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Sunday Review: K-20: The Legend of The Black Mask! |
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Sunday, 24 April 2011 21:10 |
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I remember doing an article once about this movie not so long ago when it was released on Blu-ray/DVD, so after I decided I actually really wanted to see it as the trailer looked very good and original and no its nothing like Kato or Jet Li's Black Mask.
This Superhero adaptation based on Japanese literary favorites from popular '80s manga, starts out with a mind blowing first few minutes that you truly believe you've been sucked into a big budget Hollywood movie thats breathtaking and very stylish and original too.
The movie is set in an alternate 1949 where Japan had surrendered before World War II ever began. With the result of that, Japan is now very steampunk and divided amongst social classes, where the rich do not marry the poor etc. K-20 The masked avenger is actually not an avenger but the villain of the piece and is the one who Read more: |
