Vampire Hunter D
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Movie Reviews of Vampire Hunter D
Movie Review: Finally On DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie in a VHS format a month ago and after the viewing I jumped on the net to find the DVD version. It's a wonderful story with great analogy about social stratification using vampires as vechile for message delivery.The animation is quick and sharp for something released in the early ninties. I can't comment on sound based upon an old VHS tape compared to the abilities of DVD. We'll have to wait and see. Awesome story with very exciting Heros and Villians.
The story is about a local vampire deciding to take a bride. The story moves along based upon action scenes as vampires and assorted monster & demons plotting to ascertain the chosen bride for their master, and the only line of defense the girl has is a lone Vampire Hunter. Besides a legion of evil to contend with the Hunter has to also deal with girl who has already been bitten by evil.
The Vampire Hunter is used as the action hero of the story but also as a emotinal hero. His past in the end reveals how the prejudices of the other character are flawed by misconceptions about power and wealth.
The vampire legions are also doomed to fail by internal stife about the worthiness of the bride for the Master Vampire. Leading the internal fighting is the Vampire Master's daughter. Her sense of class blurs her judgement and when she meets the Hunter she is then humbled by the truth.
I can't give away the ending but for those who has suffered with the VHS version I would like to say we are counting the day to add this to our collection.
Movie Review: Whoo-hoo! VAMPIRES!
Summary: 5 Stars
Vampire Hunter D the first movie has its good points and its bad points. This was the offical first anime thing I ever bought and I gotta say I really enjoyed it.
This movie does leave several mysteries though...(Which can be answered by reading the first book.) What is the face in D's hand? I didn't quite understand that and I thought he had conjouned twin disease or something. (It isnt that at all.) Still, the face in the hand is creepy.
Another mystery is who is D?!? I know this one is ovious but it took me two times to watch it to realize D is the son of...DRACULA! Which I personally think is pretty kickin...but that makes him really really old.
I liked the whole plot but after reading the book a few years after watching the movie I have gotta say the producers should have made the girl less of a b-word. In the book she's ok but in the movie she's just annoying! I like her lil bro though, he has a hero-type crush on D which is sweet.
Before I give away the whole thing I'm just gonna say: Great movie, a must for fans of the dark genre anime, and also read the book because it is excellent and explains some things left unsaid in the movie. I also noticed how some people leaving reviews were whining over how *lame* this movie is when compared to Bloodlust. Ok well, what do you expect people? There IS a 10 year time difference in case no one noticed!
(Although Bloodlust has got to be THE BEST anime film I've ever watched..^.^)
Movie Review: An Epic Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the first, more serious animes I saw when I was younger, Vampire Hunter D has kept its appeal till today. Seeing it for the first time on cable TV I was drawed in to the world that blended myth, technology(both future and old), into a future epic about a Dunpeal named D, a quiet man, and his parasitic hand, who provides the banter, who hunt vampires. The show gave me a sense of power and honor and taught me how act as D acts.D's main goal is to help save Doris, who was bitten by Count Magnus Lee, and to do so he must kill the one who bit her. Many obstacles lay ahead as D gets attacked by the Count's many minions and the perdicament in which Doris and her brother Dan are in. As the story progresses further we find out the truth of who D really is by finding out who is father was and why he is so powerful. But to really understand why D does the things he does one would also have to see Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust to get a better picture. Though it isn't a true sequel it uses the same basic elements.
A classic pure and simple. This anime taught me a few things as a child and gave me the sense of honor I have to day. As for the show itself it is a beautiful epic with a great plot although a bit cliched by today's standards. If it is any indication of how well this anime has retained it's appeal after nearly 15 years it should be a nice addition to your library.
Movie Review: Top horror manga with floods of blood
Summary: 5 Stars
Vampire Hunter D (1985) is up there with the likes of Ninja Scroll, Akira and Ghost in a Shell, so if you are looking for the best of the best Manga, or even just outrageously good horror, then Vampire Hunter D is a must see.
A mix of Hammer Horror ideas plus some cracking good 80s style Manga animation coupled with outrageously good fight sequences produces a feeling of watching something that really does transport us into the canvas of neo-vampires and monsters galore battling it out.
The story revolves around vampire Counts of the upper class aristocracies who rule the lands and occasionally kidnap a lower class girl to become their wives for recreation until they get fed up with them. D is the Vampire Hunter hired to take down the Count. Cue a stunning work of art that runs red off the screen and lucid landscapes, castles that put Disney to shame and full moons like on another planet.
Vampire D will stir your imagination and make you feel like you have just sat through one of the best horror stories you have ever seen. It is a satiating substance to see.
There is a second film, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) which uses 21st century Manga animation but the stories are unrelated except for the main character and general themes. This version is the original cult classic.
Movie Review: Vampire Hunter D is a solid A!
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember the time I came upon this movie when Cartoon Network was showing an anime festival every midnight on Saturday for 3 weeks and I saw the amazing first 5 minutes and I sought it out, bought it, years later I bought the DVD again and the transfer is ok but now to the film. The film was one of the first true horror animated films for adults (mind you this came out before AKIRA so AKIRA was not the only great one to come out in the 80s) and it's as good as if it had been made into live action movie. The animation is amazing considering the time period and the screenplay is very layered. It makes a fairly subtle social commentery about social positions in terms of the "common" mixing with pure bloods which gives it an added depth which makes it even more compelling and makes it rise above the average anime film. The characters are all extremely well drawn. You can't help but feel empathy for Lamika, the Count's daughter. It has some great visuals in terms of the design of the demons and mosters and the design of landscapes and castles. The music is also great, very ominous, classical and heartfelt at times. This movie also creates a great anime superhero in D who deservedly had another movie created around him called VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST. Do not miss this movie. It is a milestone in anime.