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Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust Directors: Tai Kit Mak, Yoshiaki Kawajiri Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Running Time: 106 minutes Studio: Urban Vision Enterta Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Region Code: 1 Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2002-02-12 Buy from Amazon |
 "BUY IT!!!"Worth getting just because D is so freaking awesome. Throw in a great story, great characters, and great voice acting, you have a must buy. I give it 6/5 stars. "Worth the watch...!"I won't go into the storyline of this movie because that has already been sufficiently described. I wanted to comment on the animation and the plot...both of which, I thought, were excellent. I would have given the animation much more than five stars if I could, as it is some of the finest and most flowing I have seen in a very long time. As a piece of eye-candy, "Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust" will not disappoint. I was enthralled right from the beginning. And straight through to the end, every attention has been paid to making the action as smooth as silk and the characters as beautiful as they get. The movie is enhanced by a truly spellbinding and, in some places, creepy soundtrack, making it an all-around captivating experience for the senses. Now, very little is perfect in this world, and this movie does have its faults. For example, the plot feels a little shallow in some places if you stop to think about it, and some characters are introduced much too quickly with little explanation to their background. But then again, it wouldn't be anime if they explained everything, would it? The character styling is also very, very typical of anime, but I personally found this to be an appealing quality...the character styles are embellished to an amazing degree that is not seen in other animes such as "Escaflowne" or even "Ghost in the Shell". Overall, this is an excellent movie, and a surprisingly long one as well. Don't think too hard about the plot...instead, sit back and let it wash over you. I would highly recommend seeing it at least once...a vast improvement over the old "Vampire Hunter D" and a worthy addition to any anime library. Not suitable for young viewers - definitely for mature audiences due to graphic depictions of violence. "It is NOT DUBBED, but it IS excellent"I just wanted to reiterate. This movie is NOT DUBBED. It has no Japanese audio track because English is the original and ONLY language this movie was released in. I also want to make it clear to everyone: this movie is NOT that bloody. Seriously, to the reviewer that wanted to throw up, have you ever watched a horror movie? This is quite tame in comparison. Don't be scared. Before ranking this movie lower than it desirves, please get all the facts straight. By the way, to the reviewer that didn't like the ending, there is more to this movie than vampire fight scenes. If you don't understand the "anit-climactic" ending, I don't think you really "get" the movie at all. There's a bit more thought involved than watching a DragonballZ episode... There is also a reason for Leila being there, and there is a reason D does what he does at the end. Do you think that last scene was just thrown in for filler? Absolutely not. This movie is beautifully drawn, excellently voiced, well thought out, and above all, incredibly deep once you think about what's really going on. Don't just rent this one, add it to your collection. "Entertaining and Creative..."I was half expecting a completely dark, victorian-type vampire fest when I rented this movie. The hero would be quiet and deadly, and the vampires would appear out of the darkness, with ensuing fight scenes and blood everywhere. But this movie was particularly surprising to me for it's variety of comic book type characters and its well done voice acting. There are certain dialogues and plot settings that give away the fact that Vampire Hunter D was a novel before it was a movie. But the creativeness of the characters and plot make the movie worthy of some praise. The characters were well animated and the plot did not end up an all out gore fest. And the sheer creativity that went into the characters and the world around them keep the movie interesting. I enjoy the fact that there is a mix of ancient gothic buildings and swords right along side rocket powered ships and automatic weapons. One minute the characters are passing through dark mountains, to ancient castles, then to what seems like a wild west saloon with sheriff included! But the movie somehow makes each transition glide smoothly to create a diverse world for the characters to travel through. This was a pleasant surprise and change from the typical anime, and is a must see for moviegoers of all types. "Great movie."Beautiful artwork in motion. Great storyline. I don't know which one I like better the first one made in 1985, or this new one. I highly recommend this film. |
