Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
OK, so I just finished the movie a few days ago. Suffice it to say, if you love the vampire lore, you will be all over this movie. It has references to some historical stuff beside all the fantasy, without letting history dictate the story too much.
The plot is decent, with some twists around the corner. It manages to be quite complex enough to allow some characterization to take place, without being too complex (like Metal Gear Solid-complex) to lose the viewers.
Characters themselves are cool. They're very differentiated, they look cool, and they have some pretty nice moves.
The animation is top notch. The art itself is very good too, the style lending itself quite nicely to the whole gothic theme going on. Although the guy doing the character designs is different this time around, all of it was pretty much based on Yoshitaka Amano's conceptuals (whose art book I'm currently downloading, coincidentally - big fan admittedly).
Music is awesome too. You got your prerequisite gothic cathedral sounding music, but some good variety in there as well.
My conclusion: B+. Watch it. NAO.
OK, so I just finished the movie a few days ago. Suffice it to say, if you love the vampire lore, you will be all over this movie. It has references to some historical stuff beside all the fantasy, without letting history dictate the story too much.
The plot is decent, with some twists around the corner. It manages to be quite complex enough to allow some characterization to take place, without being too complex (like Metal Gear Solid-complex) to lose the viewers.
Characters themselves are cool. They're very differentiated, they look cool, and they have some pretty nice moves.
The animation is top notch. The art itself is very good too, the style lending itself quite nicely to the whole gothic theme going on. Although the guy doing the character designs is different this time around, all of it was pretty much based on Yoshitaka Amano's conceptuals (whose art book I'm currently downloading, coincidentally - big fan admittedly).
Music is awesome too. You got your prerequisite gothic cathedral sounding music, but some good variety in there as well.
My conclusion: B+. Watch it. NAO.
"Let's fight... like gentlemen." - Dudley, SF3
