Moon Child

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Summary: Better than you'd think
Review: For years I have been a fan of Hyde and L'arc En Ciel. When I heard he and Gackt were making a movie, I, like many others here, was concerned that it would turn out poorly but I had hopes. In American media, actors usually can't sing and singers usually can't act. However, I have been pleasantly surprised by the versatility of many Japanese talents (can anyone say Kimura Takuya? -- to name but one). Hyde laid my fears to rest; he was excellent in his role. Gackt was fun in his, although I felt he was noticably straining and vaguely cartoonish. They had good chemistry together, though.

As to the movie and its plot. Artistically it was well shot and looked good (taking the occasional special defects aside). Plot-wise, it wandered through several genre staples, gangs, vampires, romance and mixed them with only the occasional stutter. All in all, worth seeing and some of the comedic touches were great! A stand out in my mind is one of the gun fight scenes where Hyde uses an enemy as a shield and casually ballroom dances around the room trading shots with other enemies as he does so.

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Summary: Interesting but maybe only for the fans...
Review: Gackt and Hyde are both talented men who are famous in the Japanese rock world, but their venture into the acting world had mixed results. Gackt's sometimes-hammy, sometimes-poignant acting is both jarring and strangely amusing (but out of place), while Hyde's steady angst at times comes dangerous close to being a little melodramatic. Violence, death, and painful seperation in this movie abound, giving a movie that starts out seeming like another cheesy action flick a great deal of emotional heaviness. There are some plot elements that are definitely surprising, and this movie really does -try- to address some deeper issues at times--such as attachment, burdens, relationships, mortality--but more often than not, this movie falls flat. Standing on its own merits and not on its stars', MoonChild is not exactly a brilliant film, but it is at the least decently entertaining, even if you do not like (or know of) Gackt or Hyde.

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Summary: Excellent movie
Review: I've been a fan of Gackt and Hyde for quite sometime, so hearing that they were doing a movie together I was very excited, even if I had my doubts to their abilities. After finally seeing the movie I can say I am not at all disappointed. Sho and Kei are lovable characters the develop nicely throughout the entire movie. The fight scenes can be funny and are well choreographed. Plot-wise the story was average. It's nothing completely original, but today, what is? I laughed, and cried... okay I cried quite a bit towards the end, but that was refreshing. Gackt and Hyde portrayed their characters so well they can actually move the audience to tears. All-in-all, it's a great movie and worth a look if you like Gackt, Hyde, Vampires, and/or cool gun fights.

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Summary: Even Gackt and HYDE Couldn't Save This Movie
Review: Let me start by saying that I bought this movie only because I'm a big Gackt fan and a fan of HYDE, too. I have to say, I wasn't dissapointed by them. I was dissapointed by the plot. Or should I say, the lack of a plot.

The movie's main plot was very weak at best and the whole thing lacked any sort of cohesion at all. I would have to describe it as, 'Some guys and an incidental vampire shoot at each other and they all end up dead.'

The whole vampire angle was the only thing that interested me, but it was almost ignored until the last fifteen minutes of the movie. And when it was finally remembered, it was done in a very cliche manner with the ever-dreaded vampire-angst. Perfectly willing to gun people down, we still don't like drinking blood.

So, in closing, I would only reccomend it based on a love of Gackt and/or HYDE. Gackt looked very cute throughout the entire movie and HYDE looked nice most of the time. If you're just looking for a good movie, don't waste your time here.

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Summary: Gackt and Hyde...
Review: What more could you ask for in a film!!? :P Usually singers turn actors don't work out very good. But Gackt and Hyde just blow away all of that! This was an astounding movie and the story of love and friendship is a good twist from the yakuza (gang) storyline. Gackt was sooooo hot in this movie, and he's so funny too! His facial expressions are just so cute! And Hyde also does a wonderful job portraying the tortured vampire who doesn't know where he belongs and doesn't like who he is. Both Gackt and Hyde played their characters so well that sometimes it seemed as if they weren't acting in a movie at all. The diretor certainly takes the viewer on a roller coaster ride of emotions and keeps your attention the whole time! From comedy, to action, to gun blasting excitement, to sadness, this movie is just one you have to see! And beleive me, it will quickly become one of your favorites!! It's extremely sad too, I cried my eyes out until I got a headache, lol. The ending is just perfect for this movie and leaves you wanting more. Plus after you watch the movie, you can go buy all of Gackt's cd's and listen to what a good singer he is too!! Definetaly the best movie I've ever seen (and not just because Gackt's in it, even thought that is one of the main reaons, Lol).

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Summary: "...yuugure ni kimi to mita..."
Review: You know it'll be a good movie when it's got HYDE [and] GACKT! Being a fan of L'arc-en-ciel and Malice Mizer I wanted to see how my vocalists did as actors. And it was beautiful. Gackt (Sho) started a little rough vs Hyde's 'I've got it under control so CHILL' Kei. Yes, there will be gunfights, but for the most part it is comical (I say that because...). Although Happy Pizza :) is the only thing made clear about the gangs, all will be implied and understood. Yi-che...annoyed me. I don't know why. Her presence just angered me. [shrugs]
You can read the plot (that's what the description is for o.o) but it doesn't go into detail about how Sho is struggling /along with/ Kei. In the end, you will see the (orange glow) light.
If you don't see it because of Gackt and Hyde, if you don't see it because of how =excellent= it turned out, see it because they have this wonderful talent of switching from Japanese to Cantonese (spelled?(...)) to English.

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