"Onechanbara The Movie"

[daisho2004]

Has anyone heard of this movie its released on DVD through Sensasian.com: if so let me know what you think of it sounds like its a definite B- Movie to me.

SYNOPSIS / Editorial Review about - Onechanbara The Movie [Deluxe Edition]

DVD release of the hit film "Onechanbara The Movie"! It's got girls, it's got swimsuits, it's got swords, and it's got zombies! Brace yourself for a sexy and stylish ride through the splatter genre. In the year 20XX a mysterious scientist discovers a way to bring back the dead . . . only it turns one town into a zombie-infested hellhole. But when the world falls into ruin, only one woman, her trusty katana, and sexy bikini can save them. And as she takes down one zombie after another, she also persues the younger sister she wants to take to task for killing her father.

http://sensasian.com/images/products/V18049J-D.jpg

[TheDenizen]

Looks promising :D

[daisho2004]

OK I got to see this movie last night and while the storyline about how the Zombies were brought back to life was cool. And whats' not to like about Hot Asian Chicks slicing & dicing Zombies away. The film was just OK worth a rental at the least, some of the CGI really wasn't all that good.

[LeRolls]

I almost bought this movie but then I remembered how bad the game was. I saw another movie called Samurai Princess on the shelf, looked mildly interesting but I've never heard of it.

[ToothbrushFu]

I almost bought this movie but then I remembered how bad the game was. I saw another movie called Samurai Princess on the shelf, looked mildly interesting but I've never heard of it.
Samurai Princess is from the same people who did The Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police. I think the guy who wrote those two is the director. If you enjoyed them then you might like it, as the humour is in the same vein, but as a film its considerably worse, with much lower production values and budget, the same crappy sfx but less of them, and terrible acting that makes Onechanbara look Oscar-worthy.

This is one of those films where every villainous character has to do the crazy bad guy laugh every single time he appears onscreen. And also lick his weapon. I mean, what is with the weapon-licking? Sure if you've got a cool-looking knife maybe you want to lick it every once in a while until you cut your tongue and know better, but a guy with a pickaxe standing there licking it for a couple of minutes? Couldn't he buy a doughnut if he's that hungry?

I absolutely hated it BTW, I found it stupid and unfunny and completely boring, but I'm sure that a lot of people will like it.

[KUNG FU BOB]

The cgi was so cheesy it left a bad taste in my mouth and I ended up just getting my money back to get something else. They really need to stop ruining movies with really cheesy, bad cgi. If your going to use CGI in movies, at least make it look good instead of totally ruining the film.

I agree. The best things about this film are the poster art and the concept. But the filmmakers didn't do much with it. How can you make a movie like this and not deliver a completely entertaining action romp? It was mildly entertaining at best. Highly derivative, with so-so action, boring characters, despicable CGI, and no soul what-so-ever. I'm glad a friend lent it to me, and that I didn't spend money buying it. Which I probably would have done... because of the cool poster/DVD cover art.

[kingofkungfu2002]

Anyone seen the sequel?

http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/wp-content/uploads/onechanbara-vortex2.jpg

[KUNG FU BOB]

Wow, another extremely nice poster. :bigsmile:

Didn't even know a sequel existed until your post though.

[daisho2004]

kingofkungfu2002: Is that the name of the sequel "Vortex the Movie"? Gotta say the posters do look HOT!

[ToothbrushFu]

They changed all the main actors for the sequel. You can see the trailer here (http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/onechanbara-vortex-the-movie-trailer/).

[daisho2004]

Here is 2 little Sexy videos of Yuu Tejima who stars in part 2...

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=yuu+tejima&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS264US264&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=fzf4Sr7ZMMHClAeKicjxCg&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&ct=title&resnum=11&ved=0CCIQqwQwCg#

http://www.livevideo.com/video/embedLink/894398E18AEA42D7BC47A77E3394CC5B/444322/yuu-tejima-bondage.aspx

[LeRolls]

Samurai Princess is from the same people who did The Machine Girl and Tokyo Gore Police. I think the guy who wrote those two is the director. If you enjoyed them then you might like it, as the humour is in the same vein, but as a film its considerably worse, with much lower production values and budget, the same crappy sfx but less of them, and terrible acting that makes Onechanbara look Oscar-worthy.

This is one of those films where every villainous character has to do the crazy bad guy laugh every single time he appears onscreen. And also lick his weapon. I mean, what is with the weapon-licking? Sure if you've got a cool-looking knife maybe you want to lick it every once in a while until you cut your tongue and know better, but a guy with a pickaxe standing there licking it for a couple of minutes? Couldn't he buy a doughnut if he's that hungry?

I absolutely hated it BTW, I found it stupid and unfunny and completely boring, but I'm sure that a lot of people will like it.

Yeah, I think I'll pass on that one too. Thanks for the heads up.

[WuxiaFan]

I bought this at best buy and watched up until the first half and the dvd stopped playing. It had a big nasty scratch on it when I opened it new, and I returned it. The cgi was so cheesy it left a bad taste in my mouth and I ended up just getting my money back to get something else. They really need to stop ruining movies with really cheesy, bad cgi. If your going to use CGI in movies, at least make it look good instead of totally ruining the film.

Your money was better spent on something else. You didn't miss anything! :tongue:

I agree. The best things about this film are the poster art and the concept. But the filmmakers didn't do much with it. How can you make a movie like this and not deliver a completely entertaining action romp? It was mildly entertaining at best. Highly derivative, with so-so action, boring characters, despicable CGI, and no soul what-so-ever. I'm glad a friend lent it to me, and that I didn't spend money buying it. Which I probably would have done... because of the cool poster/DVD cover art.

Bless me father, for I have sinned....I bought a DVD because of cool poster/DVD cover art. What is my pennance? :crossedlips:

[KUNG FU BOB]

Bless me father, for I have sinned....I bought a DVD because of cool poster/DVD cover art. What is my pennance? :crossedlips:

To stare at the cool art and come up with better ways to make a movie based on that poster than what the filmmakers came up with! :bigsmile: Oh yeah... and to be out $20.00 better spent on almost anything else in the store... :xd: