Beasts from the East - DVD review

[Jamezilla]

I know this is a little 'welcome to yesterday' - but I saw this for the first time on the weekend...

The stupid UK presenters make Ellis, Donnon and co sound like the Discovery Channel. I mean a car-magazine calling it a 'Skyliner' and noting an SR20DET powered S14 has an 8-valve engine? Hmmm.

Plus that disrespectful UK-only soccer holigan style humour is best kept in the UK and should never be shown to anyone, ever.

These things aside - the footage of Nagata san doing a 328km/h Wangan run in an R33-GTR all but makes up for everything else on the DVD. The other highlights are a very 'drifty' corner taken on a busy, rainy, city street - and the S13 doing a burnout that all-but melts the road.

BenHPI - if you read this: The HPI DVDs are vastly superior in nearly every way. Keep up the good work - but try and get some crazy Shutoko/Wangan footage in - absolutely sensational.

Oh - there's another 'movie' on the same DVD about the UK car scene... I'm so happy we (Australia) followed the Japanese culture and not the Brits. Front-wheel burnouts in Barinas surrounded by pale, toothless poms... Blimey

[Jamezilla]

Oh - and while I'm reviewing... also saw Final Destination 2.

My one-word review: Harsh.

Slightly more extended version: Very harsh. I see now that Hollywood is using the power of CGI for evil rather than good. Kinda like George Lucas (Greedo shooting first - bah! I liked Han Solo better as a scoundrel).

I have never seen people killed in such grotesque, graphic and imaginative ways. I felt pretty harrowed by the whole experience. Cool (and bloody) car-crash at the start though. Always new Chevy Suburbans exploded on impact

Nice cameo from the Candyman. See it if you like blood and guts and seeing people squashed by glass.

[Guest INASNT]

geez u r slow on the movie scene mate

[predator]

I only saw Final Dest2 the other week.. nice accident scene but rest was a bit overdone.. the 1st was good at the time though.

For a nice slash over the top kill fest see Kill Bill.. saw that last night, good for mindless hacking in Tarrantino style.

[Guest INASNT]

I saw Kill Bill yesterday 2 and it is farking good, cant wait for Vol 2 and 3.

Tarantino is a awesum director

[Jamezilla]

Inasnt: Yeah, I feel a bit off the movie pace at the moment. BftE was still good watching though

[inark]

speaking of DVD reviews... u made that SAU DVD yet?

[dan_the_man]

The car crash scene in final destination 2.... when he is trapped in the car and burning alive and screaming for help... made me not want to speed for quite some time

[whistla]

speaking of DVD reviews... u made that SAU DVD yet?

forgot to ask u about this other day

if u need help with it James, ill be more than welcome to help out or at least compile a draft for it, then u can review it or some sh|t

[sammus]

Yeah i though final destination 2 was harsh too... i think i remember enjoying the 1st one more than i did the 2nd, although that smash scene in 2 was pretty amazing. I played the glass fall bit in slomode a few time too heheh.

[sammus]

Oh, and whilst on the topic of movies - Orgazmo is on tonight

10:45 SBS (monday)

( movie done by the makers of south park... youll piss youself laughing )

[Mr. Oizo]

Originally posted by rrrage

Oh, and whilst on the topic of movies - Orgazmo is on tonight  

10:45 SBS (monday)

( movie done by the makers of south park... youll piss youself laughing )

stop reinforcing teen stereotypes sam!!!

[sammus]

ohhhhhhhhhhh ill try :uh-huh: