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The Adventures of Candy Claus (1987)
Not worth it.
It could have been so cute, it could have been a classic. If you happen to pass by this either on some channel or VHS tape, don't waste your time. The whole movie was so rushed, that Candy's brother who was STOLEN in the beginning of the movie, is never saved. Let alone mentioned outside of the scenes where he was stolen, then you see him being forced to have a malevolent being as his "father". The whole movie is painful, which is a shame because Candy herself is drawn so adorable, and there were a couple of good scenes. Random, awkward pictures of actual ornaments are inserted into the beginning of the movie, making the whole thing creepy. It was like they were going for the next Frosty the Snowman, but instead made the movie just as memorable as a root canal.
Speed Racer (2008)
Wow..just WOW
I went into the movie expecting the worst. I came out bouncing around like a little kid at Christmas, squealing for joy at the shiny gifts Santa has left for me. The Brothers knew how to deliver this movie, and they DELIVERED. The casting was fantastic, the characters felt like the characters from the Anime. And bless the Brothers for using an actual chimp and not some CGI thing. The movie just popped right off of the screen. It really made you feel like a little kid again...plopped down on the floor in front of the t.v watching your favorite Saturday morning anime. Man oh man, my breath has been taken away. Fans of Speed Racer shouldn't be afraid to go see the movie. You will not be disappointed at all. Wow...just wow. I don't know what more to say, I'm still in awe at how well the movie actually was.
Fushigi Yûgi (1995)
This series....
Some people may say that they dislike this series. Maybe because of the animation, the story line, or even some of the characters. But this series has to be seen before it can be properly judged.
The animation isn't at top quality because well, it is old. And several of the dub voices are highly annoying. But when these truly minuscule attributes are over looked, the series becomes the much loved series that it is.
Fushigi Yugi gives us a whole new world to fall in love with. Despite that most of the characters are "not real" to the heroine, Miaka, they still shine with human feelings of love, hate, regret, and joy. This series doesn't act as though the only thing that matters is whether or whether not Miaka full fills her duty as the Suzaku no Miko, but shows how even "book characters" can still learn how to mature and grow, and discover what it is to truly love someone.
This series has a knack to go from side-splitting humor, to tear jerking drama. You can easily find yourself among the characters, and grow deeply attached to them. These are not simple characters, they have a past, present and hopefully a future.
This is a well thought out series, and the art in the manga version is beautiful and unique. Although I do recommend the sub, the dub can be..iffy.
But never the less, this is not a waste of your time.