Jump to content

johnkillingsworth

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    135

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by johnkillingsworth

  1. johnkillingsworth
    Watched this tonight and it was...okay. Better than MoS because of Affleck's Batman and Amy Adams. Affleck really does a good Bruce Wayne. I enjoyed some parts and thought the actors did pretty well with what they were given. The effects were decent and it was entertaining. I definitely scratched my head in a few parts - like when Wonder Woman is checking her email during a critical countdown. How did she get home and into her comfy clothes so quickly? The dream sequences were distracting (worst part of the whole movie) and I thought they forced the whole 'Justice League' element a little too much. I guess it was necessary to build up the impending crossover movie. Looking forward to the solo WW film.
  2. johnkillingsworth
    +1 on the Heroic Age recommendation and fairly decent show. I'll throw out a couple recommends: Knights of Sidonia, Infinite Ryvius, and The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (space comedy).
  3. johnkillingsworth
    The first GitS movie is definitely a classic, but pure Oshii - slow-paced and dry. I prefer it greatly to the sequel which focused on Batou and had vastly different animation quality (more CG). I don't like how later releases of the first GitS movie changed the color palette and added more CG to make it uniform with the 'sequel'. The manga by Shirow is totally different in tone and he's a playful author with many light comedy moments to balance the serious scenes. Oshii doesn't do comedy. Check out my reviews for them: http://dubsub.blogspot.com/2013/12/ghost-in-shell-anime-movie-review.html and http://dubsub.blogspot.com/2014/07/ghost-in-shell-2-innocence-anime-movie.html The two TV series are very different than the movies (no Oshii) and closer to the manga. You get light-hearted moments (especially the Tachikomas). I enjoyed both series and recommend them. Each has a condensed 'movie' version which cuts out a lot of the cutesy stuff and unifies the main stories.
  4. johnkillingsworth
    I've had Irresponsible Captain Tylor on my shelf for years and I finally watched it recently. I was totally on the fence between disliking Tylor as a total moron or considering him an idiot savant. Couple episodes were pure gold, but an equal number were lame. The last few episodes swayed my opinion and the final scene clinched it. Good ensemble cast of characters (loved that they had a marine named Jason who wore a hockey mask). Just started watching the OVA this week. Hope you enjoy it!
  5. johnkillingsworth
    Agreed. I watched it on Netflix and then bought the dvd set. It didn't hurt the dvds were affordable on ebay. Heck yeah. It kept me guessing on what would happen next. Very suspenseful and always leaves you with a cliffhanger. Wish the 2nd season was available. Watching Knights of Sidonia and it reminds me a little of AOT in that regard. Only complaint is the damn cel-shaded character animation.
  6. johnkillingsworth
    Feeling the old school anime lately. Seems like whenever the holidays roll around I try to watch something from the 80s or 90s. Pulled Zeta Gundam, Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Slayers seasons 1-3, and Aura Battler Dunbine from my shelf. That should do it.
  7. johnkillingsworth
    I'm guessing the 0D will have a black friday deal at HLJ like the 19 did. I'll wait for that.
  8. johnkillingsworth
    Yes, probably one of the top reasons I watch older anime (let's say 10+ years). Same fascination with old sci-fi/horror movies. Absolutely can't help it and likely the reason I enjoy Netflix so much (tons of awful movies/series on there, like The Keep or The Stuff!)
  9. johnkillingsworth
    Very good points on realism vs. stylized animation/art. I think modern anime and manga/comic book fans expect a certain level of realism because we are an aging fanbase. Technology and information availability have aided this trend. Look at US comics over the past decade and you'll see major evolution (widescreen stories with less word balloons, realistic costumes based on actual fabrics). I love realism applied to classic animation works (Transformers is a great example when you consider how simplistic the original toys/animation were). Animation began with very simple technology (hand-drawn cels) which was labor intensive. Human beings instantly recognize facial expressions and assign emotional states to them. It's a short cut to getting your point across and it saved money. Current animation/art is bridging the gap between stylized art and reality (look at video games). A major divide formed with traditional art vs. CG (think Studio Ghibli) and we currently have a marriage between the two. We're in a constant state of transition and animation/art in 10 years will probably be much more realistic. As to the facial expressions and colors of characters/mecha - I think they directly link to the human mind's recognition of certain visual cues to represent specific meanings. That may never go away despite technological advances and especially for art aimed at children (who have the most basic recognition due to limited experience). I personally prefer consistency and a random goofy face expression can throw me off (or make me laugh) in a serious show. At the end of the day we're talking about works of fiction which can take creative license to get their point across. When the military rolls out the valks and space fortresses they will not mess around with the colors (or put faces on the robot forms, although skulls would be pretty badass). Not to derail this conversation too much away from the VF-0D - I'm looking forward to it (with a lighter blue color scheme - almost 'Max') and hope they re-release the entire Macross Zero line. Praying it's not more than $250, but I'll support them regardless. I sold off my entire M0 collection after deciding to focus on the M7 releases and can now afford new versions. If they gain enough momentum to release a GBP prototype then I will freak out
  10. johnkillingsworth
    I really enjoyed watching the original and comparing notes to Robotech. A lot of differences and I agree the music in RT was iconic (plus the nostalgia factor). I absolutely loved the opening theme song to Mospeada!
  11. johnkillingsworth

    needs to save up a bunch of money to buy an Arcadia YF-19

  12. johnkillingsworth
    Netflix has a ton of Funimation series and quite a few I really enjoyed. I also loved Rin, Spice and Wolf is really good (very slow-paced, but I'm an accountant and the simplified economics were fun) and they finally added the second season, Eden of the East, and Dance in the Vampire Bund.
  13. johnkillingsworth
    Just finished Chrome Shelled Regios and severely underwhelmed by the series ending. All of the major plotlines were left unresolved and no hint at a second season coming up. It had some decent action and neat sci-fi concepts (however unrealistic), but the flashbacks confused the heck out of me (maybe they were an alternate story or movie, it wasn't clear).
  14. johnkillingsworth
    Reissues of all the rare 1/60 v2 valks I don't have yet - VF-X, VF-1S low vis Finish out the Destroids - Phalanx and Spartan Release the VF-1A Alaska Base Get creative on the VF-1 releases - Minmay Guard, etc I'm definitely looking forward to the new YF-19!
  15. johnkillingsworth
    I watched Macross Frontier for the first time over the weekend and was surprised at how much I liked it. Are the follow-up movies any good? It seemed like such a robust series with all the CGI, songs, and complex storyline. Would love to see a new series every five years, but I can only imagine how much work (time/money) it took to create.
  16. johnkillingsworth
    Any 3.0 release would follow the same as 1.0 and 2.0 = DYRL VF-1A Hikaru & VF-1S Focker. I think the 1/48s were exactly the same too.
  17. johnkillingsworth
    Man, that is one fugly battroid mode!
  18. johnkillingsworth
    Finally have a chance to post my 'panic buys' from the last two months: Picked up from HKC: VF-19 Fire, VF-19S, VF-19F, VF-19P, VF-17D, VF-17S w/Super Packs, Super Packs for VF-17, 2x VF-1S unassembled kits. Picked up from ebay: VF-1A TV CF, VF-19 Fire, Sound Booster Picked up from HLJ: 2x VF-1A unassembled kits, 2x VF-1J unassembled kits Only things left I would consider are VF-1S Low Vis and VF-4G, but wife would probably kill me if I bought those after spending this much already.
  19. johnkillingsworth
    DSCN6906 Copy

    From the album: Untitled Album

  20. johnkillingsworth

    Untitled Album

    Images added to a gallery album owned by johnkillingsworth in Macross Collections

  21. johnkillingsworth
    DSCN6904 Copy

    From the album: Untitled Album

  22. johnkillingsworth
    I liked Gasaraki, but it can be a bit slow and the characters are definitely bland. The ending is a bit out there too. The mech designs were pretty neat and I really liked the soundtrack (early 90s techno-ish). Maybe I'm just nostalgic because I watched it before turning into a jaded anime watcher and still thought every show was cool.
  23. johnkillingsworth
    Gunnm (aka Battle Angel Alita) is an awesome manga. One of the classic cyberpunk stories and great imagery. The anime was not at the same level, but still pretty decent (dated of course). It was one of the first anime I watched years after Robotech aired (also the Fist of the North Star movie) which got me hooked back in the early '90s. It's got all the elements - post-apocalyptic, cyborgs, violence, excessive blood, sex, and a tragic story.
  24. johnkillingsworth
    I thought Rune Soldier was a great comedy series. Perfectly lighthearted and goofy. Lodoss War is the complete opposite, but maybe the creator needed a little break from being so serious too.
  25. johnkillingsworth
    HKC has restocked a few items this week: VF-19 Sound Booster HK$519 (approx. $67) VF-17D HK$2269 (approx. $295) They increased the price of the unpainted VF-1J and VF-1S kits to HK$539 approx. $70 (up HK$10 or $1.30)
×
×
  • Create New...