Wizard School

Starring:Andrew Mayne, Andrew Harter
Director: Andrew Mayne
Product Type: DVD

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Description
Welcome to Wizard School! Be a real life wizard. Levitate objects, perform incredible feats and learn how to float on a broom!

At Wizard School, master magician Andrew Mayne will teach you sixteen different acts of wizardry.

The Magic Hands + The Wizard News + Appearing Wand + Vanishing Wand + Floating Wand + The Magic Scarf + Clinging Wand + Goblin + Color Sense + The Magic Ribbon + The Enchanted Matchbox + Scarf through Neck + The Card Castle + The Wizard's Hat + The Instant Knot + Broom Flight

If you think it would be fun to make your friends think there's a goblin in the room, to twist your hands in an impossible way or levitate yourself, then Wizard School is for you!

Customer Reviews:

eko eko azarku, eko eko zameraku.......2005-03-23

Misa Kuroi is a girl with problems. First off, she is the new girl, recently transfered and finding herself plagued by rumors. Secondly, the rumors are true. She is secretly a powerful witch, the most recent in a long line of witch-girls to inherit the power. ("Eko Eko Azarak" is her chant to summon her mystic powers.) Thirdly, someone else in her school is summoning Lucifer and sacrificing her classmates so that she may be crowned empress of the universe. Not a good start for the poor girl.

If it all sounds a bit like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," well, it is, although the comic series that "Eko Eko Azarak" is based on predates "Buffy" by about 20 years. No matter who influenced who, the basic premise is familiar, and comparisons can be made. But "Eko Eko Azarak" is no hip, slick-talking teenage drama. The violence is gory and the sex is explicit, and the students of this high school do more screaming and dying than worrying about fashion.

The basic premise of this first film in the series (followed by two more, as well as a television series) has 12 students being held after class to take a test. There is some funny business going on, and the teacher is having a lesbian affair with one of the students. At some point in the evening, the students realize that they cannot leave the school, and the windows can't be broken. On top of this, the number "12" appears on the blackboard, and begins to magically count-down as the students begin to die. Begin the panic.

Of course, Misa Kuroi manifests her hidden magic for a showdown with the mysterious villain. An effects-laden battle of will and powers is the only end for this dark path. But how many students will survive, and how close will the evil witch come to summoning Lucifer?

Overall, this is a fun flick and a solid horror/magic film. The lesbian affair is very sexy, and Kimika Yoshino as Misa Kuroi is a good actress. After all, you can't go wrong with a film whose tagline is "Come, darkness and vicious spirits. Lucifer, let this cute girl be the empress of the universe"

Better Than Ringu........2005-01-23

Of the only two Japanese horror films I've seen, Eko Eko Azaraku (Wizard of Darkness) and Ringu, I enjoyed Wizard of Darkness far more. I didn't find myself watching the clock as I did with Ringu and it seemed to be just the right length for this type of movie.

Kimika Yoshino did a fine job in the leading role and is a fine actress. She grew on me more as I got further into the movie. Ryôka Yuzuki was another actress I enjoyed watching, as she was probably the best looking female in the movie. She didn't have a very big part but the part she had was fine with me.

Overall, no one stood out as a bad actor or actress, which is rare, but it was in Japanese so what do I know? I looked all right from my perspective.

And finally, the plot wasn't too terribly original, but the movie did have it's own unique feel to it. I really couldn't find much wrong with the movie as a whole. 3/5 stars

WOW.......2004-10-28

I really didn't know what to expect from this movie. Japanese horror flix can sometimes turn into gore and bore type movies without much substance. This one, however was a very nice surprise. Very sexy, exciting, and scary. I highly reccomend it.

finally..........2003-12-01

to say i've waited a while to see this film with english subs is an understatement! i first saw EKO EKO AZARAK over 5 years ago on the japanese laserdisk release, loved it so much that i then tracked down the prequel "Birth of the Wizard"... and was then left speculating as to the actual plot (as my grasp of japanese is very limited!).
basically, these films are what "Buffy the vampire slayer" trys to emmulate, and lets face it - the japanese have been using the theme of a chosen one, a slayer, usually a female virgin, for probably centuries!
a great cast, (especially the gorgeous Kimika Yoshino), great SFX, and some very, very cool set pieces make this a film that any fan of the genre shouldn't miss.
and if you've seen the 3rd film (which has been available for a few years), don't be put off - the first two make the third look very poor... i'm pre-ordering mine now!

Average customer rating:

Not as good as the first one
great as ever

Eko Eko Azarak 2 - Birth of the Wizard
Starring: Kimika Yoshino , Wataru Shihodo , Chieko Shiratori , Akira Otani , and Eisei Amamoto
Director: Shimako Sato
Manufacturer: Tokyo Shock
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ASIN: B00012QLMI
Release Date: 2004-01-27

Customer Reviews:

Not as good as the first one.......2005-04-22

Eko Eko Azarak was the best bad movie I ever seen. The sequel, not as amusing. It was never very scary or even funny. But I'm still going to watch the last part..

great as ever.......2005-01-29

I really enjoyed the first in this series and the second part does not fail to excite and titillate. Also,Its very scary. Unlike the 3rd movie the cast is the same.....at least Misa is the same (She's the Good chief witch).

If you can find them get both at the same time and watch them one after the other. There was a little bit more money for the 2nd one and you can see it on the screen.

I hope you like them as much as I did.
Thanks

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Very fun!

Wizard School
Starring: Andrew Mayne , and Andrew Harter
Director: Andrew Mayne
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ASIN: 0971518343
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Description

Welcome to Wizard School! Be a real life wizard. Levitate objects, perform incredible feats and learn how to float on a broom!

At Wizard School, master magician Andrew Mayne will teach you sixteen different acts of wizardry.

If you think it would be fun to make your friends think there's a goblin in the room, to twist your hands in an impossible way or levitate yourself, then Wizard School is for you!

Aspiring wizards both young and old are welcome to attend.

Customer Reviews:

Very fun!.......2004-05-19

This was really cool. There's almost an hour of magic tricks. Really well done.

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STIFF 2006 Weekend Film Challenge
Starring: Unexpected Productions; Seattle Theater Project; Neutrino Project; Community College All-Stars; Count-It Productions; High School All-Stars; Purgatory's Angels; Geccs; Team Swamper; Total Wizard Productions
Director: Various
Manufacturer: WestEdge Entertainment
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ASIN: B000G8NVPC
Release Date: 2006-06-05

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Secret Formulas School of Advertising
Starring: Roy Williams
Director: Williams
Manufacturer: Wizard Academy Press
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ASIN: B000BX4X4A
Release Date: 2004-05-15

Description

12-Session Video Library on 4 DVDs

by Roy Williams

In 1998, a 12-tape video series featuring The Wizard of Ads was made available to advertising professionals around the globe. Since then, exactly 1,427 copies of that series have been shipped. This is not that series, but a significantly updated replacement for it. A tremendous value for the money

This video library includes

Session 1 - What is Selling? and The Three Worlds of Business Session 2 - The Uncovery Part I - The Sword in the Stone / The Uncovery Part II - How Long is the Time Horizon Session 3 - The Uncovery Part III - Targeting Relationally or Transactionally Session 4 - The Uncovery Part IV - Business Topology Session 5 - Uncovery Part V - The Message Session 6 - How to Calculate an Ad Budget Session 7 - The APE Session 8 - Neurology 101 Session 9 - Depths of Memory and Branding Session 10 - Foolish Things We Believe Session 11 - Selling Customers Their Way (featuring Dr. Nick Grant with Jeffrey Eisenberg) Session 12 - To "E" or not to "E (with Jeffrey and Bryan Eisenberg)

Includes: 4 DVDs

DVD:

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Lawman (REGION 1) (NTSC)

DVD: Blackmail (1929)/Easy Virtue/R

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