Armitage: Dual Matrix

This looks pretty good to me SFAM! I guess the only additional things that you could have would be maybe categories at the top (anime, asian, hollywood, etc. - or something along those lines), and also, is just ‘overview’ sufficient for the writeup? Or would it be useful to have more specific headings (i.e. is it worth having a section about technical aspects, since you often like those, or theme, or…… something else?)

Hi Tim, Yea, great comments. As I enter in all my reviews, I will have a number of ways of organizing them. I want people to be able to get to the movies based on the decade they were made, themes used (andriods, dystopic futures, etc), movie type (anime, “B” movie, etc.), or the number of stars. I’m still figuring out whether I should be doing this by categories, or pages (which would go along the top)

Regarding the headings of the review, some of these I really will want to detail, but am not sure I want the same headings for all. For instance, I may want something different for animes, versus high production value movies. But I’m not sure I can edit the templates to that degree yet. This will take time. Great thought though - maybe I should take the time up front to do that.

As for the detail of the review, the first chop is to get all the movies up from my cyberpunk thread (including bonus movies), and then add the ones I didn’t put there. Then I’ll probably spend more time detailing the review.

How did I know this would be in black and green? I don’t really know enough about making websites to make any suggestions, but I think your basic layout lookd good.

Thanks Infinite Penguin! The whole structured Blog entry for reviews is the cool thing here. I kind of like Tim’s idea of working to detail these more, so that I can have different types. The other thing I need to figure out how to add is half-stars. This also will probably take work.

Instead of half stars, can you switch to ratings out of 10?

Switching to ratings out of 10 would be fine to me too. Unfortunately, this too involves detailed playing around with php code. While this is something I can do, I’m pretty sucky at it, so it takes time. I was able to modify this template significantly from the Semilogic one (see footer below). I also have been able to modify the style sheets of the movie review format (moved IMDB down, Director on top of writer, etc.). I still haven’t found which file the review thing is in though, or whether I have the know-how to modify it.

Yay! This looks good, SFAM!

FYI- I’m on a PC and my browser is Firefox. Everything sure seems to be landing where it belongs, etc. I usually don’t like black backgrounds because the white text becomes hard on the eyes. But, you solved that with the soft green! Thanks for the good clean font choice, as well.

Do you plan to include all the screen caps that add so much to your reviews?

Hi Robin, I DEFINITELY plan to include graphics and stuff. I had to expand this template to make sure I had enough room for them. Still, this will be a laborious endeavor. But yeah, screencaps are essential I think.

Horrible, HORRIBLE sequel to an amazing cyberpunk epic. They really should not have attempted this… *sigh* but like most sequels, they generally miss the point entirely. The plot of this is weaker than any of the Bubblegum Crisis plots.

Hi Adam, we definitely seem pretty online in our thoughts on cyberpunk movies. I was so excited when I got Duel Matrix. What a dissapointment.

This pretty much hits the nail on the head. I emphatically agree with the comments on the animation. I put off getting Dual Matrix for a long while simply because I found the art style to be a bit of a turn-off. Everything else was either a rehash, a cliche, or just put in for asthetics.

Hi Neveranything, its a shame the number of projects with decent budgets that don’t consider a good story to be a priority. Armitage: Dual Matrix is all the more agregious due to how good the story on the original was.

Although I would rate my enjoyment of this title slightly higher, I wouldn’t say by too much. It was a disappointment. Hell, I haven’t watched Armitage III in about 4 years and I can remember the entire film, I watched Duel Matrix about a year ago and I remember very little. It made little impression. Worth a watch if you have the spare time I guess.

Glad I read this. I planned on picking it up after seeing the original series for the first time a month ago. A real shame.