Death Note (live action movie,not the anime!)

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SYNOPSIS:


Light Yagami is a university student who resents the crime and corruption in the world. His life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground. The Death Note's instructions claim that, if a humans name is written within it, that person will be killed. Light is initially skeptical of theDeath Note's authenticity, believing it is just a prank. However, after experimenting with it and killing two criminals, Light is forced to admit that the Death Note is real. After meeting with the previous owner of theDeath Note, a Shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "the God of the New World" by passing his judgment on criminals.

Soon, the number of inexplicable deaths of reported criminals catches the attention of the International Police Organization and a mysterious detective known only as "L". L quickly learns that the serial killer, dubbed by the public as "Kira" (derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the English word "Killer"), is located in Japan. L also concludes that Kira can kill people without laying a finger on them. Light realizes that L will be his greatest nemesis, and a race to prove mental superiority between the two begins.

(Taken from Wiki) 


VIDEO LINKS (Make sure you have downloaded Veoh Web Player).


DEATH NOTE
http://www.veoh.com/static/flash/players/veohplayer.swf?permalinkId=v17395060WTazE6wN


DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME
http://www.veoh.com/static/flash/players/veohplayer.swf?permalinkId=v19334408249DHan4
DEATH NOTE: L CHANGE THE WORLD
http://www.veoh.com/static/flash/players/veohplayer.swf?permalinkId=v19334189QeCg4twd

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okay, so i stopped watching Asian horror/thriller movies sometime in 2005 simply because i've had too much of it. I was immensely enjoying them til i got a case of... am not quite sure what the term is..but you know when you really like a certain food and you eat nothing for a week but that food? then you lose your taste for it, right? I think that's what happened then. Wishing Stairs. Acacia. Doll Master. A Tale of Two Sisters (which gave me such a headache), etc.  If I'm not mistaken, the last one is (or the most memorable? since i remember it all too well and cannot recall any others after it) the movie Three. I was scared witless. Maybe it's because it was the last full show that night, and I was the only one in the cinema, and i remember by the 3rd story i was standing at the back with my back at the wall so I could see the entire cinema and see anyone approaching me (sooo paranoid!).


Soooo anyway, I decided to revisit this genre because of Ken'ichi Matsuyama. I loved him in Detroit Metal City (which reminds me I'm yet to blog about), i think he's such a great actor.. that I just had to see this movie. The movie's really entertaining, and it'll make you think and try to keep pace with the characters thought and actions, like try to stay ahead in the game (that's why I love FBI profiling) and L (Matsuyama) is like an Asian Sherlock Holmes here, a combination of Holmes' deductive reasoning and Dr. Reid's (Dr. Spencer Reid of Criminal Minds) genius and quirky nature. Am not sure about you but I haven't read one single comics of the manga so I can't make a comparison but If I may give my 2cents, skip the 3rd movie: L Change The World.