DVD Review: Xenosaga The Animation Episode 1

I finished watching this anime few weeks ago. Yep finally have the time to finish it. This animation based on famous PS2 video game Xenosaga Episode 1: Der Wille zur Macht. The whole story is about 3 main organization having the same enemy-genosis. A ghost like alien in which can transmit the alien virus through contact and infected human and turn them into genosis. It all started with all 3 organization chase the same relic called "Zohar emulator".


The main focus is not on the simulator nor the war between human and genosis but a artificial human called Kirschwasser was impersonating a 100-series (artificial human) while on the Woglinde in order to escape Albedo(the antagonist), but was recaptured and set to work against Shion(main character), who had befriended her earlier in the story. There is a lot of plot in this story and it intertwined with each other making it very complicated to understand with only 1 watch.

It took me 2 times of seeing this series to understand the basic story and what it is all about. Like many other anime, there will be one character that have the characteristic in which very caring and have excessive humanitarian value. Its depressing for goodness sake if too much of it. My verdict is 3 out of 5.

Spiderman3 (Review)

I know it is a bit late for this one but hey up keeping a movie blog take a lot of money and effort ok. So now there is the 3rd Installment thus making it a web trilogy. So since where the last Spidey movie left off this should be a fine sequel. But what else is to expect from a superhero 3rd sequel? Well, one is Spidey do still stick onto walls. But is there really something new?

This time it gets to be even more emotional. There is actually lesser Spidey swinging and more Peter Parker. Yes, of course I know they are the same person. But character wise it is certainly a darker side of Spidey. Villains aside we know Venom and that sand dude is in. The new Goblin decides to actually help Parker in the end. But what is the biggest villain of all? It's Spidey himself. Funny how just a dumb lookng icky gook could make a pretty boring thing becomes interesting. But nothing much is said about it let alone it's origin. Still it is the darkest Spidey movie to date. Because of that I love it...I'll give it a 3 1/2 star rating.

Review: Blades of Glory

This is a simple movie. Its about 2 guys rivaling in figure ice skating. Both of them is in the single. Their rivalry are to the extend even out from the ice ring. What happened is, in one competition both of them got tied for the 1st place. They got into a fight and disgraced the sportsmanship. Hence the federation that governed the ice skating banned them from competing ever again. But there is a loophole in the laws.

They are banned from the single, but not in paired ice skating. So what happens is, it is a heresy of paired ice skating. Usually it would be between a girl and a guy. But never between a guy with a guy. So the story starts from there. How they build the teamwork and others. Its a simple comedy movie. But the what you have to look for is the actions that hold innuendos. Well...most of it with homosexual meanings...so u can find a bucket to puke on...but funny like hell.

A good movie just to have a good laugh. 4 out of 5.

Riview:Sumolah!

A production of Afdlin Shauki and the gang. Whatever comes from Afdlin, it will be good. The storyline is about a young man who is really fat and vulgar. He has no discipline nor the strive to make his life better before he met Mr. Honda of "Boleh Sushi". His started life started to change when he work under Mr. Honda. Mr. Honda was a sumo wrestler married with a local girl. Hence come "Siti" the daughter of Mr. Honda in which the young man falls in love with. When there's a hero, there's the villain. Gurmit as Akira carried the part efficiently. He knows how the act as an asshole yet still funny... The rest of the story...go watch la~!

Now about the movie itself, it comedy by genre. Beneath the story, embedded a lot of good morals and values. So it is good for kids. The humor is natural as expected from Afdlin. Your gums will not dry by seeing this movie...heh...i wish the words is true, if you laugh a lot, your gums definitely will dry la~ Go figure why la...

Minor disappointment is since the movie is partially sponsored hugely by celcom and ogawa, the "ads" is bit too much...you can see celcom and ogawa everywhere in the storyline. Thanks to afdlin creativity, it looks natural and yet still funny as it is. The best part of the script is it is a daily conversation and it is not some "Bahasa baku/beku" shit like that. He knows how to put the "vulgar" words in the right slot. Not like "Remp-it" script...the dialog are way too much and exaggerated...and i know even the rempits does not talk like that in the movie...

My verdict for sumolah
4/5