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The Most Mature and Well Written Western EVER!
You say the western as a genre sucks, right? I agree. Most westerns suck because the people behind them don't understand what makes the genre work. Westerns, at their core, are Greek tragedies American-style.
Deadwood is a show that understands this!
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The Best Anime Swordsman Film Ever Made!
Ninja Scroll is a classic and then some. It's one of the most highly-regarded anime movies ever made for a reason, setting a high bar that's never quite been topped, even by shows like Samurai Champloo.
The story is about a ronin, Jubei Kipogami, w...
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The Transporter Meets Tarantino
You like guns? You like blood? You like guts? You like tough girls with more attitude than you can shake a stick at? You like down and dirty storytelling that's a hell of a ride?
Then what are you waiting for, stop reading this review and get Black...
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The Movie That is the Bridge Between the world of SAC and the 1996 Movie
Solid State Society is a made-for-TV movie that takes place after GITS:SAC 2ndGIG.
It's been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. No one has heard or seen from her, not even her mentor/confidante Batou, but as the opening makes clear, Ku...
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A Great Series Continues to Shine!
You know the score. In 2031 AD Japan's Public Security Section Section 9 is tasked with investigating cyber-crimes.
This season takes up some months after events in the first season. The team is still disbanded and hasn't yet officially been reins...
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The Single Finest Sci-Fi Anime Series EVER! Ghost in the Shell Delivers!
Let's get one thing straight. Ghost in the Shell:Stand Alone Complex is NOT --repeat NOT!-- a "reimagining" or "parallel universe" or "offshoot" or anything else of the Ghost in the Shell movie.
GITS:SAC is a PREQUEL series to Mamoru Oshii's fascin...
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Not The First Postive Protrayal Of Blacks In Anime
This isn't a review about Afro Samurai. Everybody knows the story --Sam Jackson voices a black samurai who's on a quest to avenge his father's murder-- this is about a STUPID review of Afro Samurai given on Amazon.com by Charles Solomon.
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Samurai Champloo Is Smart, Hip and Damn Entertaining
What do you get when you take an anime about 19th century feudal Japan, add two invincible swordsmen, one fussy-but-smart 15 year old girl, a frequent mix of black urban subculture, and a huge cupful of cliche-free storytelling? You get Samurai Ch...
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