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Summary: Go for Bloodlust, not this one
Review: Actually, when I saw D for the first time I was quite disapointed... no cool animations, no artistic colors or graphics, etc. The movie looks like some kind of old animé, when I started to watch it I though it was a 70's animé. Anyway, the story is really good, and I recomend this one before watching bloodlust, ... But actually, if you're looking for cool animé with graphics and animations like Ninja scroll, Akira, or ghost in the shell, then get Vampire Hunter D bloodlust, not this one.
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Summary: good movie - terrible DVD
Review: I can't believe they actually called this thing a special edition. Vampire Hunter D is a true classic, a great sci-fi and horror anime, for its time at least. But this DVD is severely lacking. No widescreen, no digital touchup, really poor navigation, ect. I was expecting better.
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Summary: D.... I geuss.
Review: Vampire Hunter D got hundreds of rave reviews and I'm not quite sure why, it could be that when they reviewed it they got it mixed up with the sequel bloodlust (Which is an excellent movie I might add) and wrote a review for the original thinking they were writing a review for Bloodlust. That's the only logical explanation I can think of.VHD's story is unoriginal but takes place in an interesting world. So it had potential but didn't quite take advantage of it. The animation is unexscusable no matter how old it is. Once, in the middle of the movie, they showed the same 5 second sequence 3 times in a row. That's just terrible. When making it their manager probably said, "here's ten bucks, go make a movie". The action scenes are pretty boring, all they have is a lot of fake looking blood and a picture of D running towards the screen with speedlines. If you're looking for good vampire action movie I suggest you check out Vampire hunter D Bloodlust, which is directed by the same person who did Ninja Scroll, It's much better and has absolutely unbelievable animation. If you're new to anime check out these great titles; Princess Mononoke, Akira, Ghost In The Shell, Metropolis, Grave of the fireflies and Ninja Scroll.
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Summary: Beware the Eldest
Review: This is the original Vampire Hunter D, done in 1985 under the direction of Toyoo Ishida. It tells a different story than the animation made in 2001 ('Bloodlust'), done by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, but shares the same world and main character. The beautiful character designs of Yoshitaka Amano originally done for the novel series by Hideyuki Kikuchi are the artistic core of both films. The story is set in 12,090 A.D., as millennia of rule by vampires slowly come to an end. While vampires are increasingly rarer, those that are left still rule the night, making use of their mutant and werewolf servants to help them gain access to human prey. They are the oldest, and the only threats to them come from the vampire hunters. One such hunter is D, a dunpeal (damphir) - the child of a vampire and a human. On a lonely night Doris Ran, a young farmer, waits on a road for D, willing to offer anything if the eerie killer can rescue her from the plans of Count Magnus Lee - who has selected her as a human consort. Bitten by the vampire, suspected by all the villagers, Doris has little chance for survival if D cannot stop the elder vampire's plans. Standing in D's way are Lee's own deluded childe Ramika and his servant, Ray Ginsay, who has the singular ability to bend time so that the attacker becomes the attacked. This struggle will take all of D's powers and cunning. The film makes an interesting contrast of D and his opponent Magnus Lee. Equal in heritage, Lee is the magically stronger, but half-human D can walk in the sunlight. Both are doomed to lonely lives. For Lee, there is no longer a society of vampires. For D, there are none like him; his powers are a curse that makes life as a human impossible. It is probably unfair to compare the two films, both have excellent stories and superb illustration, even though 15 years of technology separates them. Perhaps the 2001 version comes closer to Yoshitaka Amano's original artwork, but the older plot seems truer to what Hideyuki Kikuchi was doing. However, this is splitting hairs - they are each excellent examples of their genre. Whichever you see first, you will soon want to view the other as well.
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Summary: A classic
Review: I loved this movie when I saw it years ago, though since I have found a hard time getting hold of a copy recently.
Vampire fans, anime fans, fantasy fans, action fans, a movie for everyone. I like this original version more than than new 2001 movie, though the 1985 animation is certainly not up to par. While time wise very short, it nevertheless contains a lot of action and plot. I can't comment on the subtitled vs. dubbed versions, not having seen it subtitled, but I'd like to think the voice acting is nicely in character.
D is awesome btw. #1 reason to to buy.
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Summary: Almost perfect score
Review: Vampire Hunter D is an excellent anime movie! The artwork is beautiful and this sequel definitely surpasses the first. I will say that the story was good except for the ending..which could have been written better. Other than that...it is a must for any anime collecter.
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Summary: Boring like hell - slow like a snail.
Review: I am a casual anime fan. I like cartoons in general, and I love sci-fi. I've bought into 'Vampire Hunter D' based on all those fantastic reviews. I was extremely disappointed. This is was the slowest anime I have ever watched. No thrills, no action, stupid dialogue, and no mystery at all. The story line was also very simple, and the heroes lacked dimensions. I bet the original comic book was much better than the movie. At least the graphics were true stills.
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Summary: Not quite 5 stars, but great nonetheless
Review: Maybe it's just because of the fact that I am a spoiled , nineties anime fan who is used to much more fluid animation and epic stories, but I just don't enjoy this as much as some people do. It clearly looks dated, is what I mean. That being said, it is a classic anime film and very engaging. D has got to be one of the coolest anime characters around. One of the gripes I had, though, was that the whole romance between him and the girl seems very forced and unrealistic. Now I know what you're going to say. "It's a vampire movie and you want realism!?" I just couldn't feel any chemistry between the characters and it seemed like the relationship was just thoughtlessly thrown in there. Besides that, this features very interesting characters and is not to be missed by an Anime fan.
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Summary: Wow! A great anime.
Review: Wow what a great anime! there is a lot of action and violence early on. this is one of the first anime I have ever seen and it sets the bar high for all others. I've already ordered the sequel (Bloodlust) on ebay. i wouldn't recommend this movie to children due to extreme violence and a little nudity. There is a great story which is not too hard to follow. The plot twists and turns throught the movie and it definately keeps you on the edge of your seat. Buy it today!
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Summary: Violence with little else beyond that!
Review: Now The movie definately was violent and for that I enjoyed it but otherwise I did not find anything origanal or likable about it. Not to mention so many things make zero sense. Why do they ride robotic horses when they could drive a car or something sense they obviously have the technology? Why do they use melee weapons save the appearance of 3 guns when houses are protected by laser defence grids? I addition they had to some how tie the storyline to count Dracuala which I found unoriginal. The western theme just did not work for me either. I guess if your really into violence and do not care for much else you would be a big fan of this movie.
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