IPhone 3G used's review (Better than I expected!) 『I rate this one 4 stars, only because I don't have experience with down alternative comforters, so I have nothing to compare it to. I bought this for my teenaged daughter who wanted a 'big fluffy' comforter. While this one is not as full and fluffy as she would have liked, she did say she liked it alot after she used it. The value was good for the price and I am happy with my purchase!』
(good comforter for the price) 『I bought this comforter b/c it was a good price and came quickly with my amazon prime membership. I live in TX so it's warm pretty much year round and I didn't want a heavy comforter. I sleep with the AC and ceiling fan on and this comforter keeps me warm enough, yet cool enough throughout the night. I wish it was a little thicker considering it's 330 thread count, but overall I'm pleased』
(Awesome!) 『Outstanding product! Oh so very comfortable!! Light enough thru the summer but warm enough for those chilly nights!』
(nice comforter) 『The cover is really nice with the little dots. It is a bit heavier than I was looking for. Very nicely made.』
IPhone 3G used's review (Fit perfectly) 『This item fit my bed perfectly. Hides the items that are hidden under the bed and seems to be very good at repelling kat hair. What more could you ask for. Has held up very well considering the level of kitten attacks.』
(Very nice quality) 『Great quality bedskirt. The fabric is soft and wonderfully stitched. Has an nice elegant two row color boarder on the bottom to help coordinate to sheets, etc. Looks expensive.』
(DISAPPOINTING) 『Brought the whole Sateen sheet set while also ordering the other 400 thread count bed sheet sets from the other website. This whole set are disappointed. They are not only rough, but also oversize. How dare this claim to be a 400 thread count products.
VERY DISAPPOINTING!』
(Bordeaux Bedskirt) 『The bedskirt is wonderful. Great quality - Color is right on, I love it. Pinzon Hotel Satin Stitch 400-Thread-Count Sateen Full Bed Skirt, Bordeaux』
(soft and beautiful!) 『I don't use bed skirt often, but this one is great. When I pull it out of the dryer after first wash, it feels so soft and it looks so beautiful!』
IPhone 3G used's review (I LOVE these sheets!) 『I received the sheets and washed them right away. When I took them out of the dryer they were soft and not wrinkled. I put them on my bed and they are SO luxurious! I love the box-design and the softness and overall quality. The fitted sheet fits my mattress and memory foam mattress pad perfectly. These sheets are so wonderful - I wish they had other colors than white... but regardless, I think I am going to buy a few more sets! Thank you!!』
(King Sheet Set) 『I was happy to see that the bottom sheet fit my mattress with a 4" matterss topper, but the flat sheet did not tuck in on the sides. I was a little dissapointed in that. Over all it is a nice set, but wish the flat sheet was longer on the sides.』
(Soft and Very Comfortable) 『I've had endless trouble finding good quality but affordable deep-pocket sheets for my queen size mattress. I just added a 3" memory foam pad, making the job even more difficult.
I saw these sheets and was amazed at the price, so I thought I'd give them a try. I was so pleasantly surprised at the quality! Soft and solky, with a perfect fit. They have the look and feel of a much more expensive product.』
(Elegant) 『I was so impressed with these sheets, I immediately ordered a second set. I recently purchased a pillowtop mattress and had to replace all my bed linens to accomodate the deep pockets needed. Out of the 5 sets I purchased, these are the BEST...outranking the Sealy sheets I bought @ $110.00 per set. Obviously, I wish I'd found these first. Outstanding fit, comfort and quality.』 『This is for a very well made 4 pieces sheet set. Twin flat: 66"x110"; Full flat: 84"x110"; Queen Flat 94"x110"; King flat 112"x112". Twin XL fitted Sheet 39"x80"; Full XL: 54"x80", Queen Fitted 60"x80"; King Fitted 78"x80". Pillow cases are standard size for twin and full set; queen size for queen set and king size for king set. Additional flat or fitted available. These items are being sold in the 4~5 star luxurious hotel's bedding collection with excellent quality and exceptional durable. Don't miss this item out.』
IPhone 3G used's review (The amazing singing career of Florence Foster Jenkins...it's more like the score from a Marx Brothers movie...) 『The review of mr. Pollock, who rated this product only one star, got me thinking. Yes, I like a good laugh as much as the rest of you and yes: Mrs. Florence Foster Jenkins's musical offerings are so g*dawful bad it is almost unbelievably funny but.... But there is also the fact that the gormless creature herself apparently sincerely and steadfastly believed she possessed loads of talent! She really was convinced that she was Maria Malibran, Giuditta Pasta, Jenny Lind and Dame Nellie Melba, all rolled into one. It seems she truly and honestly never noticed or even suspected how cruelly her leg was being pulled by her "adoring audience". Tickets to her few annual "recitals" in the foyer of the New York Ritz hotel were highly sought after.
This fact makes always makes me a bit uncomfortable when listening to Mrs. FFJ. On the one hand I can't help wincing and laughing to myself at her preposterous attempts at "diva-dom" and yet there's also that ever so slight frisson of guilty embarrassment of laughing at someone behind his, or in this case her, back. Which mostly isn't actually all that funny, but rather cheap and easy.
Someone close Mrs. FFJ ought off course to have had the balls to tell her to stop making such a silly spectacle exhibition of herself. No one ever did and she happily lived on in her self-created and self-funded (thanks to inheriting a whopping great fortune) charade. It must have been very drôle to hear her and to watch her, for during her recitals this portly and middle-aged lady dressed up in the most incredibly stereotypical and over-the-top Opera costumes. The audience was treated to a parade of fantastic, beached whale-like Carmens, Brunhildes, Queens-of-the-Night-from-the-Magic-Flute, Greek godesses, Vestal virgins, Warrior Queens and so on, complete with sceptres, crowns, tiaras, spears, shields and swords and horned helmets.
Still, I do wonder: didn't anyone in the audience find it the slightest bit painful or embarrassing, to make fun of the silly old moo? On the other hand, she was fully compos mentis and willingly chose to make such a caricature of herself for more than 30 years. She payed it all out of her own money and she did nobody any harm with it. Indeed, the proceeds of her appearances were generously donated to various good causes, along with hefty amounts of her own money!! In the end one has to admit that mrs. FFJ did what few of us can do or dare to do: she lived out her dream of being a diva. Good for her!
Mrs. FFJ reminds me of those characters the great Margaret Dumont used to play in those 30s and 40s Marx Brothers films, you know the type: the rather stout, benign, rich, none too bright, hoity-toity dowager and socialite, who falls victim to the most relentless piss-taking by Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Sleepy, Dopey, Doc and Bashful.
So enjoy this but spare a thought for Mrs. FFJ. People applauded her in her face, but laughed at her behind her back. Not very nice that. I deducted one star for that.』
(Must be heard to be believed) 『Even the brilliant Judy Kaye in the recent play "Souvenir" about Ms. Jenkins couldn't quite match the unique sound of this singer, although she came close. For those who like this sort of thing, this is the real thing. The sound on this Naxos CD is superior to RCA's "Glory of the Human Voice??" which covers most of the same territory. The Naxos CD also restores the piano intro to the Bell Song and the heretofore rare Valse Caressante of which only a few pressings are known to exist.
That said, the rest of the (non-Florence) cuts are mostly forgettable. More kitch than camp. Annoying music abounds but the in the realm of the truly, stupendously awful Florence Foster Jenkins remains in a class by herself. No one can really compete with Ms. Jenkins on her own camp grounds and there is no sense in trying. The one exception being the sung "Blue Danube" with Josephine Tumminia and the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra which falls in the "what could they have been thinking?" department.
Personally a little of this sort of thing goes a long way. The Faust Travesty on the RCA set holds a bit more interest (but not all that much). I think a more interesting compliation would consist of "straight" renderings of the various arias and pieces contrasted with Madame Florence's so the listener may fully savor what she achieves in these performances.
Florence gets five stars but the rest of it gets a minus one, so it ends up with four.』
(This is the definitive FFJ!) 『A fellow reviewer has not paid close attention to the contents of "Murder On The High C's": this release actually contains every recording that FFJ made. She recorded 9 arias and released them on 5 78's (the fifth, "Valse Caressante", was split), all of them gathered here for the first time. What this album omits from the previous cd release ("The Glory??? of the Human Voice") is the arias by an almost equally incompetent baritone. "Murder..." more than compensates for this with the inclusion of some unbelievably tragic recordings by artists who could actually sing but found themselves saddled with shockingly bad material; it's an absolute feast for those who love outsider music. The 'nursery rhyme' songs provoke bewilderment, the swing version of "Blue Danube" must be heard to be believed, and the excellent liner notes accurately describe Lauritz Melchior's valiant performance of "Please Don't Say No" as "the single worst recording of anything ever made by an opera star who should have known better". "Murder On The High C's" is an insanely delirious treasure.』
(Sounds Like A Vacuum Cleaner Ingesting An Owl) 『Florence Foster Jenkins was a socialite who enjoyed singing in vast disproportion to her musical talent. This CD has some of her greatest works (so to speak) although the disc pales in comparison to her masterwork "The Glory (????) of Human Voice." (In fact several of the songs on this CD are available on that recording.) Particularly ear-shattering are "Musical Snuff Box" (watch out for that last note if you have pets, they will seriously dislike it), "Bell Song" which is essentially a series of a cappella pentatonic scales by and large, and finally the unique rendition of "Valse Caressante" (which was actually released as a single!) which will leave any listener in a near delirium.
In short, these rare Jenkins masterworks are amazing and hilarious. I can't recommend them highly enough to anyone even mildly curious about outsider music. Why the three star rating? It is certainly not due to Florence's participation, rather due to the packaging. The cover boasts "Florence Foster Jenkins and Friends." Little will most people suspect that the "friends" make up about half of the CD, and are totally unrelated to Jenkins except for possessing no musical talent. Some of the songs are merely boring (like the Jimmy Durante selections), and some are quite laughably funny like the dreadful "The Fireman's Bride," and "Please Don't Say No." Finally there is the real puzzler from the "what were they thinking?" file, "Little Jack Horner," an operatic retelling of the classic children's tale. The other reason I only give this disc three stars is because four of the nine Jenkins' songs are available on "The Glory (????) of Human Voice." I had expected different material on this CD.
The bottom line is that this CD is for Florence Foster Jenkins completists. (Ponder that.) People who want more exposure to Florence should buy her delightful "The Glory (????) of Human Voice," which I can't recommend highly enough.
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(comedy classic) 『In the summer of 2003, I had the luck of hearing Florence's recordings. Even though no one is quite sure whether she meant to be funny or not, listening to her cds always puts me in the best mood. Hearing her try to reach those high notes and missing terribly is the funniest thing in the world!! My family and I love Florence!!!』
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Opera D'oro
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Fine historic performance from 1940 Bolshoi) 『If this performance of "The Queen of Spades" had been recorded in 1970 or even in 1960, it would be a solid contender for first choice among the several recordings of the opera. As it is, it remains a very fine performance with first-rate singers and a better sense of drama than is to be found in some of its successors.
This very modestly priced set is certainly worth serious consideration if you are looking at a second copy for your opera collection.』
(Genuine Tchaikovsky from Bolshoi golden age) 『This 1940 year studio recording made by Bolshoi Theater forces has historical value as one can hear some excellent Russian singers such as Khanaev, Derzhinskaya, Maksakova. Knanaev is incomparable deep Hermann and Derzhinskaya is excellent lyrical Liza.
Sound quality is good enough for 1940 due to restoration made from 78 rpm plates.』
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『"Queen Of Sheba: Behind The Myth" (Discovery Channel) - This documentary follows the work of archaeologists as they piece together newly discovered evidence in the remote desert of Yemen to recreate the dramatic life of one of the most powerful woman of the Biblical era -- consort of King Solomon and founder of the great Ethiopian dynasty that would harbor the Ark Of The Covenant.As described by the production company: One-Hour Special for BBC Two/Discovery Channel - "The Queen of Sheba is one of the most alluring names in history, synonymous with the exotic and erotic, but until now her real story has remained elusive. Who was she? Did she have a child by King Solomon of Israel? And how did her nation grow so powerful, only to vanish beneath the sands of time? Produced to accompany a major British Museum exhibition, the film gained exclusive access to the excavation of the Queen of Sheba's temple in the arid heartland of Yemen, to unveil the enigmatic riddle of this mysterious queen."』 fetish『 History's Turning Points II, Volume 7: The Spanish Armada 』
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『The planned Spanish invasion of England fails and England dominates the waves. It is 1588 and the conflict between the Catholic Philip II of Spain and the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England is at a breaking point. In May Philip launches the Spanish Armada, an invincible fleet of 130 ships to conquer English shores Sir Francis Drake and the English fleet sail from Plymouth to meet the invaders. The English overcome the far larger Spanish fleet by using fireships. The broken Armada is forced to flee North where many die off the hostile coasts of Scotland and Ireland. Philip's dream of a Europe united under Catholic rule is shattered.』 fetish『 Cinema Classics Challenge -- Movie Queens Edition 』
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Simitar Entertainment Inc.
『Cinema Classics Challenge is thirty minutes of film clips from some of Hollywood's classic movies. The challenge is yours. As each clip begins, a question about the movie or its leading person is flashed on the screen. You then have 2 to 3 minuntes to watch the clip and answer the question. The answer is shown at the end of the clip. Movie buffs, party goers, or just those love to be entertained will find Cineman Classics Challenge fun and exciting.』 fetish『 Queen Anne Pull&Backplate 』
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Retromedia
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Nicetowatchit) 『Goliath and the Sins of Babylon.- Good sword and sandal spectacle. " Two hundred years BC. the small kingdom of Nefer in the Persian Gulf was forced to pay heavy tribute to conqueror, Babylon, the people of Nefer trembled with outrage and fear as the soldiers came to collect the yearly price, 30 of the loveliest young virgins in the land ". For freedom and against this sacrifice there are 41 rebels commanded by Evandro (Livio Lorenzon, with a bald head as Yul Brynner), so Goliath (Mark Forest, a bodybuilder born in Brooklyn) and a funny dwarf Ninneto (also a jester in Samson and his mighty challenge) join them, therefore the rebels become now " 42 and a half ". A Babylonian warship called " The Sacred Trireme " must go to Nefer to carry the captive virgins, but the three invincibles rebels Goliath, Xandros (Giuliano Gemma, later a Spaghetti Western actor) and Alceas (Mimmo Palmara, usual Sword&Sandal actor) imagine a funny stratagem to get a Phoenician merchant ship, after a sea battle they set a fire to the trireme and sink it. Goliath competes in a chariot race, a substitute of Ben Hur, for the Nefer Queen's hand and wins the race but his friend Xandros is in love with the Queen. The wicked Morakeb, counselor of the faint hearted king Rukus of Babylon, commands the Royal Guard. In one scene, Goliath is condemned to death and lies on a table, there is a device invented by Morakeb with some spears that will fall down one by one from the ceiling when the executioners cut one rope for each spear, a psychic torture because only one spear will hit him and it is worth seeing how the muscleman escapes from the execution cell. Evandro, the bald one, and a few rebels lead a tricky action to defeat the Babylonian forces that are camped near the dessert. The final combat will take place at the risky dungeons of Babylon Palace, while the city is on fire. There is no doubt the three invincibles are good wrestlers, but when the likeable and witty dwarf takes part, the fights have a comical and original style. The music harmonizes well according to the changes of scene, from fight to humor, to love, etc. It is a nice color film.
Colossus and the Amazon Queen.- After the Troyan war two Greek soldiers Glaucus (Ed Fury) and Pirro (Rod Taylor) and a bunch of companions arrive in a secret island and are captured by lovely Amazons, famous for killing men after their use to transmit the species. Women are in command and are the warriors while men do the housework. Two Amazons Antiope (Dorian Gray) and Melitta (Daniela Rocca) pretend to get the throne, they like Glaucus and Pirro and vice versa, but there is a problem: The future Queen must be away from men and only a kiss may lead to a disaster, according to the advice of the Queen (Gianna Maria Canale, who played the same role in the film Hercules). She, the Queen, does not know the flavor of kisses, so to forget her nostalgia and sorrow always has a cup of wine at hand. A band of pirates get to the island after the amazon gold, they assault the Palace and jump over the walls with the help of trees as catapults, while trumpets give the same sound alarm as if it were the indians attacking a troops fort, later there is a charge of pirates riding horses and the Amazons shooting arrows at them from a circle of carts like in western movies. In the end, the Greek heroes help the Amazons to fight off the pirates, the love affairs change for better and so the fate of the island for ever. It is a nice story-tale without prejudices, with adventure, love and comedy. The quality and condition of this movie is a bit worse than the first one.』 『Here's one of the most sought after sword&sandal epics of all time! Never before on video and now in spectacular 35mm Scope enhanced for 16x9 TVs. See muscle star Mark Forrest at his sweatiest best as he tackles the tyrants of Babylon and beats a girl in a massive chariot race. "Incredible" is the only word that adequately describes this movie. Also included is a bonus color co-feature Colossus and the Amazon Queen - a weird attempt at muscle man humor. Is it funny? You decide!Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/FANTASY UPC: 617742600599 Manufacturer No: RET 6005』
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Synapse Video
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (avoid Dymon Enlow (AKA turdface)'s review) 『Dymon Enlow (AKA turdface)'s review gives away the suprise ending. Avoid if you don't want your enjoyment of the ending ruined.』
(Campy fun, but also boring at times) 『"Nail Gun Massacre" is one of those unfortunately films with a title that's better than the film itself. I tend to like movies with 'Massacre' in the title - Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Slumber Party Massacre, Toolbox Massacre, etc. - but this one doesn't quite measure up. It's not that it doesn't have a memorable killer, or laughably cheesy lines, or gore and violence. No, it has all of those Instead it commits the worst sin possible in exploitation movies: it drags. At 85 minutes, it's a little on the long side for this sort of movie. Herschell Gordon Lewis films were usually barely above 72 minutes and they had reasonably good pacing. A thirteen minute difference may not seem like a lot, but when you think about it, that's three or four long, boring scenes of pointless dialogue.
It's difficult to make a recommendation concerning this movie. It's 50% cool, but 50% tiresome as well. The killer is fun to watch, and even though the motorcycle helmet is always present, you can usually tell when there's a stunt double because the killer suddenly becomes a few inches taller and has straighter hips. That and the terrible vocodered voice are the primary sources of unintentional laughs, which any exploitation film fan knows is basically the whole point of these films. There's a decent amount of syrupy blood and a sizable body count.
My main complain is that it drags in so many places, that it is sometimes boring to watch. The setting is mostly out in a wooded farm area, so it's not like we have different sets to add a little visual interest. When most every scene looks the same (trees and the occasional wooden tool shed or old farm house), it becomes harder and harder to watch.
The other complain I have is that the film thinks that its twist on the killer's gender is some clever that it gives away the 'surprise' on the back of the box when it mentions that the killer may be a man OR a woman. I suppose it's not a big deal since the killer's diminutive stature and curvaceous midsection kind of give it away from the first sighting. That plus, the killers identity is painfully obvious right from the beginning. Now that I think about it, maybe this isn't a complaint at all, but rather another element fans of the genre will find amusing.
Synapse Films always gives us nice DVDs with a good array of special features, and this is no exception. The film has been remastered and probably looks about as good as one could expect. Terry Lofton shot this on a shoestring budget with limited technical skill in the art of filming. I don't hold any technical deficiencies against him because, after all, many terrible directors have made many highly entertaining films. That brings us to the "NAILED" featurette with director Terry Lofton. He seems likable enough, although you can tell that he's hurt by the criticism his film gets. He says in his defense, he had limited time, a limited budget, and he did the best he could. You almost feel a little sorry for the guy, since this was obviously a labor of love. There are also a few outtakes, but they're nothing incredibly entertaining. Overall, the DVD itself is very nice.
Exploitation fans will want to check this out, regardless of my warning, and they should. Any fan of 'massacre' movies should see this once. I'm not sure if you'll need to own the DVD, or if renting is sufficient. I would lean toward the latter, unless you're a collector.』
(Special Edition, Too!!) 『Bad horror films are my bread and butter. I've loved them since I was a little boy and even moreso today. A horror film can be a downright piece of crap, but very fun and entertaining with the right mix of bad acting, violence and cheesiness. I mean, Burial Ground was a horrible film, but very fun to watch coz the ingredients were all there. Nail Gun Massacre has a concept that could have been B movie heaven, but somehow the director accomplished something rather unique by making a bad horror film that wasn't entertaining at all...just plain bad. Ten minutes(or less) into the film, you know you have a turd spinning in your dvd player and you say to yourself, "Oh, no. I know how this is gonna ride out". Horror fans can identify a lousy movie pretty quick. Somehow, and I don't know how, this film managed to screw up everything that makes a bad horror movie...well, good. It's not camcorder, but it looks and plays out like a film school flunky's project, or something someone patched together in their spare time. One particular scene that really pisses me off is a sex scene in the woods. It goes on wayyyyyy too long and involves a rather unattractive couple. It's as if the director was bewildered that he could find actors willing to do a love scene and had to linger on it as long as possible. I know ugly folks need love too, but even porno films don't go on this long. It doesn't end at the sex either. Way too much screen time is devoted to long and tedious scenes that bore you to tears-probably to pad running time. Scenes like two girls walking through the woods, a guy on the phone, a chick crying and screaming, and a hearse driving about 35 mph are all stretched out to ridiculous lengths. By the time the sheriff says the final line in the film,"Is it over?", you're shouting at the screen, "JAYSUS KEEERYST, I FRIGGIN HOPE SO!!" When you're out driving, you know how you get behind a slow driver or get cut off by some jerk, and when you finally pass them, you have to turn your head to get a look and see what they look like? That's the same feeling I got after viewing this, so I had to watch the dvd interview with the director just to put a face to the rotten SOB who unleashed this movie on me. Yup, he certainly comes across as a Nail Gun Massacre director. I am a huge supporter of underground/independent/ low budget films, but just coz I love the genre doesn't mean I love every film within the genre.』
("Okay turd face, cut the small talk.") 『With a name like NAIL GUN MASSACRE you really can't expect too much and that's exactly what you get: a shoddy, hysterically bad, extremely low budget clunker that's strangely watchable in a hokey, 80's time capsule kind of way.
A woman is raped by construction workers so her brother puts on a camouflage outfit complete with a black motorcycle helmet and a bright yellow compressed air tank then drives around in a gold hearse killing construction workers and anybody else who happens to walk by.
The director admits in the extras that he only had a 25 page script and that's pretty clear by the fact that people seem to be saying anything that comes to mind. Personal favorite: "I'm hornier than a rooster in a Chinese hen house." What does that mean?!
Watch out for the breathing corpses (the body on the log even has a twitching leg); the song "Foosball" being play back-to-back on the radio; the script laying on the counter in the grocery store scene; a guy being killed by a single nail to the arm and the dead guy who falls on an outdoor grill, but when the grill starts to tip over he reaches out grabs the fence and rights himself! Ah, good times.』
(There's bad movies and really bad movies. Then there's Nail Gun Massacre) 『At the end of the film, two things went through my mind. 1) How the hell did I manage to watch that entire movie without tearing my eyes from their sockets and run off screaming into the hills? and 2) How the hell did that movie get greenlit for distribution by anyone?!? Incriminating photos? Hypnotism? It's a mystery for the ages.
At any rate, a woman gets assaulted and raped by a gang of construction workers, who later fall victim to what looks like Michael J. Fox dressed in army camoflauge fatigues, a motorcycle helmet, and nail gun. (Word to the costume department- using a BRIGHT YELLOW air compressor sort of defeats the purpose of the whole camoflauge outfit, but I digress). Nailguns haven't really been used much as the weapon of choice for serial killers, so it stands to reason we'd have some inventive, gory deaths. Right?
Er, wrong. Just a few hands nailed to trees, heads, etc. None of which are graphic; a little dribble of karo syrup, some half-assed death throes acting, and the victim slumps over. Of course this is followed by the killer speaking in a deeply cheap disguised voice (sounds like an 80's Casio synthesizer), dismissing the victim's death with some silly pun.
This is a bad, bad, bad, bad, BAD movie, folks. So I must give one extra star to the director for not only getting this tripe made in the first place, but also distributed and released by a large independent company like Synapse. The plethora of boobs on display also helps.』
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Urban Vision
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Completely missed the point.) 『This addition to the Golgo 13 name is a failure and is inferior in almost everyway to the original. The Golgo 13 character is screwed up. He is no longer the cool collective hitman. He is easily distracted, he hesitates now, and blind luck plays a factor for his target too much. The tension that is present in the original Golgo 13 is gone. I'll clarify, the build up to achieve that one almost impossible shot no longer exists.
Golgo 13 is hired to whack some chick named Queen Bee. Her past and purpose is revealed but I didn't care for the character at all. The more this movie continued the more I got aggravated. This movie is a soft core porn flick. Sex scenes are plenty and the preparation for hits are minimal.
The animation and character designs are good. The soundtrack is kind of weak. The fight scenes are ok at best but nothing spectacular or noteworthy.
This is a movie that sits in my collection but I rarely watch. Those who aren't fans of Golgo 13 shouldn't waste their time. If you never seen Golgo 13, then check out the first one The Professional. In that one he actually comes off as a Professional. This one he is more of an amatuer. But if fan service and action is your main dish. Then by all means dig in. 』
(a must have) 『if you are into fast killing and lot of action. With R rated movie line. This is it. This anime in particular is better than the last one as the ending in that movie is truly disappointing. This one has a lot of thrust as to why Golgo picks up the job given to him. After crying freeman if I suggest another anime to watch. This is it. Also the movie Kowloon asignment is not bad either. Classic 70's with lot of sun-guns-and-buns.』
(A movie about getting the job done) 『this movie has good animation with guns, explosions, violence, sex, hitmen, and some killing for the sport of it, for example with the good ol' knife in the head.』
(Mr. Duke Togo Strikes Again!) 『Golo 13 is back, this time hired to kill a female revoluntary whose as brutal and effective as himself! Full of action with a mad violent opening that has to be seen to be believed, this is a worthy sequel to "Golo 13: The Professional".』
(a slight improvment over the original) 『15 years later a sequel to Golgo 13 comes out. How does it fare overall? Well, one thing I can say is that I am surprised that people hated Queen Bee comparing it to the original. The only reason I decided to watch this was because I was told it was better than the first Golgo 13. Some anime reviewers will again hate me for this but I have to agree that Queen Bee is the better of the two. The pace of the movie was quick/to the point while at the same time including a decent plot which is what I like when it comes to anime. Sure, I would have liked the film to have been longer than 60 minutes but that doesn't take away from the overall movie. The character development of Queen Bee is interesting yet made me feel sorry for her as well. Golgo 13: Queen Bee is not oscar winning material even for anime though I did prefer the animated sequences over the original. As for the dvd, it has a few features to speak of... that's about it. Oh, be sure to watch through the end credits to see Duke Togo complete his final task.』 『More than 15 years after the debut ofThe Professional: Gogol 13(1983), Duke Togo, the assassin-hero of Takao Saito's popularmanga, returns to the screen.Queen Beeplays like the animated daydreams of a frustrated high school sophomore: lots of nudity, sex, and violence, strung together by an over-the-top, clichéd story line. A ruthless Democratic vice presidential candidate hires Gogol to murder Sonia, a.k.a. the Queen Bee, because of her ties to his weak-willed running mate. She's a big-time cocaine dealer and the assistant leader of a Marxist revolution in a small Central American country. Although she's had at least eight children by different fathers, Sonia is built like a brick guerrilla camp. Her amoral indifference to murder and her sexual passion make her fire to Gogol's ice. Gogol and Sonia have no trouble outwitting the Secret Service, U.S. law enforcement, and a rogue army unit led by aderanged Vietnam veteran. But their mutual respect and passion don't stop Gogol from fulfilling his contract. U.S. viewers can only hope Japanese audiences don't see this bloody James Bond rip-off as a realistic portrait of American politics. Rated for mature audiences ages 18 and older for graphicsex, profanity, tobacco use, and extreme violence.--Charles Solomon』 『Code name: Golgo 13 - Professional assassin. Target: Queen Bee - leader of dissident South American liberation army. Mission: Terminate the infamous Queen Bee before she kills a high profile presidential candidate. Problem: Queen Bee is not your average guerrilla radical. As a child, she was ripped unmercifully from her home and left to fend for herself on the streets. As a woman, cunning and powerful, she lives only for passion and revenge; her brand of honey is deadly. Once Golgo 13 discovers Queen Bee's true identity, he decides that he must step aside as a very personal feud climaxes to a tragic end that will blow you away!
With its intricate plot and pulse-pounding action, Golgo 13: Queen Bee stays true to the thrilling scenarios that have made the "Golgo 13" character such a success spanning a theatrical movie, comic books, and video games!』
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