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Perfectsword
 Posts: 527 Location: Somewhere in NY |
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How is it? looks like a good story line but.....
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The Frankman
 Posts: 1160 Location: Binary Culture HQ |
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My memory of it is so sketchy I'm a little afraid to describe it, in fear I'll discredit it somehow. But here goes: It does get a little cliched, but has a nice though quite mature storyline. spoiler[The male human detective pairs up with the female demonworld detective (who looks completely human. Guess what happens) to solve/protect a dignitary who's a horny old man. It's not really hentai-ish, but if you're turned off by the occasional tentacle scene you might be offended.] All in all it was okay, I'd recommend it if you like Doomed Megalopolis.
Sorry I couldn't give more content. |
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Cloe
Moderator
 Posts: 2728 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
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I absolutely loathe it. I thought the story had potential, but it was ruined (for me, at least) by the barrage of sex and trying-so-hard-to-be-epic-it-comes-off-as-cheesy dialogue. I know a lot of people like this movie, though, so you should make sure to get plenty of opinions before you make a decision. I don't know... Kawajiri's works are hit-or-miss for me. This one's definitely a miss.
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kamiboy
 Posts: 570 Location: CA |
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Everything he made after Ninja Scroll is gold! Gold I tells I ya! (Dances around hitting his soles like an old fashioned prospector who just hit the mother load) Seriously though, Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust are just about as good as they come as far as I am concerned. But then again I am a guy who loves his fluid animation, flawless action and over the top gory violence, not to mention the occasional Hard to the Core sex scene. But it does seem like Kawajiri has strayed away from that last part since Ninja Scroll but I’ll have to wait for Ninja Scroll 2 to be sure. As for how Wicked City is? We'll actually I saw the other day and I have to say that it isn't his best work but worth a watch. By the way I believe Wicked city, Uratsukidoji and Ninja Scroll were my introduction to anime back in the day. |
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The Frankman
Posts: 1160 Location: Binary Culture HQ |
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The Overfiend was your intro to anime? At what age  ? Mine was Voltron, but I was like 6-7 at the time.
About Wicked City: Anyone notice any spoiler[double entandras]? |
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kamiboy
Posts: 570 Location: CA |
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Dunno, must have been somewhere between 15-17 at the time and I loved all three. But then again I have always found ultra violence to be funny and overly sexual content never bothered me, so I might as well as have been 10-13. I would have loved them just the same. |
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Luck Dawg
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Doomed Megalopolis is superior in every way. True, if you liked Doomed Megalopolis, you would enjoy Wicked City. The story line is good, and the characters are likeable. I did find the voice over in the beginning a little cheesey. All in all, a good demon/human movie. Definitely try to borrow or rent it before buying. |
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the_soultaker
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Hentai-esque situations aside, i thought Wicked city was a good Movie. No doubt that WC borrowed elements from James Bond and John Carpenters the Thing with a chessy Romero and Juliet
twist spoiler[(Taki and Maki , despite being from different races, fall in love and thus bearing a child  ) ]
The english dubbed sucked beyond belief (no surprise) and Guiseppe's voice was nowhere as humorous as the Japanese counterpart. Luckily my DVD has the options of both languages like most Anime. |
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theLostProphet
 Posts: 54 Location: The Land of Horse and Buggy |
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Not bad at all for 1989. It's not much more than a step above a tv movie though. I liked that Taki and Maki lack the huge eyes most anime characters posess. It makes the movie seem more adult.
And soultaker is absolutely correct about that dub -- it's lousy. I prefer watching my anime instead of reading it, but listening to poor voice acting ruins the experience too. |
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Rozzer
 Posts: 344 Location: So Cali |
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It's dark, grusome, and really entertaining to watch. That is if you're into the darker almost hentai side of anime.
I wouldn't necessarily say it had a good storyline, because there are so many "demon" OVA's that follow similar cliches. But the way everything was drawn and the animation as well makes this title at least worth viewing once. |
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Sir_Brass
 Posts: 476 Location: Prescott, AZ |
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Don't bother. The storyline itself is abysmal. I was GLAD that I accidentally lost that DVD (really, I did accidentally lose it. I don't intentionally lose stuff like that that I don't like, I sell it), though it would've been better if I'd pawned it off. Still, it was a stain on my otherwise quality anime dvd collection. Story? There isn't much story, really. There's lots of boobs and arse and meaningless sex (kept just enough out of the frame to NOT classify this as hentai, but some of the acts are those you'd probably expect to see in that filthy sub-genre) and blood and violence (the dvd's only redeeming value). Plot? To protect this old man who makes the perverted old man in Ranma 1/2 (forgot his name) look like a saint. Oh, did I mention that the girl in this movie gets screwed alot? No? Oh, well, she does. Honestly, don't waste your money. If you want blood, violence, and some boobs and arse, along with a good story and plot, then go buy Kite (TSRI has the director's cut version, I think, with all the material left out of the original DVD, extending the movie to around an hour in length instead of it's original 45 minutes). |
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ganzo
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are you asking for opinion, or you seen it, since you said its a "good" story.
I can't believe I am going to say something about this, but this is as gross as it can get, at least one of those super gross ones. Story, action was all good, but mg those sick stuffs that seems coming from a hentai are just gross and made me think of "the thing"(carpenter one). For people who seen this, aren't you shocked when the vagina monster come out? hehe horrifying. Last edited by ganzo on Thu Jan 20, 2005 1:52 am; edited 1 time in total |
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The Frankman
Posts: 1160 Location: Binary Culture HQ |
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Technically, aren't you and Sir _Brass spoiling it for the guy who hasn't seen it? Anyway as far as that scene, think Blue Gender with the Blue and "an angry woman's crotch". Also, I thought the dub was watchable. Rather, the writing wasn't the best in the world. Unlike Doomed Megalopolis, where it starts to REALLY get good by the end of the 2nd-beginning of the 3rd episode. |
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abunai
Old Regular
 Posts: 5463 Location: 露命 |
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Funniest typo I've seen this month... Romero and Juliet? - abunai |
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the_soultaker
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OUCH! Ya bastid,   Damn that's what happens when i'm posting whilist multitasking. Or maybe it's because i'm somewhat of a George A. Romero fan (Freudian slip) My bad. 
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