indigo

where's STRAIGHT OUTTA OSAKA?

where's STRAIGHT OUTTA OSAKA?

where's STRAIGHT OUTTA OSAKA?

where's STRAIGHT OUTTA OSAKA?

Kagero's new song is fucking AWESOME imo

I was afraid of a dubstep breakdown during the whole song

I choose 345

Kagero's new song is fucking AWESOME imo

Finished all three seasons of Bakuman in a week, great show!
 
Probably gonna finish Noragami now, I've had it on hold for a while. Kinda refreshing to hear drum and bass in anime.

that was a great episode
 

that was a great episode
 

Disconnect - One of the most depressing movies I've seen lately, lol. Well it was good, nice and dramatic but damn... so sad (even if they tried to make it a little bit uplifting in the end, kinda).

Bought some movies
 
Dawn of the Dead (with original and Dario Argento's cut)
Battle Royale
Goodfellas
The Departed
Heat

This took some time...
 

Big Bad Wolves - Apparently Tarantino said something like this was the best movie of last year... Well, I wouldn't vouch for that but it was a decent and pretty cool experience. This flick is like a mashup of drama, thriller, black comedy and some very toned-down torture porn, and rises some interesting moral questions. All in all, quite a nice movie - reminded me of those Korean revenge themed flicks a bit.

Snowpiercer - International debut (I think?) of the Korean director who made The Host, with a nice cast (Tilda Swinton, yayyy). Kinda typical distopian story with the only interesting bit being the setting - which is a big-ass train holding what's left of humanity after the start of an artificially induced ice age type thingie (good job, scientists! lol). Anyway, it was pretty epic, lots of cool visuals and interesting bits.

47 Ronin (2013)
 
I have to admit I haven't seen the earlier movies about the tale of 47 Ronin although I probably should, because this one was horrible.
 
They tried to add way too many different elements that are pointless to the story. Fantasy creatures, witchcraft and whatnot.I think I also saw an orc or troll or whatever in there. And on top of that, samurai Keanu Reeves. The movie would've been better without any of those, because they bring nothing to the movie.
And why does every person speak english? The Last Samurai is a Hollywood movie and they spoke Japanese in it.
 
The writing is also bad and the writers are treating viewers like idiots. Example: In a dialogue, if anybody mentions a Japanese word such as seppuku etc. they continue by explaining what that word means. Why would japanese person explain that to another japanese? Isn't that like saying "You must now commit a suicide. By the way, suicide means killing yourself."
 
Only thing that kind of surprised me in a good way was the ending. And that's just because I wasn't very familiar with the original story.
 
5/10. I gave some extra points because visually beautiful setting, and I'm a weeaboo after all.

Sounds great. I am really looking forward to this one. I've got almost too big of expextations.
 
And both Kim Jee-Woon and Park Chan-Wook's english language debuts were really good. Especially Park Chan-Wook's Stoker is f'ing fabulous!

Snowpiercer - I've been waiting 1,5-2 years to see this with great expectations and it didn't disappoint me. This is the kind of film where every time you rewatch it, you notice new things. Beautiful cinematography and directing. There is still some "problems" in this film and I understand some people won't like this because of them but I loved it. 8,5/10 Btw, this is better than Kim Jee-Woon and Park Chan-Wook's english language debuts.
 
 
Disconnect - To put it simply, this is like "Crash" but instead of racism it's about internet and communication. I love and hate this kind of movies because they make you realise what a shitty fucking place this world is. 7,5/10

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War - Its a movie drama based on a story from the Korean War. Generally speaking its similar along the lines of 'saving private ryan' or 'band of brothers' (if B.O,B was made into a movie) but packs a load of more feels. You could get attached to the characters out of B.O.B but not as you would do for the main characters in this movie. This is a story about a true bond between brothers, and how the eldest tries to look out for his younger brother and throws himself in harms way just to earn favours from the top so he can send his brother home.
 
Its loosely based on a true story, the film depicts the many violent acts committed by both north and south korea - the massacre of innocent civilians, killing of prisoners & so much more.
 
truely a sad story.  

9 Souls - From one of my favorite Asian directors, very well done mixture of comedy and drama about nine prisoners on the run. Fantastic soundtrack (as expected) and fantastic ending!

jap

the god and death stars - dawn of the god
凛として時雨 - i'mperfect
DIR EN GREY - THE UNRAVELING
小南泰葉 - キメラ




non-jap

Beastmilk - Climax
A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP
Kvelertak - Meir
letlive. - The Blackest Beautiful
The Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer

Day 25 - 凛として時雨 (Ling Tosite Sigure) - i’mperfect

Release Date: 2013-04-10
Label: Sony Music Associated Records Inc.
Genre: Alternative/Indie/Post-Hardcore
Zess's take

CAT5's take

Ito's take

Sample song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bidjDCQH1ck
Buy the album:
CD Japan | YesAsia | iTunes | Amazon

jap

the god and death stars - dawn of the god
凛として時雨 - i'mperfect
DIR EN GREY - THE UNRAVELING
小南泰葉 - キメラ




non-jap

Beastmilk - Climax
A$AP Rocky - LONG.LIVE.A$AP
Kvelertak - Meir
letlive. - The Blackest Beautiful
The Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer

cool! I don't have his earlier album but I like the songs I have heard from it