Apr 252012
 

“Kamehameha” is a series of post where we examine various action scenes from movies, anime, and cartoons, to name a few. It’s name comes from one of the most famous special moves in Dragon Ball Z. We chose a DBZ reference because it’s the definition of an action show…minus the drawn out stare down filler.

It’s time for a “Kamehameha!” Today we’ll be looking at a scene from the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro.  This film is still one of my favorite films to this day. It’s the one that most people associate Antonio Banderas with. The most memorable scene in my mind (besides the Catherine Zeta-Jones stripping scene and the tango dance) was when Alejandro (Banderas) first donned the Zorro mask. Let’s take a look!

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Apr 252012
 

Okay, it’s been a while since I reviewed a full anime. This one is fairly recent (started and finished during the winter season). I have to admit, before the winter season started I didn’t really care for this show. The initial description sounded kinda trashy to me. But then I watched it and instantly fell in love. I’m not going to say you’re going to like it as much as I did, but I think it illustrates that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover at least. Anyway, let’s get the basic info out of the way. … Just as a note, don’t read the wiki. Spoilers galore. Anyway, the anime ran from January to March of 2012, and was done by David Production. I’ve never heard of David Production, but looking them up they’ve worked for a few popular series (Geass R2 and Soul Eater) though they haven’t had main production experience for very much. I’ve seen Ristorante Paradiso, which they’ve done, and I don’t really have any problems with any production style or whatnot they have. Anyway, let’s delve into the meat of this show.

There isn't any decent logo, but I guess this is an alright shot to encapsulate the series. He's obsessed with her, he's also a demon. So's she.

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