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Sidonia no Kishi (2014)
Solid drama/mystery, excellent mecha battles, and some philosophical pondering on the side as well
Excellent watch for both newcomers and experienced anime viewers alike.
Although it has a 3d animation which is not so common in anime, it is still put to good use in the battle scenes, but also in regular drama moments as well.
Most characters can easily be categorized into classic anime tropes, but this show doesn't pretend it is reinventing the wheel. It is doing the hero-saves-all thing in a very satisfying way. The hero is of course the center of a harem, but that theme is done quite tastefully here as not everyone drools over him.
The battles are top of the notch. Dynamic, intense, with plenty of cool moments, not just your regular what-the-hell-is-going-on-here battles.
And maybe my favorite part is the mystery and the many questions it presents the viewer, which are not to be taken lightly. It wonders about gender, love, friendship, and then delves into some more heavy themes like cloning, calculations with death as collateral damage, and some other ones( shouldn't spoil anything :) )
I give my humble recommendation. You are not gonna regret watching this!
The Book of Eli (2010)
Could have been so much better (Spoilers only at the end)
The movie starts just fine by setting up the post-apocalyptic world with awesome soundtrack, revealing panoramas, and Denzel Washington doing his best to survive. Some nice camera work at the beginning.
Just a bit later we are shown that Denzel's character is a freaking Rambo. OK. I can swallow that since the action scenes are pretty good. And who wouldn't want to see Denzel chop-off arms and heads left and right with a machete (even though he has a gun at him at all time)?
Story progresses and we find out why Denzel is so special. He caries a book. And the main villain, played by Garry Oldman, wants it badly.
Then we have the fun part of the movie: we get to watch chasing and shooting and fighting, and also Mila Kunis (Solara) failing to act yet again, then also some chit-chat about the book and why its so important. All fine and dandy.
(Massive Spoilers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Mila Kunis can't act. No, wait, you knew that.
The book carried by Eli is the Bible, and Oldman wants to use it to rule the world (smart guy this Gary, learns from history). Eli however, is a completely invincible killing machine because he was apparently chosen by God (who spoke to him) to bring the Bible to a peaceful society. Even though it is hinted that the apocalypse was brought upon by religious conflict. Supported by the fact that every Bible was burned except the one owned by Eli.
Also, the bible Eli was carrying is a Braille version of the book. Because Eli was blind the whole time. Yup, I just saved you a couple of hours (download time included).
Hulk (2003)
Most underrated superhero movie
I watched Hulk recently on TV, and was just reminded of how good it is compared to ALL other movies, not just comic adaptations. Especially since it is not your usual superhero story with a boy who gets superpowers and gets to fight crime, bla bla bla...
The best of the movie for me are the facial expressions of Hulk - they are done so well here with the CG that I am starting to believe they hired the real Hulk, filmed him and then added some shaders to give it a CG feel :D But seriously though, the story is really moving, and Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly and Nick Nolte really pull the movie in the right direction.
So if you are reading this "review", go watch it, you won't regret it no matter your taste of movies.
Cheers.
Serenity (2005)
A big budget series finale
I am giving it a 6, a relatively low rating cause of the following:
As a stand alone movie, it deserves a 4. Reasons: Viewers not familiar with the characters will not become more familiar with them through this movie. They wont know Mal holds a massive grudge against the Alliance, they wont know the pilot is the crew comedian, they wont know who the hell is the Priest or the Companion and how much they mean to Mal and the crew, and they will wonder what the hell is going on between Kaylee and Simon. IMO it is all very poorly presented to new viewers.
As a closure of Firefly series, it deserves about 8. I enjoyed it as a Firefly fan: great opening scenes, a very good plot, and I am satisfied with the end. Maybe a mistake to kill the pilot so suddenly and pointlessly like its a Tarantino movie, it did not produce any particular effect whatsoever except to make us sadder. He might as well lived, it wouldn't make the movie worse.
So I am just averaging it and it turns out 6. I know many people will not agree with me, I find it a little low as well, but 7 puts it in a way better class of movies. And it already has a way higher rating then it should have.