cardcaptor sakura : the movie ( 劇場版カードキャプターさくら gekijōban kādokyaputā sakura ) is a japanese anime film directed by morio asaka and produced by madhouse and bandai visual .

the film is based on the anime television series adaptation of clamp 's cardcaptor sakura manga series .

written by nanase ohkawa , clamp 's head writer , it was released in japanese theaters on august 21 , 1999 .

it won the feature film award at the 1999 animation kobe .

a second film , cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , followed in 2000 .

set between the first and second seasons of the television series , the film shows sakura and her friends going to hong kong where they encounter a vengeful spirit who was hurt by clow reed in the past .

cardcaptor sakura : the movie

cardcaptor sakura : the movie <EOT> a second film , cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , followed in 2000 .

clamp struck gold in cardcaptor sakura . so , why not add a movie ? cardcaptor sakura : the movie is the first of two cardcaptor sakura films . it offers an interesting “side story” per se for the first part of the series .

update : the first cardcaptor sakura movie takes place during the course of the television series . thanks , sakurablossom143

cardcaptor sakura : the movie is not just a film for cardcaptor sakura buffs , but for any anime fan . it is a lovely , can’t - miss film .

title : cardcaptor sakura : the movie genre : drama / action company : clamp / madhouse studios format : movie ; 79 minutes . dates : 21 aug 1999

in 2016 , cardcaptor sakura returned with a sequel titled cardcaptor sakura clear card , which takes place directly after the original series .

madoushi , the ghostly soceress who pursues sakura throughout the movie was never identified by name .

based on the original comic " cardcaptor sakura " created by clamp serialized by kodansha limited .

cardcaptor sakura : clear card starts at the point where cardcaptor sakura ends , when sakura kinomoto starts junior high school alongside her friends , including her new boyfriend syaoran , . . . see full summary »

like tossing it at my computer screen and demanding anime companies to bring me more cardcaptor sakura .

maybe ever after : the ending of the tv series . averted when the second movie came along .

set after the first season , cardcaptor sakura : the movie takes sakura to an entirely new environment : hong kong . after winning a five - day trip at a local store , sakura is given the opportunity to travel to a different country for the first time in her life .

cardcaptor sakura : the movie opened in theaters in japan in 1999 . the story is set during the 70 - episode cardcaptor sakura television anime , with sakura and her friends heading to hong kong . while there , sakura encounters a vengeful spirit seeking to enact her revenge against clow reed . geneon entertainment released the film on dvd in 2002 . discotek will release the film on blu - ray and dvd next year .

thank you based discotek for blessing us with the ccs movie in all of its blu - ray glory now pls give us the second movie so i can continue to throw my wallet at you guys .

in the final ending of the tv series syaoran does not permanently move to tomoeda ( the second movie rectifies this ) .

following the events of cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , kero and spinel share a plate of takoyaki ( octopus balls ) . they get into a fight over who gets the last piece , and in the . . . see full summary »

the original manga features nineteen cards . the anime has fifty - two , though some are only shown in the first movie .

mercury ' s wings : the nothing ( or alternatively , the hope card ) from the second movie has wings on its head .

despite a variety of complaints , cardcaptor sakura : the movie is not bad by any means . compared to most anime movies , and particularly within the mahou shoujo genre , it is still well above average . fans of the series will most likely find some level of enjoyment here between the disappointment , and at only 80 - minutes long it ' s hard to go wrong with the prospect of more cardcaptor sakura .

a disappointing anime is often more upsetting than a bad one . when an acclaimed series receives a movie and other additional material , it ' s natural to hold high expectations and hope for an experience at least equal to the original . at times brilliant and more often monotonous , the first cardcaptor sakura movie is one that unfortunately falls short of these expectations .

this is an ok movie , but strangely focuses more on the action than the characters . there is some character development , but it ' s saved for the end . the majority of this movie is spent either running away from , or fighting , the antagonist .

this is next episode from the tv series end . i ' m now not disappointed again with watching this movie , because there is story between syaoran and sakura . sakura is still shy as usual to said that she love syaoran to him . and lee - kun is act gentle for a little boy . they had pure heart as children and that what makes me like this movie . but the ending is too simple and the story is too short not like cardcaptor sakura the first movie . and the ending is too simple , they don ' t explained how if sakura and syaoran become lover ? the ending song is good .

element number five : the nothing , as appears in the second movie . technically element number 53 , but who ' s counting ?

discotek media announced on tuesday that it licensed the devilman television anime series , cardcaptor sakura : the movie , the jin - roh film , and mamoru oshii ' s dallos original video anime series . it also confirmed its license for the lily c . a . t . original video anime project .

christmas is still a few weeks away , but if you’re a fan of anime franchise cardcaptor sakura , you’re getting an early present . on december 1 , the cardcaptor sakura official twitter account proudly announced that a new arc of the anime is in production , and even told us when the follow - up will premiere .

meiling of the anime adaption , idolizing syaoran and being the only other member of the cardcaptor group that considers him most deserving of the title of master of the cards .

after going through some complications with the order , i’ve finally received my blu - ray copy of cardcaptor sakura : the movie . i’ll do a post about the feature itself later ( because it’s next on my rewatch - blogs ) , but for now , let’s take a look at the quality of the release .

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touya calls sakura a monster . sakura proceeds to grind his foot into the floor .

the movie : two of them in fact ; the first one is literally named after this trope . the first one happens exactly half way through the tv series , and the second one concludes the anime .

attention : requires region compatible playercardcaptor sakura the movie ( dvd new ) label : eastern starformat : dvd - standardrelease date : 25 aug 2014no . of discs : 1upc : 875707028028

― i didn ' t go to see fireworks on the 4th last week , but i did go to see fireworks the anime movie on the 3rd . that ' s some clever timing on the part of whoever ' s in charge of promoting the film . the movie itself is alright , and it ' s cert . . .

chase scene : kero and spinel sun pursue a ball of fried octopus on a complicated path all over town in the bonus episode following the ending of the second movie .

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the same production staff that produced the anime tv series adaptation of cardcaptor sakura also produced cardcaptor sakura : the movie . [ 2 ] the film , animated by madhouse and produced by bandai visual , was directed by morio asaka , written by nanase ohkawa of clamp , and featured character design by kumiko takahashi , who based the designs on clamp ' s original illustrations . the art director for the film was katsufumi hariu , and there were three animation directors : hitoshi ueda , kumiko takahashi and kunihiko sakurai . the music was produced by takayuki negishi , with masafumi mima as the sound director . [ 2 ]

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second only to s ailor moon in terms of being ‘the iconic shōjo anime of the early 2000s , ’ watching cardcaptor sakura as an adult today is just as magical as it was in my tweens .

evil sorcerer : the first movie had clow reed ' s former student madoushi , particularly in the dub ( where she was also his girlfriend at one point ) .

for all its flaws , this is a good movie . the ending is disappointing and it suffers from some of the same issues as the series proper , but there ' s a lot of well done stuff leading up to the ending and it is a fun film to watch overall . if you enjoyed cardcaptor sakura , you ' ll probably like the movie too . my final rating is going to be a 7 / 10 . next week it ' s finally time for the gintama review so we ' ll see how that goes .

in the music video , a young student catches the train and stops by a manhwa cafe , picking up a ' cardcaptor sakura ' book . toward the end , an akita dog randomly appears as the girl discovers a magical realm behind the bookcase .

i swear , as much as you blog about cardcaptor sakura…i’m almost tempted to watch it . i mean , i did watch a few episodes as a kid but i hardly remember the series .

ten - year old sakura avalon , cardcaptor of the elusive , magical clow cards , unexpectedly wins a trip to hong kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close connections to the creator of the cards .

geneon , who released a subtitled version of the tv series , took over the dubbing of the second movie , making it far more faithful to the original . the manga was originally licensed by tokyo pop and is now out of print . it has since been rescue - licensed by dark horse comics . the series has now been rescued by nis america , and the first movie was rescued by discotek media . in the former ' s case , the animax dub was used for the release , while in the movie ' s case , the nelvana dub ( which was visually uncut ) will be retained .

art shift : when declaring " suppie " his rival in the movie , kero gets animated very exaggeratedly and hot - bloodedly . this carries over into the next shot with a regular - and nonplussed - sakura .

the battle sequences are imaginative and visually distinct – something that is enhanced by sakura’s ever changing , extravagant outfits . while some anime series tend to use the same ‘transformation sequences’ and clips time and time again , cardcaptor sakura always has new eye - candy .

the new anime , which shares the designation cardcaptor sakura - clear card arc with the franchise’s manga continuation , is so committed to not fixing what wasn’t broken that morio asaka , director of the original 1998 cardcaptor sakura tv series , will be reclaiming his spot in the director’s chair , and animation production is once again being handled by venerable studio madhouse . the new anime will even be broadcast by nhk , which had the same honor the first time sakura appeared in animated form , and the new series is scheduled to start in january of 2018 .

in medias res : the manga begins with sakura in the middle of finding and capturing a clow card , and a later flashback shows how she found the book and was tasked with being a cardcaptor . the anime begins before that flashback takes place .

the other reason cardcaptor sakura has held up so well from the 90s , appealing to audiences of any age , is that the monster - of - the - week plot is also interspersed with slice - of - life episodes that are heavy on the character development .

cardcaptor sakura : the movie was released on vhs , ld and dvd in japan by bandai visual on february 25 , 2000 . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the film was re - released on november 25 , 2000 on vhs , [ 5 ] may 25 , 2007 on dvd in a two - disc set with cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , [ 6 ] and on december 22 , 2009 on dvd . [ 7 ] nelvana released an english dubbed version of the film , retaining the same name and story changes as its main cardcaptors dub . as with the television series , pioneer entertainment released the film without editing , including the original japanese audio and english subtitles . both the edited and unedited versions were released on vhs and dvd on march 26 , 2002 . [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

. also eriol and his guardians in scenes where he watches from the shadows . interestingly in the bonus extra episode after the second movie , only kero and suppie ' s faces are shown , while the faces of the rest of the cast , including sakura , are deliberately not covered by the camera .

it’s hard to talk about cardcaptor sakura without also mentioning sailor moon , its ‘90s magical girl contemporary . but whereas sailor moon brought back only its lead voice actress when the series was rebooted as sailor moon crystal , the new cardcaptor sakura will be reuniting practically its entire core vocal cast . sakura tenge will once again voice main character sakura kinomoto , and aya hisakawa will reprise her role as magical sidekick / adorable mascot character cerberus . the original voices of sakura’s friends tomoyo , syaoran , and yukito , as well as the heroine’s older brother , toya , will also return .

ten - year old sakura avalon , cardcaptor of the elusive , magical clow cards , unexpectedly wins a trip to hong kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close . . . see more »

kerberos , the guardian spirit of the book , immediately drafts sakura into becoming a " cardcaptor " by giving her a magical wand capable of sealing and controlling the power of the cards . now , with the aid of her best friend tomoyo , sakura must recover and master all of the missing cards before they can cause some real trouble .

the overall plot of the series is fairly simplistic and follows a monster - of - the - week format , with sakura finding and capturing a new card most episodes . what puts cardcaptor sakura a cut above other shows that follow a similar format is that each of the cards she fights have such different powers .

now all discotek needs to do is license the second movie to complete my blu - ray set ( not counting the specials ) . i’m tossing my money at you guys . make me proud .

discotek media has sent out notification to retailers about a delay with one of their upcoming releases . originally slotted for an august 26th , 2014 release , cardcaptor sakura : the movie is now set for a september 30th , 2014 release . the feature brings the first theatrical release of the property back into circulation after originally being released by geneon entertainment previously . the release is a bilingual dvd that’s priced at $ 19 . 95 for its 80 minute run time .

weirdness magnet : poor sakura is this to the point it pivots the entire story .

eyecandy is certainly not something that is lacking in this film . fluid animation , detailed expressions and stunning scenery all set the visuals of cardcaptor sakura : the movie to a much higher standard than most animated films . hong kong is presented as far more than a busy metropolis , with a diverse set of authentic locales being used to effectively portray the culture . unfortunately , the moments highlighting the characters ' experiences with the city are all too fleeting . instead we are gifted with a trite and highly predictable story for the remainder of the film .

watch cardcaptor sakura the movie full episodes online english sub . other title : cardcaptor sakura movie 1 synopsis : it’s winter vacation and sakura wins a trip to hong kong . kero , skeptic of her luck in lotteries , questions whether she was merely lucky or was she summoned to hong kong upon inevitability . as sakura strolls through hong kong’s bird street , she senses an evil force calling to her . on chasing two strange birds , she is lead to a phantom world where she learns she was actually made to come to hong kong by a woman , madoushi , who apparently wants revenge on clow reed . with syaoran’s mother , yelan’s help and the guidance from clow reed’s voice , she must fight madoushi and rescue her friends and loved ones , who have been captured . language : english sub status : completed aired : aug 21 , 1999 genres : comedy , drama , magic , fantasy , shoujo sources : myanimelist , wikipedia

discotek apparently took the translation straight from geneon’s old release of the movie . geneon’s translation of the series was fine as - is , so i have no problems with that . if only nisa did the same thing with the tv series . sorry nisa , i appreciate you for rescuing the license and your bd release of cardcaptor sakura is perfect in almost every way ( - i adore it – it’s one of the best releases to date ) , but your subtitles will always suck . you need to outsource better translators , guys .

into clow ' s life . he ' s a very interesting character , and the story from his past in this movie i think would make a great anime series on it ' s own .

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the film concludes with everyone preparing to board a ferry and are about to return to japan . everyone does not remember anything , which the three says that that ' s a good thing . but the movie ends with sakura saying that she has a feeling she has not seen the last of hong kong .

sakura kinomoto is a sweet , curious 10 - year - old who one afternoon breaks the seal on a magical book in her father’s study , and releases the mischievous spirits imprisoned within , out into the world . kero , the guardian of the clow cards – a ferocious , magical beast who can also take the shape of an adorable , flying cat - rodent – is horrified to find all the cards gone and tells sakura she must become the cardcaptor .

set between the first and second seasons of the television series , after " sakura ' s wonderful christmas " and before " sakura and the snowy new school term . "

the subtitled cardcaptor sakura uncut collection one – episodes 1 - 35 – was released on dvd by madman in 2012 , and watching this series as an adult is one of those rare experiences when you enjoy the show as much as you did as a kid , if not more .

a 12 - volume ‘magical girl’ manga series , published between 1996 and 2000 , cardcaptor sakura was simultaneously turned into a 70 - episode anime tv series by madhouse – and acted as many a young person’s gateway drug into an anime and manga obsession .

cardcaptors is the american version of the japanese anime card captor sakura . the main characters are sakura avalon and li showron , who , assisted by keroberos ( kero ) , and sakura ' s best . . . see full summary »

there are quite a few good aspects to the film . the build up is really well done . the gradual escalation is very effective at creating stakes and tension for the scenario . if it hadn ' t led to a letdown then these could have been components of an excellent movie .

sakura , the card captor , is quite endearing when catching cards and otherwise .

love revelation epiphany : sakura to syaoran ' s confession in the anime finale .

sakura creates the nameless card with a winged heart . later this card merges with the nothing at the last minute to form the hope card , and ensuring that sakura and syaoran ' s love survive intact even against the otherwise unconquerable

literal cliffhanger : the final scene of the anime at the end of the sealed card movie , though after everything that ' s happened , it ' s a very mild example . it was eventually subverted : a lesser known fact is that the minor cliffhanger at the end of the anime was indeed settled by the bonus art poster ◊ that came out in the dvd . also see what happened to the mouse ? below .

class trip : a recurring thing in the anime , allowing for sakura to deal with the card of the week or even the trial of the week come season 3 .

could not tell you why some people are disappointed in this movie . it ' s just like any of the better episodes of the series , but longer and with superior animation . you get to see sakura being cute in a variety of costumes , as well as her early - series blushing over yukito all the time and getting bullied by her onii - chan . to top it off , it has that sweet cardcaptor sakura flavor where even the antagonist ' s motives aren ' t necessarily as evil as they may seem at first , and leaves you feeling warm . i wouldn ' t ask for anything more .

it’s an accusation you’ll hear lobbed at such groundbreaking shows as dragon ball z , sailor moon , and evangelion . but two decades later , hardly anyone has a bad word to say about cardcaptor sakura , which makes the decision to stay the course in terms of production staff sound like a very good call .

cooldown hug : sakura does one to dash ' s physical form after converting it into a sakura card turns it rampant .

loyal phlebotinum : the cards . however before the judgement , the cards choose either syaoran or sakura depending on who had the significant role in its capture .

overall , while it could have been better considering i had to wait a whole month after the remastered dvd release to get the blu - ray version , discotek’s release of the movie is pretty good . i mean , if you’re a gigantic fan of english dubs then it’ll probably suck for you , since the english dub on this release is from the worse ccs dub possible . but , to be all honest , i personally don’t care that much about english dubs , especially when it comes to ccs , and i really believe that chunk of the anime fandom is insignificant when it comes to cardcaptor sakura . yes , i’d love to see an english dub on the level of bang zoom’s rendition of the second movie , but that’s more of a bonus to me rather than a necessity . i’m proud to have this displayed on my shelf , along with my blu - ray set of the tv series by nisa .

" sakura kinomoto has come a long way since first being chosen to be a cardcaptor . she ' s captured all the cards , made new friends and gained some insight into her own heart . now , she faces her ultimate challenge , finding the strength to confess her feelings to her true love " - - container .

even though it was written in the 90s , the anime feels very modern , partly because of how progressive it is in contrast to western kid’s shows . one of the things i love about both the manga and anime series is how chill the show is about gay and lesbian love stories – something that is disappointingly rare in many western young adult stories . in cardcaptor sakura , nobody makes a big deal out of the fact that both sakura and syaoran have a crush on yukito .

quite a while ago i reviewed cardcaptor sakura , a magical girl series from clamp and madhouse . it was a good anime , albeit not one of the best magical girl series i ' ve looked at . the series has gotten two films . let ' s look at the first , made in 1999 and written by clamp ' s ohkawa nanase .

: the nothing card of the second movie after centuries being hidden and alone , is vehement on being reunited with it ' s fellow cards , whether they want it or not , and also has nothing against erasing huge populations of innocent beings in her frenzied search .

the characters in this film are quite average and don’t deviate much from their personalities in the series . however while that might seem a bit negative , that entails the likeable personality of sakura . everything in this movie is done quite well , but where i feel plenty of praise is worthy of going to are the seiyuu , starting with tange sakura ’s rendition of sakura and continuing through with the rest of the characters . some examples , are also some well know names such as ogata megumi ( yukito tsukishiro ) and seki tomokazu ( touya kinomoto ) .

among others , the ending is the most notable case in the series . the manga explicitly states

ten - year - old sakura lives a pretty normal life with her older brother , toya , and widowed father , fujitaka . or she did , until the day she returned home from school to discover a glowing book in her father’s study . after opening the book and releasing the cards within , sakura is tasked with collecting each of these magical cards while balancing her life as a normal fourth grader . join cardcaptor sakura on her heartwarming tale of love , excitement , and adventure !

in the episode when sakura catches the power card yamazaki ' s eyes open for a moment when he and syaoran are startled by the loud noise and the ground shaking at the zoo .

it really annoyed me they called sakura " cherry " instead of " sakura " in the korean version . i guess its a japanese language prohibition thing ?

yes , when ccs came out in korea in 1999 korea was just starting to loosen up on its ban of japanese cultural products so sakura ' s name was changed to cherry . though they still do that today , where in the disney movie big hero 6 they slightly changed hiro ' s name to hero ,

episode 27 - the first time sakura hugs syaoran . already completely exhausted , the shock of it proves too much for the poor kid .

while some may question the seeming reluctance to bring new blood into the production team , cardcaptor sakura occupies a unique place in the anime world . many fans get drawn into the hobby by an influential or vibrant series , falling head over heels in love with it as they watch every episode , movie , and spin - off available . but once they wade further out into the vast ocean of japanese animation , and find something that fits better with their individual definition of “quality , ” it’s not uncommon for them to look back on their personal gateway title and exasperatedly say , “wow , i can’t believe i was ever so into that . ”

in episode 36 sakura calls in firery to melt all the snow . melting that amount would flood the entire city .

sakura stumbled upon the book of clow cards in a library . accidentally setting the magical cards loose , it ' s now up to sakura to catch them all with her best friend tomoyo , and kerberos , the guardian of the cards .

creepy cool crosses : some of sakura ' s outfits have crosses on them , although sakura is implied to be shinto rather than christian .

syaoran and sakura start like this , but it ' s not long before it gets averted as sakura has problems resenting syaoran as one .

not only is nelvana’s english dub bad , but unlike the japanese track , there’s no lossless audio track for this . it isn’t consequential , since real cardcaptor sakura fans are probably going to listen to the japanese audio anyway ( with the graces of tange sakura , hisakawa aya , and whatnot ) . plus , the presence of the english dub , unlike nisa’s blu - ray release of the series , didn’t come at the expense of 5 . 1 surround sound . it’s good that people who don’t have the capacity to listen to foreign languages didn’t ruin things for me this time around !

yamazaki . a running gag in the series is sakura and syaoran falling for it every time .

even the guys want him : yukito has sakura , syaoran , and touya fall for him .

break the cutie : there are several events that make sakura sad enough to cry , such as the fallout of catching sleep or the final judgement .

cute bruiser : the power and the fight have attractive humanoid forms . also , meiling and syaoran , and even sakura when she uses the power card .

mundane utility : because the flower shop was closed , sakura once used the flower to make an armful of flowers she wanted .

: sakura accidentally releases all the clow cards from what was supposed to be their final resting place .

luckily , kaho mizuki comes to the rescue with her shrine bell , giving sakura a second chance .

the first clear card sakura captures / creates is gale , an apparent sequel / upgrade to windy .

then , the plot is also interesting in the involvement of the mysterious lady ( who is not in the regular series ) who wants to meet with clow reed . it is not a radically new plot as many aspects of cardcaptor sakura are still visible within the film . it is interesting in taking whatever one has watched throughout the series and applying it to a new dynamic storyline . while this is that this does not really add any enhancement to the plot in regards to the overall series , it provides a new and enjoyable and intriguing storyline .

if sakura loses to yue at the final judgment , everyone connected to the cards will lose the memories and feelings tied to the person they love most . it almost happens , too .

the dividual : for logistical purposes , the light and the dark are generally regarded as a pair . sakura even complies with their request to be sealed together .

. if it counts , windy is also the first card to be used with sakura ' s star rod ( though it was not transformed into a sakura card until later ) .

no hugging , no kissing : nelvana ' s cardcaptors dub managed to , somehow , turn a romance - heavy anime into a no hugging no kissing series . this isn ' t just about the controversial stuff ; even the most acceptable pairs ( mainly syaoran / sakura ) became devoid of romantic interest . this became particularly bad in the sakura cards arc , in which syaoran ' s feelings towards sakura sometimes got 50 % of an episode . in the dub , all the romantic scenes are cut out and the dialogue is changed to some more generic subjects ( fighting the forces of evil , etc ) . to fill in the minutes of lost footage , many flashbacks were added . for example , while cardcaptor sakura last episode is an intense , emotion - filled finale , cardcaptors last episode is almost a clip show .

this may look plain , but take a look at which finger sakura is holding one of the clow cards without the other indexes . ◊

kansai regional accent : kerberos , the beast of the seal who guards the clow cards , spent a while in osaka and picked up the accent . lampshaded by sakura as soon as she heard him speak for the first time .

it’s not bad at all – in fact , it’s a really cute anime artwork of sakura in her movie outfit . the thing is , the japanese version’s modern ( ! ) clamp artwork looks even better ; the art is scrumptious . plus , it was a new treat for the 2011 japanese blu - ray remaster of the film . new material straight from clamp themselves . in comparison . the artwork we got is essentially taken straight from an old film poster and lacks that novelty . discotek / eastern star could have done so much more with the cover art .

pinky swear : sakura and syaoran . he ' s too overwhelmed to refuse !

free sample plot coupon : in the first episode , while the rest of the clow cards were freed , the windy remains ( sakura having had it in her hand when she read its name ) .

the official english release of the manga has syaoran calling sakura by her first name in one of their exchanges in chapter 17 , even though the japanese keeps the hey you approach . this becomes inconsistent when syaoran dramatically calls sakura by her name for what ' s supposed to be the first time in chapter 23 , which makes sakura really happy and prompts her to call him by his first name ; in the english release the two keep the same conversation , making sakura ' s " you ' ve never called me by my first name before ! " hilariously wrong .

mood whiplash : the sleep card episode . for the most part , it is a cheerful glimpse into sakura ' s dad ' s university life with sakura ever so eager to help . and then , just after she seals the card , disaster strikes .

kaho at the end of the clow card arc in both versions , though as she writes letters to sakura , her presence is still felt .

only sakura and syaoran notice the strange occurrences with the clow cards because everyone else ' s minds reject that which they can ' t understand .

bittersweet ending : the nelvana dub did not release the sealed card and cut out most of the final episode ' s romantic context , including the final airport scene . meaning that sakura and syaoran do not happily reunite and the series ends rather bleakly on the note of syaoran leaving forever and sakura creating her 53rd card through her tears ( which through startling coincidence , the dub edits as " the hope " ) .

the cutie : the show really emphasises sakura ' s innocence . the cardcaptors dub tried to tone this down , if only to the extent of being a standard sweet little kid than overwhelmingly kind and cheery .

false starts : most of the second half of the manga and season 3 of the anime is about syaoran trying to work up the nerve for a love confession and something interrupting . the sealed card likewise but from sakura ' s side .

star power : the whole second series is about sakura having to transfer the clow cards from their old energy source ( the sun and the moon , which her predecessor used ) over to her power source - the power of her star .

probably because the nothing was merged with the nameless card to become a sakura card ( the hope ) , which was made from sakura ' s love for syaoran . thus , it acted something like a very effective curse escape clause ; the " price " was still paid in a fashion .

summary ( on back ) : " sakura kinomoto has come a long way since first being chosen to be a cardcaptor . she ' s captured all the cards , made new friends and gained some insight into her own heart . now , she faces her ultimate challenge , finding the strength to confess her feelings to her true love . while struggling with her heart , a mysterious force has begun stealing her cards and threatens to take away what she truly cherishes . can sakura find the inner strength she needs to take on this final challenge ? "

while in the marketplace , sakura is lead into a bookstore where she meets the sorceress su yung , who hates clow reed , the wizard who created the magical clow cards . the sorceress captures julian , meilin , li , and tori in water bubbles and keeps them captive . sakura must teach the evil sorceress the truth about clow reed in a great battle to save her friends . "

due to the other candidate being exhausted at the time . the card was sealed and transformed but

: especially in the nelvana dub , it ' s sometimes baffling how long it takes sakura and madison to even consider that a clow card is behind the strangeness of the week .

in the episode " sakura and her kind father , " while capturing a card sakura accidentally breaks the laptop containing the research her dad had slaved over for days . the whole scene is played in an actual heartbreaking way , as she realizes this is something she can ' t fix with magic .

happy ending : both manga and anime . both share a feature : post love confessions , the moment sakura hugs syaoran , the series is over .

the seemingly cold and unfeeling moon guardian yue of all people turns out to have these tendencies , especially towards sakura .

rarely if ever mentioned beyond its introduction , but sakura and tomoyo are second cousins .

girls love stuffed animals : sakura ' s friends have them and shop for them . kero has to act this part for sakura and it works because of this trope .

pimped out dress : sakura ' s outfits are frequently like this thanks to tomoyo .

it ' s around the point where sakura finds herself drawn to a shrine that things steadily go downhill . most notably , li and meiling show up from absolutely nowhere . in the exact same area of a massive city , with no prior knowledge that either group would even be there . there ' s even the cliche of bumping into each other in meiling ' s case . how is the viewer supposed to take the movie seriously when it relies on absurd plot conveniences so early on ? an explanation may have made the scene less silly , but there is not even that . " what are you doing here ? " , asks sakura . a question left unanswered .

moment killer : too many to list , but syaoran ' s attempted love confessions and touya trying to tell yukito the truth about himself , and then in the sealed card sakura ' s own attempts at love confessions . in fact one occasion sakura was interrupted by the nothing in a play while playing the part of the princess about to tell the prince how she feels .

syaoran is forced by his mother to accompany sakura and the others around the city . however , sakura encounters a woman with the same magical presence she has been feeling and uses water as her weapon . one by one , the spirit captures toya , yukito , tomoyo , and meiling . sakura and syaoran team up to save their friends . while syaoran fights the woman , sakura frees tomoyo . however syaoran is defeated and captured , and he orders sakura to run and save everyone . coming back into the room sakura tries and fails to find the book that transported them to the other dimension . now back in the hotel room kero tells sakura and tomoyo a tale of when clow reed met and fell in love with a fortune teller ( a hydromancer ) in hong kong . his magic had caused her to use the magic for evil and so clow reed trapped her in a magical prison , and with that she vowed revenge against him .

sour supporter : the dub tried to make syaoran bitter over sakura winning the final judgement instead of him ( likely to fill the large hole cutting out his romantic sub plot left ) . this is lacking in the original , outside some failed jerkass façade moments , syaoran had lost almost all of his competitive streak by the time sakura won .

missing mom : sakura ' s mom , nadeshiko died when sakura was only three . on a few occasions her ghost appears , once as a trick by a clow card and another when she checks on sakura when she ' s sick and helps relieve her fever .

the “special features” present in this release are just the japanese tv / theatrical trailers and the english trailer for the movie… which you could probably search up youtube . it’s not much , but most home releases rarely have amazing special features to begin with , so it would be silly to trash disotek’s release based on that alone ( especially since it was the same for the japanese release as well ) … though i always appreciate a couple of interviews or making - of videos if possible . personally , the english trailer is great enough as an extra feature , because of the drama

train station goodbye : airport goodbye . with meiling , twice . also the tv series ending and the last chapter of the manga , when syaoran has to go back to hong kong and sakura meets him at the airport .

some manga translations switched . the german version , in volume 1 until 4 , sakura and syaoran refer to each other by first name . volume 5 , though , switches it to syaoran not using her name at all ( until sakura falls down a crack in the ground and he yells her name ) while sakura calls him li .

in the anime not all of the 53 cards were shown being captured . the through for example .

clip its wings : in the penultimate episode , sakura attempts to use the fly card to fight . her opponent shoots one of the wings with a laser blast , setting it on fire .

touya has one for sakura to the point where he can tell the difference between her and the mirror . lampshaded by yukito in which he tells touya he has a ' little sister complex ' . the fact that he met syaoran when he was trying to bully sakura into giving him the cards she had caught until then really doesn ' t help .

due to episode shuffling , the dub has kero advising sakura to use windy , fly , and shadow to capture the watery card because they ' re her oldest cards . in the actual anime , those are the only cards she had at the time . even worse , an episode that aired beforehand in that run showed sakura as already possessing watery .

a clow card , the arrow , is pulling back the string of a bow . the card releases the bow string , and the single glowing arrow fired turns into many , which start raining down on sakura and kero as they attempt to fly away and escape

when trying to figure out how to go back to the woman to save their friends , sakura remembers the well and realises that that ' s the place to go . arriving at the well the three find out there is a barrier around the well house , when trying to figure out how to get in they hear footsteps coming toward them . syaoran ' s mother shows up and splits the barrier for sakura . telling tomoyo to stay , sakura goes in to the well alone . while going through , kero tells sakura to think of where she wants to go . she thinks " i want to go to where my friends are " , she arrives in a room . the birds from before are there and flies away . sakura runs and arrives at a door . she opens the door to find water filled up to the top of the roof . walking she swims to the top to once again confront the fortune teller .

join sakura and her friends on the most unbelievable adventure ever ! sakura wins a trip for 4 to hong kong ; the place where clow reed , kero , yue and the clow cards once lived . her excitement fades when an ominous force calls out to sakura in her dreams reminding her that clow reed ' s vengeful legacy lingers in the back alleys of li ' s hometown . now , for the first time , sakura must call upon her cards to combat a true menace . if she fails , her family and friends will be trapped in the phantom world !

. the manga also explains why the motorbike disappears ; it ' s because sakura wouldn ' t be able to keep up with a motorbike on her rollerblades .

discotek’s subtitles are an accurate translation of the japanese dialogue , and the english of the translation flows pretty smoothly . characters also call each other by their respective given names and surnames as they’re supposed to . for example , sakura should be calling syaoran “li” ( at this point of the ccs timeline ) and meiling should be calling sakura “kinomoto” , which discotek’s subtitles get right . compare this to nisa’s rather bad translation , where sakura instead calls syaoran “xiaolang” ( valid pinyin spelling of his name ) and meiling calls sakura “sakura” . the former causes a problem later when sakura , in japanese , starts calling syaoran by his given name to show how specially close they’ve gotten . nisa’s translation has her start calling him “bestie” , which is pretty far off from the connotation that clamp was going for with sakura’s character development . in fact , that’s pretty much the friendzone in contemporary american culture .

the ditz : sakura and meiling whenever her genkiness goes overboard . these two also seem to take turns at this trope . when one of them acts the ditz , the other usually is intelligent .

sakura uses it to take the sword card from rika by having the illusion card transform into their teacher , whom rika has a crush on ( and in the manga an actual relationship with ) .

big " what ? ! " : kero ' s reaction to sakura admitting she accidentally released all the cards in episode 1 .

magical girl : sakura is one of the most well - known examples of this trope , second only to sailor moon herself .

sonomi manages to make time to attend sakura ' s school sporting events and even chaperone her on vacation . anytime they ' re on screen together sonomi fusses over sakura and practically ignores tomoyo

cherry blossoms : sakura ' s namesake ; she roller - blades through a shower of them in the first episode . also appears in touching scenes in the manga .

voices are mental : averted in the original ; only the speech patterns switch with the characters ' minds .

a girl in 4th grade , sakura kinomoto , opened a strange book and let dozens of powerful magic cards loose on the world . keroberous , the guardian of the clow cards , informs sakura that it is now her responsibility to find and capture the freed cards . sakura wins a trip for 4 to hong kong where clow reed , kero , yue and the clow cards once lived . in hong kong , sakura must call upon her cards to combat a true menace . if she fails , her family and friends will be trapped in a phantom world .


innocent blood ( also known in some regions as a french vampire in america ) is a 1992 american crime comedy horror film directed by john landis and written by michael wolk .

the film stars anne parillaud as a beautiful french vampire who finds herself pitted against a gang of vicious mobsters led by robert loggia who eventually becomes a vampire himself .

the film is set and was filmed in and around the pittsburgh , pennsylvania area .

the " little italy " of pittsburgh , a portion of the bloomfield , pittsburgh neighborhood , clustered around liberty avenue , is recognizable in many of the film 's outdoor urban scenes .

actors tony sirico and david proval have supporting parts as gangsters , foreshadowing their roles in the sopranos .

it also features early appearances by anthony lapaglia , angela bassett , and chazz palminteri .

the film is notable for being a mixture of the vampire , gangster and buddy cop genres .

the film balances plenty of slickly directed thrills and gore with some moments of humor .

loggia 's bewilderment at waking in the morgue to find a thermometer protruding from his stomach and the reaction of the wife of crooked lawyer manny bergman ( don rickles ) to the bizarre mayhem that ensues are good examples .

a gorier unrated version was released on dvd in germany .

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innocent blood ( film ) <EOT> innocent venus - vol . 2 : blood of betrayal ( dvd , 2007 )

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innocent blood is an uncomfortable marriage of vampires and mobsters ; it doesn ' t work on either the supernatural or the criminal level .

the movie title is different : r - rated version ( us dvd ) : innocent blood / unrated version ( german vhs ) : bloody marie .

mr . wang was arrested early last year . his daughter , ms . hu , now acknowledges that he may have innocent blood on his hands .

innocent blood is a 1992 american horror - crime film directed by john landis . the film stars anne parillaud as a beautiful french vampire who finds herself pitted against a gang of vicious mobsters led by robert loggia , who eventually becomes a vampire himself .

for generations the mafia preyed on the innocent . tonight someone is preying on them .

featured in the last of the mohicans / innocent blood / mr . saturday night / glengarry glen ross / laws of gravity ( 1992 ) . see more »

the idea of a monster mob film is brilliant , but other than innocent blood , i don’t recall ever coming across any other films that incorporate the mob with the supernatural . the two elements surprisingly work together in harmony .

" innocent blood " is a hilarious marriage of vampires and mobsters . ' sal the shark ' is one of the funniest mob bosses ever . ever time he is on the screen i find myself laughing . love this film : )

first blood ultimate edition dvd cover . note that the knife is the rambo iii knife .

erin : that’s a great question , boomer . innocent blood has a lot of action , but not a lot of character development , even as characters are doing such intense things as literally transforming into undead monsters .

while not a very memorable movie , innocent blood is entertaining . the characters are not very well developed or unique enough to see them on a buzzfeed list of awesome vampires . the movie is the perfect palate cleanser , it kills time and is entertaining but it works better as a movie you watch between thought provoking movies . as it is , innocent blood won’t win any awards but it is at least well made and the character actors do an okay job taking two - dimensional characters some memorable features . comparing this movie to the many other vampire movies out there i can say that the pace of innocent blood keeps the film moving . it does not waste time with filler or flashbacks to when marie was human .

every month one of us makes the rest of the crew watch a movie they’ve never seen before & we discuss it afterwards . this month erin made britnee , brandon , and boomer watch innocent blood ( 1992 ) .

cameo appearances by terror icons dario argento , sam raimi , and tom savini help make innocent blood a hoot for horror fans , but you don ' t have to be a gorehound or a vampire lover to get a kick out of the film ' s virulent mix of guts and guffaws .

first blood ' s portrayal of a vietnam veteran also sparked some controversy . jeremiah kipp argued the film " reflect [ ed ] a new compassion towards traumatized veterans of the vietnam conflict " , while others view the film as insulting and stereotypical .

film director xavier dolan ' s latest film it ' s only the end of the world was received negatively by critics at cannes film festival ; he broached the subject in an open letter explaining why he is unable to submit upcoming film the death and life of john f . donovan to next year ' s festival .

innocent blood is a movie starring jun kim , c . s . lee , and alexandra bokyun chun . james park , a retired undercover detective , faces his worst nightmare when his young son cody is kidnapped by a mysterious criminal connected to his dark past .

as to why this didn’t usher in a new era of similar or copycat bloodsucking mafia flicks , i don’t really think there was room in the world for that genre to flourish . the popularity of film mafiosos waxes and wanes ; after scores of films about gangsters in the early days of cinema , features about organized crime largely receded until the 70s and 80s , when pictures like scarface and the godfather series created a resurgent interest in “fuggedaboutit” movies that didn’t really survive into the 90s . the last great genre piece from that era was goodfellas , which came out two years before innocent blood , and as far as prestige cinema goes , there’s really no comparison between the two . landis’ american werewolf endures because its story blended horror and comedy more successfully than innocent blood does , and its striking effects work made it stand out despite being released the same year as both the howling and wolfen . aside from rickles’ character’s ( admittedly well done ) death sequence , innocent blood doesn’t have american werewolf ‘s tangible viscerality ; overall , innocent blood is a much cheaper - looking movie . if i didn’t know better , i would assume that it was a cinemax made - for - tv film , and would never have guessed that landis was involved .

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haven ' t seen this film in years and had forgotten how good it was .

unsuccessful film from the mind of an american werewolf in london . same concept just never works

with consummate artistry and the self - assurance that comes from experience , master helmer marco bellocchio continues to play with form and content with an originality that make younger directors look like they’re grasping at ephemeral straws . “blood of my blood , ” a two - part film starting with the 17th - century story of a fallen nun and shifting to the [ … ]

first blood ( also known as rambo or rambo : first blood outside the united states ) , is a 1982 action / thriller film directed by ted kotcheff . the film stars sylvester stallone as john rambo , a troubled and misunderstood vietnam war veteran , with hope , washington sheriff will teasle ( brian dennehy ) as his nemesis , and colonel samuel trautman ( richard crenna ) as his former commander and only ally . it was released on october 22 , 1982 .

a 1992 black comedy horror film from director john landis . essentially , vampires meet the mafia .

this hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .

britnee : innocent blood is an excellent horror - comedy as well as a truly entertaining film with an unforgettable plot and cast ( well , except for marie ) . the true gem of this film isn’t the vampiric mafia or the vampire / human romance ; it’s lenny ( david proval ) , sal’s dopey - eyed assistant . the only other film that i’ve seen him in is the brady bunch movie , in which he makes a 10 second appearance as an electrician with a bad lisp , and i had no idea that he embodied so much talent and pizazz until i saw him in this film . he only had a handful of lines , but each one was pure gold . i still crack up when i remember his worried face by the bathroom window , screaming “sal ! ” while sal is in a tub of his own blood after marie’s failed attack .

the finnish / estonian / swedish coproduction the eternal road , directed by aj annila and coproduced by taska film , received the first ever filmestonia cash rebate support and premiered in august 2017 in finland and december 2017 in estonia . the film was in the official selection of the tallinn black nights film festival .

based loosely on david morrell ' s 1972 novel of the same name , it was the first of the four - film and ongoing rambo series . unlike the following sequels which were war adventure films set in foreign countries , first blood was a post - vietnam war psychological thriller set in the united states . first blood particularly lacks the gore and violence that would later become a trademark of the series .

innocent blood is a horror / comedy directed by john landis . the performances in this movie are played straight for the most part which makes the movie a fun and entertaining story to watch . it is a movie that requires a certain element of having an open mind so that you can enjoy the ludicrous nature of certain plot elements .

boomer : innocent blood is an ultimately inconsequential film , the kind of movie that seems destined to be included in one of those ubiquitous urltoken lists , like “six movies with a more interesting b - plot than premise . ” i didn’t care for it as much as some of my fellow reviewers , but i didn’t dislike it either . i guess , on the whole , i’d say that on the range of john landis’ contributions to the world , where american werewolf is the limit of the best end and spawning whiny privileged misogynist max is the limit of the lower end ( and no , i didn’t forget the death of two children during the production of the twilight zone feature ; max is arguably worse ) , innocent blood falls somewhere in the vicinity of beverly hills cop iii .

the film , however , has not escaped criticism . although jeremiah kipp praised stallone ' s performance , stating that he " hits his climactic breakdown monologue out of the park” with a performance that was “sweet and moving , ” he gave the film two stars out of four , and criticized its “comic book” dialogue and “macho , mindless escapism . ” brian webster of the apollo film site called first blood , " an embarrassingly sloppy production , ” with a weak script .

reviewed at venice film festival ( competing ) , sept . 8 , 2015 . ( also in toronto film festival — masters . ) running time : 107 min . ( original title : “sangue del mio sangue” )

the sense of place is as pervasive as a character in “moss , ” a film by daniel peddle .

is this a great movie ? no . it feels incomplete . at its core , innocent blood presents a great mashing of mob cinema and vampires , but that ' s about it . you find the fun you want to find in this one . it ' s not quite a classic , but there might be enough to make it memorable .

in march 2017 , the first ever estonian film & television awards ceremony was held with the days that confused by triin ruumet , produced by kinosaurus film , bringing home the majority of the film awards , six in total , including best film and best director . livia ulman and andris feldmanis won best screenplay for pretenders by vallo toomla , produced by amrion , jaagup roomet won best production design for the polar boy by anu aun , produced by luxfilm , and tiina mälberg won best film actress for mother by kadri kõusaar , produced by meteoriit .

in 2008 , the film was chosen by empire magazine as one of the 500 greatest movies of all time .

innocent blood is simply one of the best horror films of the 1990s – a decade in which the genre suffered something of a minor slump . the film is also a vastly overlooked and underappreciated gem from director john landis and – at a stretch – it could even be interpreted as a spiritual sequel to his own an american werewolf in london , even if it is not quite of the high calibre of that film . it could have ( or perhaps , should have ) been titled “a french vampire in pittsburgh” even though such a title may have be seen as a little trite .

the tv version of first blood premiered on nbc on sunday night , may 12 , 1985 , as a tie - in to rambo : first blood part ii . 3 minutes were edited out , and any suggestive dialog was changed . however , the following scenes were added in order to make up for anything that was cut :

innocent blood is a 1992 american horror rom - com and gangster movie , directed by john landis and starring anne parillaud as the vampire marie , anthony lapaglia as undercover cop joseph gennaro , and robert loggia as gang boss salvatore ' the shark ' macelli . it is also known as a french vampire in america and by its german title , bloody marie : eine frau mit biss . it ' s r - rated mainly for blood and gore , but also for nudity and sex scenes . it was filmed on location in pittsburgh .

the distributors re - titled this film " a french vampire in america " for international release without informing director john landis , angering him and causing some confusion when the film was promoted outside the u . s . see more »

innocent blood also fails to stand out among its vampiric brethren as well , as it lacks the sweeping epicness of , say , interview with a vampire , which came out just two years later , or bram stoker’s dracula , which was released the same year ( innocent blood also doesn’t have the built - in audience that comes from being an adaptation , either ) . as a result , it failed to gain the prominence or immortality that other movies in the same vein and of the same era did . it just wasn’t gruesome enough , or memorable enough , or gangstery enough . in shooting for a middle ground , it ended up having too many ideas ; consequently , it failed to stick in the public consciousness in a meaningful way .

i really like this movie . i’ve seen dozens of vampire films and most of them are lacking things like . . . plots . direction . cinematography . scripts . innocent blood was clearly made with a sufficient budget and by a team who knew what they were doing . it isn’t scary enough to really be a horror movie , although it pays homage to the genre . there are schlock elements , but all in all it feels too mainstream for me to consider it a camp film .

a horror comedy about a vampire from the director of an american werewolf in london ? it ' s fair to say that i had some pretty high expectations when i first watched innocent blood . those expectations weren ' t met , and i didn ' t ever revisit the film over the next couple of decades . i ' m not sure whether that is a good or bad thing , because this long overdue rewatch has made me realise that there ' s a lot here to enjoy .

shannon plumb , the wife of director derek cianfrance , has questioned the validity of film critics in an open essay that accuses them of costing her husband ' s new film " a couple million dollars " at the us box office .

john landis has a specific style to his “horror” movies that is felt in innocent blood . the violence and gore are undercut by jokes and visual humor that softens the blow of the horror . the mixture of genres makes the film entertaining to a wider variety of audience . while the casting of parillaud is a strange choice of marie , she is able to pull it off . her accent is very strong and makes her a bit difficult to understand at times yet her movements and actions really solidify her as decent actress .

watched the german dvd of innocent blood [ released as bloody marie ] because it ' s the only version that has all of the gore intact [ on dvd , apparently the new bluray is also uncut ] , it had been at least 15 years since the last time i saw this and it held up , i remembered more cameos than what appeared here [ frank oz , dario argento , tom savini ] , i must have mixed up some of the cameos in garris ' film from the same year , sleepwalkers .

the movie’s director , li yang , dismissed as “ridiculous” the idea that suspects in isolated corners of the countryside had seen his film . because of its grim plot , the chinese authorities banned the film before it was released , and it has rarely been seen except by urban film enthusiasts . even mr . li had difficulty tracking down bootleg dvds of it , he said .

the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .

class reunion 2 : wedding and funeral , the sequel to the 2016 film still holding the box office record in estonia , directed by rené vilbre and produced by taska film , was also finished in 2017 with the premiere scheduled for 13 february 2018 .

landis backs up this silliness with copious televisions playing ancient b - movies featuring familiar monsters like stop - motion dinosaurs , escaped gorillas , bela lugosi , and christopher lee . at the same time , on - screen televisions also take time to play more respectable fare , like the hitchcock film strangers on a train . i think these movie selections are a great representation of what landis was intending to do here : marrying a schlock aesthetic with the higher production value of a “real” film . it’s that exact push & pull that made me fall in love with innocent blood as a dark comedy , when i initially wasn’t expecting to get much out of it .

innocent blood is a movie i just can ' t stand . i know it ' s not trying to be great , but it ' s so bad i had trouble making it through the whole thing . john landis has made good movies that i ' ve really liked , so it ' s weird i hate this so much . the whole vampires - mob plot was just a little too much .

the recipients of the filmestonia cash rebate grants in 2017 are : the animated series bibi blocksberg , directed by aina järvine and produced by a film eesti , the tv series bordertown , directed by miikko oikkonen , jyri kähönen , juuso syrjä and produced by amrion , and the long animated film checked ninja , directed by anders matthesen , thorbjørn christoffersen and produced by a film eesti .

in 2008 , first blood was named the 253rd greatest film ever by empire magazine on their 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time . the character of john rambo was considered a possible candidate for the american film institute ' s list 100 years…100 heroes and villains . the film itself was also a candidate for afi ' s 100 years…100 thrills , a list of america ' s most heart - pounding movies . the character of john rambo has now become one of the most popular action heroes of all time , spawning an entire franchise of action films .

erin : a decade after an american werewolf in london , john landis brought the public innocent blood , a movie about a french vampire in . . . pittsburgh . marie , the fey french vampire , decides to help herself to pittsburgh’s criminal element . mistakes are made , spinal cords are left intact , and before too long marie and ousted undercover cop joe are duking it out with a proliferating vampire mob .

the last estonian republic 100 film to enter production is eia ' s christmas at phantom owl farm , directed by anu aun and produced by luxfilm and kinosaurus film . principal photography is due to begin in january 2018 with the premiere set for december 2018 .

john landis tries to replicate the quirky gory horror / sick - comedy " vein " he mined in an american werewolf in london in innocent blood . anne parillaud plays marie , a lonely vampire trapped in pittsburgh and looking for some fresh blood . when a local gang war breaks out , marie sees it as the perfect cover for her blood feasts . her plan is to dine on the goodfellas ( " what about italian ? " she asks ) and then destroy the evidence of her supper with a well - directed gun blast . but the coroner sees something usual when he gets to examine the gangland corpses , " there ' s a problem . not enough blood . this guy ' s about five quarts too low . " meanwhile , an undercover cop named joe gennaro ( anthony lapaglia ) begins to suspect that marie might be responsible for the killings after witnessing her lighter - than - air stunts in a church after some gangsters attack her . things get more complicated when marie seduces mob - boss sal " the shark " macelli ( robert loggia ) . unable to finish her snack , sal escapes and becomes one of the undead - - back from the grave but lusting after blood . sal wants to start a new race of mob vampires , deadfellas . this forces marie to team up with joe to stop sal ' s blood brothers from taking over pittsburgh .

innocent blood has a lot of elements of a movie made by a fan for fans . it is a vampire movie that takes a humorous look at the common tropes of the time and mocks it . like a joe dante film , this movie is rife with cameos from linnea quigley , sam raimi , tom savini , forrest j . ackerman , frank oz , and dario argento which are amusing to see but occasionally take me out of the movie when saying “hey , isn’t that so and so ? ” during the film . still , the love of the horror genre is felt and it does come off like a genuine appreciation towards films in a similar vein ( pun not intended ) .

britnee : this may sound a bit crazy , but i don’t really think of innocent blood as being a vampire movie . i know that there are indeed many vampires in the film , but they aren’t the sexy , mysterious vampires that dominate the vamp movie world . they’re a group of grotesque undead dudes that look more like zombies than actual vampires , and as brandon previously stated , they are killed off like zombies as well . of course , marie does fall into the sexy vampire category , but she wasn’t really a big part of the film . even when she did have her vampire moments , she reminded me more of a werecat from the 80s film cat people than an actual vampire . landis was attempting to almost reinvent the vampire , but in 1992 , the world just wasn’t ready for something so huge . the general public would have probably better received the film if landis stuck to more traditional vampire guidelines , but i am ever so grateful that he didn’t . the film’s many deviances make it a cult masterpiece , which is 100 times more valuable than a box office hit .

in her essay , plumb claims that several outlets ignored the film ' s embargo and posted their negative reviews days before the premiere .

it has an excellent cast ; while you might not recognize everyone , they will look familiar . robert loggia plays an excellent mob boss , while anne parillaud is simply amazing as a seemingly - innocent , strong , yet seductive vampire heroine .

" innocent blood " is an uncomfortable marriage of vampires and mobsters ; it doesn ' t work on either the supernatural or the criminal level . the payoff , in which the gangsters find that they ' ve become vampires , is an exercise in missed opportunities . more ' s the pity , then , that the movie contains an intriguing character in marie , a vampire who is woman enough to spare at least one man from her fangs .

had not seen this one in a while so i picked it up . nice overlooked john landis vampire movie with a unique cast . part " goodfellas " part " true blood " . features the beautiful anne parillaud ( " le fem nikita " ) as the sexy vampire . only drawback is these american dvd versions do not present the film in its original widescreen ratio . if you really love the film look for an import version until wb decides to do a new release .

this film has minor cult movie status , in part because it is rarely available or shown on tv . there is very little fanfic .

in 2016 , the annual state support for film industry was 9 , 877 , 146 eur with 7 , 025 , 151 eur from the estonian film institute , 2 , 141 , 995 eur from the cultural endowment , and 710 , 000 eur from the ministry of culture .

with consummate artistry and the self - assurance that comes from experience , master helmer marco bellocchio continues to play with form and content with an originality that make younger directors look like they’re grasping at ephemeral straws . “ blood of my blood , ” a two - part film starting with the 17th - century story of a fallen nun and shifting to the same convent - prison locale today , fits neatly within bellocchio’s method of incorporating family members and his home locale , weaving together social critique , perceptions of past and present , and welcome humor . it is not , however , a film that declares its intentions , which will perplex audiences not feeling equipped to follow every path and connection .

the method of proof is via medieval “trials” : she’s pushed off a cliff to see if she sinks ( innocent ) ; berated to see if she cries ( innocent ) ; and finally , a trial by fire to see if the pain will make her confess . with the last trial , cacciapuoti is convinced she’ll admit to demonic possession , and he sends federico off with the reassurance his brother can have a proper burial . meanwhile , benedetta is walled up inside a tiny chamber in the convent .

without giving too much away , its a mix of three genres of film : horror ( via vampires ) , mobster movies , and comedy .

in 2017 major production of feature films for the centennial film programme estonian republic 100 took place . most of the premiere dates are already scheduled .

a total of 21 estonian films premiered in cinemas through 2017 and two of them made it to the top ten . the dissidents , directed by jaak kilmi and produced by taska film , ranked 2nd , while swingers , directed by andrejs ekis and produced by platforma film , ranked 7th .

lotte and the lost dragons , the third instalment of estonia’s most famous animated franchise and the only animated feature in the centennial film programme , directed by janno põldma and heiki ernits and produced by eesti joonisfilm , will wrap production in early 2018 . the film will reach the screens in 2019 .

in addition to the absence of a clear vampirism metaphor , landis’ film also goes light on its dedication to the generally accepted rules of cinematic vampirism . marie may be averse to garlic & sunlight , but her reflection appears in mirrors & she kills her fellow vampires with shots to the head ( much more akin to zombie rules ) rather than stakes to the heart . somehow , though , i’m not at all bothered by all of this . as much as i might’ve appreciated a clearer set of rules or a more well - defined metaphor , i believe that the film is perfectly entertaining as is . it’s curious to me that innocent blood is the sole screenplay credit for writer michael wolk , as i believe he did a fantastic job of establishing a distinct kind of mob - themed horror comedy that i’ve never seen on film before . when his screenplay works it really works , flaws & false starts be damned .

uring the 1970s there was a queasy urban myth that , in new york cinemas , drug dealers were skulking down the aisles at midnight shows jabbing innocent moviegoers with needles , so instantly enslaving them to heroin . after one single viewing of kill bill volume 1 , starring

" the ballad of narayama " is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…

creative industries development centre creative gate received 300 , 000 eur to create an international platform as a gateway for film and audiovisual industry in collaboration with creative and service sector partners . the central export marketing channel of creative gate is the annual industry @ tallinn , a part of the tallinn black nights film festival .

" it wasn ' t a message that stirred the audiences , nor was it a great performance . . . they were aroused by pure film . "

this is blue valentine director cianfrance ' s first film since the place beyond the pines in 2012 . you can read plumb ' s full essay here .

since its release , first blood has been a critical and commercial success , and has had a lasting influence on the genre . it has also spurred countless parodies . the film is notable for its psychological portrayal of the after - effects of the vietnam war , particularly the challenges faced by american veterans attempting to re - integrate into society , something not deeply examined in subsequent rambo movies .

the film new europe ( fne ) association is the networking platform for film professionals in the cee / see / baltics region . the webportal and fne newswire was chosen as the main tool to achieve the network’s objectives of the sharing of know how , visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the voice of the region .

when hunting down new york ' s most dangerous mobster - turned - suck - face , one must recharge . what better way than to make love to a centuries old parisian vampire ? the safety word : " blood play . "

the mobsters might be the place to look for metaphor in innocent blood . sal’s greed for power and his megalomaniacal feelings of invincibility are the things that cause his downfall . maybe the metaphor of vampirism here is for both greed and trying to use powers that are not fully understood or appreciated . sal tries to convert his whole mob into vampires , but doesn’t seem to make any considerations for the fact that they will no longer be able to work during daylight or that their favorite italian foods will now cause great distress .

innocent blood is a fun movie that will entertain a variety of audiences . the effects are good and the humor is delightfully dark considering the horror that ensues . the acting is well done and the story is entertaining . the problem is that the movie is fairly forgettable when you consider the director’s other works . there is nothing that really makes this movie stand out . the movie is clever , funny , and erotic . it feels like this is the sort of movie that would be ripe for a remake in the future .

inherent vice feels like it’s been forgotten already , the master was great but too weighty for some , but there will be blood is the paul thomas anderson film that comes up time and time again in pub film conversations , whether they’re between cinephiles or more casual fans . a blank yet brutal indictment of lucre , daniel day lewis gave one of his best ever performances as oil man daniel plainview , and jonny greenwood’s fearsome score is still being performed live several years after its release . but mainly , “i drink your milkshake ! i drink it up ! ” - ch

on 27 - 28 november 2017 , the estonian eu presidency conference pictured futures : connecting content , tech & policy in audiovisual europe was organised by the ministry of culture in collaboration with estonian film institute , tallinn black nights film festival and the european commission . the event was co - financed by the european commission and enterprise estonia .

first blood received generally favorable reviews , and is considered by many to be one of the best films of 1982 . stallone , in particular , received much praise for his performance . in his 1982 review , roger ebert wrote that he did not like the film ' s ending , as he felt that it was cliched , but that overall the film was " a very good movie , well - paced , and well - acted not only by stallone . . . but also by crenna and brian dennehy . " he even went as far as to say , " although almost all of first blood is implausible , because it ' s stallone on the screen , we ' ll buy it . " sitting u . s . president ronald reagan was enthusiastic about the film ' s portrayal of vietnam veterans and praised it , also claiming that rambo was mostlikely a republican . although stallone appreciated reagan ' s comments , he insisted that rambo doesn ' t care about politics and it ' s one of the things he despises about america . rambo just wants to be left alone and he is apolitcal , not wishing to be affiliated with any political party . in 2000 , bbc film critic almar haflidason noted that stallone’s training in survival skills and hand - to - hand combat gave the film , " a raw and authentic edge that excited the audiences of the time . " first blood ' s release on dvd sparked a series of contemporary reviews , earning it an 86 % " fresh " rating from rotten tomatoes and a score of 62 ( " generally positive " ) from metacritic .

estonian minority coproduction scary mother , directed by georgian ana urushadze and coproduced by allfilm , has already collected nine awards at international film festivals since its premiere in august 2017 .

romantic period tale the light between oceans , which stars michael fassbender and alicia vikander , debuted at venice film festival earlier this month but was met with frosty critical reception .

this film has it all - pretty heroine , a will - he - won ' t - he - get - the - girl hero , vampires , cops , the mob , romance and very black comedy . my favourite line : " don ' t play with the food " . see the film to know who says that about whom !

first blood , with a shooting budget of $ 15 million and a total domestic gross of $ 47 million and $ 125 million worldwide , was a moderate financial success , compared to other films released that year . for example , e . t . , with a budget of just $ 10 . 5 million , brought in nearly $ 12 million in its opening weekend and went on to gross over $ 350 million . similarly , both tootsie and porky ' s grossed over $ 100 million each . stallone ' s other 1982 film , rocky iii , also beat first blood at the box office , pulling in over $ 12 million on its opening weekend with a total gross over $ 125 million domestically . however , first blood was not a commercial failure , either . blade runner performed comparatively at the box office , and grossed only $ 32 million . poltergeist , although more successful in total sales , brought in similar numbers at the box office .

seeing the shower scene today , several things stand out . unlike modern horror films , " psycho " never shows the knife striking flesh . there are no wounds . there is blood , but not gallons of it . hitchcock shot in black and white because he felt the audience could not stand so much blood in color ( the 1998 gus van sant remake specifically repudiates that theory ) . the slashing chords of bernard herrmann ' s soundtrack substitute for more grisly sound effects . the closing shots are not graphic but symbolic , as blood and water spin down the drain , and the camera cuts to a closeup , the same size , of marion ' s unmoving eyeball . this remains the most effective slashing in movie history , suggesting that situation and artistry are more important than graphic details .

the first half of the film builds with expertly cranked white - knuckle tension . and chris’ ( daniel kaluuya ) periodic phone calls to his hilariously skeptical black friend at home ( lilrel howery ) are like a merry - prankster greek chorus commenting on the whole get - the - hell - out - of - the - houseness of chris’ situation . but get out ’s delicate balancing act gets wobbly in the second half of the film when peele’s conceptually daring premise unspools with a fairly clichéd genre climax . for a film that’s asking hard questions , it takes the easy way out . still , peele is undeniably a born filmmaker with big ambitions and an even bigger set of balls . he’s made a horror movie whose biggest jolts have nothing to do with blood or bodies , but rather with big ideas . b

brandon : it’s funny , because the near - campless first half of the film really wasn’t doing it for me . it felt like landis was splitting his time between making both a mediocre vampire movie & a mediocre mob film . there was a little fun to be had in the way marie talked about her “food” ( read : victims ) in lines like “how about italian ? ” & “never play with the food” and the dissonance between her glowing - eyes blood feasts & the sinatra - scored , bargain bin scorsese mob aesthetics , but it didn’t feel all that special as an example of either genre . innocent blood didn’t truly win me over until it devolved into utter chaos , a change that gets kicked off sometime around when mob boss sallie “the shark” macelli is turned & starts assembling cinema’s ( as far as i know ) very first vampire mafia . there’s some respectable noir influence in the dark alleys & detective work of the back half , but it’s the black comedy & campy vampire mob shenanigans that make the movie shine . it’s hard for me to read scenes like don rickles’ vampire transformation or that never - ending , super - kinky , thrust - heavy sex scene as anything but exercises in camp .

the story and concept is fun and the threat of seeing a mobster turn vampire and then turning his underlings into his vampire followers is a cool idea . casting don rickles as a mob lawyer is fun to watch and creates some amusing scenes that make the movie as lighthearted as an american werewolf in london . the effects in innocent blood are not as impressive as an american werewolf in london but it still okay enough to keep people in the movie . anthony lapaglia is sort of the “dry white toast” of the movie . he does not really make a compelling character but he is the audience surrogate walking them through the movie .

the horror fan in me appreciated both the gore , and the portroyal of vampires . leading female vampire aside , the vampires are portrayed as monsters , much like the film nosferatu and 30 days of night . the mob movie fan appreciated the seedy atmosphere and brutality of the mobsters . and the comedy movie fan appreciated the subtle jokes and lighthearted humor in an otherwise dark , dreary , and violent film .

a middle - aged farmer who lived nearby was blunter . asking that his name not be used for fear of recriminations , he wrote a letter in case he was ever asked about the cases , which said , “there are eight homes in this little village that have been built from human blood . ”

does all star actors don rickles is a scream in this movie . scary but not blood monster tear apart . but more like jump out and boo . another movie i had to have in my collection ! you might want to consider having it in yours too . if you don ' t already ewing 🦊

if he were to remake the film today , mr . li said in a telephone interview , “it wouldn’t have anything different , except the amounts of money scammed would be larger and the perpetrators would be gangs . ”

a modern day vampire tale about a very beautiful french vampire named marie . marie is a vampire , unlike any other as she only feeds on bad people who do bad things . sex and blood are her main course , and one night she goes for italian . when she feeds on a ruthless crime boss named sal " the shark " macelli , she is discovered by an undercover cop , and does not finish him off in order to prevent him from turning . unfortunately , macelli wakes up very confused and extremely thirsty . . . for blood . now , marie and her newfound lover must stop macelli and his gang of vampires .

marie is a vampire who prefers not to eat innocent people ; instead she goes after gangsters and other dangerous criminals , and decides to target the mob led by macelli . since she doesn ' t want to create more vampires she shoots her victims in the neck to cover bite marks and destroy their spines , ensuring that they will stay dead and making her attacks look like mob killings .

whiplash was perhaps the most buzzy , " have you seen it yet ? " film of 2014 , and winning major oscars off a budget of $ 3 . 3 million was no mean feat . damien chazelle managed to make a film about drumming absolutely edge - of - your - seat stuff , and succeeded by not patronising his audience - trusting that even if they didn’t understand the music theory detail , they would still be able to revel in it . unfortunately , it might just be too small a film to be remembered as a ‘classic’ , but will certainly be circling the top of ‘best movies about music’ lists for some years to come . - ch

a young female vampire sets her sights ( and teeth ) to italian crime boss and his gang of thugs . but things do not go as planned . . . . . great comedy horror film . i like it .

the film , budgeted at $ 20 million , went on to take $ 4 . 8 million in its us opening weekend ; to date , it ' s overall haul sits at an underwhelming $ 11 . 6 million .

a beautiful vampire hooks up with an undercover cop to take down a mob boss who she accidentally turned into a vampire . john landis vampire film that has fun with the genre . not in the same ballpark as awil but not bad .

domestic films had 282 , 421 admissions , adding up to an 8 % market share . the most successful estonian film was the dissidents , which made box office no 1 with 85 , 306 admissions and over 480 , 000 eur gross .

domestic films had 282 , 421 admissions , adding up to an 8 % market share . the dissidents , directed by jaak kilmi and produced by taska film , topped the box office with 85 , 306 admissions and over 480 , 000 eur gross .

the estonian / french / belgian coproduction fire lily , directed by maria avdjuško and produced by meteoriit , will open in may 2018 . the film , starring the hollywood - based estonian - born actor johann urb , was shot in november - december 2017 .

" not enough blood . this guy ' s about five quarts low . " an undercover cop named joe gennaro ( anthony lapaglia ) , who has met marie under a variety of suspicious circumstances , begins to suspect she may be behind the killings - especially after she dive - bombs him in a church , flying through the air in rage after being attacked by one of the gangsters .

when norman spies on marion , hitchcock said , most audience members read it as peeping tom behavior . truffaut observed that the film ' s opening , with marion in a bra and panties , underlines the later voyeurism . we have no idea murder is in store .

mihkel , directed by ari alexander magnusson and coproduced by iceland’s true north and estonia’s amrion , was shot in estonia for five days in may - june 2017 , after an icelandic shooting in the autumn of 2016 . the film is set to premiere on 24 august 2018 .

this is a film that has the privledge of not only being one of the best mob flicks you ' ve probably never heard of , but one of the best vampire flicks you ' ve probably never heard of . that ' s a badass combination if you ask me .

precisely because of the film’s thematic richness , extremely italian in its references yet securely universal in its philosophical understanding of stasis , renewal and decadence ( in its traditional definition of cultural decline ) , the film will befuddle viewers , hampering chances for all but a small theatrical release offshore unless brave distributors find a way of convincing ticketbuyers that sometimes , full intellectual comprehension is less important than the lingering emotions that build long after the end credits . critical reception at home is also likely to be uneven , though ironically , time may be the movie’s best friend .

- quentin tarantino ' s first movie for six years - i felt like the director himself had cacklingly jammed his hypodermic into my throbbing arm . really , no one delivers that sheer , aneurism - inducing rush with the same intravenous efficiency as tarantino . it may not be the best film of the year , nor the best tarantino film . but it ' s sure as hell got to be the best way , the only way , to mainline pure adrenaline in the cinema . whether this results in euphoria or nausea depends on the needle - user .

brandon : there’s a near endless list of metaphors that have been attached to vampirism in the past , ranging from as disparate of meanings as the unchecked thirst for power erin mentioned to the powerlessness of cyclical depression & drug addiction . i’m just not seeing anything explicit in innocent blood that suggests a clear metaphor . the mobsters’ thirst for power angle erin suggests is something i’d buy , with plenty of evidence backing it up in the film , but where exactly does that leave marie as a character ? the more i reflect on the emptiness of marie’s general presence , i’m left thinking that the movie could’ve been so much better without her . it’s as if she were a starting point that eventually lead landis & writer michael wolk to the much more fleshed out undead mobster concept . if marie had been left on the editing room floor or at the very least taken a backseat after she got the mobster plot rolling , we might have a much tighter plotted movie . the befuddled law enforcement pov boomer suggested above in particular could’ve been worth a try . then again , we wouldn’t have that insanely sleazy sex scene in that scenario , so maybe they made the right choice afterall .

now that i consider it , none of the main characters are fully fleshed out . joe is determined to take down the italian mafia , but any other motivations he may have in his personal or private life are unspoken , if they exist at all . the same can be said of his fellow cops ( and a criminally underutilized angela bassett as the pittsburg da ) or of the mobsters from loggia down . for a prolonged section of the film , the protagonists and antagonists exist in completely different plotlines that only tangentially intersect , and i think that the crime the film is most guilty of is devoting too much focus to marie and joe , especially if none of that attention yields any character insight or development ; there’s both too much and too little of marie to be satisfying . a film that focused instead on luis guzman , for instance , ineptly bumbling his way through an investigation would have more potential entertainment value , all things considered . lapaglia’s not a bad actor , he just seems to be under the impression that the ratio of crime thriller to comedy of the film he’s in skews in the opposite direction it actually does .