DVD Tome "D"

Daiguard Vol 1-6 - One of the few Anime series I own through completion, this is about a group of office workers that work in the marketing division of a weapon's manufacturer that are in charge of saving the world. So, naturally it's got some comedy built into it. It's entertaining, and has a bit of a layer of realism as the ones in charge of this monumental task are hired by a company that took on the job from the government because they were the lowest bidders. So, the giant robot they pilot ain't all that great.

Dark City - This is the 2nd movie Alex Proyas directed, following The Crow. Not a single one of his actors died during the making of this one, so in that way, it's a success. This tale of a city that is plunged in perpetual darkness and has mysterious individuals reshaping it every night is appropiately moody, has great performances from the actors, and much to my wife's chagrin, includes Jennifer Connely. I think I told her once that I thought she was attractive and she's hated her ever since. Women . . pfft.

Darkness Unrated - This Anna Paquin movie suffers from one thing. It's incredibly boring up until the last 20 minutes, then the horror actually begins. If they could have made the entire movie during the last 20 minutes of it, then this would have kicked ass and a half. That's three cheeks folks. But no, they drag it out for an entire hour and change and then give us the goods. By then, it's too little too late. Too bad, because I usually love movies where houses drip blood.

Dawn of the Dead - This is the George A. Romero original version from the 1970's. The story of four survivors holed up in a mall trying to avoid zombies and maintaining their sanity is one of Romero's finest movies. This is the one most people hold up as his masterpiece. I tend to agree with that line of thinking, although his most recent effort was pretty kick ass.

Dawn of the Dead - The 2004 remake finds survivors in a similar situation, holed up in a mall trying to retain a certain semblance of normality, but this time the zombies are super fast. Like Olympic sprinters. I guess this remake was influenced by the "infected" in 28 Days Later, but fast zombies have never really made sense to me. But, I still enjoyed this flick, and I hear it's leading to a remake of the following movie on this list.

Day of the Dead - Again, George A. Romero provides us with another one of his OG zombie rules movies, this time, the world is nearly overrun (slowly) by the zombie hordes, and the story focuses on a military base where some scientists are doing research involving the dead. This is the bleakest one of the bunch, offering very little in the way of a "happy ending". It also includes the memorable Joe Pilato line "CHOKE ON THEM!" which he screams as zombies tear him apart.

Dead Alive - Peter Jackson's entry in the zombie genre is hilarious at times, but gruesome and gory pretty much the whole time. His zombies, put together by WETA, drip entrails, are horny, and even pop out offsrping. The scene where the main character takes the zombie baby for a walk in a baby carriage that has barbed wire to keep the baby from jumping out is hilarous. And who could forget the line "I kick ass for the Lord!". Kung Fu priests always brighten up a movie.

Dead Hate the Living, The - This was a blind buy from former savings-heavy website Buy.com. I think it had a blurb on the cover from Tom Savini . . . who must have been paid some money to say the good things he had to say about this, because this movie is absolute crap. Don't buy this.

Definitely Not Hollywood (Extreme & Dark Comedy Editions) - Pretty much my first DVD purchase ever was six pack of DVD's from Atom Films. They're all shorts, some good, some terrible. These comedy ones are ok I guess. Nothing much else to say about them.

Dogma - Kevin Smith's religion heavy comedy about two fallen angels trying to go back to heaven by using a loophole in catholic dogma that would essentially negate all existance is hilarious. Douchebag extraordinaire Ben Affleck should only make Kevin Smith movies. This is when he's at his best. And his best is barely passable. The rest of the cast is filled out by competent actors, and even has Selma Hayek. Muy picante!

Donnie Darko - Ah, yes, the tale of time travel and man-sized evil bunnies. It's dark, it's got a child-molesting Patrick Swayze, and establishes Jake Gyllenhal as a good actor. The studio recently released a new version of the movie. Director's cut with new special effects. I have the original, but I'm thinking of getting the double-dip because I like it so much. Ahem ahem, anyone hear that . . . Christmas is coming and that would make an excellent present.

There go the D's, and here I thought they were going to be larger. Normally D's are too much too handle, especially the double D's. And is anyone getting the tits reference or do I have to wack you in the face with their metaphorical relevance. Tits!