Mikomi Jade A wonderful story - strangely sorrowful and infiltrating - touching the deepest feelings. Everything you see on the screen .... (futuristic sci-fi with the elements of the "ScarFace" and "The Interview With a Vampire" is what you actually see) - is a cocktail of stories - mix of everything incapable of being mixed; but the story is beautiful. It is not that I have those feelings only subjective because of my attachment to Gackt's art - no - I do not think it is about him, though, if considering the fact that he is the script author - I have to rethink my thought... The script is awesome - something unusual - it is just that everything became clear...... all, that is Gackt became clear to me. For all of his thoughts and all of his dreams are there in the story - hidden in between the lines. I know no man who would have been doing something creative and did not turn his own dreams and himself into words or images. All you see on the screen during the short moment of the film - is Gackt with a bit of Takahiza Zeze mix, (by a very tiny mix^__^). A specific place in my story goes to actors. let's begin from the very beginning LOL: Hyde - on only watching the first shots it becomes clear that Hyde should act more in the movies. He is a very good actor (I do not account couple of false moments in the middle of the film 'cause he is not a professional actor - he is a professional singer) - he has a wonderful capability to act with the look (sort of eyes acting) - I appreciate this in actors a lot, that that is why I can proudly say that if Hyde ever starts his acting career I will become his fan. He can gain huge success in it. Gackt - ))))))))) I will try to be gentle on him))))))) - as a script writer he is marvelous, as an actor - talented......not genius, but talented - good job, - now I love him even more.....there is something about him.....a sort of being natural. MORE - outstanding stunts.....at first I thought - first of all you might think that it is more to a stunt makers or graphics, but I have to tell you, after some concerts and making THINGS on them (made totally by Gackuto Kamui man.....he is my man), I realized that his stunts were possibly done by him self.....very outrageous and awesome scenes with his stunts they are))))) One more - a very beautiful scene with rain.......I will tell what I mean here only to those who had seen the movie. You gotta see this. Lee-Hom Wong - I remember his face but I have no idea where could I have seen him before - I have not seen any other film with him...nevertheless he is a good actor, a nice partner for Cackt in their common scenes. He looks good on the screen Taro Yamamoto - I noticed him while "Batoru Ruayaru" ("Royal Battle") - I liked his acting there, was glad to watch him acting here too - he is very talented, he gets "10" on 10 scale points for acting. Zeni Quock - marvelous - half of the movie she is silent but she speaks more when she is speechless than any other actor in the movie - my respects - good actress MORE - I cannot pass my own feelings by when talking about the film - so I share them. That is one of those movies that makes you alive - I have found at least something in Gackuto's art that pushes me up. (get me right here, all of you who are his fans, I love him very much, maybe just as much as you all do, and maybe somehow a bit more))))....I do not know.....he is the one who makes me feel dizzy, because of whom DEATH seems such a wonderful and sweet fruit, though forbidden one......(I guess no one can understand this) That movie calls for waves of emotions - I could not understand it until the end of the movie - why was I speaking to the characters - I do not do that often, when I watch movies, even when I watch them on my own...for that - film must be truly sympathetic and touch you deeply - it must be very powerful in the emotive way. That is the MOON CHILD - that is a very emotionally rich film, very empathic and perfectly filmed one.

chrichtonsworld Moonchild surprised me. Not ever having heard of Hyde of Gackt I was not expecting much. The reason I wanted to watch it was because somebody mentioned that it contained some serious action scenes in John Woo style. Normally I am very careful when this is claimed. There is only one John Woo and till this day there hasn't been one director that comes close to his brilliance when it comes to action. The fact that "Moon Child" would feature a vampire convinced me even more. How can you go wrong with gun blazing vampires. Sounds promising and interesting. The first thing I noticed about this film that the pace was considerably slow. It takes it's time to set the mood.In contrast to that you have some nice Hong Kong style action scenes!Giving the impression that this is a full out action movie.But it's not.The core is a drama about friendship and loyalty. The focus is on the characters and their relation to each other. The pop singers Hyde and Gackt do a good job in acting and are very believable as friends. The only problem I had was with the plot. A couple of times they skipped a few years without explaining what happened and why they had to skip. Example:When one member of the gang dies (very dramatic moment) Alexander Wang sees Kei (Hyde) drinking blood of one of the attackers. Without warning and explanation the movie skips 9 nine years and most of the friends aren't together any more. Also without a proper reason given Son (Alexander Wang) and Sho (Gackt) apparently have become mortal enemies and want to kill each other each time they get the chance to. I know that this is done to add some serious drama. Because of the actors it is very effective but sometimes it felt forced. Apart from the flaws in plot there is an ambiance and slickness that makes it hard not to like Moonchild.It is hard to explain why I thought Moonchild is wonderful. But it just is. The overall experience you get is heart warming and sincere!

Edenknight I'm a fan of both actors/singers especially Gackt and when I first discover this movie and watch the trailer,I just think this is a silly one.After a long waiting time,I watched it at last and here's my comment...I consider everyone knows the storyline and not going to mention about it,instead of it my first applause goes to acting,generally that Japanese movies hasn't got brilliant and acting.Yet in MoonChild's all cast is simply wonderful and got into it,especially Gackt reflects his characters emotions and changes pretty well,I like many of his scenes both dramatic and humorous ones,as for HYDE part,his acting is good but he deliberately staying in background as an actor,respectively as his character do,throughout the movie.I didn't like some cinematography especially lighting and some colors but due to small budget,it still has brilliant moments,but the real jewel of the film is story.It has some cheesy moments but it's OK for me,and the friendship theme of the movie is really well developed and touching at sometimes,on the other hand story points out a cruel world which no ones life guaranteed and with some memorable death scenes it reflects this theme to the visuals.An interesting note aside,this movie has some similarities with excellent vampire movie Interwiew with the Vampire which is also played by the most beautiful(not handsome,beautiful)actors of American cinema,actually Moon Child is somehow can be seen as brother with Interwiew,yet original on it's own.Only problem that MoonChild is it's a bit slow sometimes,I'm a Japanese movie fan and I used to that but it's not change MoonChild has some useless scenes or characters.But all in all;this movie is really good and very emotional sometimes,as for actors/singers duo I hope to see their other movies in future,and I recommend this to everyone who likes vampire-action-sci-fiction and romance films 8/10

BloodlessMaiden I picked this up in the 'Danger After Dark' box set, and watched it solely because of my interest in the performance of Hyde and Gackt. I expected a corny horror film that was a huge gore-fest and with very bad dialogue. Which is exactly what it would have been if it had been made in America. Instead I found myself intrigued by the good development of the characters, and the way that Sho (Gackt) develops through the movie as a person. The acting skills of both stars was surprisingly good, considering they aren't professional actors, and the director did a marvelous job with it all, setting it in the future minus the flying cars and holographic billboards.On a side note, Taro Yamamoto's performance was very surprising. The only other film I've seen him in is Battle Royale, where he plays Shogo Kawada, and in this film he seems to be the exact opposite of Shogo. Toshi is bright, exuberant and hyper, serving as a sort of comic relief with his antics. Shogo was the big tough guy on the island who killed without thinking anything of it. So, watch out for his performance, if you're familiar with Battle Royale, you'll be very surprised by him.But don't be thrown off by the summary on the back of the box, because this isn't really a vampire movie. It's just a movie with a vampire in it. That Hyde's character is a vampire is almost a background fact with what's really going on in the foreground, and you guys will love the last scene. It's a really moving picture at some points, the photography is really well done. It's definitely something to pick up the next time you're at Blockbuster.