StrangeMovieReview

I won't be going over what the movie is about. Click the Amazon link for that. I will just be rating the movie aginst itself.

Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis (5 of 5)

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Some movies try very hard to be serious that they end up funny. Some so try to be so stupid that they end up just stupid. This is one of the view movies that hits it right on the mark. Sort of along the lines of Kung-Pow, this movie suceeds to be at just the right level of stupid it's funny. Not even the actors take it seresuly. In one scean, a maid is chewing out a zombe, with an iron embeded in his kneck, for getting blood on the floor. The lead bad guy does not question why zombees are filling up the building, but just shoots them like he sees it every day. The entire zombee attack is sort of a side story anyway.
I picked this movie up on a whim at an expo. It's my first Thi movie. I was not expecting much just from looking at it, but this movie rocks. It's full of good jokes and action. The plot is not much as to be expected for a movie like this, but it has a nice twist at the end. The FX are on par with a Sci-Fi TV movie and are passable for a B movie like this. It has quite a bit of blood and gore, but it's not part of the plot. The story and acting are excelent. The movie is full of good one liners. Perhaps this is the problem. The Thi sub go by way to fast and messes up the timing of the jokes. I thought I would never say this, but a good dub of this movie would make it quite a bit better.
If you like funny stupid movies, this is a good one.

Casshern (2005) (4 of 5)

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Before I even start, let me say that this movie is really long. 2:20 minutes and it feels every second of it. It does have one really cool action scene and the music is quite good, but this is mostly a drama. It's based on a 1970 Anime series I have not seen, but they seem to only make a few quick references to it. However, it does have the standard confused anime plot. A few times, you can expect to force your mind off the pretty colors long enough to figure out what just happened. I still don't know what that metal lighting bolt is. Might be something from the original Anime series. Don't know, and I just took it at face value. The acting is the best out of all foreign films I have seen. But the best part of this movie is the visuals. No so much the CG, but the artistic quality of the film. Here are some screen captures.

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I wish they had an HD version of this movie. The only down side to this that it's too long. 2:20 is just too long. You can't rip your eyes away from the eye candy, but I found myself wishing it was over.

Battlefield Baseball (2003) (1 of 5)

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Death Trance (2005) (3 of 5)

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