1994
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the year 1994.
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Castlevania: Bloodlines
While ‘Super Castlevania IV’ radically changes series mechanics, ‘Castlevania: Bloodlines’ refines the classic formula. Which prevails? (read more)
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Shining Force CD
This remake of two ‘Shining Force’ Game Gear entries attempts to bring them up to modern production standards. How will it measure up to the Genesis games now? (read more)
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Three Colors: Red
I try to share my thoughts on every movie I watch, but Three Colors: Red has me tongue-tied trying to express how I feel. As I watched what first seems to be another lovely human drama in this great trilogy, my mind eventually began to unravel when I realized the metanarrative Kieslowski was going for… (read more)
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Shin Megami Tensei II
‘Shin Megami Tensei II’ is a contender for the most influential game in the franchise, codifying many tropes that have become standard in the series. Why, then, is it one of the most frustrating entries to play? (read more)
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Yu Yu Hakusho: Chapter of Underworld’s Carnage – Bonds of Fire
Not even its fantastic source material can save Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report from being yet another uninspired, non-canon, cash-in movie. (read more)
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Léon: The Professional
I weep for Léon: The Professional because the potential really is there. The premise is great, they really nail the sense of style, and characters are strong (even though Gary Oldman is in the wrong movie; it’s often said because it’s true). But at complete random, the writing dips into mainstream, melodramatic, action movie dreck… (read more)
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Three Colors: White
Lacks the humanistic drama that made Three Colors: Blue so affecting, but Three Colors: White succeeds in its own special way with its unique sense of comedy. Thanks to the 90-minute runtime, the storyline never develops at a dull pace, but on the flipside, Karol doesn’t feel fully explored as a character. Still, the great… (read more)
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Chungking Express
The weakest thing about Chungking Express is that the first (much shorter) part of the movie is far superior to the second. Takeshi Kaneshiro has more charm and is much funnier than Tony Leung Chiu Wai, who is often expressionless. Kaneshiro is much more sympathetic due to his personality and his pain feels more real.… (read more)
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The Hudsucker Proxy
The only reason I can think of why The Hudsucker Proxy isn’t seen as one of the better films from the Coens is because its spitfire dialogue is so fast and witty that it’s easy to miss a ton of the humor. Yeah, this is funnier than Fargo, and the set and color design is… (read more)
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Pulp Fiction
There’s no great mystery to the appeal of Pulp Fiction, at least to me. It’s just thoroughly sidesplitting, endlessly grinning entertainment. That is, I giggle like a little schoolgirl the entire way through it no matter how many times I see it. Every second demands attention, it’s just got some unseen, unaware power to it.… (read more)