The Ten Commandments, a 1956 biblical epic, was directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is one of the most financially successful films ever made, grossing over $65 million at the US box office. Adjusted for inflation, the film would be the sixth highest-grossing movie domestically (in the US), with an adjusted staggering total of $1,025,730,000 in 2012. Key casts include Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as his adoptive brother, Pharaoh Rameses II and Anne Baxter as Nefretiri.
Game of Thrones
The epic adaptation of George R.R Martin's book, Song of Ice and Fire series is dark and dramatic.
Like both in drama and book: Cersei, Tyrion, Jaime, Samwell, Davos, Sansa, Littlefinger
Like in drama but don't quite like in book: Arya, Joffrey
Don't quite like in drama but loved in book: Daenerys, Jon, Mellisandre
Zenkai Girl
Okay, it is a 2011 drama but the little breakout star, "Hinata" is simply too amazing and irresistible to miss out a spot. In a role reminiscent of Alice in Cheongdam-dong, Aragaki Yui's Wakaba is a much more interesting character than her previous outing in Code Blue.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (E.T.), an American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg famed for its emotional appeal and special effects. E.T. was a timeless story about a boy and his siblings who befriended a stranded extraterrestrial (E.T.) and assisted him to return home. With a budget of US$10.5 million, the film was shot from September to December 1981 and became a blockbuster, one of the most financially successful film of all time.
Genre: Fantasy, Suspense, Samurai, Hero, Post Apocalyptic, Historial
Airing Date: 2007
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ko Shibasaki
Rating: 8.7/10.0
A highly entertaining quest involving a female warrior (Shibasaki) who joined a young samurai's deadly fights to recover his body parts from demons, Dororo (どろろ) combines humor and horror.
The male protagonist, Hyakkimaru, a seemingly normal lad was a limbless and organless infant abandoned and afloat via Moses-like inside a bamboo basket. That is until he was rescued and practically resurrected through some unusual form of surgery and sorcery.
SatoshiTsumabuki, a popular boyish looking actor blends effectively into his character but it is YoshioHarada as Jukai, a wizard doc with a limited screen time who represents the heart of the movie. As he tranformed Hyakkimaru into a pseudo-human, he did more for Hyakkimaru than what poor Frankenstein had. A heart and soul.
Tahomaru (by actor Eita) was likable until he found out the truth about Hyakkimaru then he turned out to be selfish and downright foolish. Nakai, Kiichi as KagemitsuDaigo was more or less made-to-be-hated as the evil conqueror who pledged his soul and family to the demons.
This epic from OsamuTezuka was adapted from his novel and animated cartoon into a live-action film in 2007. The production was pretty interesting. The special effects alternate between amatuerish 2-D and amazing 3-D animated feel, of which the reason I have yet to figure out. And at first, the Daigo castle appeared rather odd, a post-apocalyptic structure which stood in defiance against backdrop setting in ancient samurai times. However, it made sense as the theme surrounding this oddly endearing story explores the depths of choices and the deceptions of spiritual realms as good and evil fought for supremacy. Strange and smart, Dororo has a 8.7/10 rating.
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