LogFAQs > #941295139

LurkerFAQs, Active DB, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, Database 6 ( 01.01.2020-07.18.2020 ), DB7, DB8, DB9, DB10, DB11, DB12, Clear

Topic List	Page List: 1
Topic	Gauntlet Crew Ranks Anime Movies II
PrinceKaro 06/26/20 2:16:03 PM #246:	15. Memories Johnbobb: 10 Inviso: 13 Red: 14 Genny: 17 Charon: 23 Karo: 24 Jona: 24 Total: 125 Johnbobb: Not sure how to rate this. A spectacular film, followed by a solid shorter film, followed by a dull shortest film. I kind of wish I could just rank Magnetic Rose by itself because GODDAMN that was just superb. Stink Bomb was a surprisingly funny story giving how incredibly dark it was, and Cannon Fodder was an unfortunately accurate title and put me to sleep the first time I watched it. Inviso: I dont know where this film will end up in my overall ranking, as Im watching everything in chronological order. But let it be known that if this film winds up sagging in my rankings, it is entirely because of the existence of Cannon Fodder. Both Magnetic Rose and Stink Bomb are great, and honestly, the two of those make up about the total runtime of a standard, ninety-minute movie. I could rewatch Memories and JUST watch those two without missing anything. Cannon Fodder just feels like a last-minute addition, because anthology movies need at least three stories to really work as a decent anthology. Brief breakdown of the stories though. Magnetic Rose is a GREAT sci-fi/horror film. I know it fits more in the vein of Ghost Ship, a film whose only real claim to fame is an awesome opening sequence. But I think Magnetic Rose does the whole haunted ship thing better, by humanizing the characters more. Its one ghost, manipulating two guys (and killing two others who are less important), and thats all you need. You have the goofball who falls in love with a ghost and becomes a willing sacrifice after spending most of the movie fucking around and being unsafe. And then you have the more grounded of the pairing, who gets introduced as a family man with guilty over his daughters death. All of this comes together in a great way with extremely good animation. Stink Bomb is a bit lower brow, but its funnier than Magnetic Rose. Really, the whole film couldve been solved if either those guards from the first tunnel thought to yell HEY, DONT COME ANY CLOSER! the second they realized Nobuo was the cause of the gas, or if he fucking listened to his grandmother. But its still a fun story. Guy turned himself into a walking, deadly stink bomb, and the military CANT fucking control him. Their weapons are useless, and hes on a fucking mission from God to deliver some paperwork to his boss. It turns into a complete comedy of errors, right down to the ending. Its likeMagnetic Rose is the standard horror movie, and Stink Bomb is your horror comedy. Both work, just for different reasons. Cannon Fodder sucks. The animation is shit, the story ranges from bland to nonexistent, and I just dont give a shit to waste anymore words on it. Red: This is a tough one to rank because it really is 3 very different movies collected in one. The first is a rather horrifying sci-fi event of an apparently haunted spacecraft where everybody for all purposes essentially dies. Yes, lost in space is dead. But it absolutely keeps you interested on just what is going on and what fate awaits all our characters. The second is, year appropriately, a guy that becomes a literal walking deadly virus/gas spewing dude toxic to all around him. He is the worst at maintaining social distancing. His horrifying trip borders on being a comedy, and was also rather entertaining to me. The last was the dud of the group and kept this movie down for me, we know its a cannon based town, they fire at an unknown enemy. But there isnt much payoff here to really make me feel much of anything for it. Genny: 1 >> 2 >>>>> 3. I will say this of Memories: Had the entire movie been just the Magnetic Rose short it would have landed in my top ten most certainly, which is why I'm not a huge fan of ranking anthology-type films, where the whole must be judged by the sum of its parts rather than the individual components that comprise it. Magnetic Rose is everything I love in the science fiction and thriller genres wrapped up in a concise 44-minute package and garnished with a lovely little bow of existential horror. The action and psychological mind games are reminiscent of Perfect Blue (which makes a lot of sense considering who wrote this short), but the general atmosphere is more like that of Cowboy Bebop- specifically Toys in the Attic. My favorite moment by far comes in retrospect: the moment when Zeintz fails to catch the music box figurine was some excellent foreshadowing to how Emily dies, and that haunting revelation that he contributed to her death by not setting realistic limitations for her is worthy of a chef's kiss. I truly don't have much to say about the other two. Stink Bomb is fun, but lacks depth and emotional resonance, and Cannon Fodder is slow-paced and esoteric. I just felt bored with the latter and disappointed with the former. Stink Bomb's protagonist might be the most dimwitted lead character in anything I've watched since The Little Mermaid, but unlike Ariel his antics are at least entertaining until they overstay their welcome. After a certain point I just wished he'd stop succeeding at escaping death and/or detainment because it was no longer hilarious so much as tedious; and I still don't understand how he managed to get into that suit by the end. It's better than the last short of course, which I didn't understand at all and am more inclined to call pretentious than subtle. Charon: I think if this was entered as Magnetic Rose only, I could have ranked this just a bit higher (it's still relatively short, but I truly feel it's masterfully done). The first episode is definitely the standout of the group. In a list that lacks horror and psychological tension, this was a much welcome surprise when I watched it. The visuals are enveloping and haunting and the story, while simple, is very concise and they do an immaculate job of drawing you in with such little time. The other two episodes would be the reason this drops down a bit, as I try to rank this based on the entire project as a whole rather than just one third of it. I mean Stink Bomb was fine, I guess. A bit Looney Tunes in nature I think. Cannon Fodder is just kind of... well, fodder. Nothing much happens and it isn't super interesting, despite the world at first capturing my attention. They don't really do anything with it. I never really understood the connection made the three episodes; I don't see anything that makes them a complete piece. --- https://i.imgtc.com/a6iBg1Y.jpg Congrats to azuarc* on being really good at predicting stuff* <cite>PrinceKaro posted [p:941295139] in Gauntlet C... [t:78773421]...</cite> <quote>15. Memories Johnbobb: 10 Inviso: 13 Red: 14 Genny: 17 Charon: 23 Karo: 24 Jona: 24 Total: 125 Johnbobb: Not sure how to rate this. A spectacular film, followed by a solid shorter film, followed by a dull shortest film. I kind of wish I could just rank Magnetic Rose by itself because GODDAMN that was just superb. Stink Bomb was a surprisingly funny story giving how incredibly dark it was, and Cannon Fodder was an unfortunately accurate title and put me to sleep the first time I watched it. Inviso: I dont know where this film will end up in my overall ranking, as Im watching everything in chronological order. But let it be known that if this film winds up sagging in my rankings, it is entirely because of the existence of Cannon Fodder. Both Magnetic Rose and Stink Bomb are great, and honestly, the two of those make up about the total runtime of a standard, ninety-minute movie. I could rewatch Memories and JUST watch those two without missing anything. Cannon Fodder just feels like a last-minute addition, because anthology movies need at least three stories to really work as a decent anthology. Brief breakdown of the stories though. Magnetic Rose is a GREAT sci-fi/horror film. I know it fits more in the vein of Ghost Ship, a film whose only real claim to fame is an awesome opening sequence. But I think Magnetic Rose does the whole haunted ship thing better, by humanizing the characters more. Its one ghost, manipulating two guys (and killing two others who are less important), and thats all you need. You have the goofball who falls in love with a ghost and becomes a willing sacrifice after spending most of the movie fucking around and being unsafe. And then you have the more grounded of the pairing, who gets introduced as a family man with guilty over his daughters death. All of this comes together in a great way with extremely good animation. Stink Bomb is a bit lower brow, but its funnier than Magnetic Rose. Really, the whole film couldve been solved if either those guards from the first tunnel thought to yell HEY, DONT COME ANY CLOSER! the second they realized Nobuo was the cause of the gas, or if he fucking listened to his grandmother. But its still a fun story. Guy turned himself into a walking, deadly stink bomb, and the military CANT fucking control him. Their weapons are useless, and hes on a fucking mission from God to deliver some paperwork to his boss. It turns into a complete comedy of errors, right down to the ending. Its likeMagnetic Rose is the standard horror movie, and Stink Bomb is your horror comedy. Both work, just for different reasons. Cannon Fodder sucks. The animation is shit, the story ranges from bland to nonexistent, and I just dont give a shit to waste anymore words on it. Red: This is a tough one to rank because it really is 3 very different movies collected in one. The first is a rather horrifying sci-fi event of an apparently haunted spacecraft where everybody for all purposes essentially dies. Yes, lost in space is dead. But it absolutely keeps you interested on just what is going on and what fate awaits all our characters. The second is, year appropriately, a guy that becomes a literal walking deadly virus/gas spewing dude toxic to all around him. He is the worst at maintaining social distancing. His horrifying trip borders on being a comedy, and was also rather entertaining to me. The last was the dud of the group and kept this movie down for me, we know its a cannon based town, they fire at an unknown enemy. But there isnt much payoff here to really make me feel much of anything for it. Genny: 1 >> 2 >>>>> 3. I will say this of Memories: Had the entire movie been just the Magnetic Rose short it would have landed in my top ten most certainly, which is why I'm not a huge fan of ranking anthology-type films, where the whole must be judged by the sum of its parts rather than the individual components that comprise it. Magnetic Rose is everything I love in the science fiction and thriller genres wrapped up in a concise 44-minute package and garnished with a lovely little bow of existential horror. The action and psychological mind games are reminiscent of Perfect Blue (which makes a lot of sense considering who wrote this short), but the general atmosphere is more like that of Cowboy Bebop- specifically Toys in the Attic. My favorite moment by far comes in retrospect: the moment when Zeintz fails to catch the music box figurine was some excellent foreshadowing to how Emily dies, and that haunting revelation that he contributed to her death by not setting realistic limitations for her is worthy of a chef's kiss. I truly don't have much to say about the other two. Stink Bomb is fun, but lacks depth and emotional resonance, and Cannon Fodder is slow-paced and esoteric. I just felt bored with the latter and disappointed with the former. Stink Bomb's protagonist might be the most dimwitted lead character in anything I've watched since The Little Mermaid, but unlike Ariel his antics are at least entertaining until they overstay their welcome. After a certain point I just wished he'd stop succeeding at escaping death and/or detainment because it was no longer hilarious so much as tedious; and I still don't understand how he managed to get into that suit by the end. It's better than the last short of course, which I didn't understand at all and am more inclined to call pretentious than subtle. Charon: I think if this was entered as Magnetic Rose only, I could have ranked this just a bit higher (it's still relatively short, but I truly feel it's masterfully done). The first episode is definitely the standout of the group. In a list that lacks horror and psychological tension, this was a much welcome surprise when I watched it. The visuals are enveloping and haunting and the story, while simple, is very concise and they do an immaculate job of drawing you in with such little time. The other two episodes would be the reason this drops down a bit, as I try to rank this based on the entire project as a whole rather than just one third of it. I mean Stink Bomb was fine, I guess. A bit Looney Tunes in nature I think. Cannon Fodder is just kind of... well, fodder. Nothing much happens and it isn't super interesting, despite the world at first capturing my attention. They don't really do anything with it. I never really understood the connection made the three episodes; I don't see anything that makes them a complete piece. --- https://i.imgtc.com/a6iBg1Y.jpg Congrats to azuarc on being really good at predicting stuff</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1