Henry Walker

If you are a fan of horror and short stories, this is a good find. When it comes to shorts we are allowed to use our imagination and fill in the gaps using the information that is provided. Granted, not everyone can or wants to do this. Some are accustomed to having everything explained and squared off. This isn't that type of film. The end is satisfying for the sci-fi fans while the anguish and blood quench the horror fans. However...had I not been teased about the sci-fi aspect almost mid way through, it would have been a waste of time and pure torture-porn. Mystery in horror is a given, but toss in another genre and you have yourself a mystery worth seeing through. The lack of a 5th star is for skimping on the fiction mechanics.

One thing to know about the Anime fanbase: they are exactly the same as gamers and Trekkies. It takes little to no effort to displease them, and most of the time they will purposefully hate everything that comes their way. Odd bunch. That said, while every opinion has weight, a balanced appeal is worth more. After all, they will probably watch it multiple times, anyway. Anime looks different from live action. Each have elements that the other cannot, but its easy to see this adaption is a passion project. Very well done. The music, the undertones, its all just as bittersweet. Many of the changes were necessary, but some not so much. And that's okay. Totally fine they didn't sexualize Faye, but I think the audience could have handled the rest of her. She was many things, but not a crass teenage-lookalike. Where is Jet's ship, by the way? Spike was pulled off very well, but missing some key elements. He didn't talk like everyone else, and we did see that here, but it wasn't consistent, not so much as Shakir's performance and script management. A marvelous job was done with Vicious. Note: his character in the anime' was the typical anime' antagonist with no real substance, so adding a drop to that character would have made die hard fans squirm. Anyway, 4/5 for doing such a wonderful job, but not staying consistent when they have already done so much to mirror the beloved series. Its going to be difficult for people to enjoy this--especially Americans, simply because the tones are just completely removed from everything else out there--pop music, sex appeal and super heroes.

What a treat! A double entendre layered over a play on words and submerged in symbolism and misdirection. 4 Stars because I deserve to include my own bias--which is that I don't enjoy [can appreciate] really long uncomfortable rides. I prefer them in short bursts because for me, that is the best way to deliver a powerful message and to remind an audience or a reader that the 'story' is not as deep as it goes, or as deep as a creator can be. The 4 stars are awarded for dedication. The misdirection was treated with care, unlike the ending of the Boy II. Its also awarded to Jesse Plemons for playing one of the most detestable characters I have ever encountered. Which is saying something, because the last character I despised [well, two] were the joyless couple in 'the Shape of Things'. There is a lot to say, but it seems the range of interpretations for this film will never see an end, so...enjoy...if you can.

During an interterview with the cast and creators, I heard one them describe the show as 'aspiring politics'. They weren't referring entirely to what the acting administration stood for, but of how things could get done, and how they could be properly represented. We don't know what the inside of our government looks like when its in action. We don't know how those representatives behave in those situations, so the creators gave us a view that seemed more or less unobjectionable.

Well, many of the reviewers are strictly tasteless. To call it good then slap it with insults is a very American thing to do. I give credit to not once being reminded of any supernatural slasher-film. The depicted claustrophobia had me hold my breath, even after a 2nd viewing. Many of the passages look very different and I continued to wish I had never gone down there with them, feeling sympathetic to the futility. I think perhaps a couple scenes were a little off, but it did not ruin it for me. Gore was not glorified, and that was appreciated, too. An all-round good horror film. The ending left me with questions that really need an answer.

The collaborators made a decision. They went for excitement and wanted the run of mechanics to stay true to the overall feel of the show. In there they did not dissapoint and I was able to discern what that intention was. I've seen so many space shows where professionalism of an astronautic crew is obviously priority for a more realistic narrative. When you do that however, characters are limited, restrained--they have to be, and it is rare to have both. I wanted aliens, blood, action, and substance with great visual effects. Rotten Tomatoes; grow up and learn how to properly critisize. I see no education in the review of this, and many other critiques. A 7/10 from that science fiction/action child within. I wanted Snakes on a Plane, and I damn well got Snakes on a Pane.

This is the Walking Dead Done to Completion. That's not a comparison. This has everything you need in a zombie movie, without being dragged on umpteen seasons. The second half of the season provides very, very little dialogue which is a storyboarding tactic to drive sequences through a shroud of mystery. The audience doesn't need to know how everyone feels ALL the time, and I hope many of us can appreciate that. This is a great zombie story that deserves a fair eye.

Among the most important sources of entertainment to date; Love, Sex & Robots is a united anthology that delivers all facets of horror right down to the universal human fear of futility. With beautiful animation and animation that is harrowing, artists strip away unnecessary boundaries so viewers can recognize, comprehend, and consolidate a wide range of emotions. It demands attention to detail without sacrificing the joy one can get from their screens. This is flash-fiction done superbly well, like being 100% hydrated from a single sip of water. Sit back, turn off your parental guidance conditioning, and say TERA-BYTE