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[bryant]

Let's go to the tape, Chumley. I amended two grades; in retrospect, Wilderness was a touch better than I gave it credit for, and Samurai Commando 1549, while excellent, was not quite "I'd want to own it on DVD."

Which is the requirement for an A grade. B grades I'd recommend seeing. C grades, well. And D grades I'd recommend avoiding.

Grade A

The Great Yokai War (A+)
Isolation (A+)
Train Man (A+)
All Out High (A)
Evil Aliens (A)
Reincarnation (A)
Widerness (A, improved grade)
The Echo (A-)
Pusher 3 (A-)

Grade B

Five Deadly Venoms (B+)
Samurai Commando 1549 (B+, dropped a notch)
Shinobi (B+)
Three Mighty Men (B)
Ultraman Max (B)
Vampire Cop Ricky (B)
Aziris Nuna (B-)
The Descendant (B-)
The Order of One (B-)
Storm (B-)

Didn't Make the Grade

Red Shoes (C+)
The Gravedancers (C-)
Subject Two (C-)

Junk (D)
Hell (incomplete/D)
Ressonances (D)

Miscellanea

DJ XL5's Zappin' Party Cavalcade

Comments

[michele-blue.livejournal.com]

Hm.

My modifications would be to toss Pusher down from A grade to B grade (great acting in a movie I didn't warm to at all), Gravedancers to D, and...hm. Samurai Commando would not have gotten a B+, just a solid B. Take Three Mighty Men down to B- and Order of One to a C, as well. You liked Order of One quite a bit more than I did, I'm afraid. On a happier note, I'd give All Out Nine a big ol' A+. In terms of sheer joyful amusement, it rocked.

Best in show horror-wise: Reincarnation or Isolation
Best in show fun-wise: All Out Nine or Train Man
Best in show as omg spectacle: The Great Yokai War

Such a good time. Can't wait for next year. :)