is exceptional because it shows us the secrets of Sakuya Kumishiro's past, Tenchi's current steady girlfriend, that gives a great lead off into the next dvd, this dvd requires more special features and thankfully includes a scene acess for each of the episodes. If you truly are a Tenchi fan that i'm sure those of you who have been keeping up with the series will enjoy these episodes!

As comical as Tenchi can get.. awesome fight scenes. I'm a big fan of the original series and hate to get mixed up with these alternate timelines, however, this is one of the good ones.

This video is unlike any others. Joe doesn't go through all of the "routine" pieces as in other shows. There isn't "mail time". The clues are animated and actually sing and talk. Joe doesn't actually "draw" these clues. The second video is "numbers everywhere" and it is really more of a high level preschool show. The counting is up to 100. My child was turned off without all of the traditional "blue's clues" events.

For me, to have those on DVD, with Steve whom my 3 year old loves makes this DVD worth the price of admission. While Joe is pretty good, Steve has a quality that makes preschoolers feel like he is talking just to them! The ABC's episode is fantastic for a three and up, as a 2 year old, it went above his head, and what they asked them to understand was too much, but now, on DVD he loved it and was able to participate right along -- they need to recognize first letters of words maybe to truly appreciate it. The 123s episode is wonderful, teaches counting, addition, subtraction, more, haven't even watched the Joe episodes in 3 viewings.

This volume of Dual! gives an up-close and personal look at Miss Ra. All three episodes are pretty devoted to plot development and an exploration of the parallel world and the artifact. We learn a lot more about the Rara army and family. And, once again, there's a cliff-hanger ending. Overall, an excellent volume. Highly recommended.

"Dual" is a very hard series to classify. In the first DVD of the series, I found myself comparing it constantly to "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and the first "El-Hazard" OAV series - so much so that I could describe each character based on one from each of those series. In the second, I found myself thinking throughout much of the disc that it was falling back on the old AIC (the company that produced Dual, Tenchi Muyo and El-Hazard among others) plot device of "many girls living with one boy" and the difficulties that ensue.

In this, the third disc, I think the series is starting to find its own path with an interesting plot and a new romantic lead. For the third volume, Kazuki (the main male character) is caught behind the Rara lines and is nursed back to health by the parallel world's version of Mitsuki. After various romantic entanglements, Kazuki is sent back to the Sanadas and we start to see a romance blooming between Kazuki and the parallel Mituski left behind in Rara-land. To say much more would be to give away the point of the entire disc, but the star-crossed lovers theme seems to be what was aimed for here. It actually succeeds fairly well, too. Firm romance between two characters is not something we see a lot with AIC (the only other notable exception that comes to mind is Makoto and Ifurita in the original El-Hazard OAV) and I'm glad to see it again. It's something the series definitely benefits from.

Technically the disc is quite nice. The extras include character data, conceptual art, TV commercials (that are, for once, subtitled) and two more easter eggs in the form of mini animated manga. The picture and sound are both quite nice in keeping with most Pioneer releases and the menu is much more like the first DVD's menu than the second's, for which I am grateful.

Overall, I liked this disc a lot. The creators of Dual have, I think, finally found the right balance to strike between parody, familiar plot devices and original ideas. With luck, they will continue this balance in the fourth disc and give the series a wonderful ending. In the meantime, if you've seen the first two discs of Dual, I definitely recommend picking this one up as well.

Has I have watched more and more dvd titles produced by pioneer,I have come to expect one thing, it being solid. There is nothing wrong with being solid. While Pioneer hasn't produced anything spectular like Cowboy Bebop, or Neon Genesis, I am constantly amazed how much I still enjoy title's by Pioneee, like Trigun, Tenchi Muyo, serial Experiment Lain. Dual Trouble Vision is no different. In the final dvd One Vision the series comes to an end at episode 13, but it has an extra OVA in episode 14. In this installement of the series finally some question on answered about why Kazuki is in one world but not the other, and some answers about the orgin of D. Overall the animation is what you would expect from something produced by Pioneer, solid. Noticing a common theme. But haveing said that the more important parts of the the series are well done so the viewer can get the full extent of what the characters are going through. So if you seen the first three installements this is a must buy.

This movie is great it has action and adventure i encourage anyone that likes anime to see it.

A million times better than clerks. Funny, fresh, original characters.

"Killer: A Journal Of Murder" is not as deep as itpretends to be. It doesn't really dwelve into the mind of a killerlike other movies. But it's still pretty interesting and the viewer never really wants to stop watching it. The heart of the film is intriguing: A young gaurd is fascinated by the perverse and dark life of the most dangerous man in the prison. The screenplay is vicious and gritty (even a nice librarian gets raped) and the characters though not perfect, are still well-written to a certain extent. I wasn't riveted, but I was interested and it did make me think for a while. This is more about the lure of evil and it's mechanics and maybe even redemption. Not a masterpiece, but still a good film.

Based upon a true story by Thomas E. Gaddis and James O. Long, this film stars James Woods (Citizen Cohn, Ghosts of Mississippi) as Carl Panzram, a convict who admits to multiple murders. The film opens with a narration by Henry Lesser (Harold Gould, best known as a television actor on shows including Rhoda and The Golden Girls), recounting the Panzram's story. We then see the young Lesser (is that lesser Lesser?), played by Robert Sean Leonard (Swing Kids), about to start his new job as a prison guard at Leavenworth -- it is the late 1920's. Panzram has been incarcerated at Leavenworth for burglary. He is a wise-ass and the more he mouths off the more the guards beat on him, and the more they beat on him the more he mouths off, and the more he...well, you get the picture.

After one particularly brutal beating that leaves Panzram's face a bloody pulp, Lesser -- the guard with a heart -- encounters him and takes an interest in him. He wants to know more about him -- what has brought him here, why is he being beat upon by the other guards, etc. Lesser even breaks the rules and gives him a dollar, enough to buy him a hefty supply of cigarettes and candy bars. Panzram tells Lesser that he is in fact a brutal killer, and wants to document his life and turn it over to him. Problem is that pencils and paper are also forbidden. Fear not, for Mr. Lesser comes through again, after some initial trepidation.

What Lesser reads is horrifying. Panzram admits to killing 21 men, which we see flashed in kind of a newsreel fashion. He recounts a time when he was incarcerated under a Warden Charles Casey (Steve Forrest) who tried to rehabilitate him and the system. He allowed him to go on unsupervised furloughs, so long as he returned that night, which he always does. It blows up when he rapes a woman (Ellen Greene, Little Shop Of Horrors) he befriends from the local library and Casey is fired.

Finally Panzram tires of the beatings being inflicted upon him by the guards and kills one of them in a disturbingly violent scene. Panzram is sentenced to death for his crime, as is his wish.

The film is a study of the curious (to me anyway) relationship between a kind-hearted, religious prison guard and a brutal monster of an inmate. What drew Lesser to this man? Granted he is a highly intelligent individual, but he displays little redeeming qualities. His kindness to Lesser consists merely of not filling him.

In the movie it only says Panzram killed 21 men, but gives no other details of his crimes. By doing a little searching, I was able to find a more specific account as follows:

His criminal career started early enough -- he was eight when first convicted (drunk & disorderly conduct). Three years later, a string of burglaries landed him in reform school. During his stint there, he torched a building. He would leave the institution at age thirteen, filled with the knowledge that last him a lifetime -- "how to steal, lie, hate, burn and kill". Paroled into the gentle arms of his mother, he promptly ran away to pursue a hobo's life. In a boxcar, he was gang-raped by four "burly bums", who taught him another valuable lesson -- "force and might make right".

Following a stint in the army (which culminated in a court-martial and three years at Leavenworth) he embarked on a career of spectacular brutality. Traveling around the globe -- South America, Europe, Africa and back to the US -- he left a wake of corpses. With proceeds from a heist, he bought a ship and lured ten sailors aboard with the promise of free bootleg liquor. After the seamen drank themselves into a stupor, Panzram raped them, shot each one in the head and dumped them in the briny blue. Later, in West Africa, he hired eight native guides to help him hunt crocodiles. Once again, he raped and murdered them all -- then fed their bodies to the crocs for sport.

James Woods is fantastic as the brutal Carl Panzram. Anyone who has seen him in The Onion Field or Citizen Cohn knows this guy can act with the best, particularly is the "bad guy" role (I also hear he's wonderful in Ghosts Of Mississippi). He displays both the intelligence and the brutality of his character. His performance alone is worth your $3.25.

Panzram pens his journal with the idea of showing how his life of crime and murder is a result of society. He is a product of the system -- of the people he has encountered and the prisons he is incarcerated in. Able to take it no more, he lobbies for his own execution. So the "purpose" of the film seems to be an effort to back the "environmental" theory of criminality as well as a call for prison reform.

It should also be noted that the movie was filmed in Connecticut and Rhode Island and produced by Oliver Stone.

Until next time, the Cheese reminds you, "that ain't butter!"

I for one fail to understand why James Woods did not get an Oscar for this fine performance except possibly for the fact that this movie is too powerful for most stomachs. As someone who works in the Juvenile prison system, and as a Jew, a relate so strongly to the feelings of helpless outrage felt by the guard. I feel this movie should be required in all temples, synagogues, criminal justice programs, social work programs, psychology programs and recommend it for anyone who wants to see the depths and heights and realites of living in this world. It is so finely tuned, I fail to see the flaw referred to to in the review.

In this horribly one sided excuse for a documentary Mr. Moore shows Americans as gun-toting murderers, The fact that this won an Oscar is a sham. Moore misrepresented facts, and spliceed together interviews to make is opponants seem cold-blooded and mean. Throught the film he preaches in such a sickiningly self-righteous mannner that i as liberal and registered Democrat(someone Moore was aiming the picture towards, i imagine) was sickened by his tone. Moore fails to take his opponants seriiously instead he mocks them, and smugly tells us his "facts". Moore mentions that Canada, the U.K. and Germany have lower gun-related deaths than we do, he grouped all deaths together, leaving out self-defense, accidents and suicides, which are not murders. The fact that Moore blamed the Work-for welfare for the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, shows how Moore disregards other factors, that have contributed to the tragidies, and instead consentrates on things that are perhaps remotely responsible. We should have sticter gun laws, yes, but a piece of biased trash like this hurts the gun-control supporters. Watching Moore exploit the tragedies in Flint and columbine is sickening, almost as sickening as his being rewarded with an oscar for this "film". Watching Moore constantly state the number of gun related deths reminde me of a dialouge in All in the family, this may not be a totally accurate script of the exchange as iam going from memory.
"Did you know that many(I forget the number) americans are killed by hand guns each year?"
" Would it make you feel any better little girl if they was pushed out of windows?"
In short, sorry this is so long by the way, do not buy this film. i lived to regret it, thought it did make a fairly good discus. By the way I voted for Nader, in the last election. So I am not a gun-toting conservative.

Anyone see this guy at the Oscars? This is a prime example why you should never give a microphone to the fat kid that sits in the corner of the room in high school. He made me proud to be a conservative. But anyway, about this home movie: I think the scenes with Charlton Heston were the best and very typical of the leftist elite; i.e. wait until a conservative icon is suffering from Alzheimer's, then attack him on camera where you can edit the "interview" to your liking, making said icon look foolish as possible. Christ, and they say conservatives are cruel. Well, at least we aren't cowardly. Moore, like a lot of isolated, privileged liberals, imagine that America is basically liberal, too. Mr. Moore, Clooney, and all the rest of them ought to come on down to South Florida. His insights into the American "gun culture" are as flawed as the film's implication that somehow American's themselves caused the terrorist bombing of 9/11. Mr. Moore is one of those American hating Americans that only a very rich, stable culture can produce. All in all, another petty swipe by yet another rich boy at the very country and culture that have made him fat and happy.

this is one amazing movie. i saw an Oprah episode on it a few months back and couldnt wait until it came out on dvd. it took some convincing for my parents to let me see it (im only 13) but because of my maturity they allowed me to see it. i couldnt touch the remote to pause it, even when i had to seriously go to the bathroom. it took me 3 viewings to take in all of the information that was thrown at me but eventually i was amazed by how disgusting our country is. disregard what michael moore said at the oscars (depite the fact that he was right) and pick up this movie. take this into consideration. Number of gun deaths per year per country:Germany:381 France:255 Canada:165 UK:68 Austrailia:65 Japan:39 and the US:11127. a bit shocking, right? also, charlton heston had the nerve to vist littleton the month after the columbine shooting, and visted flint the week after the youngest school shooing of a 6 year old to hold pro gun rallies. he was speechless when moore asked him why he chose those places at those difficult times. moore left a picture of the slain girl, Kayla Rollands, at hestons door. this movie should not be missed. it had me debating with my friends of gun control at 8th grade lunch and protesting the use of toy guns on an elementary school playground. it will completely change the way you think

A good film will never take itself too seriously. A good film will remind you that you are watching a film, not a slice of reality. In most respects, this makes it all the more fun to watch. Troopers is the epitome of tongue-in-cheek.
Troopers never, ever, ever takes itself seriously. And it does it well. It's funny because it's ridiculous, because it's so... gross. You feel for the characters because they're so blatantly two-dimensional. You care about them.
I mean, come on. Massive bugs that want to destroy humanity? Hardly an original set-up for a film. Throw in some megabudget CGI, some rather weak actors, a shower scene and LOTS of fake blood, this could have been a huge flop. But because it was tongue-in-cheek all the way through, because it acknowledged its own absurdity, Troopers has become a cult classic. Even if nobody 'gets' the satirical undertones, it's a fun film that's fun to watch, with lots of nice gory action sequences.

ok, bugs in space splattering blood and guts all over the camera. a bit much at times but if you remember that its just a make-believe movie and don't let kids anywhere near it, its good.

I love Starship Troopers. It's an awesome totally underrated sci-fi action flick. It's really a movie made a high school audience but is made an adult world.

Starship Troopers was directed by Paul Verhoven(Robocop,Total Recall, Basic Instinct). It's easily one of the best pictures he's ever done. He's an underrated director in Hollywood and it's a shame more people don't know who he is.

The movie is based of the Robert Heimlin novel. I don't know how accurate it is to the book, because I've never read it. The movie tells the story of a bunch of kids who are graduating from high school. They live an a nazi based society. They all join the service so they can become citizens. They all end up fighting bugs and saving the day. Well the ones that live.

The movie has great special effects. In Disc 2 on the extras they go through and show how a lot of the stuff was done. Some of it is impressive and it shows how much time can go into just a couple of simple shots. All the bugs look realistic. Plenty of humans get ripped to shred in all the blood and gore. The space shots and ship shots are also great. The movie can't be praised enough for it's special effects.

The movie has a great young cast. Casper Van Dien plays an outstanding lead guy. It's a shame this has been his only hit movie. He's great as Johnny Rico. Denise Richards is awesome in the movie. She has to be easily one of the most beautiful woman in the world. It's also got the guy from Doogie Howser and it's kind of funny to see him again. Dina Meyer is in it and she's hot too. Just a great young cast.

I love Starship Troopers. I don't know what else to tell you about other than I love it. I love sci-fi action flicks and this is one of the best I've ever seen. It's a very rated R moive for blood,gore,violence,language, and nudity. What else would you ecxpect from Vonhoven. It's an awesome movie. Don't miss out.

A good film will never take itself too seriously. A good film will remind you that you are watching a film, not a slice of reality. In most respects, this makes it all the more fun to watch. Troopers is the epitome of tongue-in-cheek.
Troopers never, ever, ever takes itself seriously. And it does it well. It's funny because it's ridiculous, because it's so... gross. You feel for the characters because they're so blatantly two-dimensional. You care about them.
I mean, come on. Massive bugs that want to destroy humanity? Hardly an original set-up for a film. Throw in some megabudget CGI, some rather weak actors, a shower scene and LOTS of fake blood, this could have been a huge flop. But because it was tongue-in-cheek all the way through, because it acknowledged its own absurdity, Troopers has become a cult classic. Even if nobody 'gets' the satirical undertones, it's a fun film that's fun to watch, with lots of nice gory action sequences.

ok, bugs in space splattering blood and guts all over the camera. a bit much at times but if you remember that its just a make-believe movie and don't let kids anywhere near it, its good.

I love Starship Troopers. It's an awesome totally underrated sci-fi action flick. It's really a movie made a high school audience but is made an adult world.

Starship Troopers was directed by Paul Verhoven(Robocop,Total Recall, Basic Instinct). It's easily one of the best pictures he's ever done. He's an underrated director in Hollywood and it's a shame more people don't know who he is.

The movie is based of the Robert Heimlin novel. I don't know how accurate it is to the book, because I've never read it. The movie tells the story of a bunch of kids who are graduating from high school. They live an a nazi based society. They all join the service so they can become citizens. They all end up fighting bugs and saving the day. Well the ones that live.

The movie has great special effects. In Disc 2 on the extras they go through and show how a lot of the stuff was done. Some of it is impressive and it shows how much time can go into just a couple of simple shots. All the bugs look realistic. Plenty of humans get ripped to shred in all the blood and gore. The space shots and ship shots are also great. The movie can't be praised enough for it's special effects.

The movie has a great young cast. Casper Van Dien plays an outstanding lead guy. It's a shame this has been his only hit movie. He's great as Johnny Rico. Denise Richards is awesome in the movie. She has to be easily one of the most beautiful woman in the world. It's also got the guy from Doogie Howser and it's kind of funny to see him again. Dina Meyer is in it and she's hot too. Just a great young cast.

I love Starship Troopers. I don't know what else to tell you about other than I love it. I love sci-fi action flicks and this is one of the best I've ever seen. It's a very rated R moive for blood,gore,violence,language, and nudity. What else would you ecxpect from Vonhoven. It's an awesome movie. Don't miss out.

A good film will never take itself too seriously. A good film will remind you that you are watching a film, not a slice of reality. In most respects, this makes it all the more fun to watch. Troopers is the epitome of tongue-in-cheek.
Troopers never, ever, ever takes itself seriously. And it does it well. It's funny because it's ridiculous, because it's so... gross. You feel for the characters because they're so blatantly two-dimensional. You care about them.
I mean, come on. Massive bugs that want to destroy humanity? Hardly an original set-up for a film. Throw in some megabudget CGI, some rather weak actors, a shower scene and LOTS of fake blood, this could have been a huge flop. But because it was tongue-in-cheek all the way through, because it acknowledged its own absurdity, Troopers has become a cult classic. Even if nobody 'gets' the satirical undertones, it's a fun film that's fun to watch, with lots of nice gory action sequences.

ok, bugs in space splattering blood and guts all over the camera. a bit much at times but if you remember that its just a make-believe movie and don't let kids anywhere near it, its good.

I love Starship Troopers. It's an awesome totally underrated sci-fi action flick. It's really a movie made a high school audience but is made an adult world.

Starship Troopers was directed by Paul Verhoven(Robocop,Total Recall, Basic Instinct). It's easily one of the best pictures he's ever done. He's an underrated director in Hollywood and it's a shame more people don't know who he is.

The movie is based of the Robert Heimlin novel. I don't know how accurate it is to the book, because I've never read it. The movie tells the story of a bunch of kids who are graduating from high school. They live an a nazi based society. They all join the service so they can become citizens. They all end up fighting bugs and saving the day. Well the ones that live.

The movie has great special effects. In Disc 2 on the extras they go through and show how a lot of the stuff was done. Some of it is impressive and it shows how much time can go into just a couple of simple shots. All the bugs look realistic. Plenty of humans get ripped to shred in all the blood and gore. The space shots and ship shots are also great. The movie can't be praised enough for it's special effects.

The movie has a great young cast. Casper Van Dien plays an outstanding lead guy. It's a shame this has been his only hit movie. He's great as Johnny Rico. Denise Richards is awesome in the movie. She has to be easily one of the most beautiful woman in the world. It's also got the guy from Doogie Howser and it's kind of funny to see him again. Dina Meyer is in it and she's hot too. Just a great young cast.

I love Starship Troopers. I don't know what else to tell you about other than I love it. I love sci-fi action flicks and this is one of the best I've ever seen. It's a very rated R moive for blood,gore,violence,language, and nudity. What else would you ecxpect from Vonhoven. It's an awesome movie. Don't miss out.