Death Note: The Last Name (The Live Action Movie) DVD
by Shusuke Kaneko
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Director: Shusuke KanekoPrimary Contributor: Matsuyama Kenichi
Primary Contributor: Fujiwara Tatsuya
Primary Contributor: Toda Erika
DVD: Region Code 3
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Japanese (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD Region, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 140 unknown-units
Published: 2006
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kam & Ronson Enterprise (HK)
Product features:
- 1 disc package (region 3 NTSC)
DVD Reviews of Death Note: The Last Name (The Live Action Movie) DVD
DVD Review: It's a fan thing
Summary: 3 Stars
The Last Note picks up where its predecessor left off. A new Shinigami has stuck down on earth, leaving another mystery. Light Yagami is now joining the crime watch, which he must do if he wants to avert himself from the fact that he IS Kira. Meanwhile the new KIRA is Misa, the chick in the Happy Sweets commercial, who gains the new note after a deadly encounter, challenging Light for everything he's got... and leaving L to have to make the decision of a lifetime.
Let me get this straight: I loved the first movie. Sure it was a tad slow but it was fun- had lots of suspense, good characters, a good cast (including Tatsuya Fujiwara in a frightwig :$) and a killer soundtrack that includes some rockin RHCP music. You gotta love it, plus that scene on the bus was pretty cool. It had no gore in it either, which I loved, and had a good cliffhanger of an ending.
The 2nd one is OK, and... well OK. It's pretty good for 2 1/2 hours if you need something else. Some solid acting and moments of humor are in this film itself. However, other than that, the movie just plain bores me. Yes there's some good stuff to be seen, but really, the writing is poor despite some good funny moments and really, the characterization seems quite forced in comparison to the first movie. I didn't think Misa was neccessary at all to be honest with you, she ruined some of the more dramatic scenes and left a few too many loose ends.
Overall, I say DO watch this film if you're a die-hard fan, but those who are causal watchers, do approach with caution.
DVD Review: A really great sequel to the first.
Summary: 3 Stars
Death Note 2:The Last Name definitely lives up to the first and disspells the sequel curse. The sequel cotinues where the film left off. The sequel is so suspenseful that you're just biting your nails to see what will happen. Believe me, the ending will have you speechless if you already have seen the manga or anime series. DVD Review: The End
Summary: 4 Stars
Far more a continuation than a sequel, "Death Note: The Last Name" follows the immensely popular and entertaining Death Note.The agile game of cat-and-cat continues between Light (Tatsuya Fujiwara) and L (Ken'ichi Matsuyama). Tables are turned, fortunes are reversed, and a new Death Note and shinigami comes into play.
The story continues almost exactly where "Death Note" left off. A young and popular idol, Misa, gets herself a Death Note and an accompanying shinigami, Rem. An devoted fan of "Killer", she decides to follow in his footsteps, even though she lacks the genius and finesse of execution. She is much more of an emotional wild card than Light's calculated style. L is still in hot pursuit, and he gets to show his stuff a little more in "The Last Name", demonstrating why he has the reputation he has. There are quite a few twists and turns, but the pace is good and the film never gets slow or bound up in it's own mythology.
All of the original cast has returned, including director Shusuke Kaneko. Matsuyama, as L, is particularly good, and it is no wonder that his performance spawned a spin-off flick "L:Change the World". The new shinigamis each have their own individual look and personality, and are animated well enough that you soon forget they are CG characters. Light is a little bit too steadfast, because we all know exactly what we would do if we had an admirer like Misa, but I guess that is the price you pay for being a cold, calculating genius/killer. Still, he is a man of absolute steel, as he shows more than once.
For fans of the comic series, it isn't the literal adaptation they might have been hoping for, but it is still an excellent series in its own right. "Death Note" and "Death Note: The Last Name" are both great flicks, and it is almost a shame to see them end. Live-action animation adaptations are rarely done this good.
DVD Review: not in English
Summary: 3 Stars
This product is listed as Language "English and French" with subtitles in English. It does have subtitles in English, but this movie is in Japanese. You will have to read subtitles. Don't be fooled by the faulty description. The movie is great. We saw it in the theater dubbed in English. We thought we were getting a movie dubbed in English since it said the language was English. DVD Review: A very good ending even if you've never seen the anime/manga
Summary: 4 Stars
I may be out of the minority here, but I thought this was a well thought out movie in the long run. Of course there are a few cons but I shall talk about them later. (Consider not reading on if you don't want spoilers)
This movie picks up where the first one ended. Light is now with the investigation team trying to track down Kira. L is still suspicious of Light but accepts him in the team regardless. A new death note and shinigami come into the picture, causing a 2nd Kira to appear. Light figures that since this Kira has revealed to him that they have "the eyes" he could use the 2nd Kira to his advantage by finding L's real name. But of course, L is not so easy to trick and uses the most drastic measures he can to prove that Light is Kira. The plot thickens and I shall stop there about the story.
The first thing I suggest you do before watching Deathnote or Deathnote The Last Name is to separate this from the manga/anime entirely. You should not dive into this expecting it to be like it at all. It's more of a live interpretation of the series, and for me, I felt a very good one.
The many twists in the first movie kept me coming for more, and eventually I sat down and watched Death Note The Last Name. I was hoping for more twists and a satisfying ending to it all which is exactly what this movie did for me. Both Tatsuya Fujiwara and Ken'ichi Matsuyama did an excellent job portraying Light and L, and the introduction of the new shinigami made it a whole new experience for me. Misa is a character I still have problems with..for both the movie and anime, but Erika Toda did a very interesting portrayal of her. I even felt sorry for her in the end (although...the capturing scene with her was a total fanservice bondage thing going on there...thank god for her wearing clothes. The manga was far worse seeing as she was practically naked)There were more elements to work with too since L and Light were now out in the open for each other and working together.
However there were some issues. I think the problems that are in this movie have to do with the time length and bits of the story. The story at times seemed to be rushed or felt like it wasn't written out thoroughly. Some characters seemed to have a lack of development or maybe too much development at one time. The middle of the movie seems to start to become a prolonged cat and mouse game which makes you feel like, "God, can someone just catch someone for the sake of my sanity please?" But I take it with a grain of salt since its only given two movies. Also note that this only ends halfway through the anime so the writers and director were taking huge risks.
Regardless, I love this movie and have given it a four out of five. Don't expect it to be an action movie at all. This is more of a suspense/detective theme and I highly recommend seeing it.
Description of Death Note: The Last Name (The Live Action Movie) DVD
Shinigami own notebooks called "Death Notes" which are used as killing devices. Whoever's name they write down in a death note will die within 40 seconds. Shinigami Ryuku accidentally dropped his Death Note in the human world where it's found by honor high school student Raito. With the death note actually having directions in it for its use, Raito discovers he now has the power to discreetly kill people, and with this new power he plans to change the world in his ideal world by killing off criminals. Eventually the governments of the countries around the world notice the unusual amounts of deaths of their criminals, and figure out someone is behind them, but they have no way of discovering it themselves. That's when they hire L, a master detective, to find out who is behind the murders.Asian Cinema DVDs
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