Lion-Girl

I was feeling generous, so I'm giving a single star towards its well-executed special effects, but in a world where 2023 has raised the bar to sky-high standards, this film barely scrapes the term 'special.' Plus, there's a creepy-looking villain who could easily be mistaken for Art the clown's less intimidating cousin from Terrifier.

Let's talk plot, or should I say, the lack of it. This movie's storyline is so nonsensical that it doesn't deserve the dignified title of a plot. It's a baffling puzzle where every piece is missing, and trying to make sense of it will give you a headache.

To sum it up, "Do Not Waste Your Time"

It's so trash that I couldn't keep my eyes off it.

There's a lot of colour, it's imaginative, there's nudes, there's violence and gore, it's eye candy, it's like an adult anime with many references to old cartoons (the fist of the north star in particular) .

Very often expensive productions with a lot of special effects lack this kind of imagination and passion.

Please watch it, sustain this kind of movies, I am sure Quentin Tarantino would agree with me. In a way it reminds me of Grindhouse productions (with a big intellectual effort of course).

The TV anchorman was so funny, like taken from an old 80's movie.

Yes I understand that this movie is based off a comic book and that the survivors migrated to Japan. But why does the Hero who is trained in martial arts a caucasian???

For once I would like to see movie maker steer away from the typical "It takes a caucasian to save the day" nonsense. Or at least not go with cultural appropriation with a caucasian being better at a something like martial arts, then the people who invented it.

But nooooo, here we are with the typical fare of predictable Bull Malarky that is getting old really quick. And a deal killer when it comes to making a movie where people who want to see themselves or at least someone whop resembles them in a leadership position.

OK, mea culpa, I am not a huge anime or manga fan, so I can't tell how faithful this movie is to the source, but I can confirm that "Lion-Girl" is an absolute blast from start to finish.

It starts out with a bang, one of the best movie openings in a long time and never really lets up for the entirety of its run time. The action takes place sometime in the future where a rain of meteors have not only wiped out most life on earth, but these meteors also exude radiation that will kill most people... and if it doesn't kill you, it turns you into monsters called "anorocs" that hunt humans. Only Tokyo has survived, and an evil overlord has taken power over the surviving humans imposing his will over everyone (his motto is "Don't live long, and die working.") Luckily, Lion-Girl exists, equipped with powers, to fight to save the people from both the anorocs and the evil overlords. And this movie is her story...

Filled with violence, outrageous costumes and effects, and lots of nudity, "Lion-Girl" is great fun. It does have some social commentary, but it never gets preachy and it's all nicely integrated into the bizarre world. And even at a two-hour running time, the story never lets up or drags.

Pretty highly recommended, haven't had this good a time watching a movie in a while.