Showing posts with label Hideaki Anno. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hideaki Anno. Show all posts

Friday, 13 March 2020

Shin Gojira (2016)



Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.

Likeable resurgence of the original Godzilla monster successfully combines old-fashioned and modern digital effects, but is quite talkative and without much of a focus on a central cast.

On rewatching: indeed quite talkative, but the monster scenes are grand.


Sunday, 27 August 2017

Shin Gojira (2016)



Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.

Likeable resurgence of the original Godzilla monster successfully combines old-fashioned and modern digital effects, but is quite talkative and without much of a focus on a central cast.


Saturday, 28 November 2015

Shiki-Jitsu (2000)**


A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday, and he tries to communicate with her through his video camera