Appleseed Ex Machina (Single-Disc Edition)
by Shinji Aramaki
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Actor: Ai Kobayashi, Kouichi Yamadera, Miyuki Sawashiro, Takaya Hashi, Yuji KishiDirector: Shinji Aramaki
Brand: Warner Brothers
Composer: Haruomi Hosono
Composer: Yoshihiro Hanno
Composer: Cornelius
Composer: Towa Tei
Composer: Rei Harakami
Composer: Tetsuya Takahashi
Composer: Hasymo
Composer: M-Flow
Composer: Wagdug Futuristic Unity
Composer: Aoki Takamasa
Composer: Lina Ohta
Composer: Technoboy's Pulcraft Green-Fund
Editor: Ryuji Miyajima
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-03-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Appleseed Ex Machina (Single-Disc Edition)
Movie Review: A great sequel to an amazing original, and on Blu-ray!
Summary: 5 Stars
The original Appleseed, in my opinion, was a masterpiece. I had doubts when I heard of a sequel, and how it was being criticized. After watching Appleseed: Ex Machina, I almost wonder if the reviewers and I watched the same film. I found Ex Machina to take me into the neo-future of Olympus with it's new cell-shaded look and amazing 3D animation. The story, still deep and twisted, the action, mind-blowing, and the quality of work is top-notch. I have only praises to give to this masterpiece, and urge others to not miss out on the phenomenon that is Appleseed: Ex Machina.
Summary of Appleseed Ex Machina (Single-Disc Edition)
The next installment in the Appleseed franchise Appleseed: Ex Machinaavailable on DVD! Produced by John Woo and Directed by Shinji Aramakiand featuring next generation CG technology Appleseed: Ex Machina isback bigger and badder!Based on the manga from reknown creator Shirow Masamune in this movieDeunan and Briareos are both partners and lovers. As members of ESWATthe elite forces serving Olympus they are deployed everywhere troublestrikes. The two fighters find their partnership tested in a new way bythe arrival of Tereus who uncannily resembles Briareos before thewartime injuries that led to his becoming a cyborg. At the same timeOlympus finds itself under a stealth attack . Cyborg terrorism deadlynanotech zealots and rioting citizens are just some of the threats thatDeunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus.System Requirements:Running Time: 104 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating:?PG-13 UPC:?085391200642 Manufacturer No:?120064Produced by John Woo and directed by Shinji Aramaki, Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) ranks as the most elaborate, stylish, and violent of the three adaptations of Masamune Shirow's manga. When it was released in 1988, the original Appleseed felt like a summary of anime's past, while Akira pointed the way to the future. The second Appleseed (2004), also directed by Aramaki, was an unimpressive motion-capture CG feature that borrowed elements from other sci-fi anime. In this latest incarnation, Deunan, Briareos, and Tereus of the E.S.W.A.T. team are charged with preserving the peace of the city-state of Olympus, a hi-tech paradise on a largely ruined Earth. Screenwriters Kiyoto Takeuchi and Todd W. Russell have given the story a contemporary twist, adding attacks by "cyborg terrorists" and an effort by the ruler of Olympus to control a world-wide satellite surveillance system. When cyborgs and human launch coordinated attacks on the government headquarters in Olympus, Deunan, Briareos, and Tereus swing into action against a mysterious enemy. The plot has little in common with the earlier films: the Appleseed technology that was at the core of the story isn't even mentioned. The look, tone, and characters in Ex Machina recall Shirow's Ghost in the Shell, rather than the original Appleseed. Not surprisingly, the elaborately choreographed fight scenes reflect Woo's signature style, with slo-mo martial-arts combat, close-ups of falling shells, dynamic camerawork, and all-out gun battles. But the weightless movements of the motion-capture characters and the limited rendering of the skin textures gives Appleseed Ex Machina the feel of an extremely elaborate computer game. Despite the limits of the mo-cap technology, Appleseed Ex Machina is a fast-past, take-no-prisoners cinematic adventure that will delight action-movie fans as well as anime lovers. (Rated PG-13: violence, violence against women, profanity, grotesque imagery, potentially offensive religious imagery.) --Charles Solomon
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