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Vampire Hunter D + /+

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The Man With No Name has a new name; The Sword of Doom has a new master; It is: Vampire Hunter D . Vampire Hunter D           + /+ Draculung: Watching as the frilly panties run. "You can do anything you want to me": Plus, three meals a day. Greco Roman, Magnus Lee: What kind of names are these for villains? The Woman's Moon: Turns red once a month. Sate the Medusa: Then kill her kill her kill her. Eye beam vs. sword: Eye beam! After being hacked off: The left hand eats dirt and belches! Sacred Ancestor: Not Sacred Ancestor? Apparently important in the development of anime. First time I had ever seen it. Lots of violent blood fun. Check it out!

Wolf Guy (1975), starring Sonny Chiba

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Wolf Guy (1975), starring Sonny Chiba The tiger is coming: To kill me! Who is: Shinichi Chiba?! Stunts by: Japan Action Club! All 3 members of the Mobs were: Slashed to death! Motorcycle Fu! Knife Fu! Tiger Fu! Wolf Fu! Lick-the-blood-off-the-fingers Fu! Yakuza Fu! Syphilis Fu! Politician Fu! (Hard to distinguish from Syphilis Fu!) 15th-day-of-the-lunar-cycle Fu! More Tiger Fu! Shibaraku Fu! JCIA Fu! Hypnotism Fu! Tomato-juice-blood-transfusion Fu! Werewolf Fu!!! Suck that gut in! Keystone Kop Fu! Katie’s-dying-words Fu! Wolf Howl Fu! Shotgun Fu! Mini-skirted-hillbilly-girl Fu! My name is Taka: I was named after your mother! My name is Taka: And off go my clothes! My name is Taka: Let my body give you some relief! Nursing Memories: Wolf Guy and 1Q84! Miki Fu! Jeep Fu! I think the best Sonny Chiba stuff is when he gets to be funny. This isn’t one of his funnier ones, but it’s still pretty good--on par with, say, Wandering Ginza She-Cat Gambler--Part II, etc. Check it out! 

Chinatown (1974) LM LR

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 Chinatown (1974) Burt Young: She’s no good! Jack: Down the hatch! El Macondo Apartments: ¿Se gusta Look pal, I make an honest living: Never lost a drop. I don't kick them out of their homes like you jerks: Who work in the bank. Let's have a big smile, pal! It comes in different parts of the river: Every night a different part. Does my talking about your father upset you? Albacore Club: Amber Care! We used to work together: In Chinatown. You don’t know what you’re talking about: You dumb Okie. Get in the car! Well, tell you what, pal: If Ida wants to see me she can call me at my office. Nope, your wife got excited, crossed her legs a little too quick: You understand, pal? Listen, pal, Escobar's going to try and book me: In about five minutes. Salt water: Very bad for glass! The future, Mr. Gitts! The Future!: Now where’s the girl? Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown! I forgot that the young Jack Nicholson even existed. My theory is that the movie still holds up, but can’t possi

Alphaville (1965)

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Alphaville (1965) Spike Spigel? Sinatra of the Seine! *  Ford Galaxie : Portrayed by Ford Mustang !  Snap-brim Fedora: Check! Trench Coat: Played by London Fog. Zippo: Portrayed by Himself! Internet: Portrayed by Alpha--60! Colt Commander : Portrayed by Rando Automatic! Cameo appearances by: Paul Éluard and Jorge Luis Borges! I could take a bath with you: I’m big enough to find my own girls! Her name was Beatrice: She was a Level 3 Seductress: Listen, Princess! Natacha: Doesn’t notice all the flash bulbs! “There are usually 50 men to one woman executed.” “But what have they done?” “They behaved illogically.” Shed a tear: Water Ballet! Thrash dancing in the elevator: Because that’s forbidden! What is the privilege of the dead? Professors Heckel and Jeckel: Your tendency to dwell on the past might be useful to us. We send brain-washed agitators to other galaxies: We send brain-washed alligators! French girls have beautiful asses. This is made clear when they take off their clothes: Prob