Appleseed (Widescreen) (2004)
The 2004
i Appleseed
i0 feature is a reworking of the earlier video based on the manga by Masamune Shirow (
i Ghost in the Shell
i0 ). In 2131, most of humanity has withdrawn to the glittering city of Olympus after a devastating war. When the curvaceous Deunan Knute comes to Olympus, she encounters her former comrade Briareos, now a cyborg, and the lovely android Hitomi. The fate of Hitomi, Olympus, and humanity rest on the lost "Appleseed" technology that Deunan's mother helped to develop. A standard series of chases,
i mecha battles
i0 , and confrontations leads to a predictable ending. When the original
i Appleseed
i0 appeared in 1988, it felt like a summary of anime's past, while
i Akira
i0 pointed the way to the future. This new version feels like a mishmash of
i Ghost in the Shell
i0 ,
i Akira
i0 ,
i Jin-Roh
i0 ,
i Evangelion
i0 , and other, more exciting works. The motion-capture CG is typically weightless, and the
i mecha
i0 look oddly squat. (Rated R: violence)
i --Charles Solomon
| uuid: |
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| upc: |
0013023252790 |
| title: |
Appleseed (Widescreen) (2004) |
| stars: |
Ai Kobayashi
Jûrôta Kosugi
Yuki Matsuoka |
| purchase date: |
13-07-2005 |
| publisher: |
Geneon Entertainment |
| published: |
10-05-2005 |
| price: |
$19.98 |
| net Rating: |
4.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
105 |
| last lookup time: |
142986656 |
| genre: |
Sci-Fi Action
Animation
After the Apocalypse
Robots & Androids
Technology Run Amok |
| fullTitle: |
Appleseed (Widescreen) (2004) |
| features: |
Animated
Color
Widescreen
Dolby |
| director: |
Shinji Aramaki |
| currentValue: |
$9.97 |
| created: |
142986640 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B0007OY31G
|
