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Jan 162012

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) – Two brothers set out in search of the legendary Philosopher’s Stone to get their bodies back after losing them to a forbidden human transmutation ritual in an attempt to bring their mother back to life. Recommending a 64 episode anime series may seem like a bit much, but this is coming from somebody who just finished the entire series in as little as five days. Brotherhood is practically flawless and also looks and sounds that way on Blu-ray. Continue reading »

Film Review: Six’s ‘The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)’ (2011) is Sickening, Repulsive, and kind of Pointless [Heavy Spoilers]

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Oct 132011

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*Heavy Spoilers Ahead*

The Human Centipede was fairly underwhelming. It wasn’t terrible and it wasn’t fantastic, but it wasn’t this monstrously absurd and gory movie you may have expected from the concept and promotional materials. The concept itself was probably the most disturbing and interesting aspect of the movie. Imagining yourself in that situation was more horrific than anything that made it on-screen. It didn’t even feel like people had enough time to fully process the first film before writer/director Tom Six began hyping the second film in a proposed trilogy. The sequel was then banned in the UK (before the ban was lifted recently) and censored in the US, which probably only piqued curiosity even further. Tom Six has gone on record as saying The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) Continue reading »