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These are all titles I have seen, but I feel I do not have enough material on them to devote each one its own page.

These reviews only tell what the title is about along with my opinion of it.

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Records of the Lodoss War

Six heroes, a knight, an elf, a wizard, a Dwarf, and a priest, go on a quest to prevent a new evil from being born on the continent of Lodoss, an island that was formed after a war between the god of light and the god of darkness.

Not much of a description I know, but if you enjoy RPG's you get the jist of it. The story seems to have a lot of potential, it's just not my cup of tea and the characters are great which does make me want to sample some more of the series. The animation is great, but the soundtrack is horrid, get past that and the title is well worth your time.

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Roujin Z

Old people are really crimpin the lifestyle of the youth in Japan, but not for much longer. A medical breakthrough has come in the form of a robot that monitors the senior it cares for and does everything for him/her. The film's heroin is unpleased that they want to replace her care with a machine that has no feeling taking her job, and then the fact that her old folk is the test subject makes her want to stop this project and free him. Unfortunately her attempts seem to give the robot a mind of its own, and were forced to wonder if being a nursing home is what the robot was meant for.

The description of this film may not grab you, but it turn out to have a great story which make it worth seeing. It can get ridiculous at some points, but the characters hold the tale together. The animation is unique and the soundtrack works. No, it ins't perfect because there are a lot of unbelievable elements, but is was worth releasing in theaters unlike films like Anastasia.

Reviews are ©1998 Russ Stevens

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