24th February 2005, 9:33 PM
Quote:Metropolis came out in 1982?
What do you think silly.
Quote:The original Metropolis is from a lot closer to 1928 than 1982...
And Blade Runner is great. I don't know what else came out in 1982, however.
I mentioned Metropolis because Blade Runner borrowed a lot from that movie, aesthetically speaking. All futuristic movies owe a lot to Metropolis. Everything, actually.
Quote:Let me refer you to a series called Texhnolyze. It's a recently released series set in some unknown future. In this series lots of people have bionicly enhanced arms and legs and so on. One of the main characters is an ex-boxer who had his arms and legs cut off and then replaced with bionic limbs. One of the first things you notice about this series is it's shockingly brutal, dark, raw, and gritty. It's doesn't pull punches at all. I've only seen 8 episodes so far [I know, I should really see more of it], but I can pretty much guarantee that if you watch this series you will love it.
On the topic of Kino's Journey: Be prepared to have your view of the series changed. once you see the next three episodes. Not quite so "rather quaint, but kind of intersting" anymore, I can tell you that.
Yeah I've heard of that, haven't seen it though. I've never seen an anime tv or ova series that was better than any of the anime films that I have seen, however. Millennium Actress is one of the better ones that I've seen in recent years. I'd also suggest you see the S. Korean animated movie "My Beautiful Girl, Mari" if you haven't already. Wonderful movie.
If you want brutal, but not just for the sake of violence, watch "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance", another movie from Chan Wook-Park(the guy who made Oldboy). If you ever get bored of movies, just watch that. It's so brutal and honest that it will either make you crawl back into your usual movie-going safety zone or open your eyes to the possibilites of cinema. It will make you laugh at all other movies that are labeled as "powerful, riveting cinema".