Action
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the action genre. The genre features intense or high-pressure situations often related to combat or quick maneuvering.
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Yu Yu Hakusho is the ideal blueprint for all classic shonen series, with occasional hints at where its successors would innovate. (Includes Nightmare Hakusho) (read more)
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Big Trouble in Little China
Anyone else sick of the nerd brigade wanting to believe a ridiculous action movie couldn’t be better crafted than any third-rate drama? Big Trouble in Little China is a riot; a stupid movie that’s brilliantly directed. Notice how the opening scene plays up American Kurt Russell as a hero while he’s shown to be more… (read more)
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Assault on Precinct 13
Easily comparable to Escape from New York (EfNY) in quality. Assault on Precinct 13 lacks EfNY‘s apocalyptic visions and set designs, but gains a better put together screenplay that only has ups and no downs. Unlike Halloween, the stuff preceding the main event isn’t trash and has some good humor. When the going gets tough,… (read more)
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
At first it seemed some more camp would do the film some favors. Indiana Jones is inspired by old adventure radio serials, yet Raiders lacked much of a sense of danger. The problem? The camp is bland, and it never stops. Gone is adventuring, instead we have a series of rollercoaster happenstances as if Indiana… (read more)
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Mobile Fighter G Gundam
In spite of its fun premise, ‘Mobile Fighter G Gundam’ is a relentless slog of inconsequential subplots, a glacial storyline with a routine, unenthused structure, and poorly-animated fights composed of still, lifeless choreography. (read more)
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Hunter x Hunter
An informal, off-the-cuff review of Hunter x Hunter, a tour-de-force shonen series from Yoshihiro Togashi, the creator of Yu Yu Hakusho. (read more)
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
Jotaro Kudo and company "Walk Like an Egyptian" in this world tour arc of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, with the powers and comedy reaching new outrageous heights. (read more)
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Pacific Rim
If you claim to love action movies for the spectacle, then I dare say we shouldn’t expect much more than Pacific Rim in this day and age. Take it from a mecha anime fan: this is good but also quite disappointing. In other words, it’s right on par with most of the mecha genre! Not… (read more)
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Macross 7
The ‘Macross’ franchise moves from pop idols to pop ROCK with ‘Macross 7,’ yet it never has as much fun as it feels like it should. (read more)
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Aim for the Top! Gunbuster
Hideaki Anno of ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ fame directs studio Gainax’s gorgeous, intense mecha anime that would inspire hits like ‘Gurren Lagann.’ Heavily alludes to tennis anime ‘Aim for the Ace!’ (Includes ‘Science Lesson’) (read more)