Sky High has got to be one of the stupider movies I’ve ever seen. There are other factors contributing to it being bad, as stupidity doesn’t necessarily undo a film, but it’s real stupid. Shockingly, the screenwriter worked on Kitamura’s perfectly fine Azumi. Sky High’s a prequel to a TV series, which is an adaptation […]
Entries Tagged as 'Kitamura Ryuhei'
Sky High (2003, Kitamura Ryuhei)
August 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Tagged: Kiriyama Isao· Kitamura Ryuhei· Takahasi Tsutomo· Toei Inc· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Versus (2000, Kitamura Ryuhei), the ultimate version
April 12th, 2007 · No Comments
I’m worried I’m tired. The last time I watched Versus, I gave it one. This time I give it three. There’s a slight difference in the version I watched–this time I watched the “Ultimate Version,” which has about the same running time, but ten minutes of reshot scenes. I guess there were some music changes, […]
Tagged: Kitamura Ryuhei· Yamaguchi Yudai· napalm FiLMS· ★★★
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004, Kitamura Ryuhei)
December 20th, 2005 · No Comments
According to Toho, Final Wars is the Godzilla movie for at least ten years. They haven’t been doing to well at the box office. It’s also the 50th anniversary movie (it actually came out last year in Japan, only showing up now on DVD in the US). The film is definitely homage, but not the […]
Tagged: Kiriyama Isao· Kitamura Ryuhei· Mimura Wataru· Toho Company Ltd.· Tomiyama Shogo· ★
Versus (2000, Kitamura Ryuhei), the director’s cut
August 13th, 2005 · No Comments
So, watching Versus, I realized a few things. First, Kitamura is probably the best action director… ever. Second, he can’t write his way out of a hat. Third, he’s also a great director of actors. Versus, for the superior first forty minutes, has a lot of characters in frame, doing a lot of things, not […]
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