In an alternative world, maybe in another universe, there's a place where magic exists. Some people make a living off their magic. These people are called mages. All around the world there are different guilds where mages go together to make money, one of them, is called Fairy Tail. This is the first episode, and that's the introduction. Now on to the real chain of events.

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That's the news, here's the quote:

The North American anime distributor Funimation announced at its Sakura-Con panel on Friday that it licensed the first 48 episodes of the Fairy Tail fantasy adventure television anime series and The Treasure Hunter (Ci Ling) live-action film.

As is the case every time a great Japanese series is licensed by an American corporation, I don't see good things lying ahead. I haven't even started watching this series and already it's about to be deformed close to unrecognizability. On the bright side, at least it took 111 episodes. I miss the days when series had to stop airing and collect dust a few years before being licensed was even a possibility. Both legal and moral dilemmas are brought forth when foreign media is secured for distribution on official channels all around the globe. Oh well, so far it's only 48 episodes, hope they outrun Funimation. :P

I took this quiz a while back. Results below. :P

Both of the ones I got wrong above were right btw. 'Hello Dolly' is a song by Louis Armstrong. The plugin with the same name displays a random line from it on the admin panel. As for the WP version, the quiz was apparently a bit outdated at the time. Remaining two are both my bad though.

Usually when I watch a movie it's a relatively random event. I mean, I don't plan ahead. I don't wait restlessly for a cinematical production of a game I've played, or of a book I've read, or a remake of an old version I liked. I don't watch trailers to find movies I look forward to, nor am I very involved in the movie buzz. I really don't know what new movies there are out there unless I happen to walk by a cinema and glance at posters through the glass.

The exception to my lack of interest in upcoming movies is probably when I've watched something great and it ends in a way that promises a sequel. There doesn't have to be a 'To Be Continued' message after the film. It's usually clear if there will be a sequel or not, and if it isn't clear, than all the more pleasant the surprise when a sequel does arrive. There are a few movies I really look forward to this year, so I thought I'd write them down for you all right here. First... (more...)

Yamakasi! 2 is more known as Les Fille Villes or The Great Adventure, as you may know it as in English. It's not a continuation of the previous movie even though it stars the same characters. In fact it is actually a prequel. It tells a tale of how they all met, though really, we don't get to know jackshit about any of them.

Still, it's a good movie, in many ways much better than the original. Maybe because there's a girl involved? Nah, there's just a lot more action. The ending may seem a bit strange with all those people fighting and no one getting killed, except that one guy that commits seppuku, it's just not realistic at all. All the gangs get together and a big war breaks out. There's a whole lot of knifes but still nobody's slashed up. They should have either realisticized that part a bit or left it out completely.Otherwise, great movie! If you liked the first one, you'll like this one!

4/5

Shaolin takes place in China, in a time when the land is at war and lords are trying to expand their power by fighting against neighboring lands. Though Shaolin is the theme, the main character is Hao Jie, a young arrogant general with great power. He kills a rival on temple ground and sneers at the masters, but after his family is suddenly killed he takes refuge with them anyway and learns how wrong he was. He tries to better himself, but can't escape fate, who arrives one day in a form similar to his old one on the temple grounds to kill him.

It's a sad story, even with Jackie Chan in it, and it ends with the whole temple getting burned to the ground and monks lying strewn around the grounds slaughtered like chess pieces wiped off a board. Our main character rests in the hands of Buddha, and his rival finally realizes what a fool he was, but it's too late. Jackie Chan and a group of children take refuge in the mountains though; where there's life there's hope. Shaolin lives on!

Is it just me or have all HK movies lately being historical? What about a Shaolin movie in modern day? Have martial arts dying out in the 'real' word? I hope not! Anyway, this is a great movie. If you've seen Little Big Soldier or Flowers Of War or IP Man or any of similar movies you know what to expect.

5/5