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Anime Review #7 : Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Posted on Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:14 am By Clow Knight

Title: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion aka Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
Genre: Action/Drama
Company: Mainichi Broadcasting/Sunrise
Format: 25 episodes
Dates: 5 Oct 2006 - 29 Mar 2007 and 28 July 2007
Synopsis: The year is 2017 a.t.b. It has been seven years since the Holy Empire of Britannia has conquered Japan using their superior weapons, the Knightmare Frames. Forcefully subjugated to their oppressors, the Nation of the Rising Sun is nothing but a colony designated as “Area 11”. Guerilla warfare resumes, but the Japanese efforts have yet to produce any results. It is not until a mysterious young man, Lelouch Vi Britannia, appears that a true rebellion take place.
The Highlights
Pacing: Breakneck.
Plot: Refreshing, ambitious, entertaining - albeit forced.
Animation and music: Solid.
Fun factor: Off the charts.
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Code geass is, in short, an amazing anime. Very few animes can compete with it in terms of its assets. In addition to a memorable story and a variety of interesting characters, it has superb animation and relatively good sound.
Code geass's strongest point is its storyline and character set. with a semi-Death Note presentation, you have a main character that has to deal with the concepts of power and morality. Even more interesting, the main character Lelouch has a counter character that represents almost the opposite ideal.
Geass is strongly plot driven, so you'll mostly want to continue watching it to see what comes next. For sure the story was very well written. The emotionality was definitely there; all the characters were believable and connectable on the personal level. Many of the feelings are completely relatable.
The one thing about Code Geass that was somewhat controversial was its ending. To leave it vague and unspoiled, lets just say it wasn't necessarily something i expected. However, at the same time, though many anime's do not pull 'this kind of ending' off well, Geass was able to do it. The reason why is all about a feeling of 'closure', and it was done relatively well.
Now I shall wait for season 2. Hopefully it'll release soon and won't disappoint!
Wiki info.
Since its premiere, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion has collected numerous awards and accolades. At the sixth annual Tokyo Anime Awards held at the 2007 Tokyo International Anime Fair, Code Geass won the best TV anime series award. In noted Japanese anime magazine Animage's 29th Annual Anime Grand Prix, Code Geass won the most popular series award, with Lelouch Lamperouge also being chosen as the most popular male character and "Colors" being chosen as the most popular song. At the first Seiyū Awards held in 2007, Jun Fukuyama won the award for best actor in a leading role for his performance as Lelouch Lamperouge in the series, while Ami Koshimizu won the award for best actress in a supporting role for her performance as Kallen Stadtfeld. Furthermore, Code Geass won the award for Best TV Animation at the twelfth Animation Kobe event, held annually in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. Read More
Movie Review: Jumper Posted on Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:39 pm By eek-1
InsomniaRezult wrote:

Arahan: Doug Liman
Produser: Simon Kinberg, Lucas Foster, Jay Sanders, Stacy Maes
Penulis: Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Steven Gould (novel)
Pelakon: Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, AnnaSophia Robb
Terbitan: 20th Century Fox, New Regency Productions
Tayangan: February 14, 2008
Bajet: USD$100 million
Melompat?
Jumper, atau bahasa Melayunya Pelompat, bukanlah bermaksud jumper motherboard atau jumper harddisk yang kita pakar komputer biasa tahu. Ia juga bukan sekadar bermaksud orang atau tupai yang pandai melompat atau orang yang kariernya melompat jauh atau lompat berpagar. Untuk mengetahui maksud sebenar pelompat ini sila baca:
Projek untuk filem ini bermula pada November 2005 apabila New Regency Productions bercadang untuk membawa novel Jumper oleh Steven Gould ke layar perak. Dengan mengekalkan tajuk yang sama, Doug Liman telah di beri tugas mengarah. Pada April 2006 Tom Sturridge, Teresa Palmer dan Jamie Bell telah di pilih untuk menjadi pelakon utama Jumper. Pada July 2006 pula Samuel L. Jackson telah dipilih untuk memegang watak sebagai agen NSA setelah jalan cerita asal diubah oleh Simon Kinberg. Bimbang dengan barisan para pelakon yang muda dan tidak terkenal, New Regency Productions telah mengambil langkah berani menggantikan Tom Sturridge dengan Hayden Christensen dua minggu sebelum memulakan penggambaran. Pada September 2006, proses pengambaran bermula di sekitar Peterborough, Ontario. Oktober 2006 sekali lagi pelakon Teresa Palmer digantikan pula dengan Richel Bilson.
Plot...
Jumper mengisahkan David Rice (Hayden Christensen) yang memiliki kebolehan untuk teleport dari satu tempat ke tempat lain. Benci dengan kehidupannya yang serba kekurangan serta perasaan marah akibat ditinggalkan oleh ibunya pada usia 5 tahun David Rice mengambil keputusan untuk lari dari rumah. Berbekalkan kebolehan teleport David telah merompak bank dan hidup mewah dengan wang yang dicurinya diserata dunia.
Tanpa diketahui David terdapat satu kumpulan yang dinamakan “Paladin” yang diketuai oleh Roland Cox (Samuel L. Jackson) yang memburu dan membunuh setiap orang yang mempunyai kebolehan teleport. Golongan yang mempunyai kebolehan teleport ini dinamakan Jumper.
Setelah Roland gagal membunuh David dalam satu percubaan, David yang takut telah mengambil keputusan untuk mencari kembali satu-satunya perempuan yang dicintainya,Millie Harris. David kemudiannya berjaya memujuk Millie untuk pergi bercuti di Rome. Di sana David telah berjumpa dengan seorang lagi jumper yang bernama Griffin
Melalui Griffin, David mengetahui tentang golongan “Paladin” dan Roland. Keadaan kemudiannya menjadi lebih buruk apabila Roland dapat mengesannya dan telah menggunakan Millie untuk mendapatkan David. Kerana cintakan Millie,David kemudiannya telah meminta bantuan dari Griffin untuk membebaskan Millie dari Roland.

Komen
Jumper menemukan kembali Hayden Christensen dan Samuel L. Jackson selepas Star Wars. Kali ini gandingan kedua-dua pelakon ini nampak lebih menarik jika dibandingkan dalam Star Wars. Secera keseluruhan Doug Liman memang berjaya menjadikan Jumper sebagai satu filem aksi yang cukup menarik. Watak Griffin (Jamie Bell) secara peribadi adalah watak yang paling aku minat dalam filem ini.
Kekuatan filem jumper bagi aku adalah dari segi jalan ceritanya, bagaimana seseorang akan menyalahgunakan kelebihan yang ada untuk kepentingan diri sendiri. Kesan khas dalam filem ini juga menarik terutama apabila proses teleport berlaku. Walaubagaimana pun disebabkan jangka masa cerita yang terlalu pendek menyebabkan jalan cerita disampaikan dengan begitu cepat. Penamat untuk filem ini juga tidak jelas, ini adalah kerana pihak studio telah merancang untuk membuat filem ini menjadi trilogi.
Keseluruhan: B+
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Website annual maintenance begins. Posted on Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:17 pm By eek-1
I will be spend some weeks updating the forum and website, starting today. Some (if not all) of the existing features will be repaired. New feature suggestions are welcome though we may or may not approve them.
Happy shopping and happy holiday during chinese new year everyone. BTW anyone going to Penang this weekend? Read More
Banner Hari Kebangsaan ke-50 Posted on Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:08 am By bezicto
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Kalau korang ada masa lapang, sempena hari kemerdekaan kita yang ke-50 nie buat la banner dan submit di sini. Admin (eek1) akan proses untuk upload ke rotating banner.
Dan eek, kalau boleh matikan rotation banner sampai 16 september (pada tahun 1963 adalah pembentukan gagasan malaysia).. lepas tu bolehlah rotate balik. kita beri ruang untuk banner2 patriotik sekali skala ^_^! Read More
COMIC FIESTA 2007 Posted on Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:12 am By Clow Knight
eek-1 wrote:16 Dis 2007 - Update: Gambar dan rumusan ttg CF2k7 bakal disediakan oleh sdr Clow psl aku takde kemere.
http://www.comicfiesta.com/
COMIC FIESTA 2007
Times Square, KL
6th Floor
15-16th December 2007
Ticket Price : RM 10/day or RM15 for 2 days via pre-order. Read More
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