Blood, the Last Vampire
Boma at 12:43 AM
Ok, I dwelt on this one for a while before getting it. I like vampire themes. I read reviews on it which were pretty much down the middle. Either you loved it or you hated it kinda deal. In the end, after much deliberation I give it a thumbs up. Anywho, a little about it which isn't much. Basically you have this girl, Saya, and she hunts down these demons that survive by devouring human blood. Oh! And it takes place a day before the Vietnam War on an American airforce base in Japan. That's it. I liked it because of a couple of things one of which is the animation. It's detailed with good use of CG animation added in to give some scenes more depth and perception. I also like how the audio language goes back and forth between English and Japanese. A couple downers are 1) it's a short "movie". 40 minutes tops, I'd have to double check. The package says running time 83 minutes, well there's a making-of documentary as an extra and they added the times together so don't let it fool you. For the amount of time it is though, I thought the events/story went smoothly. It doesn't leave hanging but rather wanting more. 2) The nurse's englsih voice started to annoy me by the end. There's like a 3 second pause between the words she spoke. I just want to slap her and say "SAY IT ALREADY!!" But if your in the mood from something with a lot of action and blood, don't want to kill a lot of brain cells thinking about the plot, and don't have a lot of time to kill, check it out.
Boma at 11:37 PM
Bastard!
Boma at 12:42 AM
Ok, I got this one, again, from sheer curiosity. I mean seriously "Bastard!"? Anywho, it's about Dark Schneider a powerful warlock hellbent on mayhem, destruction and world domination. He is finally sealed by the people of Meta-Rikana. Years later his generals decide to continue with the mayhem, destruction and world domination. Out of desperation the people release Dark Schneider to protect them from the generals. But he's not going to protect them cause he's a nice guy, he doesn't take well to being attacked himself by his old generals and army. And as the description on the back of the case ends "it's been a while since he had some fun . . ." Mature audiences only, bloody violence, sexual inuendos (funny!), and nudity. This is only six episodes in all and leaves you wanting more at the end. The animation style is nothing spectacular being done in 1992 and has that grainy look in the transfer. If you want a really good laugh watch this in the english dub. It's hysterical, no matter how sinister and menacing the characters try to be I always cracked up. An example is Dark Schneider, his voice is so ridiculous it sounds like the actor held his nose while he performed. The only recognizable voice actor in this "series" is David Lucas as the Ninja General guy. And the inuendos, "To release the warlock, we must break your holy seal" (they say to the virgin . . .) anyway that's close enough you get the idea. Overall, I liked the action, the story and animation is decent, I'd give this one a 4.5 out of 10
Boma at 11:27 PM
