Reaction & Review | Vampire Hunter D

Welcome, one and all, to an all new Reaction & Review. Tonight guys, I'm taking a look at a Japanese animated film from 1985. That movie is "Vampire Hunter D".

Now, I don't really know a whole lot about "Vampire Hunter D", other than what little information I did look up. I know that it is based on a novel series that was published in 1983, but the books never got released in the U.S. until 2005. So the only thing fans in the U.S. had to go on, until the first volume got released, was this movie.

I also know that this movie has a bit of an odd history. You see, the movie was only shown several times on TV in the U.S. It was aired on Cartoon Network, the Sci-Fi channel, and TBS. The first two makes sense. Cartoon Network being...well, Cartoon Network. The Sci-Fi channel, because they were cashing in on the massive late 80's anime boom. Though TBS is a rather strange choice, considering that it would be one of the last networks I would ever think of that would air anything anime-related.

I don't know anything about the plot to this movie, but I'm going to take a wild guess and say that it's about a guy who is hunting vampires for unknown reasons. Taking a wild guess on that one, don't ask why.

I also know one other thing about this movie. Now, this movie has two different English dubs. The first one is the original dub that was recorded in 1992, which is the one I'm going to be watching tonight. The second dub was released in 2015 by Sentai Filmworks when they re-released the movie on DVD and Blu-ray. For those that are not familiar, Sentai is known for releasing some, sometimes, questionable English dubs. One example I can think of is the English dub of "Parasyte." Mind you, I sorta enjoyed the dub of "Parasyte", but that's besides the point.

I am certainly hoping for this movie to be good, and I have heard good things about this movie and it's English dub, well the original dub. The Sentai dub, not so much. But anyway, I'm just stalling at this point. The only way I'm going to know if I will enjoy this movie or not, is if I shut up, and I push play, and I'm going to do that right now. So, without further ado, it's time to kick back, relax, and check out "Vampire Hunter D".

3 minutes later

Well guys, the movie just started, and I just saw some chick blast, what I'm assuming is suppose to be half of a dinosaur's head clean off. Well, clean I guess isn't the right word to describe it, but it was certainly was rather cool.

30 seconds later

OK. Never mind, NOW it's dead. Well, I guess after three shots to it's torn off neck, you can never be too sure. At least, she had the common sense to check to make sure it was dead, though....now I'm seeing a werewolf snatch her dead horse away. So far guys, this movie's already off to an interesting start.

11 minutes later

You know guys, I am really loving Doris' whip. And she herself has been pretty badass, too. But seriously, I kinda want that whip.

10 minutes later

So one of these vampires that's after Doris has the ability warp space and time by just making D stab himself? OK. That is certainly different and creative. I kinda like that.

8 minutes later

OK, this is kinda bothering me a bit. I certainly hope we get an explanation about who this strange voice is that's talking to D. We've gotten no context as to who he his, and it's kinda bothering me a little.

4 minutes later

So let me see if I understand this, Rei is willing to let the doctor and Doris' brother go as long as Doris doesn't use her tongue to kill herself...I hope she had some sort of backup plan on how to do that, otherwise, these vampires are pretty stupid.

16 minutes later

So this Time Bewitching Incense is basically just like a giant flashlight that has the power to knock out vampires. OK. I was kinda expecting something more out of it, but I guess it gets the job done.

The Review

Well guys, that was "Vampire Hunter D" let's shut that off...OK. Um, where to even start? Well, I guess I should start by saying this. After watching this, I'm more inclined to pick up the books because this movie was actually pretty good. Though I guess I should start by talking about the writing.

Writing in this movie is fairly decent. Because we have our main character, D, who is a vampire hunter who gets hired by Doris. The reason being is that she was bitten by a vampire lord by the name of Count Lee Magus, who has lived for over 10,000 years. And because that she is infected by Magus' bite, she hires D to kill the Count so that the curse can be lifted off of her. I should mention that in this movie, the world is set in the future where mutants and other demonic creatures live in the world. Which is why we also saw a dinosaur getting it's head blasted off at the start of the movie, because that's the first thing I think of when I think of a future with demons and such, but it's honestly not a complaint. Just found it a little odd.

Now there are a couple of issues I do have with writing. One of them has to with D's left hand. You might've noticed during the reaction portion that I was hoping for the movie to give some kind of explanation as to who or what the voice was that talks to D. And...we don't really get that. In fact, now that I think about it, I don't think it even gets a name. Not only that, but we don't really get a ton of depth on D himself. The best we get is that during the movie, D is revealed to be a dhampir. Which, according to this movie, is a vampire that has human blood within him. OK. That sounds awesome. But I kinda wish we got more depth and backstory on how D became a vampire hunter. Or how he even got his powers.

Which leads me to my biggest problem with this movie, which is the film's runtime. The movie clocks in about an hour and 21 minutes long. Well, less than that, if you don't count the 2 or 3 minutes of credits. Because we have a short runtime, the movie doesn't have a lot of time to give a ton development to our characters. Now, for some characters like Doris and her little brother, Dan, it's perfectly fine. Because Doris has a reason to do the things she does, while Dan is basically there to give support to his sister and staying strong not to cry, because his sister has been infected and runs the risk of turning into a vampire herself.

Now, one could make an argument that there is more depth and backstory about D in the books, but that only reinforces my point that the movie could've expanded upon it a little more, so that we wouldn't have to rush through it with such a short runtime. Now technically, there is a somewhat of a twist towards the end of the film, but I can't talk about it due to spoilers. I will say that while it does reveal more about D, it still feels a little bit weak, at least to me. If this movie had gotten, say, 20 minutes longer to give a little bit of backstory, then I think the movie would've been great. However, we are stuck with what we got. So it is what it is.

One other minor issue I do have with writing has to do with the Time Bewitching Incense. Now, I'm not going to complain about the weapon itself, because after thinking about it again, it does make some level of sense. But what I can complain about is a small plot-hole, possibly lack thereof, but still worth mentioning, nonetheless. Now, one of the vampires in the movie, Rei, is given something known as the Time Bewitching Incense from the Count. It is said that it is a weapon that is helpful in killing D. During the second fight between Rei and D, Rei manages to swing the weapon at D, but it doesn't work, which results in Rei's arm getting sliced off. He then realizes that the weapon was a fake and that it must've been switched. OK. So...when did that happen? If it happened during the fight, then Greco, whom was the one that did have the real Time Bewitching Incense, must've switched it during that fight. Or did he steal it before the fight? It wasn't entirely explained very well on how he got his hands on it, so it seemed a little odd to me.

Mind you, now. The movie is still really good. Because we have a story that really is fascinating on it's own. Our characters here are developed decently enough, even with the short runtime. So it's not like you're going to get bored by it, because there's always something happening. So you will have our fight scenes with D and the various monsters as he is storming the Count's castle and all of it's done very, very well.

The acting. Now, as I stated earlier, I was watching the English Dub that was originally dubbed in 1992. And, the dub here, is actually pretty good. Mind you, there might a few people who probably never saw this dub because it was only aired several times back in the 90's. Now, I don't know if Sental Filmworks, when they re-released the movie on DVD and Blu-ray, gave an option in where you can pick which of the two English dubs you want to watch it with. If not, then most people who are getting into this movie for the first time are probably going to get the one English dub that was redone. Which would be a shame, because I remember when another Japanese film, "Akira", got a Blu-ray release, it gave you the option to watch with the older dub or the new dub, so that they can satisfy both fans. But I'm getting a bit off topic. The dub, as I said, is pretty good. Granted there are a couple of characters who give off some questionable accents, such as one of the other vampires, Lamika, who gives off a noticeable fake British accent. Or Dan, who gives off a bit southern accent, which is strange because his sister doesn't give off any kind of accent at all, but oh well. Beyond that, the acting in this dub is rather good, and does hold up pretty well today, at least it does, to me.

The animation is really good, especially considering that this movie came out in 1985. The characters designs are well done, especially on the monsters in the Count's castle. Because you do get a different variety each time, minus the cloaked druids, who as far as I know, don't really fight at all. The artistry is good. Overall, the animation is fantastic and it is definitely one of the high points of this movie.

The sound-mix is done very well, and the music does a decent job enough to set the mood during certain scenes. Though there are like one or two moments where the music sorta gets cut off very quickly during scene transitions, but those are very rare to find, and you'd have to be actively looking out for them. In which no one is going to notice it or even care, because it doesn't take you of the movie in any way.

So, ultimately guys, am I able to recommend "Vampire Hunter D"? Sure. I can totally recommend it. Especially for horror fans, because I know they will get a kick out of this. However, if you are not into horror themed films even if it's tied into anime, then you're probably going to want to avoid this. However, if you're able to look past all of that, then you have, what is essentially, a very good animated horror movie. I should also mention that there are two copies of this movie on YouTube, both with the original dub. So if you want to go ahead and check it out, it's on YouTube right now, at least by the time I have written this Reaction & Review that is.

As for me, I'm going to do something else. I think I'm going to watch my DVD copy of the first "Puppet Master" movie, because I'm kind in the mood for a a pretty good horror film.

Anyway guys, we come to the close of another Reaction & Review. Until next time, ladies and gentlemen, take care, and I will see you all in the near future. Peace.

Reaction & Review | Joint Security Area

Welcome, one and all, to an all new Reaction & Review. Tonight guys, I'm checking out a South Korean mystery thriller from 2000. That movie is "Joint Security Area." Now technically, some websites and even on the front of the DVD titles it "J.S.A.: Joint Security Area". While other's simply call it "Joint Security Area." So for the purposes of Reaction & Review, I'm going to be calling it what it is called on IMDB and Wikipedia and just call it "Joint Security Area."

Now, from everything I picked up, the plot has to do with a couple of North Korean soldiers being killed between the North Korean and South Korean borders so it's up to someone from the NNSC, which stands for Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, to investigate what transpired during that incident.

That, to me, sounds like an interesting premise. However, as I've already learned from the short time I have started this series, a good premise does not ever equal a good movie. And it could honestly just wind up being a pretentious mess. However, I have been exposed to good mystery films before such as "Clue: The Movie", which is one of the funniest mystery films I've ever seen. I'm not saying that "Joint Security Area" is going to be as good as "Clue The Movie", but there is that chance that this movie could wind up being really good.

And the only I'm going to know if this movie is any good or not, is if I shut up and I push play, and I'm going to do that right now. So, without further ado, it's time to kick back, relax, and check out "Joint Security Area".

16 minutes later

Agh...OK. Perhaps this is just me, but I have never seen a dead body look that pale before. I don't claim to be a medical expert, but I'm pretty sure that it would take more than 3 days for a dead body to look that pale. That's just creepy to look at.

14 minutes later

So this tourist took a couple of photo shots of this North Korean soldier, even though they were told straight from the American soldier guiding them that no photography was authorized in the area. And he doesn't get reprimanded in any way. I'm sorry, but if you're told not to take any photography within a said given area, then perhaps you should follow the advice and NOT take any shots. I totally understand I'm complaining about something so minor, but the fact that he got away with it without any consequences just kinda bothered me a bit, you know?

19 minutes later

You know, guys, I'm awfully sorry I haven't been saying very much. I'm just getting really sucked into the story here. I'm just almost anxiously waiting to see what happens next.

8 minutes later

Are they having a spitting contest across the North/South Korean border? My god they are.

20 minutes later

OK...that scene took a bit of a dark turn there. Wasn't really expecting that kind of reaction. Certainly came out of nowhere.

The Review

All right, well that was a bit of a downer ending, but anyway guys, that was "Joint Security Area" or "JSA: Joint Security Area", you can take your pick there. Let me shut that off...OK. You know, guys, I wasn't totally sure how good this movie was going to be, but my god, was it ever good. 

Before I get into the review itself, I do need to rectify one small error. At the start of this, I said that the incident in the movie took place between the North and South Korean borders. That summary is not entirely accurate. It actually took place at the DMZ, which is a small border house on the North Korean border. I know that it may not sound like much of an error, but I do feel that it was necessary to clarify that mistake.

Anyway, our story is here is great. Because we have our main female character, Major Sophie E. Jean, who is sent from the NNSC, to investigate a double murder case involving two dead North Korean soldiers and find out the truth about what really happened. Because both Sgt. Lee of the South Korean border and Sgt. Oh of the North Korean border give out both their version of their stories about what happened in the border house. Which later leads into a flashback account of Sgt. Lee, who we spend most of the time on in the movie.

So one night, Sgt. Lee and a bunch of other soldiers are on a scouting mission and one of the soldiers notices a North Korean fort and notices that they are in trouble if they get spotted, so they slowly retreat and Sgt. Lee gets left behind after wanting to take a piss. And no, I'm not joking about that. So as he begins to retreat with the others, he steps on a mine and realizes that he is fucked, because he can't take his foot off of it for obvious reasons. So he later gets spotted by a couple of North Korean soldiers, one of them being Sgt. Oh the other being Woo-Jin, and asks them for help because he realizes that this is the only help that he can get at this point. We then see later in the movie that he, a friend of his named Private Nam, befriend these two North Korean soldiers that helped out Sgt. Lee and the story is about the friendship of these four soldiers two of them representing their own country, even though both countries hate each other throughout their history. And the movie mostly sticks with this because it really does a fantastic job of really making you care about all four of these soldiers.

So if you couldn't, tell our characters are very fleshed out, and the movie goes into detail about their background. Which leads to my only small gripe with writing, and it has to do with Major Sophie, who honestly is the only one who gets the short end of the stick when it comes to character development. She's really only there to remain a neutral party, as per her job. And at one point, without going into spoilers, the movie tries to give her some development, but it comes off as a bit flimsy, thus really making her kind of shallow. So, chances are, you're not going to care a whole lot about her. Which I think was intentional, considering it focuses more on the investigation rather than herself.

But for the most, the writing here is really strong, and even though Major Sophie doesn't get a ton of depth, she still has enough screen-time as she does her investigation and learns more about what happened until she eventually learns the truth. And our mystery here works fine, though it really takes more of a backseat so that we can get a ton of character depth on our four soldiers, so I'm not going to complain about it too much.

Now, moving onto acting. Um...this is the one major flaw that I do have with this movie. And it, once again, has to do with the actress playing Major Sophie. There are a number of scenes where this movie has a ton of English dialogue. Well, before that, there is also one Swiss soldier who also has a little bit of English dialogue. Now, I'm not going to question the accent of the Swiss soldier in whether or not it is accurate, because I'm not an expert on the Swiss language. Also, I could've sworn there was one general or Sgt. who was giving off a German accent, but I'm getting off topic. There are moments where our main actress, who is played by Lee Young-ae, who I thankfully don't have to pronounce it while typing this, because I would probably end up butchering her name. But anyway, there are moments where Lee Young-ae has to speak her lines in English and it comes off as terribly stilted and robotic. Now I can forgive most of that, because it's very possible that she wasn't very fluent with her English. However, I still want to make mention of it, because every time she has to speak her lines in English, it's as though she's reading her lines as if she was handed the script for this movie for the very first time. Now when she has to speak her lines in her native language, her acting is great. It's just, well, her English acting could've been handled a little better. But beyond that, the acting is great from everyone, and I didn't see anyone else phone in their lines or wasn't trying.

There really isn't much I can talk about in terms of special effects other than blood effects, most of it being practical, squibs, and the pyrotechnics are all really good here. Though I suppose I did mention the pale dead body from the beginning portion of the reaction, which looking back at it, looked a lot like a dummy. And I think that might've been the only poor special effect I could think of, but honestly, you would really have to stretch it if you were looking for it, and I kinda did, so take it for what you will.

Camerawork is really good, the lighting is well lit, and the music is rather decent in both score and soundtrack. So in terms of technical's and music, both are really solid.

One thing I do have to mention is the subtitles. And I'm not talking about some words being poorly translated or some subtitles being missing. No. I'm talking about when starting the movie. Because you see, when I first pressed Play on the menu screen, the subtitles didn't show up when the actors who spoke Korean. So, I had go back to the menu screen, go to Set-Up, pressed the English option for subtitles, and hit play again before the subtitles finally showed up. Which is a rather strange thing to do because I thought the subtitles would just show up the moment I hit the Play button. So if you decide to check this out on DVD, please be sure to go Set-Up before you do press Play, otherwise you're going into it without subtitles, unless you are someone who understands the Korean language. And if that's the case, then rock out.

So ultimately guys, am I able to recommend "Joint Security Area"? Oh hell yes. This movie is amazing. I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into by watching this movie, but it definitely surpassed my expectations. And if you can find a copy of this movie anywhere, be it on DVD, Netflix (if it's available on there), Hulu, or what have you, then by all means, check it out. The movie is a little under 2 hours long, but I assure you that it's worth every second of your time. And I'm kinda happy I was able to pick this up because I saw it a few times at my local Mini Mall for about $2, and I was debating for a long time whether or not to pick it up, but, in the end, it was totally worth the purchase.

Anyway guys, we come to the close of another Reaction & Review. Until next time ladies and gentlemen, take care, and I will see you all in the near future. Peace.

Reaction & Review | Bloodsport

Welcome, one and all, to an all new Reaction & Review. Tonight guys, I'm checking out a Martial Arts film from 1988. That movie is "Bloodsport."

Now, I don't know a whole lot about this movie, other than the basics of what I do know about it. I do know that this film is based on a true story about real-life martial arts fighter Frank Dux. Not only that, but Frank Dux himself is also the fight choreographer for this movie. Which I don't know if that's a good or bad thing, because I have never seen any of his fights. Well then again, I don't watch stuff like UFC or anything involving martial arts related, so oh well. Anyway...

I also know that the star of this movie is Jean-Claude Van Damme. And I have seen two other films starring Van Damme. One of them was the "Street Fighter" movie from 1994, which I adore in all of it's cheesiness. And the other film being "Double Team" which...well, it could've been a hell of a lot better. It's still kinda watchable, but definitely not one of Van Damme's better films.

I don't know if Van Damme will do any good with this movie, considering his limited acting skills, but the only way I'm going to know on whether this movie is going to be good or not, is if I shut up and I push play, and I'm going to do that right now. So, without further ado, it's time to kick back, relax, and check out "Bloodsport".

8 minutes later

Guys, I'm gonna tell you. Some of this acting is terrible. But somehow, it's kinda making this movie a little bit charming to watch.

20 minutes later

OK, that was certainly cool. Dux managed to break that bottom brick from the top of that pile of bricks. That was pretty awesome.

11 minutes later

O...K. That was quite a lot of blood from just a single punch. It was certainly cool, but really brutal, man.

16 minutes later

Wow...that was honestly enough to almost turn someone's stomach in. That shot to the knee was quite possibly the most violent thing I have seen in this movie so far. That was just...god damn, was that ever just nasty.

7 minutes later

You know, I was going to say that I don't feel sorry that Ray is dead. But somehow, he is still alive. And yet still, I can't say that I feel too sorry for him for being so fucking dumb.

7 minutes later

So not only Dux single-handedly fended off a couple of chinese officers, but he just reflected a couple of taser shots with a trash can lid into the other standing chinese officers. I think it's safe to assume that the officers in Hong Kong really fucking suck, guys.

The Review

Well guys, that was "Bloodsport". Let's shut that off...OK. Um, where to even start? I guess I should start with the writing, as I usually do. Well, before I get into the review itself, I should mention that this is based off a true story involving Frank Dux. Now, if you think I'm going to try and compare this to the real-life story of Dux, don't bother. Because, to me, whether this is based off of a true story not is irrelevant. Because, to me, when it comes to movies, it's whether or not they are entertaining, and this film certainly is that. I guess it shows my hand a little early, but I may as well explain why I enjoyed this.

Our story here is rather paper-thin. Because we have a story that involves an American Soldier, Frank Dux, played by Van Damme, who enters an illegal underground fighting tournament to honor his master's name and win said illegal underground fighting tournament. Now I should stress that this story has been done many, many times before. One example, of course, being "Enter the Dragon". However, I am willing to give the basic story a pass because, what little story here does work and gives the viewer a reason to watch. The story continues to go on at a pace and doesn't feel like it's dragging itself down.

That said, I do have a couple of minor problems in terms of writing. Such as these two federal agents, whom are trying to track down Dux and try to get him back to America because they don't want to see him get hurt in the Kumite. OK. Either Frank is the only person in their ranks who is too good to get hurt or they have no one else in their ranking soldiers to turn to and Dux is all you have. But that part is honestly not too much of an issue to complain about because it still does make some level of sense.

Another one involves the Kumite itself. Now, we are told at the beginning of this tournament that it's being held every 5 years. They also admit that it is a secret underground tournament. If that's the case, then what's to stop anyone who attends to see this tournament in action tell some Chinese officer that there is an illegal tournament taking place and shut this tournament down? Unless they are sworn to secrecy when they do arrive to watch the tournament, then I don't think it's going to stop anyone from getting some word out. Because during the movie, Dux meets this female reporter, and she's trying to get a scoop on what the Kumite is like and why he's taking part in it, and Van Damme tells her it's a personal matter and doesn't tell her anything else. And then later on in the movie, she is seen with someone as she gains access to the Kumite. Van Damme doesn't try to stop her. He just smiles and accepts the fact that she is at the tournament.

Now again, that may just be me thinking way too hard about this, but sometimes, I just like to notice it and just share my trifling details. And almost nobody else is going to notice it or even care about it.

While I'm on the subject of writing. Outside of Dux, our characters here are rather shallow. However, I'm going to let that pass because this movie benefits from having shallow characters. Why? Because you are here to see Van Damme and everyone in this tournament kick seven shades of ass against each other and you are going to be sucked into these fights.

And I guess on that note, I may as well talk about the fight choreography, because this is where the movie truly shines. Like I mentioned earlier, the fight scenes in this movie were choreographed by the man Van Damme plays; Frank Dux. Because he knew what he was doing when working on these fights. All of them are fast paced, brutal, and really showcase everyone's strengths. However, I do have to warn you, and in case the title didn't give it away, this movie is really brutal with it's fight scenes. Like, nobody is pulling any punches, so you will see instances of blood in almost every fight. So if you don't like to see some massive amounts of blood in movies, then this movie is not for you.

There are a couple of hiccups in terms of fighting. And by that, I mean there are very small moments where the camera will focus on someone kicking another guy in the face, and the foot doesn't connect with the guy's face at all as he is falling back from the impact of the kick. But again, almost nobody is going to notice it or even care. But I did, so take it for what you will.

Moving onto acting. I did mention at the start of the reaction portion of this that I said that some of the acting was terrible. However, when I say that, I'm only talking about during Van Damme's flashback. Because as Dux visits his master's home, he sees the katana sitting there and thus we get a flashback with Dux and a couple of teenagers breaking in the master's house and the acting during that portion is terrible. But I can't deny that it was a little bit charming to see how laughably bad the acting was in that brief moment in the flashback, including a younger Dux, who puts in an atrocious accent of Van Damme, and the acting in that section is so wooden that it almost hurts. Now mind you, the teens only appear for about a minute, so it's not like you have to see them for far too long. Plus, there were about two asian actors who also kind-of phoned in their lines. However, the rest of the acting is fairly decent, including Van Damme. Which is a rare thing, because Van Damme can barely act. But to be fair, he did have a sizable supporting cast to help carry him through. It's probably one of the reasons why he was so good in the "Street Fighter" movie from '94. But I'm getting way off track. Point is, the acting is certainly decent, and that's all I could really ask for.

About the only thing I can talk about in terms of special effects are blood effects. And the practical blood that is used here is really good in terms of the fights. I think there might've been one shot at the very first fight involving CG blood. However, it's one of those cases where the blood looks close enough to the actual blood used in the fight, so special effects in this movie are fantastic.

Camera work here is really good. The lighting is well lit. Sound-mix is competent enough. The music is a bit of a mixed bag, because it is that mid to late 80's music that you're either going to get use to or your really not going to like. What I mean by that is that there are 3 montages in the movie and all of the songs are, at least to me, really corny. And I understand that during the 80's when these kinds of films came out, they would usually put in some kind of montage music in their scenes, mostly being inspired by the "Rocky" films. So in terms of lyrical music, it's definitely a mixed bag. It's either something you're going to get use to or not. The music that doesn't use lyrics, however, is great and it certainly set the mood during the fight scenes. So music here ranges from average to being rather decent.

So, when all is said and done, am I able to recommend "Bloodsport"? Oh hell yes, certainly. It really is a fun, mindless, action movie. And anyone who is into these kinds of movies are certainly going to have a ball. However, as I mentioned before, if you're someone who doesn't like to see a ton of blood, then you're probably going to want to avoid this. But for everyone else, if you like blood with your fights, and you don't care how much of it there is, then you are going to adore this. This movie is certainly really good and it is one of the better films starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. It's never going to top his performance in the "Street Fighter" movie, though. However, a film starring Van Damme would have to actively go out of it's way to top the cheesiness of "Street Fighter" and that's just not going to happen.

Anyway guys, we come to the close of another Reaction & Review. Until next time ladies and gentlemen, take care, and I will see you all in the near future. Peace.