Anime Review: Soul Eater

Release date: April 7th 2008 - March 30th 2009 (Japanese release). 2010 ( English dub release). 51 episodes.

Story: Somewhere in Nevada, United States, is Death city. Which is home to the Death Weapon Meister Academy (or the DWMA for short). A school for pupils who can turn into weapons and for humans who can wield these weapons called Meisters. The school is run my the Grim Reaper himself and the goal for the students is to become one of Death's many weapons known as Death Scythes. The only way that they can do that is to (apart from doing normal school work) is to collect ninety nine souls of evil humans plus one witch's soul. The students that the anime follows are Maka Albarn, her weapon Soul Evans (a.k.a Soul Eater), Black Star and his weapon Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, and Death's own son Death the Kid and his weapons Liz & Patty Thompson.

My thoughts: A very cool anime. The characters are amazing, the animation is top notch, and the first opening song is great. This is a very perfect addition for any anime collection.

My score: Five stars. 

Film Review: Robocop

Release date: July 17th 1987.

Story: In the far future, the American city of Detroit, Michigan is over run with crime. When trying to arrest a group of criminals at their hideout, Officer Alex Murphy was gunned down by the criminals and dies. But then a company named OCP brings him back to life by turning him into a cyborg police officer named Robocop. And he proves to be a big hit. But then he starts to get memories of his murder and the criminals who killed him. Will he be able to bring them to justice yet uphold the law as well? Watch the movie and find out.

My thoughts: One of the greatest movies of the 80's. The jokes can be corny at times but it makes up for in it's action. This film does have a lot of blood and gore and also some things that viewers might find disturbing or unconfutable. Robocop looks cool and the robot ED-209 is awesome. If you are into Sci Fi and action films, Then I would recommend this.

My score: Five stars.

TV Review: The Trap Door

Release date: 1984 (Series 1). 1986 (Series 2). 40 episodes.

Story: Somewhere in the dark and nasty regions; where nobody goes, stands an ancient castle. Deep within this dank and uninviting place, lives Berk. The overworked servant to the thing upstairs. But that's nothing compare to the horrors that lurk beneath the trap door. Cause there is always something down there. In the dark.... Waiting to come out. Join Berk and his friends Boni the skull and Drat the weird spider thing as they try to deal with what ever emerges from the trap door.

My thoughts: This show is amazing. I liked it when I was a kid and still enjoy it today. The only complaint that I have is with the last scene in the last episode. Where they did a fake death. It wasn't something that I was expecting from a show like this. It should have been in a cartoon like The Last Airbender or Batman the animated series. But overall the show is great and I would recommend this for everyone.

My score: Five stars.

Film Review: Night of the Living Dead.

Release date: October 1st 1968.

Story: When visiting the grave of their father, Barbra Blair and her brother Johnny are attacked by what at first they believed to be a mad man. The mad man kills Johnny but Barbra manages to escape and finds a abandoned farmhouse. But as she looks around to see if it is safe, she runs into Ben who protects her from the many mad people who it turns out are zombies. And (as they barricade themselves inside and nail boards across the windows) they find that they are not the only ones that have taken shelter in the house. As more and more people emerge from the cellar. Can they set aside their differences and help each other as waves of  man eating zombies threaten to brake into the house? Watch the movie and find out.

My thoughts: Even though this isn't the first movie to show zombies (White Zombie and I walk with a zombie came out decades earlier) this was the first one to make them popular. This is the first in the zombie series created by George A. Romero. There is a lot of suspense and drama in this movie and the zombies are both frightening and shocking. This movie will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year (along with Godzilla's Destroy all Monsters) and I'll be looking forward to see how it will be celebrated.

My score: Four stars.

Film Review: Godzilla vs Gigan

Release date: March 12th 1972 (Japanese release). 1977 (American release).

Story: While working on a new Theme Park, a concept artist discovers that the people behind the construction are in fact aliens who want to colonize the planet. With the help from King Ghidorah and a new monster called Gigan. But luckily Godzilla is aware of this and (along with Angurius) sets out to stop the aliens.

My thoughts: This is the twelfth movie in the Godzilla franchise. This movie has some funny parts in it. Like the part were Godzilla and Angurius talk to each other (In the Japanese release they had speech bubbles). Another thing that made fans wonder is how come King Ghidorah has returned? Wasn't he killed in Destroy all monsters? Well my theory is that there is a whole species of Ghidorahs and that the one that appears in the movie is just another member of the same species. Overall it is a great movie, Gigan is a cool looking monster, and the only downside is that most of the monster fight scenes are stock footage from previous Godzilla movies. But the movie is still awesome.

My score: Four stars.

Film Review: 20 million miles to Earth

Release date: June 1st 1957.

Story: When a spacecraft crash lands off the shores of Sicily, only one crew member and a container were the only ones who were saved from the crash before the whole craft sinks into the ocean. The container it turns out, contains a creature that is sold to a traveling scientist and his daughter. But the creature escapes and wonders the countryside. It is then learned that the more it breaths, the bigger it gets. So will everyone manage to recapture the creature before it get too big? Watch the movie and find out.

My thoughts: This was the last of the Ray Harryhausen movies that feature a giant monster on the loose (until the Valley of Gwangi in 1969). The creature looks fantastic and the suspense is also great. The climax with the creature runs havoc in Rome and climbs the colosseum (paying homage to King Kong) is amazing to watch and I would recommend it. Fun fact the creature was originally planed to be a cyclops but was later changed. But the cyclops design was later used in The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad.

My score: Four stars.

Anime Review: Fairy Tail

Release date: October 12th 2009  - December 26th 2015 (Japanese release). September 30th 2010 - November 10th 2015 (English release. Unfinished). Seven seasons, two hundred and sixty five episodes.

Story: In the mythical kingdom of Fiore in the magical universe known as Earth-Land, people have the ability to perform magic and become great and powerful wizards. And thus were able to form Wizard guilds. These guilds offer magical skills for paid jobs. These are the stories of the Fairy Tail guild. Whose members include the fiery Natsu Dragneel, the heart warming Lucy Heartfilia, the ice cool Gray Fullbuster, the fearsome Erza Scarlet, and Happy the cat.

My thoughts: If you mix Lord of the rings, Dungeons and Dragons, a little bit of Harry Potter, and just blend it all with fantasy anime, Fairy Tail will be the resulting smoothie that you would get. This anime is amazing. From the characters and scenery to the story arcs and voice talent. If you are an anime fan then I would recommend this for you.

My score: Five stars.