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Appleseed [DVD]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 5060034573500
Label : Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : Optimum Home Entertainment
Publisher : Optimum Home Entertainment
Release date : 2005-09-19
Title : Appleseed [DVD]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 12 years and over
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 2
Region code : 2
Running time : 104
Studio : Optimum Home Entertainment

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-04-13 rating:

Beautiful...
I love to see beautiful visuals in anime films. While there may be some yearning for those classic days of all hand drawn animation, I have been really impressed by some of the films that have incorporated CG - such as Sky Blue. br / br /Appleseed looks amazing, if you really appreciate visuals in anime I think you will love those in Appleseed. I also really like the mecha designs, the back drops and the combat sequences. br / br /The plot is a bit derivative - it will not move you or make you think too hard, but it's a great action film and looks and sounds beautiful. br / br /Now that a bit of careful shopping will net you a 2 disk special edition for about a fiver, there really is no excuse not to add this to your collection. br / br /Recommended.

review by: date: 2009-03-24 rating:

No 1 Anime Movie
br /Great Movie, story , characters, and the way its put together is amazing, buy this now!!

review by: date: 2009-02-06 rating:

Exellent stuff
When I bought this I was more than a bit skeptical of just how good it would be considering that I was sorely disappointed by the Manga video release of te first Appleseed animation. br / br /My fears of the quality were, I'm pleased to say completely washed away inside of the first 5 minutes. br / br /This is a truely stellar entry in the Appleseed saga as a stand alone story and I'm sure that Shirow-san would be most pleased with this. br / br /I can honestly say that as a fan of the Appleseed universe I first encountered in the graphic novels that this CG movie really does have what it takes to match the graphic novel stories o the Appleseed world, now we just need Shirow to release more Appleseed comic book stories and I'll be even happier

review by: date: 2008-07-08 rating:

wow
ok so then its another vision of post apocalyptic future and now mankind has designed bioroids to help govern themselves br /into this comes the heroin deunan to try and save the day br /the good- the visuals are mind blowing the plot is quite inventive and the mixture of philosophic musings to action thankfully falls more into the action camp br /the bad - thankfully very little it slows down a little in the middle to crowbar some stuff about mans existence into the characters and as such it loses some momentum but that minor slip aside it flows brilliantly and looks truly stunning

review by: date: 2008-06-17 rating:

AMBITIOUS FAILIURE
This new completely CG anime couldn't be any further from the original 1988 hand drawn version. The original was ok for its time and this new version with all its techno wizardry is no better. br / br /The story revolves around Deunan, the female protagonist of the feature and her relationship with the cyborg Briareous. Both characters are entangled in a web of intrigue, Briareous supporting the terrorists trying to free humans from Bio droid control and the Elder's attempts to destroy what's left of humanity. br /The story at first intriguing lacks any real depth and immediacy to pull the viewer in, and half way through you begin not to care about the characters or what happens to them. Appleseed presents some interesting ideas, unfortunately they don't work cohesively. br / br /This lack of cohesion can be blamed on a disjointed plot and awkward animation. Lauded as an example of cutting edge digital animation, and maybe because of the failure of Final Fantasy: The Spirits within, the film has gone for a deliberate cell shaded appearance. Even though the look of the film is striking, after a while, it feels awkward and strange. The characters don't look convincing; they lack charm and emotion making any empathy with them difficult. Where the animation dose succeed is in the fantastic cyborg and mecha designs, especially the gattling tank at the beginning and the mobile fortress at the end. These positives aside, Appleseed needs strong characters, and a strong story, none of which it possess. br / br /CG is a fantastic tool and when used well, Ghost in The shell: Innocence and Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, being good examples CG can add richness and depth and help create effects not possible with traditional animation. None of which has been achieved with Appleseed, a film that looks awkward and bland. For a truly innovative CG film try Renaissance instead. br / br / br / br / br / br /

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