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5 comments Jul 31, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai – Review

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai – Review

Director Jim Jarmusch is a truly independent filmmaker with a very distinctive cinematic style. Jarmusch has always struck me as one of those extremely self-conscious directors. Regardless, this movie was one my first artsy film. It didn’t depend on big names or explosions, it was quiet and moody, and it told a story that moved ...

2 comments Jul 27, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Mulan 2 – Review

Mulan 2 – Review

Out of the gates, Mulan II has a lot in its favor compared to many other direct-to-video Disney productions. Sequels never compare to the original movie, and although this movie was great, the first Mulan [review] movie will always be my favorite. The plot is fairly interesting in that it has no overt bad guy. ...

5 comments Jul 7, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Rush Hour 2/3 – Review

Rush Hour 2/3 – Review

Welcome to a double feature special here at Japan Cinema! Every so often we feature special postings like this to showcase movies in the same vein. Director Brett Ratner is a director that gives and he takes away. After destroying one trilogy with X-Men: The Last Stand, he revives another with Rush Hour 3. Rush ...

9 comments Jun 26, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Review

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Review

I explained in the Transformers [review] why this is getting reviewed on my site, so reference back to that for furthur explaination. Let me preface this review by saying, I highly enjoy spectacles. I enjoy good summer blockbusters. I like guns, boobs, and monsters. I am even a Mchael Bay fan although I really hated ...

5 comments Jun 23, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Kill Bill 2 – Review

Kill Bill 2 – Review

Kill Bill Volume 2 begins with the Bride looking glamerous in a convertible, addressing the audience like an avenging angel out of a 1940s Hollywood melodrama: “When I arrive at my destination, I am gonna kill Bill.”  Quentin Tarantino has made a rip-roaring, highly entertaining, extremely enjoyable continuation to “Vol. 1“: a work that flows ...

Comments Jun 16, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Shanghai Knights – Review

Shanghai Knights – Review

Shanghai Knights is the sequel to 2000′s Shanghai Noon. Yet again we’re taken back to the 1880s, where trouble’s a-brewing in China. Although it might not quite measure up to Chan’s claim of quintuple the quality, it is one of those rare multiplex delights: A sequel that bests its predecessor in nearly every way. The ...

7 comments Jun 3, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Kung Fu Panda – Review

Kung Fu Panda – Review

Jack Black voices the title character, Po, who helps in his father’s noodle shop but dreams of becoming a kung fu fighter and joining the Furious Five: Monkey (Jackie Chan), Viper (Lucy Liu), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Crane (David Cross) and especially Tigress (Angelina Jolie). He wants to watch the Five compete to be the great ...

3 comments May 14, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Bloodsport – Review

Bloodsport – Review

Bolo! Bolo! Bolo! Guilty pleasure No. 1 for me is Bloodsport. Thinking back to my childhood I do believe Bloodsport was the first movie I ever saw. The movie revolves around the story of Frank Dux during his participation in “The Kumite” which is a full contact fighting competition where fighters can be killed. It ...

5 comments May 11, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Transformers – Review

Transformers – Review

Don’t be fooled by the domesticated film Michael Bay has transformed [no pun intended] stateside. The origin of this story is anything but domestic. The Samurai theme often perculated into the robot toys back into the hayday in Japan. Many of the masks and helmets of robots from the 1970s and 80s have styles that ...

4 comments May 7, 2009  |   Posted by in Domestic Film Reviews
Mulan – Review

Mulan – Review

Mulan is Disney’s 36th animated movie. In my opinion it is their BEST family film. My concept of a “family film” is a movie that can be enjoyed by viewers of all ages: undiscriminating young children, teenagers with short attention spans, and adults with somewhat more refined standards.  Based upon Chinese folklore, the film follows ...




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