NinjaChampion
Joined Aug 2001
Welcome to the new profile
We're still working on updating some profile features. To see the badges, ratings breakdowns, and polls for this profile, please go to the previous version.
Reviews6
NinjaChampion's rating
This was one of Vincent Price's last works, but the creative spirit which he brings to his acting is still evident. Despite the fact that this film is really an instructional video for a Mishika camera, it is still enjoyable to watch, mainly because Mr. Price is so darn creepy. After all, in what other instructional video are you going to find Vincent Price addressing your average suburban family on camera instructions? Although there are occasional times when it is obvious Mr. Price is reading from cue cards, the occasional references to his other films are entertaining for the die-hard Price fan. Especially recommended is the opening and ending sequence, both taking place on a set resembling the "House of Wax" movie set.
If you somehow find this film, I highly recommend you watch it. It will remind you what a talented actor Price was, though it isn't itself the most thrilling thing he has ever done.
If you somehow find this film, I highly recommend you watch it. It will remind you what a talented actor Price was, though it isn't itself the most thrilling thing he has ever done.
I'll be blunt. In my opinion, ghost in the shell is one of the most over-rated of all over-rated anime, and unlike other over-rated anime like Gundam and Dragonball, it doesn't even have any fun parts that make it enjoyable even if you can't stand the plot! The problem is, apparently, those that made ghost in the shell thought that by having the movie try to be everything, it would make up for the fact that none of its attributes were all that spectacular.
You want to see weird philosophical anime? Watch "Serial Experiments laine," at least that presents a few semi-original points here and there. You want big gun martial arts action? See a Chow Yun-fat movie, or any action oriented anime that does it right (robotech, gun smith cats, cowboy bebop, etc.)
The other major problem, I found, was that the movie was WAY to much like William Gibson's "Neuromancer." While I realize that all cyberpunk stories are going to sound like neuromancer until somebody does something to get it a bit more mainstream, I still wish cyberpunk movies like this would do a bit more to be original.
Instead of watching this, watch Cowboy Bebop or Serial Experiments Laine. You'll be glad you did.
You want to see weird philosophical anime? Watch "Serial Experiments laine," at least that presents a few semi-original points here and there. You want big gun martial arts action? See a Chow Yun-fat movie, or any action oriented anime that does it right (robotech, gun smith cats, cowboy bebop, etc.)
The other major problem, I found, was that the movie was WAY to much like William Gibson's "Neuromancer." While I realize that all cyberpunk stories are going to sound like neuromancer until somebody does something to get it a bit more mainstream, I still wish cyberpunk movies like this would do a bit more to be original.
Instead of watching this, watch Cowboy Bebop or Serial Experiments Laine. You'll be glad you did.