movie update
i figured it’s my duty to keep you, gentle reader, in the know about the movies i watch. First off, on Sunday, Hunter, Kelly and I watched the Cowboy Bebop movie. I have a deep, deep love for the Cowboy Bebop series — which is odd, because most anime I don’t really care for. Yoko Kanno‘s music is just perfect (another thing I never thought I say when it came to Japanese music of any sort. Sorry, Gary. Most of the music in Anime is just atrocious to me.). It rocks when it needs to rock, and is soft when it needs to be soft. The movie itself is very stylish, and well directed. So well, in fact, that I think Hunter was stunned. I’m not entirely sure. I think he’s a Bebop fan now more than ever.
On Monday, we went to go see 28 Days Later. At first, I thought it was just going to be some post-apocalyptic tale, but then there are the ZOMBIES! Hah. Zombies? Yeah. I know what you’re thinking — “My, that’s just stupid.” Well, listen up buck-o. I liked this movie in much the same way I liked Sling Blade. Both of them have touches of horror in them — but often most of the most horrific of images aren’t spattered with blood. Both films had me near tears at times, and yelping with fright at others. Who says you can’t have an intelligent zombie movie? The music in 28 Days Later is also fantastic, and the gritty cinematography is wonderful as well. According to the UK movie site, there is an alternate ending to the film — and it will be on the DVD when it arrives over here (hopefully in time for Halloween). Oh, I can’t wait. I was completely rapt with this film. Danny Boyle, I forgive you for “The Beach” and “A Life Less Ordinary“.
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It’s longer than it should be, but it’s a good movie. Worth it absolutely for Ewan Macgregor’s performance, which forshadowed the romantic leading man status that he’s acheiving these days. Also notable for a kick-ass sequence set to “Leave” by R.E.M. The movie may be considered a failure, but it’s a failure with a lot going on in it and a lot to like (like A.I.)
Anime soundtrack music != typical Japanese music.
Interesting note – for those who have seen the Cowboy Bebop series: Originally, the character of Ed was going to be a boy and the character design for that boy was totally different – you can actually see him in a cameo in one of the later episodes. The entire character of Ed came about when the lead designer of the series had lunch with Yoko Kanno. He didn;t know at the time who she was but in an interview said that if you ever met her, she may not look like it so much but she’s basically Ed – or rather Ed is basically her.
Yoko Kanno is the John Williams analog of Japanese anime soundtracks. She’s done the score and soundtracks for many Japanese anime TV shows and OAVs (original animated videos). For those of you in the US who are interested in hearing more of what she’s done, her big breakthrough – the soundtrack to Macross Plus (volumes 1 and 2) are available in the US domestically. Her latest was the soundtrack to the Ghost in the Shell TV series that debut in Japan last year. I don’t know if its available outside of Japan but I have the soundtrack – which I think is good. Its sounds a lot like the music from Cowboy Bebop – sans the jazz. Granted, that was the most breathtaking thing about Cowboy Bebop – which was incidentally all an homage to Lupan the 3rd.
Lupin the 3rd was shown on Adult Swim earlier this spring — it was entertaining in a goofy sort of debaucherous Scooby-Doo sort of way.
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