Back to Sqxrz's Profile Sqxrz's Profile

This movie feels like it could have been one of the multi-part episodes from the series. One of those where all the sweepers come together to fight some world renown creature. It's exactly what you'd expect: visuals have been upped a little, plot is a bit tighter and more epic, etc. It still has many of the recurring jokes from the series.

The plot is pretty standard: there's an even more eviler vampire lord and Mikami's desire for money results in her fighting it. I would have liked a bit more effectiveness from the other sweepers. They all get about one good move in at some ... point and that's it. Heck, in the end we don't even get to see what happened with them really. It does have some pretty funny moments, just don't take it seriously.

This had a fun set up and a great universe but no overall story arc. There were a couple places where things heat up but in the end nothing much changes. Mikami reminds me of Lina Inverse except even when things get serious Mikami is still focused on making money. She never seems to have that total transformation to actually caring. Anything that makes it through is very small.

There are some interesting threads that never get followed up much. For example, Yokoshima seems to have some real spiritual power, but nothing much happens with it. There is also a very slowly developing romantic thing between ... Yokoshima and Okinu. It would have been great to make more progress on this. The other characters that show up from time to time are interesting as well but I find myself wishing they had more development.

There are some pretty funny moments though. This show makes great use of long pauses for comedy and some pretty crazy distortions of character model for Yokoshima's legendary pervyness. Worth watching when you want some 90s-ish comedy no-commitment fun.

This is a funny parody of over the top American cop tv shows and movies. Interestingly they don't make it an alternate universe and instead everyone just has an American counterpart while Miyuki and Natsumi do a bit of work at the LAPD. Guns first and don't ask questions! But nobody really gets hurt.

The story isn't anything special, but makes sense and gives the characters something to do. The real fun is to see the alternate versions - the normally calm chief exploding and begging to blow away suspects. And of course to see Nakajima finally stop holding back (even if it's just ... his look-a-like) after soooooo many episodes is great fun.

It has some fun wacked out Americanisms. Of course the absolutely required wearing of something that says USA on it is here..in America! But also apparently there is a bar themed after Friday the 13th complete with Jason waiter! All that was missing was Col Sanders!