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Rurôni Kenshin: Seisô-hen (2001)
The conclusion of the TV series
This new OVA brings a conclusion to the TV series. If you haven't seen any of the TV series (or read the manga) you should see/read them before watching this. Seisouhen doesn't explain anything about the characters.
The Seisouhen is split in two parts, the first is basically a recap of the TV series, and the second brings a conclusion to it all. It is drawn in the same way (or similar at least) as the first 4 OVA episodes were (American title: Samurai X), which is in a realistic (as realistic as anime gets...) and beautiful way.
There is not much action to be found in Seisouhen, instead it is very emotional (I actually shed a tear or two) and it is a beautiful finish to it all.
In conclusion: if you have seen some of the TV series and seen the other 4 OVA episodes (Samurai X) this is something you will not and cannot miss. If not, watching Seisouhen will be a complete waste of time for you.
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)
Awful.
What a waste.
Babylon 5 lives on its story, B5 was intruiging because it didn't give away anything immediately. It took its time, as it did with the shadows, to tell a darn good story.
Now what is the Legend of the Rangers? It's a star trek show. You have the captain and your crew, and they have an intro which is basically like star trek's "to boldly go where noone has gone before".
Sigh.
This could have been really good, yet it turns out to be... well, this:
The enemy falls for stupid tricks, the weapons expert go into combat mode and use karate kicks and punches to fire the ship's weapons, there are ghosts in the ship and the acting is terrible. It's not even up to par with a regular soap opera.
Now, the beginning of Babylon 5 was slow, and it didn't catch my interest until the war with the shadows began, so the story may develop into something good in the Legend of the Rangers, but that combat mode and using kicks and punches to fire weapons was too much (not to mention the ghosts). There is no way I'm going to continue watching it.
1/10.
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
A pleasant surprise.
When watching this movie I had never been affected by the previous hype, thus I did not know what to expect. I didn't even know it was a musical. All I had heard/watched was the Lady Marmelade video on MTV.
Needless to say, it was a pleasant surprise. The potpourri of incredible actors, both leading roles and supporting cast; and inventive usage of modern and old songs gave the movie an incredible presence. Laughing and crying at the same time. Amazing.
It's really a simple story, yet it moved me quite a bit unlike most other movies.
9/10.