Tsukamoto Nightmare Detective Reviews & World-Class Japanese Batman Anime

Mon Jun 30 18:25:30 EDT 2008



>Is Greg Rucka, who wrote the story for Episode 2), by chance in any way related to Nicholas Rucka, who reviewed>Nightmare Detective for Midnight Eye?

Apprarently so....


Midnight Eyewww.midnighteye.com

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> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:33:52 -0400
> From: mccaskem at georgetown.edu
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Tsukamoto Nightmare Detective Reviews & World-Class Japanese Batman Anime
> 
> There is indeed a favorable Midnight Eye review of Nightmare Detective, by Nicholas Rucka:
> 
> http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/nightmare-detective.shtml
> 
> There's also a very good set of favorable ND review essays in French, by Romain Le Vern, with nice visuals, at:
> 
> http://www.dvdrama.com/rw_fiche-9802-.php
> 
> In addition, there's a review at the same site of Batman: Gotham Knight, the new Japanese-US anime in 6 parts, review written by "PitouWH," including a lot of good still photos.
> 
> The six parts were each directed and produced by Japanese anime experts, but the original stories were written by Americans (not sure about the scripts). This film will be released shortly in the US and France, but it looks as if it was available to critics in France as early as February. 
> 
> http://www.dvdrama.com/film-27969-batman-gotham-knight.php
> 
> The six parts are:
> 
> 1) Have I got a Story for You
> 
> r?alis? par Shojiro Nishimi
> produit par Eiko Tanaka (Studio 4?C)
> ?crit par Josh Olson
> 
> O? l'on d?couvre la chance qui peut parfois venir en aide aux talents de Batman, au travers du regard de plusieurs enfants.
> 
> 2) The Dark Knight
> 
> r?alis? par Futoshi Higashide
> produit par Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Production I.G.)
> ?crit par Greg Rucka, sur une id?e de Jonah Nolan
> 
> Alors que Gotham est pr?cipit?e dans les flammes, la peur et l'hostilit? de la police ? l'?gard du Dark Knight se renforcent...
> 
> 3) Field Test
> 
> r?alis? par Hiroshi Morioka
> produit par Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Production I.G.)
> ?crit par Jordan Goldberg
> 
> D?couvrez l'arsenal dont dispose Batman, des gadgets ultra-sophistiqu?s qui ne seraient cependant rien sans le sens de la justice de celui qui les utilise.
> 
> 4) In Darkness Dwells
> 
> r?alis? par Yasuhiro Aoki
> produit par Masao Maruyama (Mad House)
> ?crit par David S. Goyer
> 
> Killer Croc est de retour, for?ant Batman ? plonger dans les ?go?ts de Gotham pour l'arr?ter. Tandis que l'Epouvantail r?de dans les parages...
> 
> 5) Working Through Pain
> 
> r?alis? par Toshiyuki Kubooka
> produit par Eiko Tanaka (Studio 4?C)
> ?crit par Brian Azzarello
> 
> Retour sur le d?but de l'entra?nement de Bruce Wayne alors qu'il n'est pas encore tout ? fait Batman, une formation ? laquelle participera une myst?rieuse indienne, Cassandra, qui lui apprendra comment transcender ses limites physiques et spirituelles.
> 
> 6) Deadshot
> 
> r?alis? par Yoshiaki Kawajiri
> produit par Masao Maruyama (Mad House)
> ?crit par Alan Burnett
> 
> Batman affronte un tueur professionnel sp?cialis? dans les armes ? feu, Deadshot, un maniaque for?ant le Dark Knight a emprunter le m?me chemin tordu que lui s'il veut pouvoir l'arr?ter...
> 
> Is Greg Rucka, who wrote the story for Episode 2), by chance in any way related to Nicholas Rucka, who reviewed Nightmare Detective for Midnight Eye?
> 
> There's also a long review, with many outstanding photos, of the live action Batman film Dark Knight, which will be released in the US in late July, and in France in August. Even though this one really has nothing to do with Japanese film, the URL is:
> 
> http://www.dvdrama.com/news-27585-the-dark-knight-l-attente-monstrueuse-.php
> 
> Michael McCaskey
> Georgetown Univ.
> 
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>
> Date: Monday, June 30, 2008 8:56 am
> Subject: RE: Zizek
> 
> > I agree, most definitely. There are familiar elements, but 
> > Tsukamoto puts his own spin on it. Compared to other attempts by 
> > independent, distictive directors to craft mainstream films (Alien 
> > Resurrection springs to mind, since Tsukamoto has expressed an 
> > interest in that series) , Nightmare Detective is undoubtedly 
> > superior. I'd also say it's the best Japanese horror films of the 
> > past few years, and I really can't wait for the sequel. I 
> > certainly wouldn't have expected Tsukamoto to helm a mainstream 
> > horror franchise- it's good to see he retains his capacity to 
> > surprise. 
> > Jim.
> > 
> > http://www.flipsidemovies.com
> > http://jimharper.blogspot.com
> > 
> > -> PS
> > > There was an earlier posting re Tsukamoto's "Nightmare
> > Detective," and it is available in US DVD form, 2008, ISBN 1-594-
> > 45000-5.
> > It's really pretty good, in my opinion, though many plot elements are
> > familiar ones. You may well have reviewed it already.
> > > Tsukamoto has finished the sequel, and that should be released 
> > soon, if
> > not already.
> > > 
> > > http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/11480
> > 
> > 
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