Death Note Movie
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Death Note Movie
Got it from NetFlix and watched it last night. I really liked it alot. Can't wait to see the next installment. Yeah the CGI for the "God of Death" character is not great, but I don't care. I found the story very compelling and suspenseful.
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I thought this was a thread about yet another Friedberg/Seltzer "Epic/Disaster/Date Movie"... this time, spoofing movies about suicides/serial killers and other thrillers.
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That's way too creative a title for those fucknuts to come up with. If they ever do make a serial killer spoof movie (and I'm sure they will) it will most definitely be called Serial Killer Movie
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I rented this a couple of days ago. I loved the concept but I didn't much care for the feature.
I didn't find Light's backstory too compelling since his "shocking" revelation of the legal system was anything but. I would have preffered he already have a chip on his shoulder long before he found the death note. It just seemed way too contrived that he found the death note the very evening he found out that sometimes criminals get to walk free. (And his looking to the heavens when he first spotted the notebook was unintentionally hilarious.)
The acting was a mixed bag and the dialog was atrocious ("Kira is our saviour!"). But I kept watching because of L. I was curious as to who he'd be and I really liked his characterization when he was finally revealed. I just wish he and Light had gotten to square off more. It's because of that final scene between Light and L (and that bag of potato chips ) that I'm actually gonna bother with the sequel.
So is the sequel any better or is it more of the same? And what's the L spinoff like, Gunde? And is it simply called L or does it have another title?
I didn't find Light's backstory too compelling since his "shocking" revelation of the legal system was anything but. I would have preffered he already have a chip on his shoulder long before he found the death note. It just seemed way too contrived that he found the death note the very evening he found out that sometimes criminals get to walk free. (And his looking to the heavens when he first spotted the notebook was unintentionally hilarious.)
The acting was a mixed bag and the dialog was atrocious ("Kira is our saviour!"). But I kept watching because of L. I was curious as to who he'd be and I really liked his characterization when he was finally revealed. I just wish he and Light had gotten to square off more. It's because of that final scene between Light and L (and that bag of potato chips ) that I'm actually gonna bother with the sequel.
So is the sequel any better or is it more of the same? And what's the L spinoff like, Gunde? And is it simply called L or does it have another title?
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Re: Death Note Movie
I rented this from Netflix last week also. I really liked it. I might get the 2-disk limited editions of all 3 films from Amazon.uk . And the 3rd film (the spin off) is called Death Note: L Change the World.
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Just finished watching the second film. Now that was a fun ride. It still suffered from some of the problems from the first but it was a heck of a lot better. I really liked how it all concluded.
Now I gotta rent L: Change The World.
Now I gotta rent L: Change The World.
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The trailer for L: Change The World was in the special features of Death Note: The Last Name.
Spoiler regarding the ending of the second movie:
Spoiler regarding the ending of the second movie:
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Well the remake is underway: http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1
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I rented this a couple of days ago. I loved the concept but I didn't much care for the feature.
I didn't find Light's backstory too compelling since his "shocking" revelation of the legal system was anything but. I would have preffered he already have a chip on his shoulder long before he found the death note. It just seemed way too contrived that he found the death note the very evening he found out that sometimes criminals get to walk free. (And his looking to the heavens when he first spotted the notebook was unintentionally hilarious.)
The acting was a mixed bag and the dialog was atrocious ("Kira is our saviour!"). But I kept watching because of L. I was curious as to who he'd be and I really liked his characterization when he was finally revealed. I just wish he and Light had gotten to square off more. It's because of that final scene between Light and L (and that bag of potato chips ) that I'm actually gonna bother with the sequel.
So is the sequel any better or is it more of the same? And what's the L spinoff like, Gunde? And is it simply called L or does it have another title?
I didn't find Light's backstory too compelling since his "shocking" revelation of the legal system was anything but. I would have preffered he already have a chip on his shoulder long before he found the death note. It just seemed way too contrived that he found the death note the very evening he found out that sometimes criminals get to walk free. (And his looking to the heavens when he first spotted the notebook was unintentionally hilarious.)
The acting was a mixed bag and the dialog was atrocious ("Kira is our saviour!"). But I kept watching because of L. I was curious as to who he'd be and I really liked his characterization when he was finally revealed. I just wish he and Light had gotten to square off more. It's because of that final scene between Light and L (and that bag of potato chips ) that I'm actually gonna bother with the sequel.
So is the sequel any better or is it more of the same? And what's the L spinoff like, Gunde? And is it simply called L or does it have another title?