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Patlabor 2: The Movie

Alternate Name: 機動警察パトレイバー 2 (Kido keisatsu patoreiba 2) Director: Mamoru Oshii Year: 1993 Trailer: The year is now 2002 and three years later after the structure of the Ark. United Nations Labor team were destroyed by a group of terrorist in South East Asia. The destruction of the Yokohama Bay Bridge by everyone's belief that the JASDF the culprit. A protest raises to convey  the JSDF base due to bridge attack. Before long, tragedy happens with communication being jammed and a supposedly a deadly gas after a sniper shot down an auto-piloted blimp. Will the police force be able to capture the culprit of the bridge destruction. This felt too slow throughout the film and also felt there were unnecessary scenes. Rating: ☆☆☆☆             See it

Patlabor: The Movie

Alternate Name: 機動警察パトレイバー  (Kido Keisatsu Patoreiba Za Mubi) Director: Mamoru Oshii Year: 1989 Trailer: The year is 1999, Tokyo's Mobile Police forces new weapon towards crime. These new weapons are Labors, advance mechs, are for halting illegal tech by criminals. In the mean time a mysterious man committed suicide on the Ark. The Ark is the massive construction site also known as the Babylon project. Will the Mobile Police force be able to stop illegal tech imaginations and find out why the man committed suicide? The film may be slow at the beginning, builds momentum. Rating: ☆☆☆☆             See it

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

Alternate Name: ふしぎの海のナディア (Fushigi no Umi no Nadia) Director: Sho Aono Year: 1991 Trailer: After the defeat of Gargoyle, a new threat rises to bring the world down to it's knees. An advanced robotics scientist attempts to start a war to take control of the destructive world. With this new threat Nadia and Jean set out to save the world again. Will Nadia and Jean be able to save the world? There are times that the film jumps ahead which might lose of the story. For example, in the beginning you follow two main characters, and it jumps to another scene that won't make sense. Rating: ☆☆☆             Rent it

Ninja Scroll

Alternate Name: 獣兵衛忍風帖 (Jube Ninpucho) Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri Year: 1993 Trailer: Taking place in the feudal Japan, Jubei Kibagami is a lone wolf. Until he rescued a female ninja from a monster; which caused a chain of events to have death into his own veins that forcese him in a horrendous odyssey. How would demonic possessions, exterminated village and a man that's thought to be dead all connect for Jubei? I enjoyed this film, because of the action that the characters fight upon eachother. The story can be slow at times, but the action replaces my complaint. Also reminded me of "Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in some aspects. Rating: ☆☆☆☆             See it