![[Reviews] Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness (mild early spoilers)](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Star-Trek-Into-Darkness-3-978x402.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Star Trek Into Darkness is a thoroughly astounding reminder of what I love about the best action movies. The story is complex, almost to a fault, while still feeling relevant for our own world. The characters are also full of(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: Act of Valor](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Act-of-Valor-DVD.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Act of Valor is a guilty pleasure of a movie romp whose exciting combat sequences and beautiful, diverse environmental shots do a mostly good job of covering for a plot that’s so thin that it becomes silly. Some tonal inconsistencies(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: Jiro Dreams of Sushi](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Jiro-dreams-of-sushi.jpeg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Jiro Ono, at the time of this movie’s production, is the 85-year-old proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a tiny sushi restaurant hidden away in a subway station in Tokyo. The restaurant serves no appetizers and few desserts; it only has ten(…)
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Cute Vocaloids, fun music, options and extras out-the-wazoo! Sound like fun? Prepare for a full-on, opinion filled, fan review! If you don’t know what the Vocaloids are, and are interested, I suggest skimming this Wikipedia article. I’m a fan of(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: Grave of the Fireflies (SPOILERS)](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/grave-of-the-fireflies1.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Note: This review is dedicated to Ryuuga Hideki, who initially suggested I review it. Unknown to him at the time, I’d already checked the movie out from a library, but I’d not gotten around to watching it. :-P So thanks,(…)
![[Review] Anime Movie: A Letter to Momo](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/A-Letter-to-Momo-Momo-e-no-Tegami-Audio-JPN-Sub-FRE-ENG-JPN.mkv_snapshot_00.47.28_2013.04.12_16.06.351-978x550.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
A Letter to Momo (Momo e no Tegami) is feature length anime produced by Production I.G. and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura , the person who was involved in such titles as GitS, Metropolis, Akira, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, and Mobile Police(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: Red Tails](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Red-Tails-UK-Poster-978x736.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Red Tails, an action movie based on “the first African-American combat unit to serve in World War II” (as read from the back of the DVD case) and named for the distinctive paint scheme the Tuskegee Airmen gave some of(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: The Complete “Metropolis”](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Metropolis_01-978x733.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Fritz Lang’s classic work of science fiction, now nearly a century old, manages to be a grand, impressive performance piece in spite of its age (and of a few questionable story and pacing decisions). The believable setting it depicts is(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: Porco Rosso](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/porco_rosso_04.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
The rare Studio Ghibli film I’d never even heard of until recently, Porco Rosso (“Crimson Pig” according to the opening text) is a fun, exciting tale of a World War I fighter pilot, now a bounty hunter, who happens to(…)
![[Reviews] Mark of the Ninja partial review (mild spoilers) : YOU MUST PLAY THIS GAME](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MarkOfTheNinja_byWar36.png&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Perched atop a lamppost, you see an enemy guard lazily walking along, back turned, with his flashlight aimed at the ground. He never sees you coming, and he never sees you following, so by the time your sword enters his(…)
![[review] Spice and Wolf (Anime)](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/key_art_spice_and_wolf.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
Spice and Wolf is a dialogue heavy, and very original anime. It’s not about magic, it’s not about cliche otaku pandering, or fan-service. It’s a story of two characters. They have motivations, pride, tinges of loneliness, and dreams for the(…)
![[Review] Boku Wa Tomodachi Ga Sukunai (Haganai)](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Boku.wa_.Tomodachi.ga_.Sukunai.full_.173722-978x695.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
First off, I’ll start off with who might like it! If you like romance, comedy, and a smidgen of harem.. then this is a good show for you! Even though the romance doesn’t pick up fast, it’s well done and(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: Seven Samurai](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sevensamurai003-978x471.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
(This post is available on my movie-review blog, Projected Realities, and I have added in headers to improve readability.) —————————————– Introduction In theory, it seems simple: A peasant village is being driven to desperation by bandits, and the peasants recruit(…)
![[Reviews] Movie Review: Kiki’s Delivery Service](http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/themes/basic/themify/img.php?src=http://www.takuchat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Kikis_Delivery_Service_021-978x611.jpg&w=160&h=90&q=100&a=c)
This one’s dedicated to KingKellogg, since he mentioned the movie. :-P This was originally posted on my movie-review blog, Projected Realities, and I hope you enjoy the read. As with my previous cross-posted review, where I discussed Pixar’s film Brave,(…)
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(Author’s note: This was originally posted on my movie-review blog, Projected Realities. Headings not present in my original review have been added, since without the aid of those, Takuchat’s font and color formats don’t lend themselves as well to lengthy(…)